One Purpose To

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And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19

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“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Matthew 28:19

July 7 & 8, 2018 Ken Long, Senior Pastor

One Purpose

II. To

“I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.” John 17:4

To “glorify” means: to make

hidden .

and

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Matthew 19:10

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; Isaiah 61:1

To carry out Jesus’ purpose we must And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

What was the “work” that Jesus accomplished on earth? I.

To “All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Matthew 11:27

. Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. John 4:34-35

Application:

“Before Jesus focused on

1. Have I

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something, He focused on

2. Do I see the

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in relationship with God and with His disciples.” J. Putman To carry out Jesus purpose we must discover the right: A.

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Available online at northshorechristian.org: Click the “Media” button for completed sermon notes, video & audio. All scriptures are English Standard Version (ESV) unless otherwise noted.

And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Mark 8:23-25

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