“Trust
Me, It’s Worth the Investment”
1.
151,
600 people die each day, (=6316 people die each hour, 105 people die
each minute, almost 2 people die each second) (2013-September)
(http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/greatc.html)
2. In 2010, guns
took the lives of 31,076 Americans in homicides, suicides and
unintentional shootings. (Equals: 85 deaths a day, more than 3 deaths
an hour)
(http://smartgunlaws.org/gun-deaths-and-injuries-statistics/)
3.
85% people believe Jesus walked this earth 2,000 years ago. 6%
disagree. 8% aren’t sure.
(http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/poll-americans-believe-christ/2010/04/04/id/354704)
4.
2.7 million children under 18 have a parent in jail or prison. (At
midyear 2012 jails held some 744,524,
of that, (645,900 (86.8%) were male & 98,600 (13.2%) were female)
(http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/64#sthash.khCp3X9H.dpbs)
Matthew
15: 32, 36 32
Then
Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said,
I have compassion on the multitude,
because they continue with
me now three days,
and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest
they faint in the way.
36 And
he took the seven
loaves and the fishes,
and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude.
-Importance
of family, people-compassion (4,000 men, beside women & children
there)
-Time-people
sat down, fed them naturally. Ways we can do the same? Spend time,
Listening Ear
-“Gratitude
is the timid
wealth
of those who have nothing” (Emily Dickinson) (Ex: H.S. nerd &
Star)
John 15:16
“16
Ye
have not
chosen me,
but
I have chosen you,
and ordained you, that ye should go and bring
forth fruit,
and that your fruit
should remain:
that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it
you.
-Value
of people- House-property value. (The Negative Words) (Ex: my
friend’s paper)
-Chosen-Sees
(investment) something in you despite your environment (Ex: Ypu
kickball game)
-Imperfect
people- bring Fruit of Greatness, success, a warrior, champion.
John 17: 9, 20 “9
I
pray for them: I
pray not for the world,
but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
20 Neither
pray
I for these alone,
but for
them
also which shall believe
on me through
their word;
-Power
of prayer & the Word-Covering people-Noah’s sons (Ex; suicidal
friend)
- Acts
1:8-witnesses-
power of Influence, we are witnesses what the LORD can do.
Luke 22: 31, 32
“31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold,
Satan hath desired to have you, (take your
influence/destroy you) that he may sift you as wheat:
(scatter, to remove your faith thru trials of life)
32 But I
have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when
thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
-Phil.
3:19 ‘Those
things, which ye have
both learned,
and received,
and heard,
and seen
in me,
do:
and the God of peace shall be with you.’ (Jesus: help prevent
someone from making the same mistakes)
-Acts
9:32-35 Aeneas-
34
And
Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise,
and make thy bed. And he arose immediately,
35And
all
that dwelt at Lydda
and Saron
saw him, and
turned to the Lord
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