Title: We Preach Christ! Meta: Paul describes his ministry with such exalted terminology -- "to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ" (Ephesians 3:8). Tags: bob jennings,evangelism,preaching,Jesus Christ,Apostle Paul,Christian,Gospel,ten commandments 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,450 This theme- why Christ died- it ought to be for our proclamation. 2 00:00:06,490 --> 00:00:10,660 You know, in the last twenty years, there's been a big emphasis 3 00:00:11,180 --> 00:00:20,500 that the ten commandments are the thing we we ought to use in evangelism. 4 00:00:23,250 --> 00:00:26,050 But what do you see? 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,990 You see the Lord used it once, at least, maybe twice, 6 00:00:31,050 --> 00:00:33,730 like Mark was bringing out. 7 00:00:34,510 --> 00:00:37,249 But what do you see that the Lord used? 8 00:00:37,250 --> 00:00:41,129 What was His message? It was things like, "You must be born again." (John 3:3,7) 9 00:00:41,130 --> 00:00:44,580 It was things like, "Except you become like little children..."(Matthew 18:3) 10 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:49,969 It was things like, "If you don't give up everything and follow Me, you can't be My disciple".(Luke 14:33) 11 00:00:49,970 --> 00:00:58,530 It was things like, "If anyone will come after me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross daily and follow Me." (Luke 9:23)(P) 12 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,299 Well Paul, what did you preach? 13 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:04,480 Well he says right down here in verse sixteen, 14 00:01:05,390 --> 00:01:12,810 "He set me apart, He called me and revealed His Son in me, so that I might preach Him." (Galatians 1:15-16)(P) 15 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,679 Paul, that's what you preached to the Galatians. 16 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:21,380 But, what did you preach to the Philippians? 17 00:01:21,381 --> 00:01:28,180 I preached 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you'll be saved'."(P) 18 00:01:28,180 --> 00:01:31,179 Well, what did you preach to the Athenians? 19 00:01:31,180 --> 00:01:35,049 "I preached that God has fixed a day in which He'll judge the world in righteousness 20 00:01:35,050 --> 00:01:39,379 through the man that He's appointed, Jesus Christ, having furnished proof to all men 21 00:01:39,380 --> 00:01:41,390 that He raised Him from the dead." (Acts 17:31)(P) 22 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,169 What did you preach to the Corinthians? 23 00:01:45,170 --> 00:01:49,810 "I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." (1 Corinthians 2:2) 24 00:01:50,580 --> 00:01:52,870 What did you preach to the Ephesians? 25 00:01:53,170 --> 00:01:55,560 "The unsearchable riches of Christ." (Ephesians )(P) 26 00:01:56,830 --> 00:02:00,370 Paul, how would you sum up your message? 27 00:02:01,380 --> 00:02:06,160 He says, "Repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ." (Acts 20:21)(P) 28 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,119 Well, Paul, what did you preach at Caesarea? 29 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,589 "I told Felix, I told him about righteousness, 30 00:02:12,590 --> 00:02:16,570 self-control and the judgment to come and faith in Jesus Christ." (Acts 24) 31 00:02:18,950 --> 00:02:21,420 What is the summary of our great commission? 32 00:02:21,740 --> 00:02:27,690 Repentance and remission of sins in His name among all nations.(P) 33 00:02:30,090 --> 00:02:34,568 Can you put up with another blade illustration? 34 00:02:37,737 --> 00:02:39,669 The next neighbor I went to, 35 00:02:40,468 --> 00:02:46,622 I got to the head of his driveway and I thought, "You know, I better call that fellow 36 00:02:46,623 --> 00:02:49,542 before I just go up there and plow his lane out." 37 00:02:49,996 --> 00:02:55,120 I got him on the cell phone and I said, "I'm down here at the head of your lane with a tractor and a blade. 38 00:02:55,121 --> 00:02:59,055 I'll just go up and back and plow your snow out, 39 00:02:59,516 --> 00:03:01,040 unless you tell me no." 40 00:03:01,496 --> 00:03:05,547 And he said, "Oh, I believe we're alright just where we're at." 41 00:03:07,046 --> 00:03:10,349 And that was it. I went back home.(P) 42 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:15,364 And you have to feel, you know, a little bit of insult. 43 00:03:15,365 --> 00:03:20,336 I mean, there I was, willing and able to help him and he says no!(P) 44 00:03:20,716 --> 00:03:25,244 And if we feel that way towards things here on earth, 45 00:03:25,245 --> 00:03:28,289 what do you think that the heavenly Father feels? 46 00:03:28,289 --> 00:03:30,287 What do you think that God feels? 47 00:03:30,288 --> 00:03:35,132 Everything He's done, everything, everything is ready, the door is open 48 00:03:37,195 --> 00:03:43,262 to provide for your supreme problem and deal with your sin and take you to a place called heaven 49 00:03:43,263 --> 00:03:46,605 and give you eternal life right here and now. 50 00:03:46,606 --> 00:03:48,600 And you're going to say "No"? 51 00:03:49,473 --> 00:03:53,043 You're going to say, "I'm doing alright, I'm pretty well where I want to be"? 52 00:03:54,528 --> 00:03:56,257 May it never be!(P) 53 00:03:56,488 --> 00:03:57,561 Come on, 54 00:03:58,231 --> 00:03:59,333 repent. 55 00:03:59,334 --> 00:04:04,120 Leave your sin behind. All sin, all known sin, leave it all behind. 56 00:04:04,121 --> 00:04:08,236 Let goods and kindred go! There's more to life also! 57 00:04:09,517 --> 00:04:11,753 And believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.(P) 58 00:04:11,754 --> 00:04:19,816 "Lord, I believe that I am a sinner and I deserve to go to hell. 59 00:04:19,950 --> 00:04:24,089 I have no reason that you should take me to heaven, 60 00:04:24,146 --> 00:04:28,382 but I believe that you died for sinners just like me. 61 00:04:28,391 --> 00:04:31,366 I believe you died to pay my sin debt. 62 00:04:31,367 --> 00:04:33,840 I do believe, I will believe, 63 00:04:33,841 --> 00:04:36,486 that Jesus died for me."(P) 64 00:04:36,584 --> 00:04:38,560 Plus nothing. 65 00:04:38,639 --> 00:04:40,549 That was a Galatian error. 66 00:04:40,550 --> 00:04:42,424 It was Jesus, plus. 67 00:04:42,875 --> 00:04:46,635 And the gospel is Jesus only.