Pastor Chuck Ryan
“Whoever is Not Against Us is For Us”
Jesus
Text: Mark 9: 38-41
Thesis: Christians must recognize other Born-Again believers as brothers and sisters in Christ even if they are of a different denomination.
The Facts:
1) “we saw a man is driving out demons in your name…”
“Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, "In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out. Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?" Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.” (Acts 19:13-16)
2) “we told him to stop, because he is not one of us.”
“I am a Christian first and then a Nazarene.” (Pastor Chuck)
1st-“No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me.”
Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
John 14:14
If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
2nd- “for whoever is not against us is for us.”
III. Jesus broadens the definition of those who will receive a reward.
“Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.” (vs41)
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