Reach, Impact Now

The greatest risk you can take in your life is to risk nothing with your life. The potential to do something great for God’s kingdom will always outweigh any potential downfall the Devil may throw at you.

If you want bible results, (miracles, signs, and wonders) in your life then you have have to live bible principles.

Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT)
"Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. [20] Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

The great commission.
Commission means: an instruction, command or duty given to a person or group of people.
There are 4 verbs in this verse we need to pay attention to:
Go.
We are to go.
Go where they are.
Sometimes that is a dark place.
Don't wait til Wednesday night at Youthrock or Sunday's Solid Rock service to go.
You should be fully aware and prepared to lead people to Jesus wherever you are.
Preach/teach
Make disciples means to "win them."
Go tell them how to be saved.
Win them over to understanding, and belief in Jesus Christ.
Don't be argumentative, hateful, rude or debate just be real in your relationship to them and Christ.
Baptize.
Follow in Jesus' footsteps in baptism.
Baptism symbolizes purity in that you have asked Christ to forgive you of your wrongdoing, (death to sin) a new life belief, (burial of your old life and ways) and resurrection into a Christ honoring life.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (NLT)
"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! [18] And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. [19] For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. [20] So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, "Come back to God!" [21] For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ."

4. Teaching.
Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you.
Observe-watch carefully and attentively.
Being an example to all people.
Follow Christ so close that your life is a reflection of Him.
Teach with your life.
All followers of Jesus are supposed to be doing, living out the great commission.
Be soul conscious. Recognize the least, the last, and the lost.
People need you.

Illustrate here: use a city or state map. Hold up the map and ask the question: What does a map do?

I love this excuse: Pastor Mike I just don't know a lot of scripture so I don't even try to win people to Christ.
The great thing about being a Soul Winner is that you don't have to know a lot of scripture you just have to draw a map.
Turn to Romans 3:10
Write beside it Romans 3:23
Write beside it Romans 5:12
Write beside it Romans 6:23
Write beside it Romans 5:8
Write beside it Romans 10:9-13
There is your map to follow.

7 simple points:

2 Questions:
If you died right now, do you know that you would go to heaven?
Would you like to know?

1. Romans 3:10 (NLT)
"As the Scriptures say, "No one is righteous- not even one." We are all sinners, we have all done wrong.

2. Romans 3:23 (NLT)
"For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard." We are all sinners, we have all done wrong.


3. Romans 5:12 (NLT)
"When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned." Price of sin, death.

4. Romans 6:23 (NLT) "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." Price of sin, death.

5. Romans 5:8 (NLT)
"But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." Jesus paid the price.

6. Romans 10:9-13 (NLT)
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. [11] As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced." [12] Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. [13] For "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

7. Pray.

Illustrate here: Rescue video from Impact Now DVD

Jude 1:23 (NLT)
"Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives."

Rescue those that are on fire, lives on fire, relationships on fire, finances on fire, situations on fire.
Jesus took a step toward the ungodly, embracing the worst this planet had to offer with acceptance, love, and forgiveness.
Go Reach, walk across the yard, walk across the street, walk across the room, walk across every element to build a bridge into the lives of others.

Luke 19:10 (NLT) "For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost."

Jesus is saying I did this, now you do.
Love people, serve people, reach people.
Everyone gives their lives for something what are we giving our lives for?
What are you giving your life for?


Admit-That you are a sinner.
Believe-Believe that Jesus Christ died for you.
Confess-If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

God, choose anyone else...

I want to do God’s mission but that’s…just…not my gift….

Exodus 4:10-13, NLT

"But Moses pleaded with the LORD, "O Lord, I'm not very good with words. I never have been, and I'm not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled."Then the LORD asked Moses, "Who makes a person's mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the LORD?  Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say."  But Moses again pleaded, "Lord, please! Send anyone else."                

1.Reach because it's God's way.

1.Moses pleaded with God to let him out of his mission.

2.After all, he was not a good speaker and would probably embarrass both himself and God.

1.But God looked at Moses' problem quite differently.

2.All Moses needed was some help, and who better than God could help him say and do the right things?

3.God made his mouth and would give him the words to say.   

1.It is easy for us to focus on our weaknesses, but if God asks us to do something, then he will help us get the job done.

2.If the job involves some of our weak areas, then we can trust that he will provide words, strength, courage, and ability where needed.

2.Reach your city through ministry of rescue, restoration, relationship, and redemption. There is no better way.

1.We need to reach up, reach in, reach out, reach around, reach under, reach over, reach now.

1.Reach because you have been called by God?

2.We each have contacts, relationships, acquaintances, friends, and family that need Christ.

"Our church is open to everybody, as long as they conform to the way we do it." Joe Skiles

This is a horrible mentality of judgment!                 

2.This church, this student ministry, every ministry that is an extension of this church should speak out, serve out, and live out that "everyone is welcome."

1.Everyone.

2.No exclusions.

The church has been given 2 Missions:

1. Go out into all the world.

2. Preach the gospel to every creature.

Proverbs 31:8-9 (NLT)

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. [9] Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice."

1.God's word states our responsibility for being an aid to the hopeless, helpless and oppressed around us.

2.As Christians we must have a thriving attitude.

1.I will survive and my species will survive  because of me.

2.Christianity needs a survive because of me mentality.

Luke 24:46-49 (NLT)

And he said, "Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. [47] It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.' [48] You are witnesses of all these things. [49] "And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven."

3. Reach because you have been Power from heaven:

There are 5 things you can do with Jesus or the Holy Spirit.

