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July 1, 2007

Heb. 2:17                                      WHAT DID HE DO?                       SAL-15-07

SUBJECT: Salvation.
TITLE: What Did He Do?
PROPOSITION: To look and see what Christ did for mankind.
OBJECTIVE: So we can better appreciate the unspeakable gift that we have in
Christ Jesus.

INTRODUCTION:
1. Read the text.
2. Regarding the text.
(1) Paul wrote of praising God for his unspeakable gift (2 Cor. 9:15).
        A. This gift was not the material blessings that were given to the poor saints
and to all men (v.13), but was the grace of God (v.14).
        B. The grace of God was given to men by Jesus Christ (Tit. 2:11).
        C. This grace is what gave Paul the courage to do more than all the others (2
Cor. 10:15).
(2) Salvation was the gift and the gift was given by the grace of God (Rom. 5:15).
        A. Because he has given us the gift of salvation we don’t have to die in our
sins (Rom. 6:23).
        B. Because we have the gift of salvation we don’t have to worry about death
(1 Cor. 15:54-56).
(3) We should always be so appreciative of the gift of God.
3. Reference To S.T.P.O.

DISCUSSION: WHAT DID HE DO?—
I. LISTEN TO OUR WONDROUS STORY.
1. Once we dwelt among the lost.
        (1) All men have sinned and have come short of the glory of God. When one
says that he has not sinned he has deceived himself and makes Christ a liar (Rom. 3:
23; 1 Jno. 1:8,9).
        (2) Paul told the church at Corinth that at one time they had been sinners (1
Cor. 6:9-11).
2. Yet, Jesus came from heaven’s glory.
        (1) While in heaven he was part of the Godhead (Jno. 1:1-3,14).
        (2) He left heaven and came to earth in the form of a servant (Phil. 2:5-8).
3. Saving us at awful cost.
        (1) We have been bought with a price (1 Cor. 6:19,20; Acts 20:28).
        (2) That cost was the precious blood of Christ (1 Pet. 1:18,19).

II. NO ANGEL COULD HIS PLACE HAVE TAKEN.
1. Highest of the high though he.
        (1) Only he could come in the form of a man to let God know man’s feelings
in temptation (Col. 2:9).
        (2) He was tempted just like us, yet he was without sin (Heb. 4:15; 1 Jno. 2:
1,2).
2. Nailed to the cross, despised, forsaken.
        (1) He was crucified on the cross by the hands of lawless men (Acts 2:22-
24).
        (2) Even his own disciples forsook him in his greatest hour of need (Mk. 14:
50).
3. Was one of the Godhead, three.
        (1) There are three persons in the Godhead (1 Jno. 5:7).
        (2) Jesus, being human and divine, hung on the cross for our sins (Col. 1:19-
21).

III. WILL YOU SURRENDER TO THIS SAVIOR?
1. Now before him humbly bow.
        (1) We are to humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord (Jas. 4:10).
        (2) We are to submit ourselves (Jas. 4:7,8).
2. You, too, shall come to know his favor.
        (1) His grace is extended to anyone who will come to his invitation (Mt. 11:
28-30).
        (2) His favor (his grace) has made all who come to him accepted in the
beloved (Eph. 1:6).
3. He will save you, save you now.
        (1) If you will come he will save you (Heb. 7:25).
        (2) Now is the day of salvation (2 Cor. 6:2).

CONCLUSION:
SUMMARY: WHAT DID HE DO?
        1. O, listen to our wondrous story, once we dwelt among the lost. Yet Jesus
came from heaven’s glory, saving us at awful cost.
        2. No angel could his place have taken, Highest of the high tho, he. Nailed to
the cross, despised forsaken, Was one of the Godhead three.
        3. Will you surrender to this savior? Now before him humbly bow. You,
too, shall come to know his favor, He will save you, save you now.
APPEAL: Who saved us from eternal lost? Who but God’s Son upon the Cross.
What did He do? He died for you. Where is He now? Believe it thou in heaven
interceding.

