REACH
OUT
The
churches of Christ Greet You (Romans 16:16)
Text:
Luke
24:46-47
Song: Trust and Obey
1.
A
long time ago, THE GREAT Creator
a.
and Architect of the universe
invaded our planet.
b.
We
had a "visitor from outer space,”
c.
a
visitor from Heaven,
d.
the second person of the
Godhead, Jesus the Christ.
2.
He
tabernacled here for about thirty-three years
a.
reaching out to men.
b.
He
reached out to fishermen, business men,
c.
religious
men, non-religious men, poor men, rich men,
d.
Jewish
men, Gentile men, lettered men and unlettered men.
3.
Listen
to Jesus in Luke 24:46-47 (READ).
a.
Jesus
was saying to His leaders, the apostles,
b.
you must reach out to all
nations!
4.
The
apostles were arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin Council,
a.
and
charged, "...ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine" (Acts 5:28)
b.
You
have filled the city fathers with your doctrine.
c.
You
have filled this city that crucified Christ Jesus with your doctrine.
5.
You
have filled this city that King Herod is visiting with your doctrine.
a.
You
have filled this city in which Governor Pontius Pilate resides
b.
with your doctrine.
6.
You
have filled the political structure of Jerusalem with your doctrine.
a.
You
have filled the social structure of Jerusalem with your doctrine.
b.
You
have filled the religious structure of Jerusalem with your doctrine.
7.
What
was happening here loved ones?
a.
These
Christians had captured the city of Jerusalem for Jesus Christ.
b.
Until
then, the Jerusalem church had stayed in Jerusalem
c.
capturing
that city for Christ,
d.
but
later there arose a great persecution
e.
against
the church at Jerusalem
f.
and all except the apostles
were scattered abroad.
8.
The
Bible says, “Therefore they that were scattered abroad
went everywhere preaching the
word” (Acts 8:4).
a.
In
other words, the local church became involved in foreign missions.
b.
Then
they began to reach out in Judea and to reach out in Samaria.
c.
Philip
went down to Samaria reaching out for Jesus (Acts 8:5).
9.
That
is saturation evangelism, every congregation
a.
using
every available person at every available time
b.
by every available means to
preach the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ.
10.
This
is how the church of the first century
a.
accomplished the most phenomenal
results.
b.
The
entire pagan Roman Empire was undercut and overthrown
c.
by
the power of the Gospel of Christ
d.
upon
the lips of Christ-conquered disciples
e.
who
crossed seas and deserts, pierced the darkest jungles,
f.
seeped
into every city and town,
g.
and finally into the senate
and the very palace of Rome itself.
11.
Turn
in your Bibles to 2 Corinthians 4.
12.
Christians
of the 1st century felt
a keen responsibility
a.
to tell others about Christ
and His salvation.
b.
They
were given “this ministry” to preach
c.
the “light of the knowledge
of the Glory of God” (2 Cor. 4:6).
13.
The
apostle Paul quoting from Psalms 116:10
a.
described their commitment to the
task.
b.
He
said (Read 2 Cor. 4:13).
c.
Of
all the “methods of outreach” ever devised, that one is still best,
d.
“we
believe and therefore speak!”
14.
Turn
in your Bibles to Mark 5.
a.
The
man with a legion of evil spirits had much to be grateful for
b.
when Jesus cast them out (Mark
5:1-20).
c.
Apparently,
out of fear, the people asked the Lord to leave,
d.
but this man pleaded with
Jesus “that he might go with him (vs. 18).
15.
Jesus
had a better plan for him (Read vs.
19).
a.
The
man responded in vs. 20 (Read).
b.
That
is the way to get the job done! “Go tell your friends,”
c.
Go
tell your family!
d.
Go
capture your town, city or island for Christ!
e.
Let
your motto be: We Can, if I Will!
16.
The
challenge this evening to each leader, Christian
a.
and
family represented here is to capture your area
b.
and
the surrounding areas
c.
and the areas of the world
for Jesus the Christ.
1.
Like
all places in America and in the world,
a.
your area has a high crime
rate.
b.
Your
area has corruption in high places and low places.
c.
Your
area has all kind of man-made churches.
d.
That
is why you need to capture your area for Christ.
2.
Sodom
was a wicked city (Gen. 13:13),
a.
and
because ten righteous people could not be found there,
b.
God
destroyed that city.
3.
Nineveh
was also a wicked city,
a.
but
because of the preaching of Jonah,
b.
Nineveh
repented and the city was saved (Jonah 3:4-10).
