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"The gospel makes no sense to me"

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1Corinthians 2:4 "And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:"

The gospel is greater and higher than the understanding and wisdom of men. It cannot therefore make sense to them

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1Corinthians 1:21 "For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe."

The gospel is so simple a foolish person can receive it so that not only the wise but the all people can be saved.

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Matthew 11:25 "At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes."

The gospel is so simple that wise people would have to become simple in their wisdom in order to receive.

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1Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

The gospel of salvation is the least of the wisdom of God but this is higher than the highest wisdom found in men.

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Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD."

1Corinthians 3:19 "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness."

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"I am not qualified to serve God or preach the gospel"

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2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

My ability to absolutely depend on God is my qualification to preach the gospel.

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Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Colossians 1:29 "For which I also labor, striving according to his working, who works in me mightily."

I labour according to my faith in God's power and not my own power.

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1Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."

The grace to do anything is with me.

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Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

God will work in me according to how willing I am to do His pleasure.

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Hebrews 13:20 "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,"

I am qualified only through faith in Christ. Through faith in Christ God will work all things in me.

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2Thessalonians 2:16 "Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and has given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through grace,"

Proeaching the gospel is all about God's ability in me activated by faith.

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Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts."

John 3:34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure unto him.

God has sent and filled every Christian with power and words to speak to witness to unbelievers about Christ.

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Psalm 81:10 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt: open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."

The God who saved me from the world (Egypt) will fill my mouth with the right words to speak to the people of the world to be saved.

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Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

Matthew 28:19 "Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:"

The great commission has been given to all believers.

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Matthew 10:19 "But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak."

Luke 12:11 "And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take you no thought how or what thing you shall answer, or what you shall say:"

Luke 21:14 "Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer:"

Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatsoever I command you you shall speak."

Jeremiah 1:8 "Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD."

The most important things are not in me but all in God and I gain hold of all these through my faith in Him.

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"This is not the right time to preach the gospel or do the work of God"

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2Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."

John 4:34 "Jesus said unto them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work."

Luke 14:5 "And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?"

Matthew 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

John 5:17 "But Jesus answered them, My Father works still, and I work."

John 5:19 "Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for whatsoever things he does, these also does the Son likewise."

Luke 22:26 "But you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that does serve."

Acts 20:24 "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."

Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD."

Proverbs 16:25 "There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."

Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

Isaiah 40:30 "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"

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"This person cannot be saved"

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Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

Hebrews 7:25 "Therefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them."

Mark 10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

1Corinthians 15:9 ,9 "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.",10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."

1Timothy 1:15 "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief."

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"What will people say and think if a share the gospel"

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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.",8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

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"The preaching and teaching of the gospel is for only those called into the ministry"

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Hebrews 5:12 "For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food."

Ephesians 4:12 "For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:"

Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

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"No one will hear me if I preach the gospel to them"

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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."

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"If I give my life to Christ the devil will kill or harm me"

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Zechariah 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts; After his glory has he sent me unto the nations which plundered you: for he that touches you touches the apple of his eye.

2Peter 2:9 "The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:"

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"I am scared of what people will say to me and think if I share the gospel to them"

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2Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."

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"I don't preach the gospel but I try to let my life lead people to Christ"

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Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Hebrews 5:12 "For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food."

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"Christ has saved you through your faith in Him but you must also do this and that to be truly saved"

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Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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"Until you are baptized, you are not saved"

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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."

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"I am saved because I have been baptized"

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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."

2Timothy 3:5 "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."

Colossians 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

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"God wants me to be in this religion, that is why He made me to be born into it"

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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."

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"God wants me to be in this church, that is why He made me to be born into it"

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Jeremiah 3:15 "And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding."

You discover the church God has given you. You don't just choose church

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"May be it is not God's will that he is saved"

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2Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

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"Just believe in Jesus and you will be saved - That is way too simple God wants more than that He wants a good life"

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Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works, lest any man should boast."

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.

Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."

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