Sermon 11-4-07 1 jn 4 Scripture 1 John 4:13-18
13We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. 16And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 17In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. 18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Thankful series
The importance of a christian to be thankful………
When we can see the good. Something good, anything good, life turns a cnr
Today, part 1
Thankful for the gospel, the good news.
We need good news
Not the gospel of childhood, this little idea that if you believe you will be saved….not that that is bad, but I need more
I need a good news with teeth. I need something more than an idea.
Something real that gives me peace in the face of my fears.
Fear vs faith
Halloween- Iused to scare little kids
Onezie….coveralls…..mask, hay, gloves……
Real scary things, real ghosts, real haunts
Our ghosts- we all have them
Phone call…….lunch….I want to tell you my story…..
We all have one don’t we?
The music of our culture echoes our inability to answer life’s questions
Bob Dylan………..how many roads…….the answer is blowin
Crash test dummies……1991
The ghosts that haunt me
Snow patrol……Chasing cars-2006
I don’t know where, confused about how, as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here, if I just lay here
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world
Past
The man I used to be
.58 440
5’10” 150 lbs
The man I used to be that I don’t want back
Present challenges
Grab ahold of my world
Appreciate everyone
Struggle with my failures
Future concerns
Will I lose my job
What if my friends don’t like me anymore
Will I live to see my children married, grandchildren
When it is all over, what will be the result
Fear that My life is Routine.
Fear that my life will End before it begins.
I don’t understand myself…….Consumed by disfunction.
Some want the Christian faith to solve every pain, to answer every question.
It doesn’t
It is hard work to be right all the time
Paths of life are littered with fine Christians who knew it all, and fell apart.
Each of us struggle with the dark parts of humanity,
But there is good news.
There is another ghost. The holy ghost
The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy spirit
He is the great heartbeat that sustains us
The music of the faith reminds us of this truth
“he brought me out of the miry clay”
“what a friend we have in jesus”
“the haven of rest”
“amazing grace”
As a teenager
As a young adult, young parent
Now as someone who keeps telling himself, I am still young
What ever stage of life you are in, you can call upon him
13We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. 16And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 17In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. 18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Thankful series
The importance of a christian to be thankful………
When we can see the good. Something good, anything good, life turns a cnr
Today, part 1
Thankful for the gospel, the good news.
We need good news
Not the gospel of childhood, this little idea that if you believe you will be saved….not that that is bad, but I need more
I need a good news with teeth. I need something more than an idea.
Something real that gives me peace in the face of my fears.
Fear vs faith
Halloween- Iused to scare little kids
Onezie….coveralls…..mask, hay, gloves……
Real scary things, real ghosts, real haunts
Our ghosts- we all have them
Phone call…….lunch….I want to tell you my story…..
We all have one don’t we?
The music of our culture echoes our inability to answer life’s questions
Bob Dylan………..how many roads…….the answer is blowin
Crash test dummies……1991
The ghosts that haunt me
Snow patrol……Chasing cars-2006
I don’t know where, confused about how, as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here, if I just lay here
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world
Past
The man I used to be
.58 440
5’10” 150 lbs
The man I used to be that I don’t want back
Present challenges
Grab ahold of my world
Appreciate everyone
Struggle with my failures
Future concerns
Will I lose my job
What if my friends don’t like me anymore
Will I live to see my children married, grandchildren
When it is all over, what will be the result
Fear that My life is Routine.
Fear that my life will End before it begins.
I don’t understand myself…….Consumed by disfunction.
Some want the Christian faith to solve every pain, to answer every question.
It doesn’t
It is hard work to be right all the time
Paths of life are littered with fine Christians who knew it all, and fell apart.
Each of us struggle with the dark parts of humanity,
But there is good news.
There is another ghost. The holy ghost
The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy spirit
He is the great heartbeat that sustains us
The music of the faith reminds us of this truth
“he brought me out of the miry clay”
“what a friend we have in jesus”
“the haven of rest”
“amazing grace”
As a teenager
As a young adult, young parent
Now as someone who keeps telling himself, I am still young
What ever stage of life you are in, you can call upon him
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