4.
Athens
was an idolatrous city (Acts 17:16).
a.
She
was intoxicated with the wine of skepticism.
b.
Corinth,
a seaport city, was immersed in wickedness,
c.
and needed to be captured for
Christ.
d.
Capernaum
was an arrogant city
e.
that needed to be captured for
Jesus Christ (Matt 11:23).
5.
Rome,
the Imperial City, needed Jesus Christ to be preached there.
a.
I
hear the great apostle Paul saying: "I must see Rome" (Acts 19:21).
"I am ready to
preach the gospel to you that are at Rome” (Rom. 1:15).
b.
Paul
had an urgency in his soul to capture the city of Rome;
c.
there was restlessness invading
his soul.
d.
Therefore,
Jesus said to Paul, "So must thou bear witness also at Rome"
(Acts 23:11).
6.
Loved
ones, the Jerusalem church filled the city of Jerusalem
a.
with its doctrine.
b.
We
want to challenge you to fill your area
c.
with the Gospel of Jesus
Christ.
d.
We
want the islands of the Caribbean and all the cities of America,
e.
Russia,
Japan and China to know that the church of Christ is in town.
7.
We
want everybody in the cities of Africa, England, and France
a.
to
know about the one way of God (John 14:6),
b.
the
one plan of salvation (Rom. 1:16),
c.
and the one glorious church
of Jesus Christ (Matt 16:18).
8.
Let
us reach out to those who are in despair,
a.
to
those who are lonely, to those who are in darkness,
b.
to
those who are confused by denominational error,
c.
and to those who are lost in
this world's jungle of sin.
d.
Under
the guidance and the encouragement of the leadership,
e.
each member of the
congregation here can help to do this.
9.
There
is a song that the Gospel Keynotes sing, that goes something like this:
a.
"Reach
out and touch somebody's hand,
b.
Make
this world a better world, if you can.
c.
Reach
out and touch somebody's hand,
d.
And
make this a better world, if you can." Sing
it with me now!
10.
Loved
ones, people are lost this evening,
a.
people need Jesus this evening.
b.
People
are lonely, confused, mixed up and depressed this evening.
11.
So
what we want to ask you to do as a member
a.
or
leader in the body of Christ is:
b.
just take a little time to
help someone who has fallen on the way.
c.
Reach
out and touch somebody's hand,
d.
and make this world a better
place if you can.
e.
You
don't hear me church!
12.
We
are asking you, every one of you,
a.
to
reach out and touch, just touch, somebody's hand,
b.
and help make this world a
better world if you can.
c.
And
remember, We Can, if I Will.
d.
Say
it with me! We Can, if I Will.
1.
Those
who are saved, those who have that passion for evangelism,
a.
are to teach those who are
not saved (2 Tim. 2:2).
b.
If
you follow God's plan, you will have success.
c.
Leave
it and you will fail.
2.
Now,
in order to reach out, you must have faith.
a.
Faith
is looking to God for help.
b.
That
is why I can sing, "All of my help comes from the Lord."
3.
Unbelief
is dangerous.
a.
When
you study the book of Hebrews,
b.
the writer over and over
again shows us that unbelief is dangerous.
4.
What
is the sin spoken of in Hebrews 12:1?
a.
What
is that sin that “doth so easily besets
us?”
b.
The
context of the book of Hebrews shows that that sin
c.
is the sin of
unbelief.
5.
Unbelief
damns the souls of men.
a.
Unbelief
shuts us off from the blessings of God.
b.
Most
of Israel did not enter the Promised Land because of unbelief
(Heb. 4:6).
6.
In
their faithlessness they saw the giants and the walled cities of Canaan
a.
and
said, "We are not able to go up against the people;
for they are stronger than
we" (Num. 13:27-31).
b.
Unbelief
is negative thinking,
c.
and there is no place for
negative thinking in the Christian's heart.
7.
Unbelief
keeps blessings from others.
a.
The
man without faith has no song;
b.
he is depressed, gloomy,
despondent.
8.
Preachers,
leaders, we all need to be people with vision.
a.
And
vision takes faith!
b.
Nehemiah,
in far off Babylon, had vision.
c.
Though
many miles away, he saw the ruins of the city of Jerusalem
d.
and had a vision of the
restored city (Neh. 2).
9.
You
see, visions are dynamite.
a.
The
architect envisions a building before plans are drawn
b.
and construction is begun.
c.
The
farmer envisions a crop before the ground is broken.
d.
