1. THE EXHIBITION! (v1-2) The trumpet blowers 2. THE EXHORTATION! (v3) Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing 3. THE EXAMINATION! (v4) “….so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
1. THE WITNESS! We have seen His star: in the Sky, in the Scriptures, in the Soul 2. THE WORSHIP! They worshipped Him offering: Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh 3. THE WARNING! Herod on the warpath 4. THE WELCOME! Out of Egypt I have called my Son
1. Hard Sayings or Hard Hearts? (v60-65) There’s no acceptance 2. Follow the Crowd or follow the Christ? (v66-71) There’s no alternative Question Time ??? 1. Who do YOU say that I am? (Mark 8:29) 2. Do YOU want to go away as well? (John 6:67) 3. What have YOU believed and come to know?…
1) FACT! This is a true and faithful saying 2) FAITH! CHRIST Jesus came into the world to save sinners 3) FAVOUR! Of whom I am the foremost (chief)
Sermon outline to follow…
Two Ways To Live Our Way Reject the ruler & Try to run life our way Result: Condemned by God & Facing death and Judgement God’s Way Submit to Jesus as our ruler & Rely on Jesus’ death and resurrection Result: Forgiven by God & Given eternal life The Choice is Yours A RELATIONSHIP…