A Dedicated Life - A New Day (notes)

A Dedicated Life - A New Day

There Are Many

Lost hurting people in our city that need to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ!

Luke 4:18

Has been called the mission statement of Jesus and of the church.

What Jesus Came To Do:

1. Proclaim the Good News to the poor.
2. Proclaim freedom for the prisoners.
3. Proclaim recovery of sight for the blind.
4. To release the oppressed.

The Gospel

• Is hope for the hopeless.
• Is help to the hurting.
• Is healing for the sick.
• Is release for the bound.

Luke 4:18

The Reason

Jesus was used to help people was because He was completely dedicated to God and to the Good News.

The Reason

• God used the disciples to shake the world for Jesus was because they were completely dedicated to God and to the Good News that Jesus gave them.

Acts 4:31

When Jesus

Commissioned the disciples to go into the world and proclaim the Good News after the Day of Pentecost they were completely committed to that task.

Mark 16:15

“The disciples were completely dedicated to the mission of Jesus.”

Jesus Says:

1. Preach the Good News to all creation.
2. Whoever believes the message will be saved.
3. Whoever does not believe the message will be condemned.
4. These signs will follow those who believe.

The Signs

• Demons being cast out of people.
• The baptism in the Holy Spirit.
• Supernatural protection for God’s people as they proclaim the Gospel.
• Supernatural ability to heal the sick by the people of God.

As We Start The New Year

• Let’s completely dedicate ourselves to the mission Jesus has given us.

Application

• This is a new day to serve God.
• This is a new season to reach out to the hurting of our community.
• Let’s ask God what ministry He desires us to move into.
• Let’s be obedient to the call of the Holy Spirit.