WHY NOT ALL WHY NOT EVERY? WHY NOT NOW? A call for all and every! by Dick Eastman

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1 WHY NOT ALL WHY NOT EVERY? WHY NOT NOW? A call for all and every! by Dick Eastman

2 WHY NOT ALL WHY NOT EVERY? WHY NOT NOW? A call for all and every! 2018 by Dick Eastman International President Every Home for Christ 640 Chapel Hills Dr. Colorado Springs, CO ehc.org THIS TEACHING MAY BE DUPLICATED WITHOUT PERMISSION.

3 A CALL FOR ALL AND EVERY! A CALL FOR ALL AND EVERY! Matthew 24:14 (NKJV) And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world [including America] as a witness to all the nations [including all people groups in America], and then the end will come. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 (NKJV) For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth in every place... A CASE FOR ALL... ALL Defined Being or representing the entire or total number, amount or quantity; constituting, being, or representing the total extent or the whole. Genesis 18:17-18 (NIV) Then the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. Psalm 22:27-28 (NIV) All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations. Acts 2:39 (NIV) The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off for all whom the Lord our God will call. Matthew 28:19 (NKJV) Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:47 (NLT) It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent. 3

4 EVERY HOME FOR CHRIST Mark 16:15 (NKJV) And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Acts 13:49 (NKJV) And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. Acts 8:40 (NIV) Philip traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea. Acts 19:10b (NIV) all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord. Revelation 15:4 (NIV) Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed. A CASE FOR EVERY... EVERY Defined Constituting each and all members of a group without exception; being the highest degree or expression of. Deuteronomy 11:24 (NKJV) Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the River Euphrates, even to the Western Sea, shall be your territory. Joshua 1:3 (NKJV) Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. 1. EVERY DAY Acts 2:46-47 (NKJV) So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. 4

5 A CALL FOR ALL AND EVERY! Acts 5:42 (NLT) And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: Jesus is the Messiah. Acts 16:5 (NLT) So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day. 2. EVERYWHERE Luke 4:36-37 (NLT) Amazed, the people exclaimed, What authority and power this man s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command! The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region. Luke 9:6 (NKJV) So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. Acts 8:4 (NKJV) Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. Mark 16:20 (NKJV) And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. Acts 10:42 (NLT) And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all the living and the dead. 3. EVERYBODY Luke 2:10-11 (MSG) The angel said, Don t be afraid. I m here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide: A Savior has just been born in David s town, a Savior who is Messiah and Master. This is what you re to look for: a baby wrapped in a blanket and lying in a manger. 5

6 EVERY HOME FOR CHRIST Acts 3:9 (MSG) Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. Acts 4:16 (NIV) What are we going to do with these men? they asked. Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. Acts 9:34-35 (MSG) Peter said, Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed! And he did it jumped right out of bed. Everybody who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him walking around and woke up to the fact that God was alive and active among them. 2 Peter 3:9 (NIV) The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 4. EVERY HOME Acts 5:27-28 (NIV) The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, he said. Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching Acts 5:42 (NKJV) And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. Acts 8:3 (NKJV) As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison. Acts 20:20b (NKJV)...I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you publicly and from house to house. Micah 4:6-7 (MSG) On that great day, God says, I will round up all the hurt and homeless, everyone I have bruised and banished. I will transform the battered into a company of the elite. I will make a strong nation out of the long lost, A showcase exhibit of God s rule in action, as I rule from Mount Zion, from here to eternity. 6

7 A CALL FOR ALL AND EVERY! Isaiah 2:1-4 (MSG) The Message Isaiah got regarding Judah and Jerusalem: There s a day coming when the mountain of God s House Will be The Mountain solid, towering over all mountains. All nations will river toward it, people from all over set out for it. They ll say, Come, let s climb God s Mountain, go to the House of the God of Jacob. He ll show us the way he works so we can live the way we re made. Zion s the source of the revelation. God s Message comes from Jerusalem. He ll settle things fairly between nations. He ll make things right between many peoples. They ll turn their swords into shovels, their spears into hoes. No more will nation fight nation; they won t play war anymore. Zechariah 2:10-11 (MSG) Shout and celebrate, Daughter of Zion! I m on my way. I m moving into your neighborhood! God s Decree. Many godless nations will be linked up with God at that time. ( They will become my family! I ll live in their homes! ) And then you ll know for sure that God-of-the Angel-Armies sent me on this mission. God will reclaim his Judah inheritance in the Holy Land. He ll again make clear that Jerusalem is his choice. PRAYER APPLICATION (Reflect and Respond) Focus your prayers on those who you know are involved in taking the Gospel to all and every. Pray for an Every Home Campaign in your church and community. Pray especially for unreached peoples who have yet to receive the Gospel. 7

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