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I mentioned this is a previous blog, but would like to focus on it a little more here.
God has given every man a conscience, a creation, and a Cross to draw him to himself. Any preacher who does not use all three to bring people to the Lord is fighting unarmed in age-old battle, and will lose. You may draw a crowd, but in the end it was the crowed that crucified Jesus because they accepted his goodness without repentance. These are the 3C’s God uses to invite us to heaven
Creation – is evidence in itself that there is a God. Those who say there is no proof of a Creator are throwing out the obvious before beginning their empirical study.
Romans 1:2 – “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”
Consider this humorous story about Sherlock Holmes:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip. After a telling some stories and roasting some marshmellows they lay down for the night, and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend awake. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.”
“What does that tell you?” Holmes questioned.
Watson pondered for a minute. “Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all-powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?”
Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. “Watson, you idiot. Someone has stolen our tent.”
Conscience – God has placed eternity in the heart of every man, and the evidence of that is your conscience. It is not the mind that is convinced, and therefore someone is saved, but it is the soul that is converted. When you stand before God on Judgment Day without receiving forgives, you will experience what your conscience has been alarming you off your entire life: There is a God, and when you sin you violate His law.
Romans 2:15 – “They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right”
Cross – God made it easy to serve Him, by first serving us. Although He has done nothing wrong, He came to us first in the form of a man to establish relationship with us. God gave us his very best, and we gave Him our very worst – the Cross. Because this, the Cross will always stand as the most significant sign of God’s love and invitation to come home.
1 Corinthians 1:18 – “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”
Romans 5:8 – “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”