I. Love God enough to obey Him
- Walk in obedience
- Christ’s confrontation with Peter (John 21:15-23; John 14:15)
- Peter’s commitment (Acts 2:14-47; Acts 3:1-8; Acts 4:5-21; 2 Peter 1:14-15)
- Willingness to obey (1 Samuel 15:22-23)
II. Pray fervently, “for the prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16)
- The promise of answered prayer (John 14:13; John 14:3)
- The prerequisites of answered prayer
- Confess all sins (Psalms 66:18)
- Forgive and be forgiven (Mark 11:25)
- Abide in Christ (John 15:7)
- Ask in faith (Mark 11:24)
- Pray in the spirit (Romans 8:26-27)
III. Proclaim God’s Word to make Christ known
- Scriptural injunctions (2 Thessalonians 3:1; Galatians 1:22-24; Acts 13:48-49)
- Scriptural process of reaping God’s Word (Matthew 4:4; Ecclesiastes 11:1-2)
- Priority of proclaiming God’s Word (Deuteronomy 6:7-9; Numbers 22:28-30; Ezra 1:2; John 11:49-52)
- Purpose of God giving us His Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:1)