Bad Things Happen

Ideas

questions

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Scripture says Jesus died for everyone, but what about those that don’t choose him. If God knows everything then how did Jesus die for everyone?

, , jn 3:16

When people die, is there a waiting period or do people go straight to the new world?

Red moon: Do non believers just die? As in nonexistent?

Outline:

Tree should be bearing fruit

Matthew 21:43 ESV

43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.

Day of grace will come to an end despite the intercession of the vine-dresser which could only be for a limited remission of judgment

offenders(debtors: people who owe God obedience)

Repentance is both a once-for-all event that shapes the whole subsequent course of the life and a day-by-day affair that keeps putting sin away.

need for repentance and God’s slowness to punish: but opportunity doesn’t last forever

Tree shows that God is not ok with sinning, but it shows he is merciful to the end.

Bad decisions(sin?)

Broken world

Outline:

Intro:

***Pass out glasses***

What do glasses lenses do?

They help up see clearly

The more and more we learn about God’s word and the more time we spend with God the more we develop our Christian lense to look at the world.

Today we are going to talk about suffering and we are going to begin looking at it through our Christian lense.

***Lets pray***

Read 13:1-2

Don’t Read ON!!!

Does sin = suffering?

it is a perfect result

The Pharasees believed that our sin caused suffering in our life but Jesus teaches that is not the case

What does cause suffering?

bad decisions

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Broken world

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God doesn’t promise an easy life, but he promises to never leave us, even in suffering

Jesus tells us we are all going to suffer death unless we repent

vs 4: Jesus tells us we are all going to suffer death unless we repent

The important fact is that all sinners face the judgment of God unless they repent.

Tree should be bearing fruit

Matthew 21:43 ESV

43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.

Day of grace will come to an end despite the intercession of the vine-dresser which could only be for a limited remission of judgment

We must lose our life to gain it

, , jn 3:16

The point is not that they suffered and died, the point is that we are all under the same umbrella of death because of our sin standing. We must repent otherwise we also will perish. We never know are time or Jesus’ return, we are to repent now

offenders(debtors: people who owe God obedience)

Repentance is both a once-for-all event that shapes the whole subsequent course of the life and a day-by-day affair that keeps putting sin away.

Repenting is a once and for all event and it is a daily action

Tree:

God is merciful and patient

need for repentance and God’s slowness to punish: but opportunity doesn’t last forever

Tree shows that God is not ok with sinning, but it shows he is merciful to the end.

Lost people who owe obedience

There will be a time when God collects

Tree shows that God is not ok with sin but that he is patient