The
Admiral in the Navy envisions the battle
e.
and anticipates victory
before a gun is fired.
10.
If
we who are Christians don't catch the
vision of saving lost souls,
a.
and
understand that those who die on the outside of Christ
b.
will
suffer forever and ever (2 Thess. 1:7-9),
c.
we have missed the mission
of our blessed Lord.
11.
Loved
ones, such a vision will blast us out of
our indifference.
a.
Such
a vision will chase away our laziness.
b.
It
will drive away our carelessness.
c.
It
will cure our stinginess.
12.
This
vision will stop the leadership
a.
from
cutting mission work from our budget
b.
and will cause them to send
more workers into the world.
1.
But
remember, a vision like this takes faith...
a.
And
faith serves! (Gal. 5:6).
b.
True
faith always results in action.
2.
We
learn much in Hebrews chapter 11
a.
about a working, serving,
saving faith.
b.
The
Bible says Noah built the ark by faith (Heb. 11:7).
c.
It
was by faith that Moses served God and His people.
d.
He
turned his back upon Egypt
e.
and
chose to suffer affliction with the people of God
f.
rather than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a season (Heb. 11:23-25).
3.
By
faith, conquering Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land (vs. 30).
a.
By
faith the walls of Jericho came tumbling
down.
b.
Enoch
walked by faith.
c.
Abraham
lived by faith.
d.
Joshua
fought by faith.
e.
Gideon
conquered by faith.
f.
King
David subdued kingdoms by faith.
4.
The
question that we want to lay on your hearts and souls this evening is,
a.
“What
are you…what is this congregations doing for Christ
b.
besides coming to the church
building for worship?”
5.
If
you believe that coming to the church building for worship
a.
is
the extent of what Christ requires,
b.
you do not understand the A B
C’s of the Christian faith.
6.
Church
work is NOT passing out the communion or the collection plates.
a.
That’s
part of our worship.
b.
Church
work involves getting tired from knocking on doors,
c.
going
from house to house talking about Jesus,
d.
going
into the hospitals and visiting the sick and shut-ins,
e.
visiting
the fatherless and widows,
f.
going into the prisons with the
message that Jesus saves.
7.
These
are some of the things that church work involves
a.
and you cannot do these
things worshipping in the church building.
b.
Now,
leaders and church members let me ask you again,
c.
“What
are you doing for Christ besides coming to the church building?”
Loved Ones, Reaching Out
Demands
Speaking Out
1.
We
must talk about Jesus.
a.
We
ought to be like the apostles when they were told
b.
by the Sanhedrin Council not
to speak anymore in the name of Jesus.
c.
They
had a bad case of the we-can't-help-its.
d.
They
told the Sanhedrin, "Whether it be right in the sight of God
to hearken unto you more
than unto God, judge ye.
For we
cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard"
(Acts
4:18-20).
2.
Neither
can we be silent on the issues of life that plague men and women.
a.
We
must speak out on abortion, adultery,
b.
shacking instead of marriage, and
homosexuality.
c.
We
must speak out on racism, poverty, gambling,
d.
the lottery, smoking and
drugs.
3.
We
must speak out on false religious ways and religious racketeers.
a.
We
must speak out for the one Lord, the one faith, the one church,
b.
the one baptism, and the one
way to Heaven.
c.
We
must speak out and tell men the plan of salvation.
4.
Loved
ones, men are not saved by tarrying and shouting.
a.
They
are not saved by faith only,
b.
or by having a strange,
unusual feeling that they have never had before.
c.
Men
are not saved by voting on a candidate for baptism,
d.
or by sprinkling as baptism.
5.
But
if a man is ever saved, he must have faith in Jesus Christ (John 8:24),
a.
for without faith he cannot
please God (Heb. 11:6).
b.
He
must repent of his sins (Luke 13:3),
c.
for God commands "all men
everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30).
6.
He
must confess with his mouth that Jesus is Lord, the Son of God
(Acts
8:37).
a.
Jesus
said, "Whosoever shall confess me before men
him will I also confess
before my Father which is in heaven"
(Matt
10:32).
b.
And
if a man wants to be saved he must be baptized into Christ
c.
for the remission of his sins
(Acts 2:38).
d.
Jesus
said, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved"
(Mark
16:16).
7.
During
baptism, as you are buried under the water,
a.
your sins are washed away by
the blood of Christ (Rev 1:5).
b.
Now
that is what the Bible teaches saves a man (1 Peter 3:21).
c.
