STEWARDING THE GOSPEL

Text: Col 4:3-6

3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

1. Four Things A Lost Person Already Knows (Rom. 1:18-20, John 16:7-11)

• 1) God exists

  • Everyone knows God is real and that He exists. Why?

    1] Because God has revealed Himself

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    (Rom. 1:19)

    2] Because God has revealed Himself

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    (Rom. 1:20)

  2) He/She is a sinner (John 16:9)

  3) There is a righteousness above his own (John 16:10)

  4) There is a

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  to come (John 16:11; cf. Heb. 9:27)

2. Four Things That A Lost Person Must Know

• 1) The

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  of sin (Rom. 6:23a)

  • They must know the bad news of sin to appreciate the good news of a Savior.

  2) The price of sin (Rom. 1:18; cf. John 3:36)

  • The price of sin is the
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    of God.

  3) The payment of salvation (Rom. 5:8, cf: Rom. 3:24)

  4) The present of salvation (Rom. 6:23b, cf. Eph. 2:8-9)

3. Four Things We Must Steward So The Lost Will Know (Col. 4:3-6)

• How will a lost man know these four things? We must be faithful stewards of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

  1) Steward our

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  for the gospel (v. 3)

  2) Steward our opportunities for the gospel (v. 5b)

  3) Steward our

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  for the gospel (v. 5a; cf. Phil 1:27; Mt 5:13-16)

  4) Steward our speech for the gospel (v. 6)

Bottom line – How we steward the gospel message that has been entrusted to us can make all the difference in whether those in our world do or do not trust Jesus as Savior.