Series: I Want to Believe, But…”
Message: “Kill-joy God”
Text(s): Matthew 23:3-4, 25-26
Romans 3:20-22
Pastor Tom Cogle
Sunday, March 12, 2017
It can be difficult to believe in a God in which we cannot see or feel His presence. Maybe we want to believe in Him, but have heard He is a “Kill-joy God.”
Today we will see that God doesn’t to take away the things that we enjoy, but rather want s us to have life to the full!
THE BAD NEWS ABOUT RELIGION
1. RELIGION FOCUSES ON THE EXTERNAL RATHER THAN THE INTERNAL
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
1. YOU CANNOT EARN GOD’S ACCEPTANCE BY OBEYING THE LAW
2. THE PURPOSE OF THE LAW IS TO SHOW YOUR NEED OF A SAVIOR
3. BEING RIGHT WITH GOD COMES BY FAITH IN CHRIST ALONE
Religion is all about what I do.
Christianity is about what Jesus did.
Being a Christian has always been simple to God.
Religion adds to the simplicity of the gospel.