The Gospel Demands Radical Urgency

September 21, 2025

Michael J Boyd

The Gospel Demands Radical Urgency WATCH US ON YOUTUBE LIVE @ http://www.youtube.com/gracechurch-slus/live https://www.podbean.com/lsw/Omo9DCa6uz2?lsid=3DGe5TMoSJx 1. Urgency Defined by Scripture John 4:27–42 Philippians 2:3 – 'Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.' 2. Jesus is Determined, Not Distracted John 4:4 – 'Now he had to go through Samaria.' John 4:6 – '[He], tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well.' 3. Jesus is Determined, Not Deterred Colossians 2:8 – 'See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy... rather than on Christ.' 4. Jesus is Devoted, Not Divided John 4:34 – 'My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.' Matthew 4:4 – 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' Psalm 40:8 – 'I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.' 5. The Reality of the Harvest Joel 3:13 – 'Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe...' Revelation 14:15–16 – 'Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come...' Isaiah 9:3 – 'They rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest...' Matthew 9:38 – 'Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.' Romans 1:11–17 – 'I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes...' 6. Application and Personal Reflection John 17:3 – 'Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.' C.S. Lewis – 'It’s immortals that we laugh with, joke with, work with, marry, exploit, snub. Eternal splendors, immortal horrors.' Grace Baptist Church Podcast HTTPS://PODPOINT.COM/GRACE-BAPTIST-CHURCH-OF-SECOND-LIFE-PODCAST WEBSITE https://gracebaptistofsecondlife.godaddysites.com