I'll Be Honest

We must not forget that part of our identity in Christ is that of a soldier. That means we are engaged in spiritual warfare and we must go out into the battle and be on the offensive by doing evangelism and preaching the Gospel to those who are lost. Paul told Timothy, "share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus." - 2 Timothy 2:3

Jesus is a historical person who made massive claims about himself - we must all answer this question: Who do you say Jesus is?

Text: Matthew 16:13-28

Paul Washer of http://heartcrymissionary.com

Your wicked heart clings to this idea of the unpardonable sin, as an excuse for your continued impenitence, for your living in the indulgence of sin, unbelief, and disobedience to God, every day. Your excuse will not stand. You make it insincerely. It is not the unpardonable sin which hinders your being a Christian; but your wickedness of heart, your pride, vanity, and insincerity.

You basically have two kinds of professing Christians in the world: those who are deceived and find God's commandments burdensome, and those who are genuine and ultimately don't find them a burden. "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome." - 1 John 5:3

When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted? And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? - Zechariah 7:5-6

1 John 5:10 says, "Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself." - John clearly teaches us that God's testimony is internalized. This means it is no longer just an external fact to us, but it is something that finds a place within us.

This is an excerpt from the full sermon "Who Do You Say Jesus Is?"

The greatest problem in all of Scripture is how can God who is just and holy cover your sin? Thanks be to God that the death Jesus died on the Cross is sufficient to pay for all your sins! It was there that the separation from God that you and I should experience throughout all of eternity was suffered for us by Jesus Christ on the Cross.

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People ask, "What am I supposed to do if I am in the midst of, or being tempted by sexual immorality?" And the Bible has one simple, clear word: flee! Run away! It's not the time to witness. It's not the time to understand the other person. It is the time to run away!

Watch & Listen to the full sermon here: http://www.ibclouisville.org/multimedia-archive/baby-pictures-of-the-people-of-god/

Ryan Fullerton pastors at http://www.ibclouisville.org/

The Bible never tells you that you must feel but that you must repent and believe. Your complaint that you 'can't feel,' is just an excuse, by which your wicked heart would justify you for not coming to Christ now.

Why preach a series on eschatology? First, because Dispensational Premillennialism commandeers many of the promises that belong to the church. Secondly, the church's urgency is dulled by this eschatology. Thirdly, that system commandeers one of our basic Biblical interpretation methods. Fourthly, the church's missionary hope is commandeered. Lastly, that system takes from the glory of Christ and the church and goes back to the shadows again.

Series: Eschatology: A Study of the End Times