Sunday Morning May 6, 2012
scriptures: Psalms 5, Romans 2, Romans 3, Romans 4, Psalms 32
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NOTES
Psalm 5:1-12
How do you prepare to worship God? A lot of times you may come into the temple, but do you come with the right attitude and attention?
Do you trust in God and rejoice? People who love God have reason to rejoice!
Has God transformed you into a person who worships Him? Who gives all or who waits for it to be over?
When is the last time you bowed down to worship?
Romans talks about salvation. Knowing what will become of your soul at the end.
At the end of your body’s life, where will your soul be?
Only what you do for Christ will last.
Romans 2:6 -9
You have to have something in you that will keep you consistent.
It also tells us that we need God.
Do you give less effort than a man who cannot control his body but gives all the effort he does have to God? What do you do with the opportunity that God has given you now? What would you be like if you were in a wheelchair? What are you trying to do in life?
Serving God is not about convenience, but about conviction.
Romans 3:23-4:6
Grace – power of God in love, freedom from guilt
It has to do with God’s forgiveness, not about us earning or doing enough to be saved.
It is not about the things you do, being circumcised or baptized, that make you saved.
Abraham was justified by believing in God. We are good with God when we are forgiven by Him.
Psalms 32:1-11
It is a blessing to be forgiven and that what was done is resolved and we have a clean account with Him.
Some guilty people would rather keep quiet about the sin they are in than to resolve it. They will not admit it or ask for help.
The guilt sits on you. When you are not right with God, you are vexed and tripped out.
God will use people to make you feel the guilt of your sin, even if they are not trying to, even if they may not be right themselves.
Unless you will acknowledge that you are not right with God, you cannot be restored. You have to admit the truth that you are wrong instead of lying that you were ok all the time.
If you truly believe that God has forgiven you, your life would have evidence, it should show the fruit of God’s spirit.
You have to come back to God to be safe and to be healed.
A lot of times people who are in sin bring problems upon themselves. You can’t do wrong with God and expect good things to happen.
If you come to Him, you can be what He said you can be, but you have to confess your faults.
When He forgives you, you can shout for joy!
A lot of people don’t get to the rejoicing scripture because they try to skip the confession.