P ROCLAIM C HRIST : A SSURANCE OF S ALVATION I John 5:13, John 5:24, Psalm 118: 14-26

P ROCLAIM C HRIST : A SSURANCE OF S ALVATION I John 5:13 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” John 5:24 “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who send me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”

PROCLAIM CHRIST: ASSURANCE OF SALVATION How shall we respond to such great assurance of salvation? Fanny Crosby: Blind hymn writer #50 “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine. O what a foretaste of glory divine. Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his Spirit, washed in his blood”

PSALM 118: The LORD is my strength (defense) and my song; he has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things! The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!” I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

PSALM 118: The L ORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the L ORD. This is the gate of the L ORD through which the righteous may enter. I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;(capstone)

PSALM 118: the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad in it. O LORD, save us! O LORD, grant us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

P ROCLAIM C HRIST : A SSURANCE OF S ALVATION I. The Assurance of Salvation II.The Lord of Salvation III. The Response of Salvation

I. T HE A SSURANCE OF S ALVATION Verse 14 “The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation” Verse 21 “I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation” Verse ”I will not die but live…….but he has not given me over to death”

II. T HE L ORD OF S ALVATION Jesus Christ is the Lord of Salvation Psalm 118: 24 “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone” Eph. 2:20 “…build on the foundation of the apostles, and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.” I Peter 2: 4 “As you come to Him, the living stone—rejected by men but chosen by God….

II. T HE L ORD OF S ALVATION Psalm 118: “O LORD, save us……Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD….” Matt. 21:9 Mark 11: 9-10 “Triumphal Entry” into Jerusalem “Hosanna”

III. T HE R ESPONSE OF S ALVATION How shall we respond to such great assurance of salvation? 1. Rejoice in God’s salvation 2. Tell the mighty salvation works of the Lord of salvation

III. T HE R ESPONSE OF S ALVATION 1. Rejoice in God’s Salvation Ps 118:14 “the Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation” V.15 “Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous”

III. T HE R ESPONSE OF S ALVATION Psalm 118:21 “I will give thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation” Psalm 118: 26 “From the house of the Lord we bless you.”

III. T HE R ESPONSE OF S ALVATION 1. Rejoice in God’s Salvation 2. Tell of God’s might works of salvation Psalm 118:17 “I will not die but live….. and I will proclaim what the LORD has done”

III. T HE R ESPONSE OF S ALVATION Fanny Crosby: “Blessed Assurance” “This is my story; this is my song, praising my savior all the day long.” Psalm 118:24 “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it”