The Response of a Godly Man
All men fail. Even the best of "godly" Christians fall short. Yet, when the "godly" fail, in time, even their response to their fall depicts the manner of their godliness.
All men fail. Even the best of "godly" Christians fall short. Yet, when the "godly" fail, in time, even their response to their fall depicts the manner of their godliness.
How often has the preacher's words fallen on deaf ears? Oh, not that they could not hear but that they would not hear. Too many simply will not listen. The prophet Jeremiah faced the same problem.
After encouraging you to be involved in one-on-one evangelism, I thought it necessary to go one step further. Yes, we find someone, but that begs the question, "What should I say to them?" I have chosen to address the message we might share when we meet someone fact-to-face.
Most things have a variety of methods. There are different ways of doing some things. So, I thought it would be proper to touch upon the subject of evangelism. Yes, there are different ways of doing evangelism. Today, I would like to hone in on one method.
There are features and characteristics which define who we are and identify us. Our speech is one of those things.
Some people like to live life on the edge. They are risk-takers. Some of you might be flirting with the edge. I remind you, life on the edge is dangerous. Our text gives us an example.
We like to plan ahead. If we could look into the future, we would probably want to see all that we could see, but we cannot do so. We, therefore, can only take one day at a time.
Our text speaks of the salvation of sinners, of which Paul gives digression and defines what which we call, the Gospel (Acts 26:23). It is, then, my objective, to look into our text and expound upon the universal Gospel.
Our text deals with the matter of praise. I believe that praise is an important facet of the Christian's response in honoring God. Let us see what the Psalmist discussed.
With so much pain and suffering around us, we must consider our response. How would I deal with tragedy? How would I cope in times of severe affliction? What if that event happened to me?