Be Radical

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Be Radical

• Introduction
• Commit Yourself
• Do Something Radical
• Conclusion

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I. Introduction

• Radical
• From Latin
• Original Definition From the root or source.
• Modern Definition To do something extreme or out
  of the ordinary.
• Appears in the Bible exactly zero times
• Deep down we want to do radical things, but what
  stops us?

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II. Commit Yourself

• John 1
• The Word Became Flesh
•  1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
  with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God
  in the beginning.  3Through him all things were
  made without him nothing was made that has been
  made. 4In him was life, and that life was the
  light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness,
  but the darkness has not understood it.
• God created the universe with his word
• God created us in his image
• We create things with our words

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II. Commit Yourself

• By our words we create intangible/invisible
  things
• Things like hope, commitment, love, promises,
  conviction, gratitude, and praise
• Examples Marriage vows and confession
• Rom 109 That if you confess with your mouth,
  "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that
  God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
  10For it is with your heart that you believe and
  are justified, and it is with your mouth that you
  confess and are saved.
• Commit yourself with your words
• Luke 198 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the
  Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my
  possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated
  anybody out of anything, I will pay back four
  times the amount."

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III. Do Something Radical

• Break the cycle of faithlessness by doing
  something radical
• Mat 1428 "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied,
  "tell me to come to you on the water."
•  29"Come," he said.
•    Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on
  the water and came toward Jesus. 30But when he
  saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to
  sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
• Many other examples in the Bible like Acts 214
  and Acts 826, Acts 26 and more
• how can anything faithful happen if you don't do
  something out of the ordinary?

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IV. Conclusion

• Commit yourself with your words. Its about your
  integrity.
• Do what you say and say what you will do
• Commit yourself to doing something radical