Saturday, August 25, 2007

PLAIN TALK ABOUT JESUS

I. Who Am I?
A. Who I am can best be described by telling you who I am not.
B. I am not a pastor, a professor, divinity school graduate, nor a famous religious speaker.
C. I am a Christian, a wife, a mother, a friend and a fellow traveler trying to stay on the
"straight and narrow road."
II. Who Are You?
A. You are a truck driver, a stay-at-home parent, a teenager, a lawyer, a mechanic,
a secretary, a doctor, a computer technician, teacher or retiree.
B. You are a parent, a child, a brother, a sister, a spouse, a friend or an enemy.
C. You know what Church is; it's that big building around the corner from the market.
D. You know that family, work, money, possessions, sex, drugs, alcohol and all the world
has to offer has not quieted that little voice inside of you that asks, "Is this all there is?"
III. Who Is God?
A. God is the Creator of all, seen and unseen.
B. God is Love.
C. God Is.
IV. Who Is Jesus?
A. Jesus is God's solution to the problem of sin and death.
B. Jesus is your personal savior after you believe and confess His name.
C. Jesus is your personal advocate in Heaven, reminding the Father daily that you are His.
V. Who Is the Holy Spirit?
A. The Holy Spirit is a gift from God who comes to live inside each believer.
B. The Holy Spirit guides, comforts and changes believers from within.
C. The Holy Spirit is much more than a conscience.
VI. What Is the Bible?
A. The Bible is your Owner's Manual.
B. The Bible is your opportunity to learn about God and yourself.
C. The Bible is the inspired, living Word of God.
VII. What Is Salvation?
A. Salvation is God's offer to keep you safe with Him in Heaven forever.
B. Salvation is trading death for eternal life.
C. Salvation is through God's grace through Jesus not laws, rules, or the works of man.
D. Salvation is a gift from Jesus as He bled and died on the cross for all of us.
VIII. What Are the Ten Commandments?
A. The Ten Commandments are a way of life, abundant life.
B. The Ten Commandments are a Father's teachings to His children.
C. The Ten Commandments were personified in Jesus.
IX. What Does God Want From Us?
A. God wants our unconditional love.
B. God wants us to love each other as He loves us.
C. God wants to show His love to the world through Us.
CONCLUSION: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM GOD?