LORD DELIVER US! From evil LORD DEFEND US! Arise O God and defend Your cause LORD DESCEND TO US! In reviving powe In returning glory
CONFRONTATION (v1-12) a) Revelation (v5) Sins forgiven: What the paralytic really needed b) Reasoning (v6) Only God can forgive sin. Jesus says He forgives sin… c) Reality (v10) That we may know…. CALL (v13-17) a) Opportunity (v14) “Follow Me” b) Observation (v16) “.. saw [Jesus] was eating with sinners…”! c) Objective (v17) “I came .. to…
1. PRAISE to God (vv 1-5) for Protection for Preservation 2. PRIDE in David (vv 6-7) Presumption in Prosperity (Psalm 19.3 / 2 Sam 5.10-11) 3. PRAYER of David (vv 8-10) Address Appeal 4. PROCLAMATION from God (vv 11-12) Reclothed Renewed
***Awaiting for A/V desk to upload the sermon*** 1) CONFLICT! “In the world you will have tribulation” Hatred, persecution, exclusion and death. 2) COURAGE! “Take heart” He gives us His peace, His word and His Spirit. 3) COMFORT! “I have overcome the world” His cross means our crown.
1. They know not what they do The Mourners (v27-31) The Religious Rulers (v35) The Soldiers (v36-37) The Governor (v38) The Rebellious Thief (v39) The Repentant Thief (v40-42) 2. Jesus knows what they need His rejection not retaliation (See Isaiah 53 and 1 Peter 2:22-25) The promise of forgiveness to the repentant (Luke 23:40-43)…
1. I can sing because of ETERNAL CERTAINTY(v1-8) Based on: Who God is (character) What God does (actions) Why? God’s motive – His Name and His Glory (v3) 2. I can sing despite TEMPORARY MISERY (v9-13) Individual suffering (9-10) Social suffering (11-13) 1 Peter 5:11, Romans 8:18 – difficult, but no comparison to eternal glory…