1. Do we REALLY have to talk about sin?
2. Is it REALLY my fault?
3. Is it REALLY that bad?
4. Can I REALLY be forgiven
5. Does it REALLY matter now that I’m a Christian?
1.COME, DRINK, EAT AND LIVE! (v1-5) a) Empty Bottle and Empty Pocket b) Empty Bottle and Full Pocket c) Water for refreshment, Milk for nourishment and Wine for excitement d) Come to God – taste and see that the LORD is good! How? a) Listen Up! b) Look Up! c) Show Up! 2….
SOMETHING… 1) SIMPLE! Do not grumble against one another, brother 2) SERIOUS! So that you may not be judged 3) STARTLING! Behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
1) CHARACTER! (v2-10) Tenacity (v2), Integrity (v3), Accountability (v4), Transparency (v5), Humility (v6), Purity (v10) 2) CARE! (v7,8,11) Gentleness, Tenderness, Affection, Example, Sacrifice, Intimacy 3) COMMITMENT! (v12) Making disciples of Jesus who walk in a manner worthy of God Lessons: 1) Godliness is everything. 2) People don’t care how much you know until they know…
NB. Low quality audio ‘I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.’ (verse 34) (1)Who is wielding this sword? (v34-36) (2)Why would they turn against people so close to them? v37 The Christian’s first love v38 The Christian’s self-denial v39 The Christian’s eternal perspective (3)What is Jesus up to? (v34-36) (4)How should Christians…
1. Contrasts Name and knowledge don’t matter. What matters is knowing Jesus 2. Conversations a) With Nathaniel (John 1:45-46) “We have found the Messiah” b) With Jesus (John 6:5-7) “Where shall we buy bread….?” c) With “some Greeks” (John 12:20-22) They said: “We wish to see Jesus” 3. Confusion Jesus said to…
1) WONDERFUL a) His Deity (John 8:58) b) His Teaching (Mark 1:22, Matt 5:4-5) c) His Perfection (1 Pet 2:22, 1 John 3:5) d) His Death (Rom 5:8) e) His Resurrection (Mark 16:1-8) 2) WONDERFUL COUNSELLOR a) He always listens (Heb 13:5, Matt 28:20) b) He knows & understands your needs (Matt 6:8, Heb 4:15)…