At
the same time the Lord adds that saved soul to His church (Acts 2:47).
8.
And
once you become a member of the church,
a.
you
ought to be on fire about reaching out to someone
b.
who is still lost in sin.
9.
Acts
2:46 records the activities of the people of God who were on fire.
a.
They
were talking about Jesus daily, publicly, and privately;
b.
continuously teaching and preaching
the Gospel of Christ.
c.
They
were not side-tracked, but they kept on telling
d.
the old, old story of Jesus
and his love everywhere.
10.
Brethren,
the greatest enemy we face today
a.
is
not atheism or denominationalism;
b.
it
is not the Buddhist or the Muslims;
c.
but
the greatest enemy of the church today is apathy –
d.
Christians
just don’t seem to care.
11.
The
tragic, justifiable criticism of the 21st
Century church of Christ
a.
can be summed up in those two
words: "NO FIRE."
b.
No
fire for evangelism,
c.
No
fire for personal work,
d.
No
fire for worshipping God in Spirit and in truth,
e.
No
fire for Christian education,
f.
No
fire for the program of the church,
g.
No
fire in raising up elders, deacons, and preachers,
h.
No
fire in giving sacrificially to the work of God.
12.
Fire
is a powerful metaphor as use in the
Bible.
a.
Over
and over fire is used as a symbol of God.
b.
It
reveals His awesome presence and might;
c.
His
holiness and glory.
13.
We
wish we had time this evening to tell you
about
a.
the
"Angel of the Lord" who appeared to Moses
"in
a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush" (Ex.
3:2).
b.
Or
how our God used a pillar of fire
c.
to guide the children of
Israel in the wilderness (Ex. 13:21-22).
14.
If
time would only permit, we would tell you
how
a.
God's
people were reeling and rocking with polytheism,
b.
and
going after Baal, when Elijah, God's prophet of fire,
c.
challenged the four hundred fifty
prophets of Baal.
15.
You
know the story, fire came down from heaven
a.
upon
that water saturated altar
b.
as
the determining factor as to who had the approval of God
(1 Kings 18).
16.
In
the Bible, fire is used figuratively many
times.
a.
It
is used as cleansing power (Isa 6:6-7).
b.
It
is used as spiritual power, for the Psalmist said: "Who maketh his
angels spirits; his ministers a
flaming fire" (Ps 104:4).
17.
The
old prophet Jeremiah got tired
a.
and no longer wanted to speak
in the name of the Lord.
b.
But
God's Word was in Jeremiah's heart as a burning fire,
c.
and he could not help but
speak (Jer. 20:9).
18.
Loved
Ones, the church of our Lord was started
by "Tongues like as of fire"
a.
and it is perpetrated by
fire.
b.
I
hear Jesus saying, "I am come to send fire on the earth,
and what will I, if it be
already kindled?" (Luke 12:49).
19.
You
know, there is something about fire that
won't let you rest.
a.
It
does not matter how exhausted you are;
b.
you cannot rest if your house
is on fire! AMEN?
c.
Can
you rest when your car is on fire?
d.
Can
you rest when the clothes you are wearing are on fire?
20.
I
said there is something about fire that
won't let you rest!
a.
Fire
illuminates, fire purifies, fire refines, fire melts, fire
unites.
b.
Every
Christian ought to be a flame of fire for Jesus.
c.
If
the Christian is not aflame in winning lost souls to Jesus,
d.
then it means that he is not
on fire.
21.
And
it is an incontestable fact that an un-growing
fire will die of itself.
a.
The
way that you know whether anything is on fire
b.
is whether it will start
another fire.
c.
Are
you listening leaders? You don't hear
me.
22.
The
church is dead in so many places because
the fire has gone out.
a.
And
we know that our God does not want a dead church! (Rev. 3:1-2).
b.
In
1 Thess. 5:19, Brother Paul said, "Quench not the spirit."
c.
That
is just another way of saying, "Don't Put Out The
Fire."
1.
Preachers,
those of us who are doing the work of an evangelist (2 Tim. 4:5)
a.
must
comprehend the sense the urgency
b.
which Jesus had for evangelism.
2.
The
mission of the church is an extension
a.
of
the mission of Jesus Christ Himself,
b.
and that mission was to seek
and save that which was lost (Luke 19:10).
3.
Men
are lost this morning, separated from God,
a.
and
dying in that condition without the Lord Jesus Christ,
b.
and
we preachers and teachers have the power
c.
in the Word of the Gospel to
save them (Rom 1:16).
4.