1.Reject Him

2.Ignore Him

3.Postpone Him

4.Agree with Him

5.Commit yourself to Him.

   2. But the 1^ST four all send a person to the      

   same place…A Christ less eternity.

Jonah 3:2,4-5,10 (NLT)

"Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you." [4] On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: "Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!" [5] The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. [10] When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened."

•      Go preach.

Mark 16:15-18 (NLT)

"And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. [16] Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. [17] These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. [18] They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed."

1.Just like Jonah, just like the disciples of Christ, we have all run away from the job of delivering God's word, God's message to others. 

1.Jonah, and the disciples were happy, grateful when they were saved but got upset that others were being changed.

2.The disciples of Christ had finally understood the commission to go, now they just had to preach.

Acts 2:41-47

1.Peter preached, they believed, now it's our turn.

1.Tell me, what are you doing to change the world?

2.What are you doing to impact society, culture?

3.What are you doing to impact the world?

4.What are you doing to further the message of Jesus Christ?

1.What are you doing to increase Heavens population and decrease Hell's?

2.The pressure is on, the challenge has been set what do I need to do to ensure performance?

3.What are you doing to change the course of others?

4.What are you doing with the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Jesus touched, ministered to, reached:

1.   Tax collectors

2.   Kings

3.   An insane demon possessed outcast

4.   A poor widow

5.   Governors

6.   Captains

7.   Young children

8.   Homemaker

9.   A loose woman

10.     Criminals

11.     Sick woman

12.     Beggar

13.     The lame

14.     The blind

15.     A rich man

16.     An enemy who hated Him

17.     A traitor

18.     A doubting follower

19.     Murderers

20.     Religious

Romans 5:8 (NLT) "But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners."

So it comes down to this tonight:

•      Will you choose to share Christ?

•      Will you choose to be a world changer?

•      Will you choose to be the one to take Christ to them?

•      Will you choose to be used?

•                  Be the influence in others?

•                  When it's hard?

•                  When it costs you something?

•                  When it's inconvenient?

•                  When it even seems impossible?

What do you think? Comment below:

Be the difference

Genesis 7:13 “That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives.14 With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind.15 Two by two they came into the boat, representing every living thing that breathes.16 A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD closed the door behind them.”

·       God chooses who goes, who stays, who’s worthy of grace and mercy.

o     Our job is to be the difference.

1.The church’s business summed up in one word is…people.

a. The church’s mission summed up in one word is…people.

b.Jesus Christ’s sole mission summed up in: “died for people.”

2.Jesus died for people not programs, facilities, ideas, or business deals, but people.

a. Jesus did not die for religion, or a philosophical system of ethical behavior, or rules and regulations, or the next big event, or this church or that church, or rituals and good works.

b.Jesus didn’t lay His life down for your personal preference of music, carpet color, chairs or pews, preaching, teaching or worship, He died for people.

c. People are what mattered to Him, people are what He surrendered to, and people are what He laid down His life for.

John3:16, 17"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

3.God loves people, Jesus loves people, the Spirit of God empowers people, not programs, ideas, curriculums, events, or handouts but people.

a. Good people, bad people, people who lie, people who cheat, people who steal, people who mistreat other people and some who have even killed people.

1 John 3:11 “This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 14 If we love our Christian brothers and sisters, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. 18 Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.”

b.People who are nice, people who are mean, people you can't stand and people who can't stand you.

                                                           i.      People who didn't deserve it, people who couldn’t purchase it, people who couldn't earn it, and people who won't accept it He.. died…for…them…all.

c. God did not tell Noah to pick and choose through the animals.

                                                           i.      He didn’t say I want you to kill the mosquitoes cause they are annoying and they suck no pun intended.

                                                        ii.      Leave off the skunks’ cause they stink.

                                                     iii.      Don’t load the raccoons or badgers because they fight.

                                                    iv.      Refuse the big cat family, panthers lions, tigers, bears oh my, cause they eat everybody up with their mouths.

                                                       v.      Keep the peacock’s from boarding cause they walk around with their beautiful tail stuck up in the air saying I’m better than you, more beautiful than you, and everybody wants to be me.

                                                    vi.      The anteater’s stick their tongue into everything.

                                                 vii.      Those big eared elephants wanting to hear all that gossip everyone’s passing around.  

                                              viii.      The bug eyed tree frog’s are too nosey, got those shifty eyes staring at everybody making them nervous.

                                                    ix.      God said to load them all.

                                                       x.      We have to live our lives in a “Load All” mentality.

Ezekiel 34:21 “For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands.”

4.If you always come to church and hear the Word of God and you feed your Spirit but you never release that word into the life of another than you will become spiritually fat, spiritually obese, and good for nothing in the Kingdom of God.

a. I am sick of the church talking about evangelizing the world yet not doing it.

                                                           i.      Who are you sharing the Gospel with?

                                                        ii.      Who are you discipling?

                                                     iii.      Who are you rescuing from hell and destruction?

                                                    iv.      Where are your converts?

                                                       v.      We have to witness it’s a command of God.

                                                    vi.      Who are the people God has chosen, commanded, and blueprinted you to minister to?

Evangelism- the winning or renewal of personal commitments to Christ.

b.The world can not read our minds nor our spirits, they will see our lives, they will hear our words if we have validity and respect in their eyes.

                                                           i.      When we love people as Christ loved them and gave Him self for them then we will make the difference.

                                                        ii.      We will be…the difference.

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