Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

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35Look at the vast fields ripening all around
us, which are ready now to harvest. 36The
harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit
they harvest is the souls of those people who are
brought to eternal life.
John 4
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WOMAN
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Lesson
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Everybody
Counts
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35Look at the vast fields ripening all around
us, which are ready now to harvest. 36The
harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit
they harvest is the souls of those people who are
brought to eternal life.
John 4
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Can you see the harvest field of eternal souls?
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Luke 1910

• "I have come to seek and save people like
  Zacchaeus, who are in the process of being
  destroyed."

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Everybody
Counts
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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   At least 187 million people living in our
  country are living without a saving knowledge of
  Jesus Christ.

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   9 out of 10 American adults do not understand
  the meaning or purpose of the Great Commission
  given by Jesus Christ.

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   7 out of 10 American adults cannot explain
  the meaning of John 316, and would not even
  offer a guess!

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   67 of unchurched Americans describe their
  impressions of Christianity as either favorable
  or very favorable!

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   64 of unchurched Americans describe
  religion as either important or at least
  somewhat important in their lives.

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   49 of unchurched Americans describe
  having a close relationship to God as being
  important to them! (This was a greater concern
  for more of the unchurched than having a good
  sex life!)

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   40 of unchurched Americans believe the
  church has nothing to offer them!

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   38 of unchurched Americans have visited
  churches, but havent found one that is
  interesting or pertinent to their needs.

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   20 of unchurched Americans listen to at
  least one religious radio broadcast each month.

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   25 of unchurched Americans read something
  out of the Bible at least once a month.

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   70 of unchurched Americans pray at least
  once each month.

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A few pertinent statistics

• This year, over 1 million people will die in the
  United States without a saving knowledge of Jesus
  Christ.

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Luke 1910

• "I have come to seek and save all those who are
  in the process of being destroyed."

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A few pertinent statistics

• Ø   Over 15 million American Christians did not
  share their faith in Jesus Christ with any
  non-Christian within the previous year.

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Rom 58

• God has shown us very plainly just how much He
  really loves us by sending Christ to die for us
  while we were still living lives of sin.

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Psa 348

• Taste and see that the LORD is good!

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We are God's "little pink spoons!"
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Can you see the harvest field of eternal souls?
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Everybody
Counts
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35Look at the vast fields ripening all around
us, which are ready now to harvest. 36The
harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit
they harvest is the souls of those people who are
brought to eternal life.
John 4
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Rom 116

• "I am proud of the Good News we share, because
  the message is filled with the power of God, and
  He uses it to save everyone who believes in Jesus
  Christ!

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1 Cor 118

• to all who are being saved, this message of the
  Gospel is the very power of God Himself that
  brings salvation to our souls.

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The Really Good News is

• God will bless every effort of ours to get that
  Message out!

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What Can I Do To GET THE MESSAGE OUT?

• Pray! PRAY! PRAY!

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What Can I Do To GET THE MESSAGE OUT?
2. Practice acts of kindness as practical
demonstrations of Gods love to those around you!
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• People dont necessarily remember what they are
  TOLD about Gods love, but they never forget what
  they have experienced of Gods love!Steve
  Sjogren Conspiracy of Kindness

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What Can I Do To GET THE MESSAGE OUT?
3. Tell others your story!
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Psa 1072

• Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out about
  it! Tell others what He has done for you!

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What Can I Do To GET THE MESSAGE OUT?
4. Be a bringer includer!
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What Can I Do To GET THE MESSAGE OUT?
5. Pray! PRAY! PRAY!
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