CHRIST-FOCUSED CHRISTIANS
to KNOW HIM MORE and to MAKE HIM KNOWN
And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. Acts 11:26
Christians are those who ought to share the Good News of Christ. Christians throughout the world share Christ in many ways. Many Christians are Christ-focused. Christ-focused Christians are fruitful in sharing the Good News to countless people. Christians are the most powerful living beings that I know of, but unfortunately have hundreds of challenges before they can show or see Christ in themselves and others. The biggest problem many of us have is that we lack Christian knowledge. Many of us do strive to lead others to Christ. The least knowledgeable are the least successful. Why not study seriously? Why not plan to be the winners of souls today? Let's all
study the Word of God - BIBLE. God will help us to be the winners of souls, for His own glory, today, as we focus on Him alone
daily.
Top 10 National Christian Populations
1 USA 224,457,000 85%
2 Brazil 139,000,000 93%
3 Mexico 86,120,000 99%
4 Russia 80,000,000 60%
5 China 70,000,000
6 Germany 67,000,000 83%
7 Philippines 63,470,000 93%
8 United Kingdom 51,060,000 88%
9 Italy 47,690,000 90%
10 France 44,150,000 98%
All of us Christians, worldwide, have many characters common in us, in varying degrees. Every Christian is totally responsible to grow in his or her knowledge of Christ, regardless of his or her nationality, culture, experience, gender, age and other modifiable and non-modifiable factors. Christian knowledge is powerful. Christians must study to know Him and to make known.
"...The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead...Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this to give ...an opportunity to turn from...sins and turn to God so ...sins would be forgiven. We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him." Acts 5:30, 31, 32
Here are Christians - unique and purpose-driven:
OUR ROLE IN WINNING THE LOST TO CHRIST
I. WE ARE TO FAITHFULLY SOW THE SEED ON ALL KINDS OF SOIL:
In the parable of the sower (Mark 4:1-8, 14-20), Christ told of the person who threw the seed (the Gospel) on various types of soil (men's hearts): hard, shallow, weed-infested, and "good."
The sower's job was not to inspect the condition of the soil, but to faithfully "scatter seed on the ground… " (Mark 4:26b)
II. WE ARE TO STEP BACK AND ALLOW THE GOSPEL TO DO ITS WORK:
The inner-working of the Gospel upon a person's heart is mysterious, God-directed, and beyond our control or efforts:
"Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain… " (Mark 4:27)
III. WE ARE TO OBSERVE THE SOIL:
It important for us to understand that before reaping the harvest, an orderly and timely growth process must first transpire:
"First the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head." (Mark 4:28)
IV. WE ARE TO REAP THE HARVEST:
Because of our inclination toward procrastination, we could easily miss the opportune time to reap the harvest: "Do you not say, 'There are yet four months and then comes the harvest'?… I tell you… the fields are ripe for harvest. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come." (John 4:35; Mark 4:29)
I am intrigued with the fact that when Christ spoke of the partnership between sower and reaper He only offered a reward to the reaper: "One sows and another reaps… The reaper draws… wages… " (John 4:37, 36)
Perhaps He knew that reapers were in scarce supply and needed the added incentive!
At any rate, let's get out there and sow the seed, step back, observe, and… harvest!
—Facts of the Matter
REMARKABLE PURPOSE®
WE KNOW HIM AND WE MAKE HIM KNOW
Accept other believers who are weak in faith,
and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. Romans 14:1
