Touch And Go With Jesus
February 21-22, 2009
Speaker: Craig Beyer
- Introduction
“Transforming ordinary people into extraordinary followers of Christ.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have disappeared, and—look!—all things have become new!
- The three C’s stand for:
- Commitment to Christ
- Commitment to His Church
- Commitment to His Cause
- Who is Jesus
- John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
- John 13:34-35 34“I am giving you a new commandment to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.35This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- Jesus’ Instructions
- Matthew 28:16-20 16The eleven disciples went into Galilee to the hillside to which Jesus had directed them.17When they saw him, they worshiped him, though some had doubts.18Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19Therefore, as you go, make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,20teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you every day until the end of the age.
Billy Graham said this:
“The happiness which brings enduring worth to life is not the superficial happiness that is dependent on circumstances. It is the happiness and contentment that fills the soul even in the midst of the most distressing circumstances and the most bitter environment. It is the kind of happiness that grins when things go wrong and smiles through the tears. The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will deeply root inside of us and give inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need of no outward stimulus.”
The Apostle Paul said it this way:
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16That is why we are not discouraged. No, even if our outer man is wearing out, our inner man is being renewed day by day.17For this light, temporary nature of our suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory, far beyond any comparison,18because we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal.