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  DOCUMENTARY: GOD'S METHOD OF SAVING THOSE WHO BELIEVE
  by Pat Necerato
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Summary: God's primary method of saving those who believe is through the
public proclamation of the gospel, which is empowered by the Holy Spirit
and the Word of God.

Duration: 3:39 Topics: "The Cross", "Evangelism"
Scripture References: Proverbs 11:30, Isaiah 6:8, Matthew 10:27, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, Romans 1:16, Romans 10:17, 1 Corinthians 1:18-27

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This sermon emphasizes how God uses the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise, highlighting the power of the seemingly foolish
message of the cross. It encourages believers to be willing to appear
foolish for Christ, as seen in the open-air preaching of Jesus in
various locations. The message stresses the importance of public
proclamation of the gospel as God's ordained method to save those who
believe, emphasizing the need to boldly proclaim the truth everywhere
and at all times.

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CONTENT
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The Bible says that God uses the foolish things of the world to confound
the wise. Throughout Scripture, God uses the most unlikely sources to
communicate His message. The foolishness of the message preached is the
power of God.

The foolishness of the cross is what God has given us. There's nothing
that gives me more strength in the scenery of open air preaching than
knowing that the holiest men that ever walked this world were the least
of all men, and they were a spectacle. Christianity has always known
open air preaching.

We see it with Jesus in Galilee. We see it with Jesus in Jerusalem. We
see it with the Apostle Paul, whether it's on Mars Hill or whether it's
sitting by the riverside in Philippi.

Now why is it a surprise that God would have preachers proclaim His
gospel in the highways, byways, and rooftops in our cities and
neighborhoods? It sounds foolish, but it's how God has ordained it. We
shouldn't be foolish unnecessarily, but we must be willing to be a fool
for Christ. Then Christ Jesus was publicly crucified as a wicked man.

So you're going to tell me that God had it in His heart to publicly
crucify His very own Son and then not command the public proclamation of
His resurrection? Not only does He confound the wise with the foolish,
but He's well-pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those
who believe. And that just gives me grace to know that I'm in God's
will, for He wished to be wise in this day and age and must become
foolish that He may become wise. The method that God uses to make the
dead alive, to make the blind see, and to globally proclaim His message
of love and justice through the crosswork of Jesus is the public
proclamation of the gospel.

The Bible tells us, do not let your mouths be stopped. Proclaim it from
the rooftops. If anything chains us to pulpits, we among all men must be
pitied.

We're to go out and we're to proclaim the truth everywhere, at all
times, in all places, that all the world might know. Yes, yes, yes,
people do find Christ when we go out and preach Him. Through the power
of the Holy Spirit and through the Word of God, in combination with the
public proclamation of the gospel, is how God saves.

Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. God has chosen
the public proclamation of the gospel as His primary method to save
those that believe. I have a question for you.

Are you ready to be heard? Is God calling you to publicly proclaim His
gospel of grace in the streets? If He's calling you, what are you
waiting for? Go, stand, and speak. It's that simple.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/YWlfm45xLMo.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/pat-necerato/documentary-gods-method-of-saving-those-who-believe/
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