2. GOOD NEWS IS TO BE SHARED!

3. 2 KINGS 7:3-11

4. Four leprous men are at the gate of Samaria. Leprosy was a horribly disfiguring and excruciatingly painful skin disease. The most horrible part of leprosy had to be the isolation it brought. Lev 13:45-46.

5. 2 KINGS 7:3-11

6. GOOD NEWS IS TO BE SHARED!

7. WHY DOES THE GOOD NEWS NEED TO BE SHARED?

8. One: Jesus commands us to share the good news. “Go... and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt 28:19). “You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). If we love Jesus, we’ll do what He says (Jn 14:15).

9. Two: Heaven & hell are real. The people of God will enjoy His presence for all eternity. “Now [Lazarus] is comforted” (Lk 16:25). Rev 21:3-4. Those who are not the people of God will be tormented forever. Mk 9:47-48. Rev 4:11.

10. Three: The love of Jesus compels us. “The love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died” (2 Cor 5:14). The love of Christ could mean: Our love for Christ. Jesus’ love for us and those in the world. Four: I am a sinner saved by grace.

11. HOW CAN I SHARE THE GOOD NEWS?

12. One: We need to share the Gospel of Jesus. The gospel of Jesus changes lives (Rom 1:16). What if evangelism isn’t our talent? You can invite people!

13. Two: We need to pray. Jesus said to pray for workers. “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest” (Matt 9:38). Paul prayed for the lost in Israel. “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved” (Rom 10:1).

14. Three: We need to live right. Matt 5:13-16. “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives” (1 Pet 3:1).

15. IS THE WAY YOU ARE LIVING MATCHING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS?

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