Any Who Were of The Way

Acts 9:1-2 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

The Way The Way of truth – 2 Peter 2:2 The Way of truth – 2 Peter 2:2 The Way of the Lord – Acts 18:25 The Way of the Lord – Acts 18:25 The Way to life – Matthew 7:14 The Way to life – Matthew 7:14 The Way to the Father – John 14:6 The Way to the Father – John 14:6

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned

Get Concerned Mark 8:36-37 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? –A fishing trip –A golf outing –Promiscuity –Drunkenness –A foul mouth –A dirty sense of humor

Get Concerned Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Acts 17:11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned Get smart Get smart

Get Smart John 6:44-45 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. cf. Jeremiah 10:23

Get Smart Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you Ephesians 5:17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned Get smart Get smart Get into Christ Get into Christ

Get Into Christ Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Galatians 3:26-27 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Get Into Christ Romans 6:3-4 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned Get smart Get smart Get into Christ Get into Christ Get out of self Get out of self

Get Out of Self Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

Get Out of Self 2 Corinthians 8:5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God. Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned Get smart Get smart Get into Christ Get into Christ Get out of self Get out of self Get out of sin Get out of sin

Get Out of Sin Matthew 26:28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Acts 22:16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’ Romans 6:17-18 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. Romans 6:17-18 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

Get Out of Sin Colossians 3:5-10 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, 7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. 8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned Get smart Get smart Get into Christ Get into Christ Get out of self Get out of self Get out of sin Get out of sin Get busy Get busy

Get Busy Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; Hebrews 5:9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned Get smart Get smart Get into Christ Get into Christ Get out of self Get out of self Get out of sin Get out of sin Get busy Get busy Stay busy Stay busy

Stay Busy Luke 9:62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Matthew 7: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” Revelation 2:10 …Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

To be “Of The Way” we must: Get concerned Get concerned Get smart Get smart Get into Christ Get into Christ Get out of self Get out of self Get out of sin Get out of sin Get busy Get busy Stay busy Stay busy

The Other Way Matthew 7:13 Matthew 7:13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. Jeremiah 21:8 Jeremiah 21:8 Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the L ORD : “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.