The
disciples portrayed in the New Testament were gathered together from
all walks of life. Some were fishermen, others worked for the
government, Nicodemus was a religious teacher while Joseph was a
wealthy business owner, Mary Magdalene was formerly a tortured soul
living beneath the moral code of society, Johanna was wife of the
chief steward of Herod; rich men, poor men, beggars and thieves,
younger and older, husbands, hired hands, tax collectors, lunatics,
farmers, field hands and rabbis. Disciples come from all walks of
life.
You
Are A Special People Unto God
1
Peter 2:9 But you are
a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own
special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called
you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
You
Are A New Creation in Christ
2
Corinthians 5
17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things
have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
You
Are Ambassadors for Christ
2
Corinthians 5
20
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading
through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to
God.
Your
Role In Society Is To Be His Examples
Memory
Verse: 1
Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the
believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in
purity.
We
are, as Jesus was, called not to impose our values, morals and
beliefs on others but rather to expose our values, morals and beliefs
to others.
There
is a boundary beyond which tolerance ceases to be a virtue.
Matthew
5
13
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how
shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown
out and trampled underfoot by men.
14
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot
be hidden.
As
Examples we are to:
- Make a living
- Make a life
- Make a difference
From a
position of our evident dependence upon God.
The
hungry will hear and the believer will follow.
God is
calling the Nations to Payer and Discipleship and He is using us as
His mouthpiece.
2
Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall
humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their
sin, and will heal their land.
Numbers
12:3 Now the man Moses was
very humble, more than all men who were
on the face of the earth.
Humility
is the recognition and admission of our Dependence on God
Pray &
Make Disciples
Mark
11:17 & Matthew 28:18-20
