JOY TO THE WORLD: COUNTING THE COST
Message Date: 12/22/24
Speaker: Pastor Rod Hidalgo

WHAT IS THE COST?

There is a

to bring joy to the world.

Philip: seems like an ordinary person

John 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He

Philip and said to him, “Come,

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me.”

Jesus found Philip.

The cost might simply be to be

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.

John 1:45
Philip went to

for Nathanael and told him, “We have

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the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”

The cost might be to

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what you have.

John 1:46
“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
“

and

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for yourself,” Philip replied.

The cost might be being

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.

John 6:5-7
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to

, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to

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him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “It would take

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than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

The cost might be using your heart, body, and

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.

The cost might be

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.

Stephen: First Martyr (Acts 6 – 8)

Paul: In Prison (Philippians 1:12-14)

Philippians 1:12-14
And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. For everyone here, including the whole palace

, knows that I am in

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because of Christ. And because of my

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, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message without

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.

The Persecuted Church Today:
Voice of the Martyrs (www.persecution.com)
Open Doors (www.opendoorsus.org)

More than 365 million Christians suffer persecution and discrimination.
1 out of 7 followers of Christ in the world face persecution.

–Open Doors

There is a

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to bring joy to the world.

HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST?

WHAT IS THE COST FOR YOU TO SHARE THE GOSPEL?

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