🔍 Stumbling Blocks: a circumstance that causes difficulty or hesitation; anything that makes someone trip and fall.
“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all* things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.” —Apostle Paul, 1st Corinthians 9:19-23, NIV
Being All Things to All People is NOT…
- An Invitation to In-Authenticity.
- Incompatible with Building Healthy Boundaries.
- Identical to People Pleasing.
Jesus calls His Church to be
🔍 Winsome: attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
Mark Harmon:
Nick Nolte:
Older Nick Nolte:
Weird Science:
“People’s minds are changed through observation and not through argument.” —Will Rogers
“I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.” —Apostle Paul, 1st Corinthians 9:22b-23, NLT
We do not share the Gospel because we do not want to be that guy.
That Awkward Moment When You Try to Share Your Faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waVvUis-NLk
We do not share the Gospel because we do not
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” —Jesus, John 14:6
Do not let your inability to save
“I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” —Paul, 1st Corinthians 9:22b
Practices:
Solitude:
Do I first look for conflict or for common ground? (Unoffendable)
Service:
Becoming all things to all people is going to require getting my/your/our hands dirty.
Witness:
How far am I willing to go to winsome?
We do not share the Gospel because we rarely feel the
“There are people going to hell when they die and most of the time we live like we do not care. There are people going through hell right now and most of the time we live like we do not care. —Bishop Scott Jones