WALK ACROSS THE ROOM - FEB 1 notes
ILLUSTRATION Rainbow Man @ public events John 3:16 sign
TRANSITIONdon't want to be obstacle
ILLUSTRATION starving beggar telling others where to get bread "what do you do?
you keep coming back, you tell others" other beggars will react differently: some no, some yes
Latin missio dei = mission of God
Philippians 2:6-8
John 20:21-22
Matthew 28:18-20
Bill Hybels book Just Walk Across the Room BH met African-American muslim-name man tells his own story usually stands alone @ events; other man walked across room "I know hardly anything about Islam" met next week breakfast, then more but initially simple friendship, eventually African-American muslim-name man asks about Chr, becomes Christian
KEYS
1>WILLING TO WALK
ILLUSTRATION Ben use telestrator "BAM!" like John Madden while diagramming football play
Ben diagrams our circle of comfort, same force that moved Jesus to come to earth also nudges us
Ben diagrams us walk across room to people
Remember we never walk alone, Spirit w/ us
2>LISTEN FOR GOD NUDGES
Super Bowl Drama video: 2 guys casual coversation, lo-key invite to small group
ILLUSTRATION b1891 Granpa Constantine grew up near Athens, Greece
Ellis Island $8 to get Omaha but $ stolen works other jobs shoeshineboy
Dr John Baptist (Armenian) starts conversation w/ Constantine
Dr JB writes letter JBC "he can teach Grk" JBC Pres wife Emma Johnson "are you a Chr?" "of course Grks civilized world Bible written Grk"
someone gave him Grk Bibl, read
Luke 15 prodigal son. John 21 Jesus to Peter do you love me?
became preacher, Minn Bible College
ripple effect teacher, family patriarch
what if Dr John never
3>WHO WALKED FOR YOU