Sermons About Guilt
The Witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16-17)
The pillar of our security and assurance in our salvation is the gospel. Do you know, understand and believe the gospel? Are you actively and persistently putting your faith in Christ? Here is your primary assurance that you belong to Christ. In addition to this primary means of assurance, we may also draw assurance from the fact that the gospel and word and Spirit are at work in our lives producing the fruit of the Spirit; and from our experience of God's peace and comfort and nearness in the Spirit.
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Psalm 51: Repenting
Psalm 51 is a prayer of confession, restoration, and rejoicing following David's adultery with Bathsheba and the subsequent murder of her husband. In this Psalm, David shows us a pathway for dealing with sin that leads to both great joy in God's salvation and real heart transformation
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Transform...in Him
Last week we learned that like Moses our past can prevent us from experiencing the transforming power of God. Another hurdle or obstacle of being transformed is, we simply do not know God. You may think you know Him. You may even try to follow certain rules or commands in order to live a “good†enough life. But do you really know Him in a personal way? Is your life characterized by a transforming relationship with God? Or is it a struggle to behave a certain way, fueled by guilt in order to win His favor? This week we will see what is not only at the core of transformation but also at the heart of God.
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Your Year For God's Kingdom
As we consider resolutions and goals for 2009, we are struck with the guilt of failed past resolutions and the inner desire to see that we are growing. The key is to make goals and resolutions that you know God will bless. Jesus’ ministry gives us two resolutions that we all should have for 2009. Plus, it shows us how we can ensure that our progress in these resolutions will last.
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Christmas Comfort
Scrooge was shown his future – he was to die alone and sad, and fearful, but here Isaiah gives us a glimpse of true comfort: because Jesus triumphed over the grave, our future as a broken community is to rise on eagle’s wings!Isn’t it comforting that history ends with this picture – a picture of one of the most tender things one person can do for another, which is to gently touch their cheek and dry their tears? You have to be in intimate relationship with someone to do that don’t you? And you see what we’re shown in Scripture at the end of Revelation is that Jesus Himself will come to you, and with the very hands that were pierced with wounds of love for you, will brush away your final tears, which are precious to him, and will store them away in his bottle with all the rest that you cry right now. Then, you will know joy, and it will be a greater joy than Scrooge even knew on Christmas morning.
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The Justification of Sinners (Romans 8:1)
Paul turns in Romans 8 to consider the amazing privileges of the justification that he has spelled out in the preceding chapters. The sinner's cry for deliverance at the end of Romans 7 is answered in this: in Christ there is no condemnation. We review the nature of our sin and guilt, the wonderful goodness of God in providing propitiation and reconciliation for us, and finally how this comes about -- through our union with Christ.
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Re-Clam Your Greatness!
This message is a call to re-claim our greatness by rejecting guilt, shame, and fear, and by embracing God's love and forgiveness.
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Jesus is the Cleanser of our conscience
In the fifth week of our sermon series 'Jesus Is', Wayne Alexander reminds us from Hebrews 9 that Jesus cleanses our consciences once for all. He reminds about the cross and how it speaks into our feelings of guilt and low self-esteem.
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