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18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Guilt is a Powerful deterrent of giving God Thanks. The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated) (Guilt) Guilt for the biblical writers, guilt is not primarily an inward feeling of remorse or a bad conscience,…

While the death of Christ expiates and propitiates, the burial (as with the scapegoat) takes away shame.

A few quick reminders: A quick look back so we can look forward. The power of the Gospel originated from God ( Rom1:16 ) The outreach of the Gospel is to reach all men ( Rom1:16-17 ) The power of the gospel will produce faith ( Rom10:17 ) The power of the gospel will produce fruit ( Col1:5-6 ) The gospel…

Intro Two men were on trial for armed robbery. An eye witness took the stand to testify and the prosecutor got up to begin questioning. First, he asked the eye witness… were you at the scene of the robbery? Yes the eye witness stated. Did you see the vehicle leave the scene at a high rate of speed? Yes…

In Hosea chapter one, we saw the indictment God brought against Israel. Remember that the nation had split in two and the prophecies of this book focus on the northern kingdom. God took the marriage between Hosea and Gomer to illustrate the crimes Israel was committing against Him. The imagery of the…

The Day of Small Things But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord . And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over…

Rebellion has consequences, but is never beyond God's ability to show mercy.

Self-righteousness is not righteousness Self-righteousness (adj) having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior.- Let’s start with that this morning. Self-righteousness does not equate to God’s righteousness Do you believe that statement?…

The power of the gospel Several weeks ago we looked at, did not finish looking at being unashamed of the gospel, and we should finish that before getting to the next section, which, by the way, may be a little hard to swallow. (Insert The gospel is for all picture here) Previously we have seen: Paul…

Guilty! Guilty, without excuse, we started looking at this over last few weeks. A few little reminders before we get to our passage today. God’s two revelations to man The Righteousness of God in the gospel The wrath of God revealed from heaven Reasons for the wrath, for guilt Intelligence (1:18-20)…

When is procrastination deadly?

Me: There is nothing I love more than a good old fashioned game. I love to play baseball, black-jack and the blame-game. Baseball I love because when it is played well two great competitors square off and the best man wins. Blackjack is fun because it is a game of chance and always surprising, at least…

Two powerful weapons: shame & guilt trips . Over the past 5 years I have seen this becoming the tool of choice in our world. The goal: conformity & uniformity . There is an innate desire to be like others, or to have others be like us. We want to generalize our experience and make it mandatory for others.…

Today's message: I Will Not Boast (Romans 3:27-31)... "I’m saved by faith, not what I do - so I’ll boast in Jesus Christ!" // To find out more about Involve Church, head to involvechurch.com or email info@involvechurch.com.

Repent & Be Baptized Acts 2:14 (NRSV) But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them... Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Change your…

The disciples had gone back to the Sea of Galilee to fish. They went back because the angel told them to wait in Galilee, not to give up on the mission. (Matt. & Mark) They went back to what was familiar, comfortable. Peter could not be still (no surprise), so he went fishing and the others followed.…

INTRODUCTION: Can rules change us? Over the years many public policy scholars have suggested >>>>>the difference between a criminal and a law-abiding citizen is mere knowledge. One prominent scholar suggested exactly that. That the reason the inner-city families have higher crime rates is because they…

Introduction Therefore Series : Audacious truths about what it means to be a Christian. Justified, set free, a new life (out of autonomy and self-sufficiency, adopted, heirs, given hope, help, and purpose in our suffering. These truths build and build until you get an explosion, a crescendo of glory.…

I know of a young man who grew up in church. Every Sunday he was in the pews and every Wednesday was at youth group. He said that he loved God, but spending time in prayer and reading the bible, spending time with God was something that didn’t suit him. When he got into high school he started running…

Mark 14:54 ; 66-72 Intro : Our study of Mark's Gospel has brought us to one of the saddest and most tragic passages in the Bible. Every time I read this story, I am reminded of how fast and how far a saint of God can fall. Yet, in this tragic account of Simon Peter's fall, I find a message of hope and…

The proving of a person guilty of sin. Scripture stresses that God has declared the guilt, together with its consequences, of sinful humanity. The term can also refer to a state of being convinced; i.e., the holding of a strong belief, especially a conscious awareness of one’s guilt and the atoning death of Jesus Christ as the means of remission of that guilt.

Intro Being at the library one time. Step Mom didn’t show, Dad didn’t know and I couldn’t get a hold of anyone on the telephone. It felt like I was all alone. I stood outside in my shorts, it was spring time in OK, so warm in the day but cool in the evening. I was standing there freezing and thinking…

A.W. Tozer said in the Knowledge of the Holy - “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” (A.W. Tozer, Knowledge of the Holy) We may be surprised - how much our belief’s about God shape who we are. Whether we are lost, or saved. If we think God is angry…

Jesus was our propitiation to appease the wrath of God. But, He was also our expiation to make amends for our wrong doing and remove our guilt. He was the atoning sacrifice.

Luke 15:11-32 Intro: Have you ever doubted the character or goodness of God? We all have! Circumstances of life, heartache, prevalent evil, and even our own sinful tendencies can cause us to question God’s disposition toward us. Such is the case w/ both of these sons, neither really knew his father.…