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Indescribable Gift
December 22, 2024 / First Baptist RussellThanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:15
This text is made up of few , yet it points to a gift that is .
God with us!
Who can it?
have tried!
have tried!
And I heard every created thing which is in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things in them, saying, “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion forever and ever.” And the four living creatures were saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 5:13-14
have tried!
Why is this gift so ?
- The of the gift!
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Exodus 3:14
- The !
- The !
- What He has !
- Because of the by which it was given.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
What I owe!
1st Jesus brings of sins, according to the riches of His grace.
I will be patient as the Lord punishes me, for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. The Lord will bring me into the light, and I will see his righteousness.
Micah 7:19 NLT
I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free.”
Isaiah 44:22 NLT
He has removed our sins as far from us as the East is from the West.
Psalm 103:12 NLT
“I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.”
Hebrews 10:17b NLT
2nd The believer in Christ is before the judgement seat of God. (Prodigal son – Luke 15)
Forgiveness is a thing; it forgets the .
Justification is ; it brings a new before God.
3rd We are into God’s .
See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.
1 John 3:1 NLT
4th We are His .
And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ, we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
Romans 8:17 NLT
5th We have the gift of .
6th We have a divine that goes beyond and is beyond any efforts to describe.
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 NLT
7th We have a in prepared for us by Christ.
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.
John 14 1-3 NLT
Thanks for this gift.
Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!
2 Corinthians 9:15 NLT
To !
To !
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:2 NLT
After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.
Luke 2:17 NLT
Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God,
Luke 2:28 NLT
She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem.
Luke 2:38 NLT