SEPT 6, 2015 SERMON NOTES Liberating News (With No Footnotes) 1 - PDF document

SEPT 6, 2015 SERMON NOTES Liberating News (With No Footnotes) 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Pastor John Sloan Introduction : It’s diffjcult to tune in to drive-time radio for fjve minutes without hearing advertising spots containing dozens of disclaimers: “ofgers may vary,” “not available in all areas,” “exclusions may apply,” and “see store for details,” are but a few. It almost makes the listener wonder: Is anyone truly eligible for this invitation? But not so with the good news about Jesus, and God’s ofger of forgiveness and reconciliation: There’s not a single caveat. None who respond will be turned away. 01. 02. 03.

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SEPT 6, 2015 SERMON SLIDES Liberating News (With No Footnotes) 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Pastor John Sloan 1. Sermon Title Slide: Liberating News (With No Footnotes) - 1 Timothy 2:1-7 2. “There is no mandate for the church to develop a political, social, economic or cultural plan. … The church’s mission is not even to reform the morals of society. Whatever efgects the gospel has in the lives of its hearers and in the wider society in which it is heard, the Great Commission itself is a very specifjc mandate to get the Good News to everyone who lies in darkness.” - Michael Horton 3. 01. The gospel is advanced through all kinds of prayer for all kinds of people. 4. Map of Balangao, Philippines. 5. “My church no longer prayed ‘Dear God, please bless Jo wherever she’s at and whatever she’s doing.’ They took up the burden. And when I got back from furlough things started to happen.” - Joanne Stetler 6. Hour of Prayer promo slide. 7. ‘All’ = without exception ‘All’ = without distinction 8. “And you will be hated by all for my name's sake.” - Matthew 10:22 9. 02. No nation, race or neighborhood is excluded from God’s salvation, since God ofgers the gospel to all without exception. 10. 03. God’s plan—exclusively through Christ—concerns all people, therefore the church’s mission must also concern all people: reaching out in prayer and witness.