Donald Kuhn Center

“Everyone loves a redemption story”

story/background (BEFORE SALVATION)

tough childhood

depression/anxiety

drove me to drugs

drug induced problems

friends/family

various sins

life as a drug addict

God exists

“how did the world come about?”

much of how our brain works

“fearfully and wonderfully made”

“saw His creation and said it was good”

know His word true, multiple fulfilled prophecy, moral system=best way of life

world of sin (doing wrong)

world without sin?

God set the world up for His morals

[R 3.23] “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God”

have you ever lied? stolen? beat up someone? drugs? cheated? manipulated?

everyones lied

God will judge all of us

He is the perfect judge

God loves us

suffering

God created a perfect world in the beginning - then sin came into the world, this is the cause of suffering, fallen world

Sin must be dealt with/taken care of. how?

God has a Son, and He came in the flesh to earth

He came on a mission, to save us from our sin and the punishment that we would receive - to redeem us

Jn 3.17 “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world: but that the world through Him might be saved”

His name was Jesus

lived in Heaven before, came down for us

came down, lived a perfect sinless life, did no wrong

He taught us how to live, He taught us about God, and He taught us how to be saved from sin and hell

“the truth hurts” - eventually crucified for speaking the truth

When He was crucified, He took the punishment for our sin for us

“spank” analogy - - suffered greatly

was dead 3 days - rose again

He went through this for us, He came down out of heaven to suffer on earth because He loved us

Rm 6.23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord”

not only can He save us from sin and hell, but He offers us life in heaven, for free

do we take the gift? or do we reject it?

how do we accept this gift?

Jn 3.16

“whosoever believeth”

we must believe in Him and turn from our sinful ways (God will help us with that)

“God calls all men everywhere to repent”

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

We are renewed, new creatures, new life gets breathed into us, even the most sinful person

Holy Spirit indwells us - amazing!

finish my story

David wood story (from WV)

Paul’s story

“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.”

WHO DOESN’T LOVE REDEMPTION STORY

decision making time - whosoever