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[18] And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All

authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

[19] “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the

Holy Spirit,

[20] teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the

end of the age.”

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[13] “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become

tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good

for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot

by men.

[14] “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill

cannot be hidden;

[15] nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket,

but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are

in the house.

[16] “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify

your Father who is in heaven.

HP+CP+CC=MI

MI= Maximum Impact

HP=High Potency

CP=Close Proximity

CC=Clear Communication

1) I must show genuine love.

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[1] If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

[2] If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

[3] And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor,and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

2) I must show genuine faith.

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[12] Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith andpurity, show yourself an example of those who believe.

[23] And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.”

[24] Immediately the boy's father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.”

3) I must show genuine compassion.

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[14] Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

[38] “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

4) I must show genuine sacrifice.

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[1] Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

[2] And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

o Let us live differently, as followers of Christ!

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[13] Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.

o“Christians must livethe good news if they are to share the good news.”

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