Sermon Notes 4/23 – Ephesians 2: 1-10

verse 4 – BUT GOD

—this is the theme of the morning – BUT GOD……..this refers to the intervention of God

                   BUT GOD—Romans 5:6-11 v8) – The Intervention of God’s Love

Romans 5

v6 – without strength – means not being saved

-The Incarnation – God came to earth in the form of man Jesus Christ

-Isaiah 59:16

In Due Time – means at the right time

-the Lord is always on time

For the ungodly – means instead of the ungodly – Jesus took our place on the cross

verse 8 – BUT GOD

demonstrates His love – it means the Lord is constantly proving His love to us

His Love – the unconditional love of Jesus Christ for everyone & at all times

                How does the Lord prove His Love to Humanity?

(1.) Jesus Christ died for everyone – sinners

-He reconciled us to God – means to bring us together

(2.) We were Justified – verse 9

Justification is an act of God where the believer is called righteous & innocent

Justification is God looking at us just as if we have never sinned

-Justification is an act and not a process

-The believer remains righteous

-The Lord does not change His mind – He declares us to be righteous

-we are never under the wrath and judgment of God

(2.) BUT GOD – 1 Corinthians 10:11-13 (v13) – The Intervention of God’s Faithfulness

vs 1-11 – refer to Israel being tempted and how they fell away from the Lord

v12 – anyone could fall away from Jesus

v13 – we will be tempted – means to solicit someone to do evil

Being tempted is not sin, but to surrender to temptation is

common to man – all temptations have been felt by many people befoe

overtaken – means not to have a firm grip on you

-the power of Jesus is greater than the power of any temptation

v13 – BUT GOD – He is Faithful

-Remember:  The Lord doesn’t fix every situation because He uses those situations to fix you

                                 The Lord Gives Us A Promise

Who will not allow or permit – the Lord limits all temptations that come against us

We will be able to bear all temptations – endure/persist/overcome/keep moving forward

A way of Escape – temptations will not last forever

this is a picture of being surrounded by mountains and then you see a way to escape