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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Jerimiah 25
Series: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Title: The Promise Kept on Christmas
Date: 12.6.20
Location: Perris.Online.Church / Rock of Generations
Transformational Point:
Jeremiah 25:1-7 (NIV)
The word came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah: 3 For twenty-three years . . . the word of the Lord has come to me and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
4 And though the Lord has sent all his servants the prophets to you again and again, you have not listened or paid any attention. 5 They said, "Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the Lord gave to you and your ancestors for ever and ever. 6 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you." 7 "But you did not listen to me," declares the Lord, "and you have aroused my anger with what your hands have made, and you have brought harm to yourselves."
Before correction, God always gives clear warnings.
1 Kings 9:6-9 (NASB)
6 "But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have placed before you, but you go and serve other gods and worship them, 7 then I will cut Israel off from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will expel from My sight. So Israel will become a saying and an object of derision among all peoples. 8 And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and hiss and say, 'Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and this house?' 9 And they will say, 'Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped and served them, for that reason the Lord has brought all this adversity on them.'"
Jeremiah 25 (NIV)
8 Therefore the Lord Almighty says this: "Because you have not listened to my words, 9 I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon," declares the Lord, "and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin. 10 I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, 11 This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
God always keeps His promises, and not all promises are joyful.
Jeremiah 25:12 (NASB)
12 'Then it will be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,' declares the Lord, 'for their wrongdoing, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
God never leaves His children without hope, even after correction.
Jeremiah 29:1-10 (NIV)
29 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
3 It said: 4 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 5 "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease.
10 This is what the Lord says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Isaiah 9:1-7 (NASB)
9 But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. . . . but later on He will make it glorious,
2 The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
6 For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Christmas is God's promise fulfilled.
Jeremiah 29:11-14 (NASB)
11 For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will let Myself be found by you,' declares the Lord, 'and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you,' declares the Lord, 'and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.'
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Perris Valley Community Church | Vision Sunday (2021)
Worship Service 11.29.20
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Series: Vision 2021
Numbers 18 (NASB)
18 So the Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your father’s household with you shall bear the guilt in connection with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the guilt in connection with your priesthood.
God has appointed people to manage His church.
Leviticus 27:30 (NASB)
30 ‘Now all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.
Numbers 18: 20-21, 25-26 (NASB)
20 Then the Lord said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land nor own any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons of Israel.
21 “To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting.
Numbers 18: 25-26 (NASB)
25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 26 “Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, ‘When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to the Lord, a tithe of the tithe.
Everyone has a responsibility to Tithe.
Deuteronomy 12:13-14, 19 (NLT)
13 Be careful not to sacrifice your burnt offerings just anywhere you like. 14 You may do so only at the place the Lord will choose within one of your tribal territories.
19 And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
Matthew 23:1-3
23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. 3 So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.
Matthew 23:23 (NLT)
23 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
The ALL IN challenge:
Who is going to give to the church for the very first time today?
"Let me be blunt, because on the subject of money Jesus was. Obedience can be measured in dollars. So can faith. So can sacrifice. It’s certainly not the only measure, but it’s one of the most accurate. If we give God 2 percent of our income, can we really say we are 100 percent committed to Him? I think not. If we withhold the tithe, can we really say, “In God we trust”? If we give God our leftovers instead of the firstfruits, can we really say we’re seeking first His kingdom?"
― from "All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life"
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Location: Rock of Generations – Perris.online.church
Sermon Manuscript: Galatians 6:1-10
Transformational Point: Christians have the responsibility to lead others out of sin
Galatians 6:1 (NLT)
6 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
For Christians, Sin is your business.
1 Corinthians 2:14-16 (NLT)
14 But people who aren't spiritual can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.
James 5:19-20 (NLT)
19 My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, 20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
Galatians 6:2-5 (NLT)
Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. 3 If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.
4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else. 5 For we are each responsible for our own conduct.
There is no one better for the job of helping others than you are.
1 Corinthians 3:18-22 (NASB)
18 Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. 21 So then, no one is to be boasting in people. For all things belong to you,
7 Don't be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.
All your actions are seeds. They will either bloom and lead others or they will choke and die in great company.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NASB)
6 Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.
