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    Author of the New York Times Best Seller R A D I C A L

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    Vi ewe r G u i d es w i t h A n swe rs. Rad ical Small-G rou p Stu d y CD-ROM .
    Pu b l i sh ed by L i fe Way Press . 2 0 12 Dav i d Platt.
    Ite m 005 47 1 37 7. Made i n th e USA .
    Pe r m i ssi o n i s g ra n ted to re pro duce th i s i te m .

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    Complete the viewer guide below as you watch DVD session 1.

    We need to ask the question, Have we ever really come to Jesus on His terms?
    Requirements for a Christians Sacrifice
    Jesus requires superior love.
    There is a dangerous temptation for us to try to soften Jesus words to justify
    the way we live.
    All your affections belong to God.
    In comparison to Christ, we hate the people we love.
    This changes our perspective.
    It starts with a reservoir of love for the supremacy of Christ and God.
    Christianity does not consist of begrudging obedience to Christ.
    Biblical Christianity sees the supremacy of Christ and is so drawn toward Him that our
    love for Him drives everything we do.
    Being a disciple of Jesus Christ means you forsake all relationships in favor of an intimate
    relationship with Him.
    Requirements for a Christians Sacrifice
    Jesus requires exclusive loyalty.
    Through the cross of Christ, we die to the life we live.
    This changes our priorities.
    We are workers constructing a building.
    Count the cost of following Jesus.
    We are warriors fighting a battle.

    Video sessions available for purchase at lifeway.com/radical

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    A Radical Approach
    Jesus call to salvation demands total surrender.
    Salvation is never a matter of external reformation.
    Salvation is a matter of internal transformation.
    If our lives do not reflect the character of Christ, there is a heart issue at work.
    Jesus is not merely a respectable teacher.
    Jesus is the sovereign Lord.
    A Radical Affection
    Jesus calls us to give sacrificially because He loves us.
    Jesus loves rich people enough to tell them the truth.
    God is a Shepherd who protects us.
    God is a Father who delights in us.
    God is a King who provides for us.
    A Radical Command
    Jesus gives commands, not considerations.
    Five Different Commands
    1. Go.2. Sell.3. Give.4. Come.5. Follow Me.
    As followers of Christ, we do not consider options. We obey.

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    The all-important question: Do we believe this Book?


    Do we believe what the Book says about the church?
    Will we choose comfort or a cross?
    You dont come to Jesus as the means to an end. You come to Jesus to get God.
    Will we choose maintenance or mission?
    Will we choose indecisive minds or undivided hearts?
    Wisdom is found in obedience to Jesus, not in the world.
    Do we believe what the Book says about the lost?
    Over 4.5 billion people are on a road that leads to an eternal hell.
    Do we believe what the Book says about the poor?
    Over one billion people live and die in desperate poverty, living on less than a dollar a day.
    Close to two billion others live on less than two dollars a day.
    Close to 30,000 children will die today due to either starvation or preventable disease.
    We are not inconvenienced by this extreme poverty because those stricken by it are not only
    poor; they are powerless.
    God measures the integrity of our faith by our concern for the poor.
    Jesus tells those with abundance that if they do not feed the hungry and clothe the naked,
    they go to hell.
    If we live with so much stuff, theres reason to question whether Jesus is really in us.

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    Two Ingredients of Radical Compassion


    1. Supernatural awareness of the condition of the lost
    2. Sacrificial obedience to the commission of Christ
    The Condition of the Lost
    See their size.
    Over 4.5 billion people are on a road that leads to an eternal hell.
    The Condition of the Lost
    Feel their suffering.
    The only way you and I can ever have this kind of compassion is if Christ is in us.
    The Condition of the Lost
    Realize their separation.
    We need God to deliver us from natural affections to a supernatural awareness of the condition
    of the lost.
    The Commission of Christ
    Jesus beckons us to pray.
    Jesus summons us to go.

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    A Divine Contrast
    God responds to the needs of the poor with compassion.
    God responds to those who neglect the poor with condemnation.
    Those who indulge themselves and ignore the poor will stand condemned
    before God.
    We are the rich man.
    An Eternal Consequence
    If we indulge ourselves and neglect the poor, earth will be our heaven.
    Eternity will be our hell.
    A Clear Choice
    Continue in hollow religion that neglects the poor.
    Caring for the poor is not an optional extra in salvation.
    Caring for the poor is necessary evidence of salvation.
    Youre absolutely justified by grace alone through faith alone, but its a faith that radically
    transforms a heart. It transforms desires.
    A Clear Choice
    Turn in honest repentance to care for the poor.
    Hear the Word humbly.
    Obey the Word quickly.
    We are not motivated to care for the poor by guilt.
    We are motivated to care for the poor by the gospel.
    We obey Christ not because we are guilty but because we are saved.

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    We do not compare; Jesus life is our standard.


    We do not despair; Jesus presence is our hope.
    Christ has never called you to be good enough. He has said,
    Im the only One who can make you good enough.
    Ask God to bring these truths to life in you.
    Avoid apathy; Jesus words are our authority.
    Its not an option to be indifferent to the words of Christ if youre a follower
    of Christ.
    To be a follower of Christ means to come to an awareness of your sinful rebellion
    against God, to see in Jesus the only substitute for your sins, by His grace to turn from your
    rebellion against God, and to trust in Him as the Lord and sovereign King over your life.
    What Jesus says determines how you live.
    Avoid lethargy; Jesus glory is our goal.
    Were in a fight, a race, a battle, and a war.
    We want the lost and the poor to experience His glory.

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