The Tree of Life TEXT: Proverbs 11:23-30 THESIS: “Each One, Reach One, Each Year” ...................................................................................................................................................................................... I. “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of __________________. (vs 30a) A. From the beginning God has called humans to “be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” Genesis 1:28 1. ___________________ is God’s plan to populate the earth. 2. ___________________ is God’s call to develop our fullest potential. B. The greatest living resource that God has entrusted us with is our ___________________. 1. __________________ your children to love and obey the Lord, your God. 2. Pray that God will use our children mightily in His __________________. “Ten by 2010” Hannah’s prayer for Samuel “O Lord Almighty...give her (me) a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life.” I Samuel 1:11 II. “He who wins ________________ is wise.” (Proverbs 11:30b) A. Soul winning is a ______________ ________________ given to the wise. B. Jesus “tarries in coming” in order that we may _______________ souls. 1. God wants to multiply our ___________________. 2. God is in the numbers business because numbers represent ___________________. “about 3,000 were added to their number that day.” Acts 1:41 “yielding 100, 60 or 30 times what was sown. Matthew 13:23 EACH ONE, REACH ONE, EACH YEAR 244 +244 488 (1st year) +488 976 (2nd year) NOTES |