2nd Oct 2022 - CFC Bangalore - Sunday Church Service
2nd Oct 2022 - CFC Bangalore - Sunday Church Service For more sermons please visit https://www.cfcindia.com/
Summary
The message encourages the congregation to fix their focus on what God is able to do in their lives, rather than on their own circumstances or weaknesses. Drawing from passages like Jude 24 and John 8:11, the core message is that after God forgives, the command is to 'sin no more.' Ultimately, believers must repent, forsake sin, and live with an eternal perspective, knowing they will stand before God's judgment.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
What is God able to do?God is able to keep us from stumbling and make us stand blameless in His presence with great joy.
The Lord will rescue mePaul confesses his confidence that the Lord will rescue him from every evil deed and bring him safely into His heavenly kingdom.2 Timothy 4:18
The woman caught in adulteryJust like the woman brought before Jesus who expected stoning instead heard "I do not condemn you, go and sin no more," we must trust the Creator who commands us to also help us obey.
Taking jealousy and hidden sins seriouslyJealousy is a serious sin that helped crucify Jesus, and we must not make excuses or justify weaknesses when the Holy Spirit convicts us.
Standing before the judgment seatWith eternity in view and everyone appearing before the judgment seat of Christ, Moses prayed for a heart of wisdom as brief human days pass away.
The paralyzed man at BethesdaAfter healing the man who was paralyzed for 38 years, Jesus warned him not to sin anymore so that something worse would not happen to him.
The daily prayer for graceLike an alcoholic who prayed every night to be kept sober for another 24 hours, believers must have a daily, desperate cry for God's strength against crouching temptation.
Looking inwards and upwardsWhile acknowledging our wretchedness like Paul in Romans 7, we must immediately look upwards to God through Jesus Christ for deliverance.
The pure eyes of our glorified LordJesus looks upon us with pure love and compassion, calling us to come higher and placing His right hand on us with the promise not to fear.
Coming out of the wilderness leaning on the belovedUsing the picture of Hosea and Gomer, God allures His people from the wilderness of testing so they can call Him husband and lean on Him daily.
Responding to God in prayerWe must not merely listen to sermons out of habit, but seriously bring our inward heart before God in repentance so He can cleanse us and break every yoke.
