Sent To Be An Influence

“ ²¹ Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” —John 20:21

“‘ ⁴ Please, come closer,’ he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, ‘I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. ⁵ But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. ⁶ This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. ⁷ God sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors. ⁸ So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.’” —Genesis 45:4-8

“ ²⁰ You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” —Genesis 50:20

“ ¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’” —Matthew 28:18-20

“ ¹⁴ I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children. ¹⁵ Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. ¹⁶ I urge you to imitate me.” —1 Corinthians 4:14-16

“ ¹ Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ.” —1 Corinthians 11:1

“ ⁵ You know how we lived among you for your sake. ⁶ You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. ⁷ And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.” —1 Thessalonians 1:5-7

(1.) We influence others when our love for Jesus is real

“ ¹⁵ I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it… ²⁴ Oh what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? ²⁵ Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.” —Romans 7:15, 24-25

(2.) To have influence we have to walk with others

(a.) Invite someone to do life with you (Meet)
(b.) Invite someone into your time with Jesus (Grow)
(c.) Invite someone to serve with you (serve)
(d.) Invite someone to share their story with you (share)