The First Level of Good; Share God
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17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
GOOD:
1. to being attractive in outward appearance, beautiful, handsome, fine in outward appearance
2. to being in accordance at a high level w. the purpose of something. or someone, good, useful
3. Moral quality, blameless or excellent
4. Pleasant, desirable, advantageous, please to men, pleasing to God, contributing to salvation
Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature
To do GOOD is a condition that includes how you dress, act, interact, with both God and everyone you come in contact with!
Good can only be defined by GOD!
Atractive to God!
Beauty
is in the eye of the beholder...
Who do you want to be attractive to?
Better way to say it, Who or what do you want attracted to you?
What is the first level of Good?
Know God - through His Word
Talk to God - through prayer
Share God - through life connections
Share God
To share, we have to GO into the field and collect the harvest.
We are promised by God that he will GO before and with us!
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
It is a promise!
If you are not seeing this, there is something wrong that needs to be fixed...
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
He told His disciples that they would be Fishers of Men.
Four basic rules of Fishing.
Find the right spot
Correct bait for that spot
Be patient
Know how to land the fish
Find the right spot.
You will never catch fish in a mud puddle!
You have got to go to where the fish are!
You have to know what to look for.
My grandpa used to say that looks fishy…
That means I bet there are fish there!
What we are looking for is openness - window of opportunity.
It can be a co worker, friend or stranger - are they open or willing to have a conversation with you?
You have to use the correct bait and presentation of that bait.
Just because you want to catch Northern Pike and your rig is set up for that…
Have the right bait, tackle, steel leaders…
But if there are no pike there?
You are in Arizona, no cold water?
Will you catch a pike?
Epiphany One: Every interaction with any person is a presentation of the Gospel to them!
Epiphany Two: The more interactions you have, the more opportunities to present the Gospel to them!
Some fish will bite not because they are hungry, but because you are disturbing them!
Be patient.
Some fish are very aggressive and you catch a lot of them… blue gill
Some are aggressive but picky… bass
Some are only aggressive in in the spawn… crappie
Some are lazy and you have to lure them in… catfish
Some you cant catch with bait but have to snag… suckers
Sometimes you go fish for catfish and catch a turtle, or crawdad...
Sometimes you go fish and the water moccasins are stirred up and aggressive…
Sometimes you go fishing and end up covered in bug bites…
Sometimes you go fishing and catch a stringer full...
Sometimes you go fishing and just catch one, but what a catch!
Know how to land the fish.
Fishing in my pond for blue gill and catching a large catfish on light tackle and loosing it because the swivel broke.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that winneth souls is wise.
To KNOW God is to think like Him, act like Him and honor Him and share Him!
Before you have ministry or calling you must FIRST master the first level of good!