Tell me the Story of Jesus: Beautiful Feet Jerry D. Porter

Tell me the Story of Jesus:Beautiful FeetJerry D. Porter Canada West District Assembly Church of the Nazarene Ambrose University College Calgary - 20 June 2014

BEAUTIFUL FEET • If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”

BEAUTIFUL FEET • For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will besaved.” How, then, can theycallon the one they have not believed in? And how can theybelievein the one of whom they have not heard?

BEAUTIFUL FEET • And how can theyhearwithout someone preaching to them? And how can theypreachunless they aresent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”(Romans 10:9-15 NIV)

BEAUTIFUL FEET • Jew and Gentile are alike!? • SAVED • CALL • BELIEVE • HEAR • PREACH • SENT

BEAUTIFUL FEET • “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnessesin Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 NIV) • EYE WITNESS TESTIMONY

“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

BEAUTIFUL FEET • Dominican Republic • CADA UNO GANA UNO • __________ __________ • __________ __________ • In 1977 528 Nazarenes • In 1978 1,079 Nazarenes

BEAUTIFUL FEET • Contagious Christians building bridges of grace to family and friends and sharing our testimony • “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.”(Jn 17:15)

BEAUTIFUL FEET • Matthew party: Jesus saw a man at his work collecting taxes. His name was Matthew. Jesus said, “Come along with me.” Matthew stood up and followed him. Later when Jesus was eating supper at Matthew's house… a lot of disreputable characters came and joined them. When the Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company, they had a fit, and lit into Jesus’ followers.

BEAUTIFUL FEET • Matthew party: • “What kind of example is this from your Teacher, acting cozy with crooks and riff- raff?” Jesus, over-hearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.” (Mat 9:9-13 Message)

BEAUTIFUL FEET WITH GOD’S HELP… I WILL DO MY BEST TO BRING AT LEAST ONE PERSON TO CHRIST AND THE CHURCH DURING THIS YEAR!

BEAUTIFUL FEET • MULTIPLICATION: • During 30 days, would you prefer $10,000/day or ONE PENNEY per day, doubling daily the number of pennies? • $300,000 or $10,000,000? • Fold a piece of paper 50 times • Stack of paper to the moon and beyond!

BEAUTIFUL FEET • MULTIPLICATION: • EACH ONE WIN ONE • EACH DISCIPLE MAKES DISCIPLES • EACH PASTOR TRAIN A PASTOR • EACH CHURCH START A CHURCH

Excuses for not planting new works BEAUTIFUL FEET 1. Too many churches 2. Larger is better 3. Too small to launch a new work 4. Not enough money 5. Not enough leaders 6. Can’t release the leaders

Excuses for not planting new works BEAUTIFUL FEET 7. No building 8. No theological college graduate 9. Too much hard work & sacrifice 10. Mañana, not this year 11. We may fail 12. What is in it for me?

TELL ME THE STORY OF JESUS • “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

Tell me the Story of Jesus: Beautiful Feet Jerry D. Porter