The Collapse of Evangelism In The Modern Day Church

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 1:8

  1. Like the early church, we      must approach evangelism with humility, the joy of God in our hearts, and      as a joint effort.
  • Jesus is doing all the giving      and enabling. We are doing all the receiving and going.
  1. We must be honest with      ourselves and discover where we lost the Power and Reclaim it.
      2.  
    1. What limits the       power of God?
      2.  
          
      1. Resistors-        consisting of sin
        2.   
      2. Insulators- an insulated        heart as a result of hurt feelings, anger, etc.
        3.   
      3. We need to be conductors to        allow the power to flow
        4.  
  • Sooner or later, man has      always had to decide whether he is going to trust in his own power or the Power      of God.

Sermon

Mike Cothran

Colossians 4:2-6

2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 

1. Prayer
     a. Vs 2-3
2. Place
     a. Vs 3-4
3. People
     a. Vs 4-5
4. Prepared
     a. Vs 6

1 Thessalonians 1:5-6
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 

The Ultimate Pursuit Of Life

Romans 14:19

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 

Luke 19:41-42
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 

• Our problems come from the inside out, not the outside in.

The human heart craves peace
1. Within ourselves
     a. There has to be a total surrender to Jesus Christ as Lord. 
2. Among ourselves 

Dad's, This Is How You Do It!

Psalm 128:1-4

How to be a great father:
1. An awesome relationship with God the Father.
     a. A man who listens to the Word of God. (prayer, devotion, Bible study)
     b. Acts upon the Word if God.
     c. We are willing to face opposition when necessary.
     d. Looking beyond the"now" to see the future.l
2. An awesome contentment in the home.
3. An awesome romance with your spouse.
4. An awesome support to raise your children.

Let's Make A Deal

Revelation 3:14-20

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 

1. The authentication 
     a. V. 14
2. The revelation
     a. V. 15
3. The prognostication
     a. V. 16
4. The transaction
     a. V. 18
5. The invitation
     a. V. 20