2018 August Sermons

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Legacy
Ruth 4:13-22​

I. Intro
Big Idea: God has given us a hope and a future; so, we can seek Him with all our hearts. Ruth 1:16-17; Jeremiah 29:11-13; Romans 8:28; Galatians 5:6
 
II. Possible
A. Experience the impossible. Ruth 4:13; Matthew 19:16-30
B. Redeemers provided a legacy. Ruth 4:14; Romans 2:4
 
III. Look Around
A. God makes a difference. Ruth 4:14-15; Psalm 51:17
B. Naomi was no longer bitter. Ruth 4:16-17
 
IV. Family
A. We’re all products of our families. Ruth 4:17
B. God remembers people. Ruth 4:17-21; Matthew 1:1-16; 2 Corinthians 5:17
 
V. Invitation
A. In Christ things don’t turn out the way we expect.
B. We can invite people into a new family. ​

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Prodigal
Luke 15:11-32

Questions to consider:

• Vv. 11-12 What’s the younger son’s problem?
• Vv. 13-16 What were the consequences of the younger son’s decision to collect his stuff and head for a distant country?
• Vv. 17-19 What brought the younger son to his senses? When he came to his senses, what did he remember about his father?
• Vv. 20 What do we learn about God from verse twenty?
• Vv. 21-24 How do these verses help us understand repentance/what it means to turn to God?
• Vv. 25-27 Why didn’t the older brother go into the house and find out for himself what was going on?
• Vv. 28-30 In what ways was the older son just as lost as the younger son?
• Vv. 31-32 What did the father want the older son to focus on?
  

Application:

• Which son do you identify most with in this story? Why?
• How has God spoken to you through this story today?
• What changes in belief, attitude, or actions do you need to make based on what we’ve found in this story?
• Who’s someone you can share this story with?

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Forgiveness
Matthew 18:21-35

Consider:

• Vv. 21-22 With whom is Jesus sharing this story?
• Vv. 23-25 How is our sin like the first servant’s debt?
• Vv. 26-27 Why did the servant ask for patience instead of mercy?
• Vv. 28-29 What did the first servant’s words and actions toward the second servant demonstrate?
• Vv. 30-31 Why were the other servants “greatly distressed”?
• Vv. 32-34 Why is torture an appropriate penalty for not showing mercy?
• V. 35 How do we forgive from the heart?

Respond:

• In what ways are you like the unmerciful servant?
• How has God spoken to you through this story today?
• What changes in belief, attitude, or actions do you need to make (with the help of God and others) based on what we’ve found in this story?
• Who’s someone you can share this story with?

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