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Break Not, Quench Not

Break Not, Quench Not. Reconciling God’s Mercy & Justice. What is the Most Important Thing about your Christian Life?. The Most Important Thing.

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Break Not, Quench Not

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  1. Break Not, Quench Not Reconciling God’s Mercy & Justice

  2. What is the Most Important Thing about your Christian Life?

  3. The Most Important Thing “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us…. the most portentous fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like.” – A.W. Tozer

  4. What is God Like? • The unknowable, absent, distant God? • The straight-laced, externals-focused God of your religious family? • The gotcha God? The exacting, demanding and damning God? • The never-sure-if-I’m-pleasing-to-him God? • What comes to your mind and emotions when you think about God?

  5. BUT, Jesus… • Hebrews 1:3 — The exact imprint of God’s nature; exact representation of His being. • John 14:7-9 — Showing us the Father

  6. Yet, even our view of Jesus can be distorted

  7. 4 Life-Changing Traits of Christ • The Compassion & Wisdom of Jesus • The Inspiring Tenderness of Jesus • The Endearing Patience of Jesus • The Presence & Multiplication of Jesus (by the Spirit)

  8. Romans 5:6-8 — Here is God’s love: While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. • Matt. 9:12-13, 12:7; Hosea 6:6 — God desires compassion / mercy, not sacrifice • Mark 1:17; Prov. 11:30 — “Fishing for men” requires wisdom & compassion, the wisdom & compassion of Jesus. • John 3:16-17; John 17:15-18; 1 John 4:17 — God did not send Jesus to condemn but to rescue. We are as Jesus in the world. • Ex. Samaritan Woman at the Well (John 4:1-26); 1 Cor. 15:10 • JESUS The Compassion & Wisdom of

  9. “A bruised reed shall he not break” (Matt. 12:20) • “A smoking flax shall he not quench” (Is. 42:3) • “Good News to the Poor” (Is. 61; Is. 58) • “Bind up the Broken-Hearted; Undo Heavy Burdens” • “Proclaim Liberty to the Captives; Let the oppressed go free” • “Free those bound in Prisons, Loose the Bondage of Wickedness” • “To Proclaim the LORD’s Favor” • “Comfort All who Mourn; To put garments of celebration on those who repent” • “I delight in Mercy; [My] Goodness and mercy endure forever!” (Micah 7:18; Jer. 9:24) • JESUS The Inspiring Tenderness of

  10. It took Peter 2.5 years to conclude Jesus is the Son of the Living God. Even then, Peter betrayed Him. But, John 21 • Thomas took much more convincing — even after Christ resurrected (John 20:25) • John the Baptizer doubted (Matt. 11:5ff; Luke 7:22ff) • Christ never rejected his disciples for their capacity. He did reteach them and restore them. He “believed in” them. (John 17; Phil. 1:6-7; Mark 4:9-10; John 16:12; John 17:8, 14) • JESUS The Endearing Patience of

  11. His Presence is the Fullness and Joy of His Disciples, and their strength. (John 10:10; 15:11; Neh. 8:10; Ps. 28:7, 87:7) • He would not leave them as orphans. (John 14, 16:7) • He promised to be with them, even to the end of the Age (Matt. 28:20). • There was the Cross, the Grave, then Resurrection… but THEN…Pentecost!! (Acts 1:8, 2:3) • JESUS The Presence & Multiplication of

  12. 4 Life-Changing Traits of Christ • The Compassion & Wisdom of Jesus • The Inspiring Tenderness of Jesus • The Endearing Patience of Jesus • The Presence & Multiplication of Jesus (by the Spirit)

  13. BUT, Jesus… • Hebrews 1:3 — The exact imprint of God’s nature; exact representation of His being. • John 14:7-9 — Showing us the Father

  14. The Most Important Thing “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us…. the most portentous fact about any man is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like.” – A.W. Tozer

  15. Break Not, Quench Not Reconciling God’s Mercy & Justice

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