Remembering the Joy of Salvation — David Bertsch — August 11, 2024
http://rlcf.church River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The sermon emphasizes the immense greatness of salvation, comparing it favorably to the vastness of creation. The speaker draws from passages like Isaiah 25 and 2 Corinthians 13 to highlight God's wonderful works and victory over death. A key theme is the necessity of remembering and building upon the salvation received, urging believers to actively grow in virtues like faith, knowledge, and perseverance to maintain the joy of salvation.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Comparing creation to the greatness of salvationComparing the staggering vastness of the physical universe and creation to salvation reveals that creation is small by comparison.
Reading the song of praise in Isaiah 25Isaiah chapter 25 records a song of praise by the redeemed, highlighting God as a strength to the needy and a refuge from the storm.
Swallowing up death in victoryPaul and John both reference Isaiah's prophecy that God will swallow up death in victory and wipe away tears from all faces.
Restoring the joy of salvationDrawing from David's prayer in Psalms 51 and the fruit of the spirit, salvation brings a profound and lasting joy.
Keeping our minds stayed on the LordIsaiah 26 speaks of God appointing salvation for walls and keeping in perfect peace those whose minds stay on Him.
Precious promises and escaping corruptionSecond Peter 1 explains that we are given exceeding great and precious promises to partake in the divine nature and escape worldly corruption.
Adding virtues to faithBelievers are instructed to diligently add virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity to their faith.
The danger of forgetting past cleansingLacking these spiritual growths makes a person blind and unfruitful, having forgotten that they were purged from their old sins.
Peter' commitment to putting believers in remembrancePeter emphasizes repeatedly that he will keep reminding the believers of these foundational truths even until his death.
Living daily in the joy of salvationReflecting on what the Lord has done brings comfort in despair and anchors us in the incredible reality of partaking in Christ's divine nature.
