Archive - February 23, 2010

Good conscience

Acts 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Paul lived with a desire to keep a good, clear conscience. What a goal for all of us to have! The Holy Spirit will make our conscience more sensitive than normal. He will speak to us and direct us.

The most important person that we have to please is the Lord Jesus. Paul was striving to keep a good conscience before God. Pleasing God is the highest motive that we could have!

Hundredfold men

Hundredfold men

1. Biblical Basis for the idea

i. Matthew 13:23

ii. Mark 4:8

iii. Matthew 25:15

iv. 1Corinthians 15:10

2. The mathematical model of taking a number and doubling it shows the progression. Would you rather have a $1,000 a day for 30 days or one penny doubled every day for 30 days

3. The ministry of God’s gifted people

i. 2Timothy 2:2

ii. Ephesians 4:1-16

4. The potential of one man training 100 leaders of leaders that can train another 100 leaders of leaders

i. We are not going to have as our goal to train leaders. They will be just the result of our ministry

ii. As we train hundredfold men we will automatically train twice as many 60 fold men and 4 times as many 30 fold men

Persecution of Christians in India