John 8: 12-20

Mark 10:18, Romans 14:12, Romans 1:18, Heb 10:31 The gospel is not that God has a wonderful plan for your life. It is that God is good, so God is morally perfect and just. God pours out His wrath on unrepentant sinners. That is the horrifying news. The wonderful news is that in the face of that truth, God is merciful and saves to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Christ. Believers should be filled with the desire to live every moment for Christ.

John 7:53-8:11

The golden rule--do unto others as you wish they would do unto you--is another way of stating the second greatest commandment, which is to love your neighbor as yourself. This kind of love requires imagination and action on the part of God's people.

Jesus invites all who are thirsty to come to him and drink. Those who believe in him are promised that rivers of living water--the Holy Spirit--will flow from their hearts and impact the world. Christians should not view this invitation as a one and done, but as a summons to earnestly seek Christ every day.

Matthew 7:2, 2 Peter 3:9 God is not "slow" as some count slowness...

Hebrews 2:10-18 The sermon emphasizes the supremacy of Christ as the founder of salvation, highlighting His suffering as the fitting plan of God and displaying God's justice, mercy, love, and wisdom. It emphasizes Christ's solidarity with humanity, portraying Him as a brother who shares in human nature to redeem and adopt believers as God's children. The author of Hebrews writes about Christ's suffering in fulfilling God's plan, His triumph over death, His bringing many sons to glory, and His role as a merciful High Priest who sympathizes with human weaknesses." The message encourages steadfast faith amid pressures to abandon belief, urging reliance on Christ's finished work for salvation and sanctification.