He has anointed Me: To Bring Good News He has sent Me: To Bind Up The Broken-Hearted To Proclaim Liberty To The Captives To Proclaim The Year Of The Lord’s Favour To Proclaim The Day Of Vengeance Of Our God To Comfort All Who Mourn To Provide
1. RELIGION – ISN’T ENOUGH! Cornelius was God-fearing & sincere but he wasn’t right with God and needed more 2. PREJUDICE – ISN’T RIGHT! The iceberg of legalism had to be melted by God’s truth & grace 3. CONVERSION – ISN’T EMOTION! It requires truth, understanding & faith 4. SPIRITUALITY – ISN’T…
1. ITS ESSENCE! Divine 2. ITS EVIDENCE! The Cross 3. ITS EXPERIENCE! By Faith
Martha – “busy, busy, busy all the time, time, time.” Mary – “busy, busy, busy, BUT NOT all the time, time, time.” Martha is DISTRACTED Mary is DEVOTED 1. How does busyness distract us?: We DOUBT or UNDERMINE God’s goodness, grace and glory We FOCUS on self or others and become PROUD Our JOY is…
Hopeful Tremblers Humble, Contrite, Obedient Hypocritical Triflers Sinful, Meaningless, Unacceptable God Acts: In Salvation: Comfort, Joy, Satisfaction, Abundance In Judgement: Holiness, Suddenness, Finality At The Cross – The Great Separation Means: God is separated from God The Tremblers are separated from the Triflers Sinners are released from sin The Saved are separated from The…
SALT OF THE EARTH AND LIGHT OF THE WORLD SALT – Preservation in a world of decay “O Taste … that the Lord is good” LIGHT – Illumination in a world of darkness “O See … that the Lord is good.”