There’s just something odd about the human heart. We just can’t seem to get it together. Throughout the centuries we’ve been at war with each other, struggled through famine, drought and disease yet we never seem to learn from our mistakes. It’s almost as if we can’t help ourselves. We fight to have more of what we don’t need, we live in fear of what hasn’t happened yet, or we are jealous of people we’ve never met. It seems to me that we’re broken on the inside and playing out that brokenness on one another. This raises and interesting question:
“Is there something at the heart of the human condition that makes it inevitable that we should live in endless cycle of greed, fear and emptiness unless we receive help?”
this boils down to three basic Realities:
Our Problem – We must first recognize the truth. People everywhere are wandering aimlessly looking for something to believe in. We’re lost in a physical world looking for spiritual meaning. We must first come to grips with this reality if we’ve ever going to look for a solution.
God’s Solution – God knows our wandering hearts are hurting and broken and gave us the cure. Believe in Jesus’ way of life and you will find the rest and hope you’re looking for. A cure is only a cure if the patient is willing to take it.
Our Choice – true happiness and peace cannot be forced upon another, they must be freely chosen. This may mean leaving your pride and prestige behind to take on the role of a servant. There’s no other way to get out of the cycle of violence and degradation.
This week we’re looking at the difference the Gospel make in Human Condition.
Based on the Story of the Rich Young Ruler.
Sermon Notes Sermon Notes 09.23.12 Gospel Journey 3
Sermon Slides Worship 9.23.12 Gospel Journey pt 3
Sermon Audio How the Gospel Changes Things 9.23.12E How the Gospel Changes Things 9.23.12L
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