Theme: Discipleship Life Together -Making each other better.....helping each other become more like Christ -Making others disciples of Jesus Look at this morning “Do Not Lose Heart” What think it means to “lose heart”? Ex. Last Sunday....great time, food, lots friends came... Anyone invite a friend who didn’t come? Ever invited a lot and no one come? -Lose heart......get discouraged

Having children just made Judy more beautiful and more attractive to me!! Happy 41st Anniversary!

Turn 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 V.1 don’t lose heart. V.16 don’t lose heart Beautiful chapter 4 encourages us to NOT GIVE UP, LOSE HEART Q: Why do we lose heart? Why we get so discouraged? Let’s look at what Jesus said and did......Matthew 28

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Go therefore and make disciples... What was Jesus all about? -Go and Make Disciples ..... -Go and Baptize..... -Teach them to obey everything.... Jesus would teach, train, send disciples out They came back......shared what happened He would send them out again.... Go therefore and make disciples...

Fishers Of Men Jesus was consistent in his message and purpose!! -you will engage the people around you -you have a purpose You go out and engage others..... Jesus taught idea.....we are coming to you....NT church and Jesus was never “Come to us and we’ll teach you” Fishers Of Men

Go And Make Disciples From the beginning idea was Going To People Talking to others Become Different kind of Fishermen Go And Make Disciples

Jesus divided the crowds... John 7:12-13 NIV “Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others replied, "No, he deceives the people." But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the Jews.” John 10:20-21 NIV “Many of them said, "He is demon- possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?" [21] But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" John 15:19 NIV “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.”

Book of Acts.... At The Beginning - Acts 2:36-38, 41 (3000 baptized) “Enjoying the favor of all the people” At The End Of Acts - Acts 28:22 (20-30 years later) “People everywhere talking against this sect”

How To Not Lose... Heart! 2 Corinthians 4

Set The Truth Out Plainly! 2 Corinthians 4:2

Unbelievers Are Blinded 2 Corinthians 4:4

We Do Not Preach Ourselves... 2 Corinthians 4:5

We Have A Treasure! 2 Corinthians 4:7

We Have The Same Spirit Of Faith! 2 Corinthians 4:13

We Are Being... Renewed Day By Day.... 2 Corinthians 4:16

We Fix Our Eyes On The Eternal... 2 Corinthians 4:18

Practicals..... Pray To Have Loving Heart Like Jesus - Matthew 9:35-38 Pray For MoreWorkers.... Read 2 Corinthians 4 Daily This Week - Bible Changes Hearts! Invite Someone For Dinner/Desert This Week Luke 7:34 Friend of tax collectors and sinners