I. Avoid procrastination
- A. Understanding urgency (Acts 16:25-34)
B. Urgency is important for the lost, but equally important for the saved! (2 Corinthians 6:1-2; John 4:35)
C. We were not saved just so that we could spend an hour or two a week in the church building (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:2)
II. Avoid pessimism
- A. God’s strength can overcome our perceived weakness (Ephesians 3:20-21)
B. Not everyone can do everything, but everyone can do something! (1 Corinthians 12:15-22)
C. Don’t allow the negativity of fear stop you from the Lord’s work (2 Timothy 1:7)
III. Avoid indifference
- A. What was the mission of Christ while He dwelt among us in the flesh? (Luke 19:10)
B. Is our mission not the very same today? (Mark 16:15-16)
C. Do we understand the eternal implications of not sharing the gospel? (Matthew 7:15-23)
IV. Avoid hypocrisy
- A. Live a life worth imitating (1 Corinthians 11:1)
B. Live a life fully committed to the Lord’s cause (Matthew 6:33; 16:24)