Eternity Baptist Church

I. Understand the Heart of Those Who Stray Away
   A. Have Chosen Sexual Immorality over God, 1 Peter 2:11
        1. Bombarded with Pornography; Put Off Marriage
        2. Changing Behavior requires Repentance
   B. They Won't Forgive those who have Offended Them
        1. We live in a Victim Culture, Hebrews 12:15
   C. They Choose the Wrong Friends, Proverbs 13:20
   D. They are Mis-Educated, Romans 12:2
   E. The Christianity we Offer Them is Boring, John 10:10
       1. They Want Something Exciting; So Try to Entertain
       2. What They Really Want and Need is Purpose in Life
   F. They Were Not Saved to Begin With, John 3:3
   G. They Crave Being Part of the Crowd, Matthew 13:44
   H. Christianity Didn't Work for Them; Expectations Not Met  
   I. Many Fail to Become Strong in Faith, 1 John 2:14
II. We Need to Live Ready to Have Spiritual Conversations
   A. Noticing, Luke 19:5
   B. Praying, John 6:44
   C. Listening, James 1:19
   D. Asking, Philippians 2
   E. Loving, 1 John 4:19-20
   F. Welcome, Luke 15
   G. Facilitate, John 6:5
   H. Serving Together
   I. Sharing What He Has Done, What He Means, & He is Worth Trusting
III. We are Done with the Chores; Now It's Time to Do Work
   A. Jesus Was Doing the Work the Father Sent Him to Do, Matthew 9:35
   B. He Saw the Crowds; He Had Compassion; He Challenged
   C. We Need to Do the Work, not just the Chores