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Mk. 5:19                      WILL YOU NOT TELL IT TODAY?                EVA-05-07

SUBJECT: Evangelism.
TITLE: Will You Not Tell It Today?
PROPOSITION: To see what our obligations are in spreading the gospel.
OBJECTIVE: To motivate us all to go out and spread the message of love.

INTRODUCTION:
1. Read the text.
2. Regarding the text.
(1) Jesus came into the country of the Gadarenes.
        (1) He was met by a man with an unclean spirit.
        (2) Jesus cast the unclean spirit out of the man and sent them into a heard of
swine.
(2) As Jesus was about to leave he was approached by this man.
        (1) This man asked if he could go with Jesus.
        (2) Jesus told him to go tell all his friends what had happened to him that day.
(3) Are we motivated, as this man was, to go and tell those in sin that they can be
saved as well as we?

DISCUSSION: WILL YOU NOT TELL IT TODAY?—
I. IF THE NAME OF THE SAVIOR IS PRECIOUS TO YOU.
1. If his care has been constant and tender and true.
        (1) Jesus cares for us (1 Pet. 5:7).
        (2) He cares for us constantly and is tender and true (Jno. 3:16; Mt. 28:20).
2. If the light of his presence has brightened your way.
        (1) Jesus came into this world to bring light to those in darkness (Jno. 1:1-9).
        (2) His word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path (Psa. 119:105).
3. O will you not tell of your gladness today?
        (1) We have this treasure in earthen vessels (2 Cor. 4:7).
        (2) What right have we to keep it to ourselves (Jno. 15:1-6).

II. IF YOUR FAITH IN THE SAVIOR HATH BROUGHT ITS REWARD.
1. If a strength you have found in the strength of your Lord.
        (1) Paul said he could do all things through Jesus Christ (Phil. 4:13).
        (2) We are strengthened by the Spirit through the word (Eph. 6:13; Col. 1:11).
2. If a hope of a rest in his palace is sweet.
        (1) There is a rest for the Christian (Heb. 4:9-11).
        (2) Those who die in the Lord shall rest from their labors (Rev. 14:13).
3. O will you not, brother, the story repeat?
        (1) Our mission is to save souls (Prov. 11:30).
        (2) We are to go and preach the gospel to every creature (Mk. 16:15,16).

III. IF THE SOULS ALL AROUND YOU ARE LIVING IN SIN.
1. If the master has bid you to tell them come in.
        (1) Those outside of Christ are lost (2 Thess. 1:7-9).
        (2) We have a command to go and teach all nations (Mt. 28:19-20).
2. If the sweet invitation they never have heard.
        (1) Cornelius had never heard the gospel, and Peter was chosen to tell him
(Acts 10:1-6).
        (2) The Macedonian call (Acts 16:9,10).
3. O will you not tell them the cheer-bringing word?
        (1) Isaiah said: “Here am I Lord, send me” (Isa. 6:8).
        (2) Jeremiah could not refrain from preaching (Jer. 20:9).

CONCLUSION:
SUMMARY: WILL YOU NOT TELL IT TODAY?
        1. If the name of the Savior is precious to you, If His care has been constant
and tender and true. If the light of his presence has brightened your way, O will
you not tell of your gladness today?
        2. If your faith in the Savior has bro’t its reward, If a strength you have
found in the strength of your Lord, If the hope of a rest in his palace is sweet, O
will you not, brother, the story repeat?
        3. If the souls all around you are living in sin, If the master has told you to bid
them come in, If the sweet invitation they never have heard, O will you not tell them
the cheer-bringing word?
APPEAL: O__ will you not tell it today? Will you not tell it today? If the light of
his presence has brightened your way, O will you not tell it today.

"Sanctify them through thy truth, they word is truth" (Jno. 17:17)
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