Romans 15.14-21
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mi: If Jesus’s surely is more real than Saint Nick’s supposedly, how about we get behind that?
You’re Doing It
You’re Doing It
Christmas Bicycle, Skateboard, Hover Board; “You’re doing it!”
v.14: You’re doing it!
v.15: Just make sure you’re doing this...
Look how SIN is tied to PEOPLE. Not just what you do when your alone (because sin affects other people when you’re alone).
Q. Last week we asked, “What grace are you asking for this Christmas?”
Q. Last week we asked, “What grace are you asking for this Christmas?”
Q. Do you suppose that you’re living your life in a way that God approves of?
Q. Do you suppose that you’re living your life in a way that God approves of?
Two ways:
Two ways:
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
“You better watch out...”
“You better not cry...”
Q. Do you have the feeling that the Christmas miracle you need is tied to “you better not cry?”
Q. Do you have the feeling that the Christmas miracle you need is tied to “you better not cry?”
Jesus was born in a manger; Incarnation. ().
mi: If Jesus’s surely is more real than Saint Nick’s supposedly, how about we get behind that?
Grace is...Everything that God requires, the Gospel says, God supplies
“What about my dead friend?” “I was asked to officiate a funeral… Surprise!” Scale vs. Grace
By...
Word and Deed.
Power of Signs and Wonders.
Power of the Holy Spirit.
Crisis: Will the church and Christians be more like Santa Claus or Jesus?
mi: If Jesus’s surely is more real than Saint Nick’s supposedly, how about we get behind that?
…v.19b...
Saint Nick
Saint Nick
Saint Nicholas: Lived in the Fourth Century; Bishop of Myra in Lycia (Demre, Turkey).
Supposedly
Gold to pardon prostitutes.
Saved pickled Kids to be sold as pork.
Defended ...
Jesus
Jesus
Surely
Lived and walked amongst us.
Proof: More than just a story...
Died and was buried.
Proof: 15 Extra Biblical primary sources within 100 years (Atheist Ehrman). “Best proof that He lived is that He died.
Prostitutes
Pickled Kids
Is the King who is coming again.
Doesn’t need any defending!
**Back to v.18...
mi: If Jesus’s surely is more real than Saint Nick’s supposedly, how about we get behind that?
Application: Get behind it with Giving, Attending, Serving
Application: Get behind it with Giving, Attending, Serving
…v.20-21...
You can be a missionary.
Or you can help us be missionaries.