Answer Key: What Jesus did for You Bottom Line: Part 2 • salvation Her Life: Like a Tree planted... •7 • Magdala • followers •14 Encounter with Jesus... Luke 8: 1-2 NLT •expected “He took his twelve disciples with him, along with some women • hope who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were • removes Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons;” • life/ soul • sends Introductory Statement Forgiveness... Mary Magdalene loved and served Jesus with a spirit of • remembering gratefulness. Before Jesus, she was possessed by seven demons. • relinquishing After her deliverance, Mary became one of Jesus’ most loyal • responding followers throughout His ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, and • repeating ascension. • rescue Bottom Line: Go tell... • Jesus’s earthly mission was to bring • tell ____________________________ to the lost. • equips Luke 19:10 NLT • others “For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” • you Her Life: Encounter with Jesus... Luke 8:2 NLT Luke 8:2 NLT “...Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons;” “along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had • Mary Magdalene was a woman from whom Jesus cast out ________ cast out seven demons;” demons •The name Magdalene likely indicates that she came from •... will often not be what we ____________________________! __________________________, a city on the southwest coast of the Sea of •...He gives her ____________________ when she did not know what that Galilee. was like. •After Jesus cast seven demons from her, she became one of His •...He __________________________ that part of her life that was holding _____________________________. her in bondage. •She is mentioned _____________________ times in the four gospels. •...He saved her ______________________, but, more importantly saved her _____________________________. •...He ___________________________ her out to tell others. The Lord Jesus has a way of checking people in who are only interested in checking Him out. Jesus... Forgiveness... It was Jesus who left heaven to come to the earth where Mary • Forgiveness is _______________________________ how much you have Magdalene existed. been forgiven. It was Jesus who came to the town where Mary Magdalene worked. Ephesians 4:32 NIV It was Jesus who came to the street where Mary Magdalene “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, walked. just as in Christ God forgave you” It was Jesus who came to the place where Mary Magdalene need. • Forgiveness is _____________________________ your right to get even. It was Jesus who came to the home where Mary Magdalene lived. Romans 12:19 Living Bible “Never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God, for he has said that he will repay those who deserve it” • Forgiveness is ________________________________ to evil with good. Luke 6:27-28 NIV “Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” • Forgiveness is _____________________________ the process as long as necessary. Matthew 18:21-22 NLT “Peter came to him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’” (Jewish law said you had to forgive a person three times, so Peter doubled it and threw one in for good measure.) “‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus Go tell... replied, ‘but seventy times seven!’ Luke 8:1-2 NLT “Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and • ________________________ others with the Good News of God’s villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the forgiveness. Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, along with 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 TEV some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. “God has done it all! He sent Christ to make peace between himself Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out and us, and he has given us the work of making peace between seven demons;” himself and others. What we mean is that God was in Christ, offering peace and forgiveness to the people of this world. And he How to.... has given us the work of sharing his message about peace. We • Just __________________________ what Jesus has done for you. were sent to speak for Christ, and God is begging you to listen to Mark 16:15 NLT our message. We speak for Christ and sincerely ask you to make “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone” peace with God.” Every Christian is called to share with others what we’ve been given from God. • God _________________________ You to tell others Hebrews 13:20-21 NLT “...equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, “ “God doesn’t call the equipped; he equips the people he calls.” Today Is The Day To Be Saved! • God equips you through _______________________. Luke 23:43 NLT “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise • God equips others through ______________________. • That means salvation is immediate • salvation is certain. • salvation is a relationship • Heaven is a real place, and it is forever. No matter who you are or what you've done, the best friend you can ever have is Jesus Christ. He loves you so much that he died on the cross for you. So, spend time with him every day in prayer and in God's Word. .