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St. Paul School of Leadership & Discipleship Lesson 81 - part 2 "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” The Saint Paul School WHERE JUDGMENT BEGINS (PART 2) "At The House Of God” INTRODUCTION Something good is coming out of something bad. The bad is a world crashing all around us. The good is that many Christians are waking up and realizing that we had better get serious about the things of God. Persecution against serious followers of Jesus is not coming. It’s already here—around the world and growing in America. Argue about the when and how of the rapture of the church all you want. But watch what happens when you "walk Jesus” with a holy life and "talk Jesus” with a bold witness. You will experience your own personal "tribulation” (John 16:33) from some people, while bringing great joy, hope and love to others. As I journey across the USA and the world, pastors and other Christian leaders are calling out for help. They sense God’s judgment has already begun in the house of God. Why? Because Christ loves His church and He is showing us where we have left His pathway to walk our own. In our last lesson, we shared God’s heart for Israel and His insistence that Christians embrace His love for the Jews. Now we add more areas where many believe the Holy Spirit is calling for us to repent. 2) WE HAVE SUBSTITUTED MORE PROGRAMS FOR LESS EVANGELISM Look around you. How many fellow Christians are bringing people to Christ in their own personal worlds? How many even know how to witness and share their testimonies with others? We have programs to cover every need, but few soul winners to cover the greatest need—winning the lost to Christ. We are a church of "Marthas”—careful about many things but missing the heart. But many shepherds are awakening to the fact that many bodies warming pews are no substitute for many feet filling shoes and going forth to share the gospel everywhere. "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men”, Jesus told His first followers (Mathew 4:19). He is saying the same today. If we’re following, we’ll be fishing. There are many spiritual gifts given by God. But there is no "gift of witnessing”—because confessing Jesus to others is the privilege and responsibility of every believer. Just fall deeply in love with Jesus and you will see that introducing Him to others is as normal as breathing. NEXT LESSON: THE "PROPHETIC WORD” DANGER Related Articles · More Articles |
