invest and invite
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Invest and Invite
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John 4:35 Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. (NIV)
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Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone..."
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Light = _____Truth
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John 18:37 "Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth."
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Invest = To put a resource to use in such a way as to yield a profitable return or increase in value.
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Matthew 6:19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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20 But store up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
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Our struggle becomes one of ______.values
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Matthew 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
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45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When
he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it."
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The truth about Jesus Christ is _____________ in value.immeasurable
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Why are we reluctant to "invest" in others?
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It doesn’t always make _____ to us.sense
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John 4:28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29
"Come see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?"
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One of the easiest things we can do: ___________.tell our story
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John 4:39 "Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of the women’s testimony. He told me everything I ever did."
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Our _________ is often more powerful and more compelling than our __________.
experience
persuasion
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Psalm 62:10 though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them. 11
One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard:
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"Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love;" 12 and, "You reward everyone according to what they have done."
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When we make time for God we fulfill our ___________.commission
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Matthew 28:19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..."
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If we love God, we must ___________________.do what he commands
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To be obedient, we must ___ ______ our fear!!
act despite