2/8/2010
FreshBread Message Monday, February 8, 2010
Matthew 28:18-20 (The Complete Jewish Bible)
18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples (Talmidin) of all nations, baptizing them into the reality of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
YOU ARE A DISCIPLE MAKER! That is what Jesus asked you to be, and he died on Calvary’s cross so we could be. I am praying for you today, wherever you find yourself, at work, at school, in the gym. Jesus is NOT asking you to live your life, your Christ-following life, but that men and women will see your life and be drawn to the Father in Heaven.
My friends I have seen the power of God and many or you are a testimony to it; that when you live this kind of life (and are honest and open when you fail), that people are drawn to your Father. I have seen it time and time again.
Sometimes people want to tell you it does not matter how you live, it is what you believe. I leave you with the words of James, Jesus’ Brother:
James 2:14-24
14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. 19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. 20You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? 21Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend. 24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
Climb the mountain today my friends and you will be making disciples! I am praying for you!< ?br>
Scott
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