Speaker: Grant Agler

 

 
 
Deciding to follow Jesus is a private decision,
Deciding to follow Jesus is a private decision, but our faith is lived out publicly
 
Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:32
 
But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:33
 
If we don’t go public
Our faith can’t grow privately
 
We don’t go public the right way
 
The wrong way

• The judgmental approach
• The Political approach
• The “us” vs. “them” approach
• The unchanged life approach

 
Matthew 4:14
 
You are the light of the world.
Matthew 4:14
 
A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 4:14
 
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.
Matthew 4:15
 
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Matthew 4:15
 
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven
Matthew 4:16
 
Your life is proof that Jesus rose from the dead
 
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires,which wage war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:11
 
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
1 Peter 2:12
Go public (progression)

• Let people know
• Leverage simple conversations to share your story

 
Prove it with your life