Sermon Cloud

First we looked at His scandalous beginning:

- Tamar
- Rahab

- Ruth

- Bathsheba

Last week we looked at His shameful birth:

- Mary the pregnant virgin
- Joseph the confused fiancé
- The uncomfortable trip
- The lack of housing
- Killing spree of King Hero

Today we want to look at a startling truth:

1) You are a mess (Rom. 7:15-24)
            - We all try to cover up our mess (makeup and clothing)

- Sin has the power to control our actions
            - Sin is a part of us
            - There is an internal war going on
            - Sin leads to death
            - We cannot clean up the mess
            - Our messiness makes us all equal

2) The Messiah was drawn to the messy (Luke 5:27-32)
            - Jesus was with the people who needed Him the most.
            - He purposely surrounded Himself with messy people
            - Their message was that Jesus changed them

            - The church should be full of messy people

            - If the messes are not here then what happened to them

3) The Messiah can clean your messiness. (Rev. 3:15-20)

- (vs. 15-16) You are a mess sick (Can’t decide if cold or hot)
- (vs. 17) You are so messed up that you think you are doing fine

- (vs. 18) Give me your life and I will clean you up (Gold, Clothes, and Salve)

-  I will give you a new look on life because sin has blurred your vision.

- (vs. 19) Because I love you I will give you another chance
- (vs. 20) I am waiting for you to open your life to me so that we can fellowship
                together
- He will not force His way into your life.

Points to remember:
- God’s greatest gift was the MESSiah,

- He cleaned up your MESS

- Your job is to spread the MESSage that He is in the cleaning business.