God's Restoring Grace
Drawing Near To The Heart Of God • Sermon • Submitted
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Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
1. God’s love is unconditional
God never says I love you if...
God never says I love you because...
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
God takes sinners and turns them into saints.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
2. My salvation isn’t based on my performance
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
If you don’t get into heaven on the grace of Jesus Christ, you’re not going to get there.
3. Because Jesus has already taken my punishment
4. Because Jesus understands my human weakness
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
One of the most beautiful truths you are going to need to learn in the Christian life is: God understands what you are going through.
5. Because God doesn’t hold on to grudges
as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
God’s character is different than ours. There are times when we will not let things go. We remember - we will not forgive. But that is not the case with God. He forgives to the fullest.
This is God’s Restoring Grace. He takes me back. He cleans me up – because He loves me