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This Week’s Theme: Christians Are Called to Repent before the LORD
This Week’s Word is Repentance: A change of mind leading to a change of action.
It involves a sincere turning from sin to serve God and includes sorrow for, and confession of, sin and where possible restitution.
Memory Verse: Acts 17:30 “30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,”
Essence of the Text in a Sentence: The LORD called the Israelite elders to repentance after condemning them for having other gods in their hearts.
Sermon Proposition: Every Christian should recognize and repent of erecting an idol in his or her heart.
Sermon Objective: I want those in attendance to accept God’s rebuke from His Word by acknowledging and abhorring their sins and then abandoning them by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon Text: Ezekiel 14:1-7
INTRODUCTION:
TRANSITION:
I. Recognize Your Symptoms
Ezekiel 14:3; 5:12, 17; Hebrews 12:5-11;
Explain: SOME THINGS ARE JUST OBVIOUS.
LIFE HAS TAKEN A TERRIBLE TURN.
GOD SENDS TROUBLE
GOD DOES NOT ANSWER
Apply: [embrace this about God / embrace this about man]
Illustrate: [show an example of one who knows and loves God’s Word, Will, and Ways]
iT IS ONE THING TO RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT IT IS ANOTHER THING TO RECOGNIZE THE ROOT, YOU ARE SICK.
Did this passage revealed or exposed an intentional or unintentional sin in your life?
If so, what is it?
What problem, difficulty, sickness, lost (ex.
financial), etc. has occurred in your life that you need to see as a symptom to a greater problem?
Sometimes you may not see it and need to ask a godly friend to diagnose your situation.
II.
Recognize Your Sickness
Ezekiel 14:3-4, 7;
Explain: [know this about God / know this about man]
Apply: [embrace this about God / embrace this about man]
Illustrate: [show an example of one who knows and loves God’s Word, Will, and Ways]
THIS MORNING MY BROTHERS AND SISTER IN CHRIST YOUR NEED TO ADMIT YOU ARE SICK.
INSTEAD OF
COMFORTING, YOU HAVE BEEN Crafty and Cunning
STRENGTHENING, YOU HAVE BEEN Shifty and Shady
FORGIVING, YOU HAVE BEEN Fraudulent and Fake
EXCUSING, YOU HAVE BEEN EVIL
MERCIFUL, YOU HAVE BEEN MAD
NURTURING, YOU HAVE BEEN NASTY
FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON AND JUST ADMIT YOUR WRONGDOING.
JUST ACKNOWLEDGE NO ADORING AND ADMIRING HIS NAME, JUST SPIRITUAL ADULTERY
THIS MORNING THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT SAVED.
NO RIGHTEOUS LIVING, JUST RIOTOUS LIVING
NO PRAISING HIS NAME, JUST POLLUTING HIS NAME
NO GLORIFYING GOD, JUST GRATIFYING SELF
NO WITNESSING FOR GOD, JUST Wretchedness
NO WORSHIPPING THE LORD, JUST Wickedness
DO YOU SHOW disrespect for the holy
DO YOU SHOW disregard for the pure
DO YOU SHOW disdain for the virtuous
DO YOU SHOW disinterest for the blessed
DO YOU SHOW dissatisfaction with the eternal
and ARE YOU HARBORING disbelief in the heart
LOOK AT IT A DIFFERENT WAY OR LET MY ASK A DIFFERENT WAY
HAVE YOU BEEN comforted BY THE Prince of Peace
strengthen BY THE Almighty
counseled BY THE Wonderful Counselor
IF NOT I RECOMMEND JESUS
HAVE YOU BEEN established BY THE Rock of Ages
guided BY THE Good Shepherd
held BY THE Arm of the Lord
IF NOT I RECOMMEND JESUS
HAVE YOU BEEN satisfied BY THE Bread of Life
delivered BY THE Deliverer
reigned over BY THE King of all kings
rescued BY THE Savior
IF NOT I RECOMMEND DR.
JESUS BECAUSE YOU ARE SICK, SIN SICK
Look in Galatians 5:19-21 and identify your sickness.
What is it or are them?
III.
Recognize the Solution
Ezekiel 14:6; Joel 2:12-13; James 4:9; Acts 20:20-21; 26:18, 30; Matthew 3:8;
Explain:
TURN AWAY FROM YOUR SINS
TURN TO GOD WITH BROKENNESS
THE LORD CALLS FOR SINNERS AND SAINTS TO CHANGE THEIR DISPOSITION.
DON’T LAUGH AT SIN BUT LOATHE IT.
DON’T BE MERRY OVER YOUR SIN BUT MOURN OVER IT.
DON’T BE GLAD ABOUT YOUR SIN BUT BE GLOOMY.
Don’t Overlook your sins Own them
Don’t Dismiss your sins Divulge them
Don’t Brag about your sin be Broken over your sins
Don’t Cover your sins Confess them
RAHAB WAS A POSTITUTE
PETER WAS A CURSER
PAUL WAS AN ABUSER
MOSES WAS A MURDERER
DAVID WAS AN ADULTERER
MATTHEW WAS A CHEATER
WOMAN AT THE WELL WAS A FORNICATOR
BRIAN WAS A LIAR
MAYBE YOU’RE A PUSHER OR A PIMP
MAYBE YOU’RE A HATER OR A HOMOSEXUAL
MAYBE YOU’RE AN ADDICT OR AN ADULTERER
BUT THE WORD CRUSHED THAT SIN LIKE A HAMMER
MAYBE YOU’RE A THIEF OR A
MAYBE YOU’RE A IDOLATER OR
SOMEBODY ELSE WAS A IDOLATER
BUT THE WORD CHANGED YOU
BUT THE WORD BURNED THAT SIN WITH FIRE
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