forgiveness of sins - the essence of the gospel
24 September 2023
Pastor Gabriel
I stand in awe of You
I stand in awe of Your presence, glory and majesty
You only are worthy
You love me and gave Your life for me
You deserve the glory, worthy of all praise
It is good to be house of the Lord on the Lord's day
Bread and cup, broken body broken in love for me
Blood shed for forgiveness of my sins, perfect love that will never never fail
His perfect love will never never fail, drive out every fear, depression and anxiety
His body broken so that I experience health, wholeness in my life
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
Health and healing is my portion, healing is children's bread
His resurrection life that raise Christ from the grave, flows and overflows in my body
Blood of lamb, I am set apart onto God for His glory
Blood of lamb, I am forgiven
I am His beloved
Acknowledge that He is the one who first blessed me
I am sowing, sow onto good ground, rest assure there's harvest
First fruit of all my increase
Lord, You are the resource of my increase
Pastor Lawrence
Luke 12:32
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
Psalm 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Face challenges, it’s an Opportunity for me to put trust in the Lord
He surely will deliver me
Those who trust in Him will never be put to shame
Romans 10:11
For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
Together we serve for common course
Gospel to be preach, soul to be saved
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the [a]gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ezekiel 18:20
The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
He who has Son have life
1 John 5:12
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
The church have antidote / cure (gospel of Jesus)
God is a God who is love, define Himself as love
Everything about God is love
World needs to know God is a God who forgiven them, loves man and save man. Don't wan man to die in hell
My God is love and He love me yesterday, today and forever
We have responsible towards family
Do not be afraid that I will lose face
Do not be afraid
Be bold to preach gospel to my family
Life is short when I have opportunity to share gospel, pray for a person, do it
Hebrews 10:25
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
There’s power when God’s people gathered
God is able
Whatever little I give, God can use it to transform people's life
If I have nothing but have salvation (born again) I have everything
God wants everyone to be saved, not perish
What is gospel
Gospel my bread, drink, armour of God, speaks of grace(person), my everything
Jesus is born, He was given by a specific name
His name shall be name Jesus (salvation)
Matthew 1:21
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
For He will save His people from their sins => Number 1 priority, mission of Christ, will of God.
Saved me from sin when He died on e cross
Full forgiveness of sin for me who believe
My sins are forgiven
I’m in Christ, all my sins (past present future) are forgiven
Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
I have, not hoping to have, trying to achieve
In him, I have the forgiveness
I have it
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
A reference to child of God
Only child of God can walk in the light
Greek: cleanses (present tense of Greek): continually action, act of Christ continually cleansing me
God is not holding my sins against me
1 John 2:1-2
1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
I have a loving Father, God is my Abba
John saying why writing to me (child of god)
God wants me to live a holy Life
Life to glorify him
I may not sin
He is my defence counsel, absolutely best Jewish
Pleads for me, fight for me
He is my advocate
He is for me and not against me
Used 4x
3X is reference
He is my advocate
Something unique about my advocate
He Himself is the propitiation for my sin
Propitiation => averting the wrath of God by the offering of a gift
He is the mercy seat that covers the sin of man
He fights for me, He have unique advantage, He Himself paid the price for my sin and now He defends me
Stand before trice holy God, do not fear, God is for me
Hebrews 8:12
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
He is merciful and my sins hHe will remember no more
Psalm 100:3
Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
God is merciful n gracious
Micah 7;18
Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.
You delight in mercy, subdue all my iniquity
Oh give thanks to Lord for He is good for His mercy endures forever
Psalm 136:1
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
I need to believe
1 Corinthians 15:3
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
1st important : Most important truth
Christ died for my sin according to the scripture
First thing, Christ died for my sins
I’m forgiven
God is not holding my sins against me
Do not undermine
Do not ...!
My sins are completely wept out once and for all
No more consciousness of sin
I can’t be separated from His love anymore
God is my Father
No displeasure of His heart for me
Lord tells me => This is the water of Noah, so that I will never be angry with you nor rebuke you
Those have forgiven much love much
Love is the.. of the ..!
Awake to righteousness and sin not
Grace not under law but under grace... !
Let my thinking, feeling, experience to subject to authority of scripture, go by what the word have said
Believe in heart of my Father
Jesus Christ Son of God
7 recorded statements Jesus made
1st: father forgive them for they know not what they are doing
Forgiveness
How can Lord not forgive me today?
I must be able to say
I’m beloved of God and I’ve forgiveness of all my sins
God loves me
Do be afraid to believe in the truth
Believe right and I walk right
Psalm 130:3-4
3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared.
True fear of God:
Understand I have forgiveness with Him
God is willing, merciful to forgive them
Goodness of God leads 1 or 2 repentance
Goodness of God leads me to repentance
Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more
I’m forgiven
Albert Benjamin Simpson was born on December 15, 1843 and lived until 1919. He grew to be one of the most respected Christian figures in American evangelicalism. A much sought after speaker and pastor, Simpson founded a major evangelical denomination, published over 70 books, edited a weekly magazine for nearly 40 years, and wrote many gospel songs and poems.
It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service.This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.
No thoughts within me that God is displease with me
Work of Christ, establish me
I’m created to righteousness and holiness
Lay aside my own thoughts and simply believe in Bible
He have done everything for me
Come boldly to the throne
Don’t bring my sins over and over again
Don't navigate word of Christ
I’m the righteousness of God in Christ
Received it, it’s a free gift
Walk in it
Live up my faith
Awake to righteousness and my life will be glorious
Thank you Jesus
Amen