thursday main Luke 7 sinful woman

Title - The sinner who fell in love with the Savior

good evening everyone---

thankful for the opportunity

please turn your bibles to luke ch 7

verse 36-50

the title of my message is the sinner who fell in love with the savior

I want you all to picture the first time

you turned your heart to Christ

and I want you to hone in on when you realized you were a sinner

and you needed forgivness…

story.. it was so cute

I had the opportunity to teach the childrens church on Christmas eve

We had 3 years old to 11 all in one class

and when I got to the end of my message

I gave an opportunity to repent from sin and receive Christ

and low and behold

there goes a 3 year olds hand up in the air

it warmed my heart

and I talked with one of the childrens leaders about it

because I dont think she knew why she was raising her hand…

She just loved Jesus

at 3

and shes like yup… I want to give my life to the Lord!!!

I was pretty confident She has already given her life to the Lord

but did she understand the magnitude of forgivness in her life

I think thats so important

because you need to know the magnitude of Gods mercy..

you need to know

that your sin was leading you to an eternity in Hell

and Jesus took all of your sin on the cross

and now by faith

He has made you christian… the righteousness of God

What was it like the first time

you realized that you were a sinner

and then you realized that Jesus

was able and willing to forgive you of your sin ...

Its an overwhelming experience.

so who were you prior to that experience?

I know for my self

before Christ

i was a mess and I lived a very sinful life…

I was at a point where I didnt think I needed forgivness

and then I reached a point where I didnt think I could be forgiven…

I remember one lady tried to witness to me

and I told her — I will come to Jesus once I get my life in order....

She laughed and said thats not how it works

but truly ..

I thought... what would God want with a bad guy like me?

and some of you may still be in that place…

but listen to me closely

God wants you

no matter how bad you have been

clearly, He wanted something to do with me.

and if your sitting here

He wants something to do with you too..

now for other people

you came to Christ as someone who

by the world standard is a pretty good person..

you didnt steal much, cuss much , or do drugs

you may have grown up in church ,

you werent the drug addict who got saved

or the ex gang banger

but you still knew you were a sinner

and you needed forgivness.

you knew you needed a savior.

so weather you came from an exceedingly wicked past

or if you came from a more stable place

we all understood

Romans 3:23 NKJV

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

christians are those who realize their sin is great

but their savior is greater

and this is what propelles us to love much

in todays message we are going to read about a woman

who realized just how good Jesus is

and we are going to dig into

How understanding Gods grace and mercy

lead her to loving Jesus extrodinarily

and I pray this message

will encourage you to love your savior all the more

so please turn with me to luke ch 7 vs 36 - 39

Luke 7:36–39 NKJV

Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

ivy crying - example of Love

love is the result of forgivness

let His Love bring you to worship at His feet

2. Let His love bring you to serve Him.

Let His love lead you in peace ----for you are forgiven when you trust Him …