1. We are in our new series: Unashamed
We are in our new series: Unashamed! Here is a rewind of what we covered last time we met:

2. Some of us are proudly South African…

3. But how many of us are proudly Christian?

4. If anyone tells people that he knows me, I will also tell the Father in heaven that I know him. But anyone who tells people he does not know me, I will also tell my Father in heaven that I do not know him. (Matthew 10:32-33)

5. You are ashamed if you don’t: (1) Show with Actions and (2) Tell with Words.

6. Video: Ecuador – this is from a live concert where Stephen Curtis Chapman tells the story of the death of five missionaries (Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, and their pilot, Nate Saint) at the hands of the Waodani tribe. They were trying to bring the gospel to the people. They were willing to sacrifice their own lives for the sake of the Gospel and were in fact killed by the people they were seeking to reach.

7. Jim Elliot’s journal entry for October 28, 1949, expresses his belief that missions work was more important than his life. "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.“

8. He is the one who wrote this powerful sentence before he died: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.“

9. If you thought there was a chance that you would be killed because you follow Jesus – what message would you leave behind for your friends and family to find and read once you had gone?
If you thought there was a chance that you would be killed because you follow Jesus – what message would you leave behind for your friends and family to find and read once you had gone?

10. A real letter from an African pastor who was killed for following Jesus:
I am a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, learn by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power. My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, back up, let up, or shut up until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until He returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes. And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear for "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.." (Romans 1:16)

11. Video: Fellowship of the Unashamed #1

12. Video: Fellowship of the Unashamed #2

13. Video: Fellowship of the Unashamed #3

14. Video: Fellowship of the Unashamed #4

15. Video: Fellowship of the Unashamed #5

16. Video: Fellowship of the Unashamed #6

17. Are you ashamed of Jesus
Are you ashamed of Jesus? Are you a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed?