HAVE YOU BEEN SAVED FROM YOUR BROKENNESS?

Isaiah 45:22

“Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is no other."
 

The Gospel! Turn from sin, embrace Jesus Christ by faith, and you will be saved!
 

...Turn to. Move, or cause to move in a circular direction,wholly or partly around an axis or point. Simply, to reverse direction. God draws us near to respond!

Who are we turning away from? Satan.

Acts 26:18 

"to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."

What are we turning away from? Sin.

• Origin of sin: Introduced by Satan. 1 John 3:8 "...for the devil has sinned from the beginning"

• Existence of Sin:  Due to the fall of Adam, we are born into a sinful, broken world. Psalm 51:5 " Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me." Hence the need for a savior! "We don't teach our kids to lie, we teach them to tell the truth."

• Personal sin: Romans 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" The only person righteous and blameless was Jesus Christ Himself! John 1:8 "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." "I am therefore not a sinner because I sin, but I sin because I am a sinner."

Who are we turning towards? God

Acts 3:19

 "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out"

...Me and be saved.   Capital Me, Jesus Christ. John 14:6 "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." There is not many ways, only one way to God and that is in Jesus Christ. 

3 ways people "hope" to get to God.

1. By working their way to god: Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God"
2. By winning their way to god: Romans 3:10 "as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE"
3. By wanting their way to god: Matthew 7:22-23 "Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles? Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!"

Jesus proclaims, John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

...all the ends of the earth. Jesus Christ, and the gospel is not limited!

1 Timothy 2:3-4 

"This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."

 ...For I am God, and there is no other. The first commandment! 

Exodus 20:3
"You shall have no other gods before me"

3 "false gods," people set before God.

1. People: Galatians 1:10 "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
2. Position: Mark 12:17 "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's."
3. Place: 1 Corinthians 3:16 "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"

Deuteronomy 4:39 

"Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other"

  

APPLICATION:

Acts 37-38 "
Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” ³⁸ Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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QUESTIONS:

Do you know you have eternal life in Christ?  OR are you still "hoping?"

What personal pleasures of comfort, have you made more important than Christ in your heart? 

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PRAYER:  

Father God, LORD of heaven above and on the earth below we humbly come to You today. Forgiven by Christ, we enter into the throne room of grace to seek Your face. Open our eyes today in areas we need to turn from and embrace, Your will. Father draw us near, and give us strength to surrender our sin and embrace truth. In Jesus name we pray. AMEN.