why people reject something valuable that’s free
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Why people reject something valuable that’s FREE. Maybe I don’t believe it’s a true offer/ It’s a scam Maybe there are strings attached Maybe it’s humbling to take it Maybe I think I deserve it, earned it Maybe I refuse to admit I need it Maybe I don’t like who is giving it. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Why people reject something valuable that’s FREE•Maybe I don’t believe it’s a true offer/ It’s
a scam•Maybe there are strings attached•Maybe it’s humbling to take it •Maybe I think I deserve it, earned it•Maybe I refuse to admit I need it •Maybe I don’t like who is giving it
DOUBT /FEARFEAR
PRIDEPRIDE
PRIDE
ANGER/JEALOUSY/PRIDE
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Don’t worry about persecution!• (Luke 12:11-12) JESUS: "When you are
brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, {12} for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say."
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Abraham
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Abraham
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Egypt
Joseph
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Egypt
Moses
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Who is the coming “Prophet” who Israel must “listen to?”• MOSES (Deuteronomy 18:15) The LORD your God will raise
up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.• GOD (Luke 9:35) A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This
is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him."• PETER (Acts 3:22-23) For Moses said, 'The Lord your God
will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. {23} Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.‘• STEPHEN (Acts 7:37) "This is that Moses who told the
Israelites, 'God will send you a prophet like me from your own people.'
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Responding to God’s grace
• GUILTY OF SIN (Acts 2:23) … you put him (Jesus) to death by nailing him to the cross…. • INVITATION OF GRACE (Acts 2:39-40) “The promise
is for you and your children”…. and he pleaded with them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation”• HUMBLE RESPONSE to GOD’S GRACE (Acts 2:41)
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and 3000 were added...
Sermon on the Day
of Pentecost
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Responding to God’s grace
• GUILTY OF SIN (Acts 3:15) You killed the author of life... • INVITATION OF GRACE (Acts 3:26) When God raised
up His servant He sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."• MIXED RESPONSE to GOD’S GRACE (Acts 4:3-4) They
seized Peter and John, and put them in jail. {4} But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about 5000.
Sermon after lame
man healed
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Responding to God’s grace
• GUILTY OF SIN (Acts 7:52) … the Righteous One (Jesus). And now you have betrayed and murdered him—• INVITATION OF GRACE – (Interrupted… never had a
chance to offer God’s grace)• FURIOUS REJECTION OF GOD’S GRACE (Acts 7:54)
When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him…
Sermon to the
Sanhedrin
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Responding to God’s grace
• GUILTY OF SIN (Romans 3:23) “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,• INVITATION OF GRACE (Acts 16:31) "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and
you will be saved…” (Ephesians 2:8-9) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- {9} not by works, so that no one can boast.• MY PERSONAL RESPONSE TO GOD’s GRACE
HUMILITY – I am placing my faith in Christ alone today – that He died for my sin and rose again.
PRIDE – I don’t think I need to because I think my own goodness qualifies me for heaven.
The Good News in
God’s Word
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