Message: Rescue – The Need For Rescue
I.
The
Introduction of Sin
a. Illus: Act out Adam and Eve Story
II.
The
Spread of Sin
a. Sin had entered the world, like a great virus
that spreads it jumped from offspring to offspring, but it wasn’t content in
being something minor it was taking over.
b. Read Genesis 6:5-6 – “The Lord saw how great
man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The Lord was grieved that he had made man on
the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.
So the Lord said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the
face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground,
and birds of the air,--for I am grieved that I have mad them.”
c. 1656 years have passed since Adam was
created, since sin entered into this world and started an infestation, an
infection, and it had spread to the point that God says, “every inclination of
the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.”
d. God does end up destroying the earth with a
flood, which we will be talking about the next couple of weeks, but ends up
saving one man and his family.
e. But sin is still part of that man and ends up
spreading again to all his descendants.
f. You see this sin even now. People hate, people kill, people steal,
people rape, people abuse, people lie, people are arrogant, people put others
down, people gossip, people swear, people take God’s name in vain, people
ignore the needs of others, people divorce, people cheat, people don’t respect
authority, people accept bribes, people show partiality, people lust, people
get drunk and use drugs, people are gluttoness, people envy, people commit
adultery, people sleep with others when they aren’t married, people are greedy,
people are lazy, people are hypocrites, people fight, people disobey their
parents, people are full of sin!
g. And you are one of the infected, you are full
of sin too.
III.
The
Consequences of Sin
a. Like I said above there is a consequence to sin,
eventually it leads to destruction.
b. That destruction happens here on earth
i.
Destroys
relationships with humans (gap between us so they are difficult to maintain,
part of the reason there is always so much drama)
ii.
Destroys
relationship with God (gap between us and him, no longer a good relationship)
iii.
Makes
our life a disaster, with lots of consequences (jail, VDs, guilt, pain,
suffering)
c. That destruction happens when we die
i.
The
ultimate consequence of sin is death, or eternal death in hell.
ii.
This is
a no return place, once you die there is no second chance, you have made your
decision and you will be judged accordingly.
If you are still full of sin you will go to hell…for eternity.
IV.
Application:
You Need to be Rescued, can’t rescue yourself
a. There are only 3 choices really
i.
Not
worry about it and suffer the consequences
ii.
Try
something that won’t work
1. Other religions
2. Self-help books
3. Doing good works
iii.
Try
something that is guaranteed to work
1. Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
2. Ephesians 2:1-5
a. It is by grace—something you didn’t deserve
that you are saved
b. He offers you a gift, forgiveness of the sins
you have committed and all you have to do is ask. You turn to Jesus who died to take those sins
away and ask for that free gift. You ask
him to rescue you.
b. Ask for any who want rescued for the first
time
c. Ask for any who want to ask God for rescue
again, because they have turned away from him and embraced sin.
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