Job 4:8 (NASB)
8 According to what I have seen, those who plow wrongdoing And those who sow trouble harvest it.
James 3:16-18 (NASB)
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Galatians 6:9-10 (NLT)
9 So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. 10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.
You are not done harvesting blessings unless you are done planting seeds.
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NASB)
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
James 5:7-8 (NASB)
7 Therefore be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. 8 You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Galatians 5:16-17
Series: Why it Matters
Galatians 5:16-17 (NASB)
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, in order to keep you from doing whatever you want.
Satisfying your own desires is, by definition, sinful.
Romans 7:18-25 (NASB)
18 For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. 19 For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. 20 But if I do the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me.
21 I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. 22 For I joyfully agree with the law of God in the inner person, 23 but I see a different law in the parts of my body waging war against the law of my mind, and making me a prisoner of the law of sin, the law which is in my body's parts. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.
Galatians 5:19-21 (NASB)
19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, 20 idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, 21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
The deeds of the flesh are not somebody else's sin. They are ours.
Ephesians 2:3 (NASB)
3 Among them we too all previously lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the rest.
Galatians 5:22-23 (NASB)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control;.
Fruit is what is accomplished by works. The fruit of the spirit is not accomplished by our works, but rather God's.
Colossians 3:16-17 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Galatians 5:24-26 (NASB)
24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let's follow the Spirit as well. 26 Let's not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.
In order to God's work to be shown in us, the desires of our flesh must die.
Ephesians 5:15-21 English Standard Version (ESV)
15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Galatians 5:1-15
Series: Why it Matters
Transformational Point: In Christ, we conform to neither the will of our culture nor religious institutions.
Galatians 5:1-15 (CSB)
1 For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm, then, and don't submit again to a yoke of slavery.
John 8:31-36 (CSB) (I'm going to read this all together)
31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
33 "We are descendants of Abraham," they answered him, "and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, 'You will become free'?"
34 Jesus responded, "Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.
Galatians 5:2-5 (CSB)
2 Take note! I, Paul, am telling you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; 5 For we eagerly await through the Spirit, by faith, the hope of righteousness.
Thinking you are going to get to heaven by any other means other than Jesus makes Jesus 100% useless.
Galatians 5:7-9 (CSB)
7 You were running well. Who prevented you from being persuaded regarding the truth? 8 This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough.
Identifying the Liar is needed to identify and address the lie.
John 8:44-46 (CSB)
44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
Galatians 5:10-12 (CSB)
10 I myself am persuaded in the Lord you will not accept any other view. But whoever it is that is confusing you will pay the penalty. 11 Now brothers and sisters, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. 12 I wish those who are disturbing you might also let themselves be mutilated!
Point number 3 in your notes:
Only with Jesus can distance yourself from the liar.
Matthew 16:24-26 New Living Translation (NLT)
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. 25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. 26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
Galatians 5:13-15 (CSB)
13 For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don't use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself. 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
God's Grace, and your freedom from the illness of our world, are not a license to sin.
Romans 5:20-21 (NLT)
20 God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant. 21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:1-3 (NLT)
6 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?
John 8:31-32 (CSB)
31 Then Jesus said . . ., "If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Rebroadcast
Exodus 20:13 (NLT)
13 "You must not murder.
Life Is Sacred Because All Life Is Made In The Image Of God
Genesis 9:5-6 (NLT)
5 "And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person's life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. 6 If anyone takes a human life, that person's life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.
The Sixth Commandment Is More Than A Prohibition: It Is Also Protection.
There Are Biblical Penalties For Any Taking Of Life
Numbers 35:9-15 (NLT)
"When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally.
Numbers 35:16-21 (NLT)
16 "But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed. 17 Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.
Matthew 5:21-22 (NLT)
21 "You have heard that our ancestors were told, 'You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.'22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
Christians Live Under The Command, Not The Suggestion, To Control Their Anger
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Galatians 3:19-25
Series: Why it Matters
Galatians 3:26-28 (CSB)
26 for through faith you are all sons of God in Christ Jesus. 27 For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. 28 There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Point number 1:
Christians are not part of a club, they are part of a family.
John 1:12-13 (CSB)
12 But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13 who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
Romans 8:14-17 (CSB)
14 For all those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” 16 The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, 17 and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
Galatians 3:29-4:3 (CSB)
29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.
