COL 4:2-6

2. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

3. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 

4. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 

5. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 

6. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

CALL OF THE CHURCH TO PROCLAIM

- IS THE CHURCH AN EFFECTIVE PROCLAIMATION AGENCY?

- NEED TO USE OPPORTUNITIES, AND MEET PEOPLE AT POINT OF NEED.

- GOD MAY OPEN MANY DOORS FOR THE MESSAGE, AS MANY GET CLOSED.

- WE MAY NOT SHUT DOWN.. BUT BE PROCLAIMING.

- WE WILL HAVE CONTINUED CONVERSTAIONS.

- WE HAVE MANY WHO ARE WISE AND WHO HAVE ANSWERS.

- WILL CONTINUE TO TALK WITH GRACE ….IN DIFFICULT TIMES. 

CALL TO THE UNSAVED (OUTSIDERS)

- HOW MANY UNSAVED WALK THROUGH ITS GATES?

- PEOPLE STILL NEED THE LORD …..GOD WOULD OPEN EYES.

- CHURCHES THAT EXISTS WHERE NO UNSAVED JOIN.

- WISDOM, COMMITMENT NEEDED TO SERVE. (BEING WATCHFUL)

- TO BE LOOKING OUT ….NOT SELF FOCUSED

- TO HAVE WISDOM IN HOW WE ACT TO OUTSIDERS.

UNSAVED WITHIN THE CHURCH

- MANY ARE NOT SAVED WITHIN THE CHURCH…DO WE KNOW ?

- YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING AWAY FROM GOD AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR HIS SERVICE.

- KIDS WHO ARE NOT SAVED.

- THE MANY OLD WHO ARE NOT SAVED.

- PARENTS WHO ARE NOT SAVED

- INTELLECTUALS, LIBERALS, THEOLOGIANS WHO ARE NOT SAVED.

- WORSHIP LEADERS, PASTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT SAVED / BACKSLIDDEN.

- BISHOPS, SENIOR PASTORS WHO ARE NOT SAVED/ BACKSLIDDEN…..AND NOW BEHAVE MORE LIKE POLITICIANS.