Trinity PCA Sermons

April 30, 2017  "Real Devotion"  Reverend John Gordy Mark 14:1-11                                                                                      · Devotion to Self    · Devotion to Jesus   · So What?        

I. Gratitude (8)   II. Humble, persistent prayer (9, 10, 13; 2 Cor 12:7-10; James 4:13-17)   III. Mutual encouragement (11-13)      IV. Gospel saturation (7b, 13-15)

I. What the gospel is               1. Promised good news of God                           (A) Of God (1:1, 16, 17)                           (B) Promised (1:2)                           (C) Good news – not action (1:5a)               2. More than just mercy – also grace (1:17, 1:7a; 2 Cor 5:21)               3. Anchored in the resurrection of Jesus (1:4b; 1 Cor 15)     II. What the gospel does (1:16, 1:5b, 2:4; Titus 2:11-12)               1. Powerfully gives you a permanent righteous status                   2. Powerfully leads to increasing righteous living

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I. Who he is – the true King               1. Promised (35-38; Psalm 118; Zechariah 9:9)                 2. Powerful (30-36, 40)                 3. Compassionate (41-44)   II. What he does – the unexpected King (28-30)     III. What he demands – the all-or-nothing King (39-40, 45-48)     So what?               (1) We are either with Jesus or against him                   (2) We should start to look and act more and more like our King

Identity  Mission  Call So What?

 I. God is at Work (13-22) Providing for Naomi & Ruth Providing an answer to His covenant promise Providing a picture of his character II. So What? Importance of faithfulness in the ordinary, everyday, mundane details of life Christianity gives a true accounting of and solution for evil and brokenness 

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