4 Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything. 2 Instead, he is under guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elements of the world.
Point number 2:
As a member of the family, your name has been written in the Father’s Will.
Ephesians 3:4-6 (CSB)
4 By reading this you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ. 5 This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: 6 The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Hebrews 9:15-16 (CSB)
15 Therefore, he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. 16 Where a will exists, the death of the one who made it must be established.
Galatians 4:4-5 (CSB)
4 When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
Point number 3:
Like an orphan, you were hand-picked by your father in Heaven.
Galatians 4:6-7 (CSB)
6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then God has made you an heir.
Point number 4:
As a believer in Jesus, you have full rights to the Kingdom of God.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Galatians 3:19-29
Series: Why it Matters
Genesis 17:1-7
17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless. 2 I will set up my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you greatly.”
3 Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him: 4 “As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations. 5 Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations. 6 I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you. 7 I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (CSB)
28 “Now if you faithfully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all his commands I am giving you today, the Lord your God will put you far above all the nations of the earth. 2 All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 28:15-21 (CSB)
15 “But if you do not obey the Lord your God by carefully following all his commands and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overtake you:
16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. 17 Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. 18 Your offspring will be cursed,
and your land’s produce, the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks. 19 You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out. 20 The Lord will send against you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you do until you are destroyed and quickly perish, because of the wickedness of your actions in abandoning me. 21 The Lord will make pestilence cling to you until he has exterminated you from the land you are entering to possess.
Galatians 3:19 (CSB)
19 Why, then, was the law given? It was added for the sake of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. The law was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator.
Point number 1 in your notes:
Without rules, we wouldn’t know if we are in the right or in the wrong.
Romans 4:15 (CSB)
15 because the law produces wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression (sin).
Jeremiah 31:31-34 (CSB)
31 “Look, the days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 32 This one will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—my covenant that they broke even though I am their master”—the Lord’s declaration. 33 “Instead, this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days”—the Lord’s declaration. “I will put my teaching within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.
Galatians 3:20 (NLT)
But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people.
Point number 2 in your notes:
God planned a new promise with mankind that would be fulfilled in His Son.
Romans 5:12-21 (CSB)
12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people, because all sinned. 13 In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.
Romans 5:15, 18 (CSB)
15 But the gift is not like the trespass (sin). For if by the one man’s trespass the many died, how much more have the grace of God and the gift which comes through the grace of the one man Jesus Christ overflowed to the many.
18 So then, as through one trespass (sin) there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is justification leading to life for everyone.
Galatians 3:21-22 (CSB)
21 Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise might be given on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.
Point number 3 in your notes:
For Christians, the covenant is based in Faith in Jesus, not works.
Luke 22:20 (CSB)
20 In the same way he also took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Galatians 3:23-29 (CSB)
23 Before this faith came, we were confined under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed. 24 The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith. 25 But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for through faith you are all sons of God in Christ Jesus.
Point number 4 in your notes:
The Blood of Jesus is our complete covenant.
Matthew 5:17 CSB
17 “Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
Romans 10:9-12 (CSB)
9 If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame,12 since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Sermon Manuscript: Galatians 3:10-14
Series: Why it Matters
Title: Works Don’t Work
Galatians 3:10 (NLT)
10 But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.”
Point number 1:
The price to get into heaven is total perfection.
Deuteronomy 27:26 (NKJV)
26 ‘Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ ”
Galatians 3:11 (NLT)
11 So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
Habakkuk 2:4 (NLT)
4 “Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
Point number 2:
The biggest lie people tell themselves is that you can be anything you want to be.
Galatians 3:12 (NLT)
12 This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, “It is through obeying the law that a person has life.”
Leviticus 18:1-5 (NLT)
18 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. I am the Lord your God. 3 So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. 4 You must obey all my regulations and be careful to obey my decrees, for I am the Lord your God. 5 If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the Lord.
Point number 3:
If you strive for salvation by being a good person, then you are denying your need for God’s Grace.
Galatians 3:13 (NLT)
13 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Deuteronomy 21:23 (NLT)
23 the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession.
Galatians 3:14 (NLT)
14 Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith.
Point number 4:
You are saved by Grace alone, Faith alone, Christ alone, Scripture alone, To the glory of God alone. You do nothing to earn your own salvation.