Lesson 54
Meet Jesus: Influencer

Matthew 4: 25: And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Today's writers, students, and speakers on influence will tell you to work on your immediate circle of people. From that, your circle will begin to grow. Jesus' circle moved with lightning speed. In short time people were coming from miles away in every direction. North, East, South, and West they came. From outside Israel they came. From inside Israel they came. They came by foot mostly. They crossed rivers. They came.

ACT!
What boundary of thought will you cross today to meet Jesus? Do it!

PRAY!
Father, people are willing to cross any boundary to get to Jesus. His influence moves quickly when we expose Him and His love and His power. Help me to show Jesus to my circle of friends today so that others will come. Help me to just stretch out to those around me so that others will cross boundaries to get to the Jesus I have to offer them.

copyright 2001, Rev. Philip A.Larson

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