A Platform for the Good News
February 18, 2024 Speaker: Jay Pound Series: Doing Good
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12
Good works provides a better platform for sharing the good news
- Good works create goodwill that will earn a hearing for the gospel (1 Thes. 2.1-4, 8-12)
- We are all more likely to listen to and be persuaded by people we like and admire
- Good works make us credible witnesses (1 Thes. 2.1-4, 8-12)
- When Paul wants to establish his credibility, he points to his life
- Third, and finally, good works make the message of the gospel harder to dismiss (Mt. 11.4-6)
- In a fallen world, good works cry out for an explanation
Conclusion: The Return of the King (Mt. 24.45-51)
If we knew Jesus might return at any moment, how would we live? We would want him to catch us doing good!
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