Why are we here?

—How God has spoken to me through
Matthew 28:19–20

  • Bumo – Nov 8, 2015

 
 
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We are here because…?

  1. Why are we here?

2. The Issue of Sin

  • Adam sinned therefore through him…
  • Romans 3:23
    • “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
  • Romans 6:23
    • “For the wages of sin are death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Question Time!

  1. 40 yr old man on a ledge
    1. Let him jump?
    2. Convince him to get off the ledge?
    3. Force him off the ledge?
  2. 40 yr old man: life threatening but treatable illness—does not want surgery
    1. No treatment, let him die?
    2. Convince him to have surgery?
    3. Force surgery?

Questions

  1. Is there a sense of urgency?
  2. How strongly do you feel about your opinion?
  3. Was this test fair?

3. The joy of salvation

How do you actually get saved?

  • John 3:18 – “He that believes in him is not condemned, but he who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.”
  • Romans 10:9–10 – “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
    For with the heart one believes and has righteousness; and with the mouth one confesses and has salvation.”
  • Ephesians 2:8–9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not from works, so that no one can boast.”

We are here because…

Matthew 28:18–20

  1. Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All power has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
  2. Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
  3. teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”