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That which was from the beginning, which we have
heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we
have looked upon, and our hands have handled,
concerning the Word of life -the life was manifested,
and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to
you that eternal life which was with the Father and
was manifested to us -that which we have seen and
heard we declare to you, that you also may have
fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship [is] with
the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these
things we write to you that your joy may be full. This
is the message which we have heard from Him and
declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no
darkness at all. (1 Joh 1: 1- 5)
He is there from the beginning
He Exists
We have heard Him
He Talks
We have seen Him
He Appears
We have touched Him
He is very
Near
Faith Starts by a Belief in His Existence,
Or
By a Touch of His Presence
Logic, Knowledge & Science
may point that there should be
a Designer, a Creator & a Controller for this universe.
And He should be an Only One Wise God
But This is Not The
Christian Faith
God cannot be grasped by mind; If He could have
been grasped, He wouldn’t have been God
See, Hear, Touch, Live with, Talk to
…. etc.
This is The Real Faith of Christianity
At that time Jesus answered and said, "I thank
You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You
have hidden these things from [the] wise and
prudent and have revealed them to babes (Mat 11:25)
Few Important Questions
1- Do we as preachers touch, see, hear, live with, and
talk to God??
"I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed
to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water". And
John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending
from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon
Him."I did not know Him, but He who sent me to
baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the
Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He
who baptizes with the Holy Spirit'. (John 1: 31 – 33)
Few Important Questions
1- Do we as preachers touch, see, hear, live with, and
talk to God??
For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His
garment, I shall be made well" (Mat 9 : 21)
Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have
seen Me, you have believed. Blessed [are] those
who have not seen and [yet] have believed"
(Joh 20 : 29)
Few Important Questions
1- Do we as preachers touch, see, hear, live with, and
talk to God??
“And those who were with me indeed saw the
light and were afraid, but they did not hear the
voice of Him who spoke to me. So I said, ‘What
shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me,
‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will
be told all things which are appointed for you to
do.’(Acts 22: 9, 10)
Few Important Questions
1- Do we as preachers touch, see, hear, live with, and
talk to God??
Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen
you that you should know His will, and see the
Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. 15
For you will be His witness to all men of what
you have seen and heard.(Acts 22: 14, 15)
Few Important Questions
1- Do we as preachers touch, see, hear, live with, and
talk to God??
For I received from the Lord that which I also
delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the
[same] night in which He was betrayed took
bread; (1Co 11 : 23)
Few Important Questions
1- Do we as preachers touch, see, hear, live with, and
talk to God??
Patristic Tradition
The
Patristic
Tradition
The
Church’s
Thoughts
The Fathers’
Experience
& Knowledge
Few Important Questions
1- Do we as preachers touch, see, hear, live with, and
talk to God??
"The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of
our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you
delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate,
when he was determined to let [Him] go (Act 3 : 13)
Moreover He said, "I [am] the God of your father - the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob" And Moses hid his face, for he was
afraid to look upon God (Exo 3 : 6)
Few Important Questions
2- How can we introduce the same experience &
knowledge to others??
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
"teaching them to observe all things that I have
commanded you; and lo, I am with you always,
[even] to the end of the age" Amen
(Mat 28: 19 – 20)
Few Important Questions
2- How can we introduce the same experience &
knowledge to others??
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father,
and it is sufficient for us". Jesus said to him,
"Have I been with you so long, and yet you
have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen
Me has seen the Father; so how can you say,
'Show us the Father'? (Joh 14: 8,9)
Few Important Questions
2- How can we introduce the same experience &
knowledge to others??
When they trust
you, they trust
what you see
When they love
you, they love
your beloved God
whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not
see [Him,] yet believing, you rejoice with joy
inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your
faith -- the salvation of [your] souls. (1Pe 1 : 8, 9)
Few Important Questions
3- How can we avoid any deviation in delivering this
Knowledge & Experience???
a
This is the message which we have heard from Him
and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no
darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with
Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice
the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
(1 Joh 1: 5- 7)
Few Important Questions
3- How can we avoid any deviation in delivering this
Knowledge & Experience???
b
And the things that you have heard from me among
many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who
will be able to teach others also (2Ti 2 : 2)
The
Church
Teachings
&
Discipleship
The
Bible
Few Important Questions
3- How can we avoid any deviation in delivering this
Knowledge & Experience???
c
But you have not so learned Christ, (Eph 4 : 20)
But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have
no such custom, nor [do] the churches of God
(1Co 11 : 16)
Few Important Questions
3- How can we avoid any deviation in delivering this
Knowledge & Experience???
d
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach
any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed (Gal 1 : 8)
Few Important Questions
3- How can we avoid any deviation in delivering this
Knowledge & Experience???
e
"And I have declared to them Your name, and will
declare [it,] that the love with which You loved Me
may be in them, and I in them" (Joh 17 : 26)
Few Important Questions
4- Can we grow together or should we fully become
mature before starting?
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and
earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the
riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through
His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your
hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded
in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints
what [is] the width and length and depth and height -- to
know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you
may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Eph 3: 14 – 19)
Few Important Questions
4- Can we grow together or should we fully become
mature before starting?
And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly
abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ
Jesus. 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. However, for this
reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus
Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to
those who are going to believe on Him for
everlasting life. (1 Tim 1: 14- 16)
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Homework No. 2
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October 10 , 2010
From 2Corinthians 5 : 18 – 21
&
From 2Corinthians 6 : 1 – 10,
please pick out the Principles of Evangelism