But
do we possess the fire, the sense of urgency
a.
and the love that says, "I
must tell them?"
b.
Love
for souls is the proper motive for evangelizing the lost.
5.
However,
many preachers seem to have little conception
a.
of
the emphasis needed concerning
b.
the world-wide mission of the
church.
c.
Are
you listening preachers?
6.
Some
preachers are satisfied to "pastor" their congregation and survive.
a.
They
do not want to make waves or rock the boat.
b.
They
have children to educate and retirement to reach,
c.
so why get too excited about
anything?
d.
For
shame!
7.
Preachers
are God’s spokesmen!
a.
Our
task is unique, and the Lord and the lost are depending on us.
b.
If
we do not awaken, arouse and motivate the brethren, who will.
c.
We
are God's crusaders; we are God's conscience.
8.
Our
world is pregnant with error and we are the ones
a.
to throw down the gauntlet.
b.
We
must not stop until the last enemy is routed
c.
and the last error
overthrown.
9.
Preachers, arise and make the battle
cry known!
a.
Alarm
the complacent and the conforming.
b.
Put
power in your message by putting the message in your preaching.
c.
Confront
the false teachers of our day.
d.
Proclaim
the world wide mission of the church (Matt. 28:19).
e.
If
we don't who will?
f.
Turn
in your Bibles to Romans 10.
10.
Leaders
of God's people, we're begging you
a.
not to put out the preacher's
fire!
b.
When
the preacher man starts a flame burning
c.
in
the heart of members and non-members,
d.
don't put out the flame with a
non-cooperative spirit.
11.
Nothing
can put out the preacher's fire
a.
as fast as a non-cooperative
spirit among the leaders.
b.
Nothing
can put out the preachers fire as fast as leaders
c.
who won't fulfill their
responsibility to the flock.
d.
As
fast as leaders who consider spiritual things unimportant,
e.
but physical material things
of the utmost importance.
f.
As
fast as leaders who refuse to use the funds of the church
g.
to evangelize the lost.
12.
I
hear Brother Paul saying in Romans 10:13-15
(READ).
a.
That
is another way of saying, "Don't Put Out The
Preacher's Fire."
b.
Leaders
of the church, you too have been entrusted
c.
with
carrying the Gospel to every creature in every generation
(Mark
16:15).
13.
How
can this job be done unless leaders arise
a.
who can see the need and
supply the seed?
b.
A
congregation is constrained to follow her leaders (Heb. 13:17),
c.
therefore
the leaders are the key to local and foreign mission work
(1
Peter 5:1-3).
14.
If
the leaders are not alert, awake and
advancing,
a.
how
will the church boldly go forth to the far flung reaches of the earth
b.
to mine the great riches for
God?
c.
How
can we reap the fields white unto harvest (John 4:35)?
15.
The
congregations need leaders who love the
lost
a.
and have a great vision for
the lost world-wide.
b.
What
is wrong when hundreds of congregations across the land
c.
have no plans for world-wide
evangelism?
16.
Who
is to blame? What can be done?
a.
If
only our leaders would demand more for Christ.
b.
If
they would push more for mission work
c.
and excite us to the job
before us.
d.
Oh,
how we need leaders on fire
e.
for the world-wide mission of
the church!
f.
Are
you listening leaders?
17.
Church
member, you too can put out the fire of
evangelism
a.
by refusing to get involved
in the service of the Lord.
b.
The
church is the instrument which Jesus now uses
c.
to accomplish His mission.
18.
We
are to be His hands and in a sense His
voice.
a.
Do
we dare imagine that His hands would be idle and His voice silent?
b.
God
forbid!
19.
The
whole of the life of Jesus was
characterized by
a.
love, compassion, and
activity.
b.
So
it must be with the life of the church,
c.
and
so it must be with the lives of each of us since we are the church
(1 Cor.
12:27).
20.
We
are the body of Christ!
a.
To
follow Jesus demands that the sharing of the Good news
b.
be a priority in our life.
21.
Jesus
gave His all, so anything less than
total commitment from each of us
a.
is
to look but never see; is to listen but never hear;
b.
is to seek bot never find;
is to run but never arrive.
22.
Church
member, you don't have to be a
Christian
a.
for
five or six years before your fire starts to burn
b.
and you start to reach out.
c.
We
have baptized people who on the same day of their baptism
d.
started reaching out to the lost.
23.
They
could tell others what they did to be
saved.
a.
They
could tell others as much as they knew,
b.
and
then bring them to someone
c.
who had more knowledge of the
Bible.
