{"id":245,"date":"2011-10-05T12:25:33","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T12:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=245"},"modified":"2011-10-05T12:26:40","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T12:26:40","slug":"signs-they-have-a-heart-for-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2011\/10\/signs-they-have-a-heart-for-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs – They Have a Heart for Seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SERIES:\u00a0 Signs<\/p>\n

TITLE:\u00a0 \u00a0They Have a Heart for Seekers<\/p>\n

TEXT:\u00a0 Luke 15 (p.874); 19:1-10 (p.878)<\/p>\n

\u201cGod is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.\u201d\u00a0 2 Peter3:9<\/p>\n

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  1. THEY \u201cSEE\u201d THEMSELVES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Turn to Eph.5:27.\u00a0 3 lessons from this verse:<\/p>\n

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    1. The purpose of Christ\u2019s love is to call forth (beauty<\/span>).<\/li>\n
    2. The product of Christ\u2019s love is to be (holy and blameless<\/span>).<\/li>\n
    3. The process by which He accomplishes that is by (His love<\/span>) for the church.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      It is all about (credibility<\/span>).\u00a0 We must (BE<\/span>) good news\u00a0 before we can share good news.<\/p>\n

      \u201cAnd your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect.\u201d\u00a0 Ezek.16:14 (NIV)<\/p>\n

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      1. THEY \u201cSEE\u201d OTHERS<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Point to ponder: We must (really matter<\/span>) to God.<\/p>\n

        Three common threads run through Luke 15 parables;<\/p>\n

        1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Something of (great value<\/span>) was missing.<\/p>\n

        2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That which was missing was (important enough<\/span>) to warrant an all-out search.<\/p>\n

        3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Retrievals<\/span>) result in (rejoicing<\/span>).<\/p>\n

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        1. THEY \u201cSEE\u201d THEIR MISSION<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u201cI have not come to call the righteous but the sinners to repentance.\u201d\u00a0 Mk.2:27<\/p>\n

          \u201cThe church is a hospital for sinners, not a rest home for saints.\u201d<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          NEXT:\u00a0 They Live Godly Lives- Eph.4:25-5:4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          SERIES:\u00a0 Signs TITLE:\u00a0 \u00a0They Have a Heart for Seekers TEXT:\u00a0 Luke 15 (p.874); 19:1-10 (p.878) \u201cGod is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.\u201d\u00a0 2 Peter3:9   THEY \u201cSEE\u201d THEMSELVES Turn to Eph.5:27.\u00a0 3 … <\/p>\n

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