Pastor Greg Mansur February 7, 2016 “Pick a Side” Pastor Greg Mansur February 7, 2016

James 4:4-6 (page 1115)

God provides the grace we need to choose Him over this old world.

1. God’s message is sometimes really blunt

2 Samuel 12 (Nathan & David)

2 Timothy 4:1-5 (page 1099)

Hebrews 12:6 (page 1111)

1. God’s message is sometimes really blunt 2. God’s position stands against the world’s

Joshua 24:14-15 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

1. God’s message is sometimes really blunt 2. God’s position stands against the world’s 3. God’s Word is there for a reason

James 4:5b “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us” LITERALLY: “that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us longs jealously”

1. God’s message is sometimes really blunt 2. God’s position stands against the world’s 3. God’s Word is there for a reason 4. God’s grace is more than enough

Romans 5:20 “Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.”

God provides the grace we need to choose Him over this old world.

1. God’s message is sometimes really blunt 2. God’s position stands against the world’s 3. God’s Word is there for a reason 4. God’s grace is more than enough