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Instruments in The Redeemer’s Hands Chapter 1. The Best of News : A Reason to Get Up in the Morning. Motivation Worth Significance. To Get the News, You Have to Understand the Story. Our Origin The Perfect Union James 4 (Agendas) / Jeremiah 17:9 (Strife)
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Instruments in The Redeemer’s HandsChapter 1
The Best of News: A Reason to Get Up in the Morning • Motivation • Worth • Significance
To Get the News, You Have to Understand the Story • Our Origin • The Perfect Union • James 4 (Agendas) / Jeremiah 17:9 (Strife) • His Plan – Gen. 3:14-20 (Judgments) • Satan (14-15) • Woman (16) • Man (17-19) • His Son (Matthew 1-3)
Now for the Best of News • The time has come - Mark 1:15 • The primary battle - Luke 17:20-21 • Grandeur of Kingdom - Revelation 19:6-8 • Christ has won the final victory • Ultimate celebration - Wedding of the Lamb
The Best of News (cont.) • God’s ultimate goal • Ezek. 36; Rom 11:33-36 • Chief end of man • 1 Cor. 10:31; Psalm 73:24-26; John 17:22,24 • Change is possible • Romans 5:1-5
Our News Must Be the Good News • Needing imagination • 2 Corinthians 4;Psalm 27:4;Psalm 73 • Commissioned to minister • Imagination vs. technique • The essence of personal ministry
Why Hope Rests on A Person • Answering the ‘what is wrong’ question • Our core problem – Psalm 51:5 • Must correct wrong thinking – Jer. 17:9 • Powerful and present Redeemer –Col. 2:8
What Sin Does to Us • Our deepest problem • Gen. 6:5; Romans 3:23 • Sin’s devastating elements • Rebellion - Rom. 3:10-12 • Foolishness – Psalm 14:1 • Incapable – Romans 7:19, 21-23