This Week's Sermon/Outline

Celebrating God's Life Saving Station

Never moving from the passion, pain and power under girding this facility.

John 3:16-21

Pastor John Mulligan

    

     16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

     18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. 19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

     21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God. (NIV)

 

 

     1. We will continue to embrace God's PASSION.                      (vs. 16-17)

          a. For Jesus was sent from real LOVE, selfless love.

          b. For Jesus was sent for real LIFE, saving life.

 

     1. We will continue to empathize with man's PAIN.                  (vs. 18-20)

          a. We are so CONDEMNED.

          b. We are so CONFUSED.

 

     1. We will continue to engage the Holy Spirit's POWER.            (vs. 21)

          a. By DRAWING close to Jesus in honesty

          b. By DOING the truth with humility.

 

    

  

Steps to Peace with God

1. God's Purpose: Peach & Life

God loves you and wants you to

experience peace and life.

 

"We have peace with God through

our Lord Jesus Christ."  Romans 5:1

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"For God so loved the world

that He gave His one and only Son,

that whoever believes in Him

shall not perish but have eternal life."

John 3:16

 

2. The Problem: Our Separation

We chose to disobey God and go our own way. This results in separation from God.

 

"For the wages of sin is death,

but the gift of God is eternal life

in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Romans 6:23

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"But your iniquities have

separated you from God;

your sins have hidden His face from you,

so that He will not hear."  Isaiah 59:2

 

3. God's Solution: The Cross

Jesus died for sin and rose from the grave, bridging the gap between God & man.

 

"For there is one God and one mediator

between God and men, the man Christ

Jesus."  1 Timothy 2:5

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"For Christ died for sins once for all,

the righteous for the unrighteous

to bring you to God."  1 Peter 3:18

 

4. Our Response: Receive Christ

We must trust Jesus as Lord and Savior and receive Him by personal invitation.

 

"Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God."  John 1:12

 

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Excerpts taken from the booklet

"Steps to Peace with God"

by Billy Graham