Who gives a flip.. who cares for one like that? God does.
"O Lord, give me souls or take my soul." — E.M. Bounds
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- ONE SOUL.. IS WORTH THE WHOLE WORLD.
"For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God." 1 Peter 1:18-19 nlt
- ONE SOUL.. IS WORTH MORE THAN ALL OF ALL POSSESSIONS.
"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!" Matthew 13:45-46 nlt
You and I can't pay the price--none of us via good works or anything can save ourselves. God's forgiveness is free for us, but it wasn't/isn't cheap.
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Some folks.. (some people for some reason..) in some "churches" even.. they coldly reject and oust people for what they've done in the past B.C... or for what they think they've done. (Not talkin' about ongoin' sin in a church. See below). I've seen it happen for what a believer wears and the length of their hair.
"In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.” Luke 15:10 nlt
The Bible says, "But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 amp
All those people goin' somewhere.. and nowhere, so many forgotten, just wanting a second chance. Let's take a second glance.
Jesus said of Himself, “The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost” (Luke 19:10).
The compassionate determined attitude of God -- never allow one person to stay confused and out missing. Dark is coming fast. It's the duty and call of every Christian to be involved in His rescuing effort.
What does it mean when God said, “Let Us make man in Our image” (Genesis 1:26)?
What does it mean that humanity is made in the image of God (imago dei)?
Let's learn from the Word primarily. We can learn from all people what to be, or not be like.
“What kind of example are you? You are the only Bible that a person near you is ever going to read! Christian, you are a representative of and for Jesus Christ to them. You represent God Almighty! You are either a good representative or a bad representative for Jesus, but all Christians represent Him.” ― Greg Laurie
“I wanted to be somebody, but God allowed me to be a nobody—sharing with everybody about Somebody who can save anybody." ― Sam Mings
“Do we pray, ‘Thy Kingdom come, but we never say, hear am I, Lord, send me?’” ― Freddie Gage
Lord, You make me brighter. I can't do that. Please keep me from growing dim cuz souls need to come to Your light today. Pull me closer to You. Want the world to see that You put the light in me!
Ultimately, the purpose of letting our light shine before others is not to draw attention to ourselves or to promote our own interests; rather, it is about living in such a way that others will glorify our Father in heaven. Of course, this is not "an easy task" as tasks go for people here. It's impossible to do all alone, but the Spirit empowers and the living Word guides. Listen Christ's yoke of Lordship is easy and souls matter gobs to Him. They should matter to all of us. It can be difficult to maintain a spirit of compassion, humility, generosity, and forgiveness in a world that is often characterized by hatred, anger, and division. We may even be met with resistance and opposition (Matthew 10:16; John 15:18). But we are not alone. We have the Holy Spirit within us, and He empowers and guides us to reflect the glory of God.
“The best remedy for a spiritually sick Christian is to put them on a soul-winning diet.” ―Vance Havner
With all due respect, Pastor, if you're leading a spiritually sick body.. prayerfully live the life and put that church on a soul-winning Bible diet!
"Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven." Matthew 10:32
Worship and go win. "The Christian that fails to evangelize will fossilize. The most important things that a Christian can do, are those things that ONLY a Christian can do.” ― Adrian Rogers
"And I tell you, Whoever declares openly [speaking out freely] and confesses that he is My worshiper and acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man also will declare and confess and acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns and denies and rejects and refuses to acknowledge Me before men will be disowned and denied and rejected and refused acknowledgment in the presence of the angels of God." Luke 12:8-9
“Jesus won people PERSONALLY, cared for people PERSONALLY, listened to them Personally—Yes one on one. He made it his DAILY BUSINESS!” ―Freddie Gage
"Each follower of Christ is to be a fisher of individual men! Too many preachers today have ceased being fishers of men and have become keepers of the aquarium. Oh, what beautiful aquariums we keep! We supply and adorn them with everything imaginable. With so many Church duties, Christians seldom go fishing for men; and these type of fish don’t wake in the morning and say to themselves, ‘I feel like going to church.’" ―Dr. Vance Havner
“What kind of example are you? You are the only Bible that a person near you is ever going to read! Christian, you are a representative of and for Jesus Christ to them. You represent God Almighty! You are either a good representative or a bad representative for Jesus, but all Christians represent Him.” ― Greg Laurie
“You are writing a Gospel, a chapter each day, by deeds that you do, by words that you say. Men read what you write, whether faithless or true; say, what is the Gospel According to you?” ― Paul Gilbert
“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’" Matthew 22:36-39 nlt
Christ prayed for people personally. He still does. He cared enough to go win people PERSONALLY. He served people where He was.. PERSONALLY. He discipled His friends who wanted to be..who wanted to follow.. Personally. He attentively listened to them Personally. Yes one on one, or one on more than one Jesus ministered representing His Father well. When He scattered seeds of truth to people one on one, or one on more than more one with His Message.. their hearts were individually captured by Him personally. He has a one on one agape love for you too! He loves us all, but made Scriptural ministry to the one his DAILY BUSINESS!
For a soul in error, does the Bible speak to church discipline?
Can it in love happen properly when needed? Yes it can, we are to pursue unity. The goal is repentance and restoration.
What does the Bible say about church discipline?What is excommunication in the Bible?How should sin in the church be handled?What is disfellowshipping?
