Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table
THE GIFT
Matthew 1:22-23 Isaiah 7:14
THE PROMISE OF THE GIFT…
GOD WITH US!
THE NATURE OF THE GIFT…
GOD WITH US!
THE PURPOSE OF THE GIFT….
GOD WITH US!
– THE CLIFF-HANGER…
The GIFT was given for _____________.
Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table
UNDESERVED RIGHTS AND PRIVELIGES
1 Peter 2:9-10
TORN CURTAIN
Leviticus 16 Matthew 27:50-51 1 Peter 2:9-10
– Our sins are permanently paid for.
– Full access to God is now open to all.
– Every Jesus-follower is a priest.
WELCOME TO THE PRIESTHOOD
Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table
FAMILY
Welcome to the family!
Romans 12:1-8, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
We are all made incredibly different from each other.
We all are made for incredibly different purposes.
Many differences tend to attack, not attract.
Why I have to love you, and you have to love me
1 John 2:9-11, 3:16-18, 4:7-12, 19-21, 5:1-5, Matthew 5:23-24, Romans 12:17-21
It’s not about them; it’s about dad.
Not loving them is hurting us… it’s our body.
Our two choices are to either love those at the table, or leave the table.
How in the world can I love someone like you, an dhow can you love someone like me?
I have to remember:
How I got my seat at the table.
We are all in a process of becoming like dad, but none of us have arrived.
I can’t love dad when I’m angry at His kids.
Your (Undeserved) Place at the Table
A CHILD OF GOD
Mark5:21-43
THE POWER OF A WORD
Mark 5:21-43. John 1:12-13. Galatians 4:4-7 Romans 8:14-17
– Not everyone is a child of God.
– Becoming a child of God is an adoption by faith.
WHERE TWO FRONTS COLLIDE
Psalm 139
– The truth about how I see myself.
– The truth about how God sees me.
Your ( Undeserved ) Place at the Table
UNDESERVED LOVE
Have we lost the WONDER of His love?
The Solution: Three things to consider:
John 1:1-3 Genesis 1:1-3
Romans 7:15, 18-19 Psalm 17:7-8 Psalm 22:6
Matthew 27:26-54 John 15:3