The Mistakes Sinners Make part V
Introduction: Sinners and Christian make the mistake of rejecting Christ, they make the mistake of doubting Christ, they make the mistake of not hearing the Gospel, and they make the mistake of not listening to the Man of God.
The prophet states that everyone will not receive the Good news. There will be some people who will not believe this message.
Some people will join the church but they have not truly been converted.
To have a genuine conversion a person has to be willing to change.
· Conversion is the turning of a sinner to God
Acts 15:3
3 The church sent the delegates to Jerusalem, and they stopped along the way in Phoenicia and Samaria to visit the believers. They told them—much to everyone’s joy—that the Gentiles, too, were being converted.
Sinners are said to be “converted” when they abandon heathenism and embrace the Christian faith.
In a more special sense men are converted when, by the influence of divine grace in their souls, their whole life is changed, old things pass away, and all things become new
Acts 26:18
18 to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’).
· The conversion of the Philippian jailer
Acts 16:19-35
25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.
28 But Paul shouted to him, “Stop! Don’t kill yourself! We are all here!”
29 The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”
Romans 10:15-17
16 But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, “Lord, who has believed our message?” 17 So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.
IV. Sinners Make the Mistake of not Accepting the Good News.
A. Conversion is a Sign of Your Acceptance to the Good
News
1.Conversion Comes By God.
1 Kings 18:37
37 O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.”
John 6:44
44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. ;
Acts 21:19
19 After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry.
2. Conversion Comes through Christ
Acts 3:26
26 When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”;
Romans 15:18
18 Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. .
3.Conversion comes By the Power of the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 1:23
23 Come and listen to my counsel.I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise..
4. Conversion is a sign of Grace.
Acts 11:21-23
21 The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.
22 When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to the Lord.
5. Conversion Follows repentance.
Acts 3:19
19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.
6. Conversion the result of faith
Acts 11:21
21 The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord..
B. Conversion is the Result of the Instruments of God
1. The scriptures are God’s Instruments
Psalm 19:7
7 The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
2. Minister are God’s Instruments
Acts 26:18
18 to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’
1 Thessalonians 1:9
9 for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God. .
3. Self-examination is an Insturment
Psalm 119:59
59 I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws.
Lamentations 3:40
40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord.
4. Affliction is an Instrument
Psalm 78:34
34 When God began killing them, they finally sought him.
They repented and took God seriously.
C. The Fruits of Conversion
1. Faithfulness
Matthew 24:45-47
45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. 46 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. 47 I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.
2. Gentleness
1 Thessalonians 2:7
7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children.
3. Patience
Colossians 1:10-12
10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, 12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
4. Love
1 John 3:14
14 If we love our Christian brothers and sisters, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.
5. Obedience
Romans 15:18
18 Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them.
6. Peacefulness
James 3:17-18
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
7. Self-control
2 Peter 1:6
6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,
8. Self-denial
John 12:25
25 Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.
V. Sinners make the Mistake of not Living the Good News.