2. The Message of Your Life

3. I. The Story of Our Lives  All are sinners  Sin – Lack of conformity or transgression of the law of God ●1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God  All are sinners  Sin – Lack of conformity or transgression of the law of God ●1 John 3:4 Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God

4. ●It began with Adam (Genesis 3) ▪Forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ▪Unbelief – making God a liar ▪Disobedience – rebellion against Creator and submission to devil (subject to the kingdom of darkness) ●It began with Adam (Genesis 3) ▪Forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ▪Unbelief – making God a liar ▪Disobedience – rebellion against Creator and submission to devil (subject to the kingdom of darkness)

5.  Everything produces after it’s own kind ●Romans 5:12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.  The evidence of the nature of sin is in our sinful actions  Everything produces after it’s own kind ●Romans 5:12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.  The evidence of the nature of sin is in our sinful actions

6.  The results of our sinful actions - death ●Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death… ●Physical death – the body ages and decays ●Spiritual death – separation from God – eternal separation in Hell (Luke 16:19-31)  The results of our sinful actions - death ●Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death… ●Physical death – the body ages and decays ●Spiritual death – separation from God – eternal separation in Hell (Luke 16:19-31)

7.  Romans 1:18 – 2:3 God’s anger and judgment of sin ●People who suppress the truth by their wickedness ●There is no excuse for not knowing God as he has revealed himself in his creation ●God abandoned them to their shameful desires ●We are just as bad as we have done the same things  Romans 1:18 – 2:3 God’s anger and judgment of sin ●People who suppress the truth by their wickedness ●There is no excuse for not knowing God as he has revealed himself in his creation ●God abandoned them to their shameful desires ●We are just as bad as we have done the same things

8.  Romans 3:23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

9.  God’s Standard is his law – the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) ●No other gods ●No idols ●No misuse of the Lord’s name ●Observe the Sabbath keeping it holy ●Honor father and mother ●No murder ●No adultery ●No stealing ●No false testifying ●No coveting  God’s Standard is his law – the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) ●No other gods ●No idols ●No misuse of the Lord’s name ●Observe the Sabbath keeping it holy ●Honor father and mother ●No murder ●No adultery ●No stealing ●No false testifying ●No coveting

10.  Romans 3:19-20 ●The law shows that the entire world is guilty before God ●No one can be made right with God by doing what the law commands ●The law simply shows us how sinful we are  BUT!!!!!  Romans 3:19-20 ●The law shows that the entire world is guilty before God ●No one can be made right with God by doing what the law commands ●The law simply shows us how sinful we are  BUT!!!!!

11.  Romans 3:21-22 ●Made right with God, not by keeping the law, but by placing our trust in Jesus Christ  Romans 3:21-22 ●Made right with God, not by keeping the law, but by placing our trust in Jesus Christ

12. II. The Good News  Romans 1:1-7, 16-17 ●The Good News (Gospel) is about his son ●Shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead ●He is Jesus Christ our Lord  Romans 1:1-7, 16-17 ●The Good News (Gospel) is about his son ●Shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead ●He is Jesus Christ our Lord

13. ●I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ ▪It is the power of God saving everyone who believes ▪It tells us how God makes us right in his sight ●I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ ▪It is the power of God saving everyone who believes ▪It tells us how God makes us right in his sight

14.  Romans 3:21-31 ●We are made right with God by our faith in Jesus Christ ▪Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood ▪We are made right with God through faith, not by obeying the law ▪When we have faith we fulfill the law  Romans 3:21-31 ●We are made right with God by our faith in Jesus Christ ▪Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood ▪We are made right with God through faith, not by obeying the law ▪When we have faith we fulfill the law

15. III. My Appeal  2 Corinthians 5:17-21 ●God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself ●No longer counting people’s sins against them ●God made Jesus the offering for our sin ●So we could be made right with God through Christ  2 Corinthians 5:17-21 ●God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself ●No longer counting people’s sins against them ●God made Jesus the offering for our sin ●So we could be made right with God through Christ

16.  Benediction - Jude 1:24 - 25 24Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. 25All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.

17. Interaction Time  When a person believes they will go to heaven because they are “basically a good person”, by what standard are they measuring themselves? How far will our good deeds get us for eternal life?  What does God’s law, the Ten Commandments, show us about our good deeds?  When a person believes they will go to heaven because they are “basically a good person”, by what standard are they measuring themselves? How far will our good deeds get us for eternal life?  What does God’s law, the Ten Commandments, show us about our good deeds?

18.  Can anyone really know that they are saved and have eternal life? (See 1 John 5:13)  Who do you know that needs to hear this message of their life? Would you take these notes and share it with them or give them a recording of this message?  Can anyone really know that they are saved and have eternal life? (See 1 John 5:13)  Who do you know that needs to hear this message of their life? Would you take these notes and share it with them or give them a recording of this message?