24.
We
have baptized people, who before they were
one year old in Christ,
a.
had been instrumental in
leading five or six souls to the Lord.
b.
Now
that is church work.
1.
Sometimes
I'm afraid many members say:
a.
"I'm
going to let the preacher do my visiting,
b.
my personal work, my
knocking on doors."
c.
But
I want to lay this question on your souls:
d.
"Do
you plan to let the preacher go to heaven for you?"
2.
How
many people on your block or in your neighborhood
a.
know
that you are a Christian;
b.
a member of the body of
Christ; the church of Christ?
3.
How
many of them know where you attend services
a.
and how often you attend?
b.
What
about those with whom you work?
c.
What
about your friends and relatives?
d.
"Go
tell them!" (Mark 5:19).
4.
Don't
wait for some "organized program"
a.
or
special requests from the church leaders
b.
to get involved in telling
others of Christ.
c.
The
statement is still true: "He that winneth
souls
is wise" (Prov. 11:30).
5.
There
is much that you can do to win souls,
a.
if you really want to do it.
b.
Say
it again church, We Can, if I Will!
6.
You
can get involved in evangelism by mailing Bible courses to the lost.
a.
Efforts
such as this are reaching, teaching and causing thousands
b.
of people all over the world
to be baptized into Christ (Gal 3:27).
7.
Some
teachers using these correspondence courses
a.
have
been responsible for the conversion of dozens of people each year
b.
for several years, and that
without ever leaving their home!
8.
You
can also get involved in the same kind of program at home,
a.
or organize one of your own.
b.
You
can learn how to teach "one on one"
c.
by
meeting with other Christians who are doing such work,
d.
and you can encourage and
help one another.
9.
You
can ask the Lord to help you get involved in reaching out,
a.
for
he promised that if you ask, it shall be given unto you,
b.
if
you seek, you shall find, if you knock, it shall be open unto you
(Matt
7:7).
10.
You
can provide a good tract, or good Gospel literature
a.
for
the lost to read in the waiting rooms
b.
of
plane and boat terminals, hospitals,
c.
doctor’s offices, and many other
places.
11.
You
can send a good bulletin or publication
a.
to a friend or relative on a
weekly basis.
b.
You
can share a good web site, such as TrustInGodAmerica.com
c.
with a friend on Face Book or
Twitter.
12.
For
too long we have left it to others,
a.
but if the world is to be
told, we must tell them.
b.
The
Bible says, "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so" (Ps 107:2).
13.
If
we really believe that Jesus is the Christ
(Matt 16:16),
a.
if
we really believe people are lost (1 John 5:19; Rom 3:23),
b.
if
we really believe that only Christ can save them (John 14:6; Acts 4:12),
c.
then let us tell them: "I
believed, therefore did I speak."
d.
It
was simple 2000 years ago;
e.
and if we will only do it, it
will be that simple today.
Conclusion
1.
As
we close this evening, our challenge to each of you
a.
is
to Reach Out and touch somebody's hand,
b.
and make this world a better
place, if you can.
c.
You
ought to reach out for Christ because:
d.
He
is the artist's ideal portrait.
e.
He
is the astronomer's bright and morning star.
f.
He
is the banker's hidden treasure.
g.
He
is the biologist's life of everything that exists.
2.
You
ought to reach out for Jesus because:
a.
To
the carpenter, he is the door.
b.
To
the doctor, he is the Great Physician.
c.
To
the educator, he is the Master Teacher.
d.
To
the farmer, he is the seed of righteousness
e.
and the Lord of the Harvest.
3.
You
ought to reach out for Christ because:
a.
to the geologist, he is the
Rock of Ages.
b.
To
the jeweler, he is the pearl of great price.
c.
To
the sculptor, he is the living stone.
d.
To
the sailor, he is the pilot across life's stormy sea.
e.
To
the preacher-man, he is the Word of God.
f.
To
the poor sinner, Jesus is the Lamb of God
g.
who takes away the sins of
the world.
4.
Preachers
and leaders, we are wondering,
a.
will
you help us to reach out to this island
b.
and to the lost souls of this
world?
c.
Young
people, will you help us to reach out
d.
and capture this world for
Christ?
5.
Husbands
and wives, will you help us to reach out?
a.
New
members and old members,
b.
will
you help us to reach out and touch somebody's hand,
c.
and make this world a better
world if you can?
d.
We
are calling on every Christian to help us to reach out to the lost,
e.
and capture them for Jesus
Christ.