The Two Most Important Things to be Thankful For

T H E T W O G R E AT E S T G I F T S G O D H A S G I V E N U S

A T I M E T O R E M E M B E R & G I V E T H A N K S F O R

G R E AT E S T P R O B L E MM A N K I N D ’ S G R E A T E S T G I F T C O M E S F R O M M A N K I N D ' S

M A N K I N D ’ S G R E AT E S T P R O B L E M ?

• War?

• Disease?

• Fear?

• Poverty?

• Hopelessness?

• Disasters?

• Death?

T H E G R E AT E S T W E A P O N O F M A S S D E S T R U C T I O N

M A N K I N D ’ S G R E AT E S T P R O B L E M I S :

S I N

G O D S E E S S I N A S :

• Transgression: going beyond the lints God sets

• To miss the mark (purpose, goal, target, standard)

• 1 John 3:4: “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.”

• Sin violates the loving laws of a loving God

• Things we do, think or say contrary to God’s will

• (More on sin at http://www.ucg.org/christian-living/how-does-bible-define-sin/

T H E T W O M O S T I M P O RTA N T T R U T H S O F T H E E N T I R E B I B L E

A L L M A N K I N D I S D O O M E D T O H E L L F O R E V E R …

B E C A U S E A L L M A N K I N D H A S S I N N E D

E V E RY O N E H A S S I N N E D

Rom.3:23 - "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” !Rom.3:10: “as it is written, "There is none righteous, not even one.” !(Psalm 14:3) - "They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one."

B U T…

• Jesus came to seek and save sinners!

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

G O D ’ S F O R G I V E N E S S O F O U R S I N S

O U R G R E AT E S T R E A S O N T O G I V E T H A N K S

B E C A U S E O U R S I N S A R E F O R G I V E N

• WE AVOID THE WRATH OF GOD FOR OUR SINS

• WE ESCAPE THE ETERNAL FIRES OF HELL

• WE RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE & ABUNDANT LIFE

• OUR SPIRITS ARE ALIVE FOREVER

• WE SHARE IN THE INHERITANCE OF JESUS

• WE ARE ADOPTED AS GOD’S CHILDREN

D O N O T TA K E F O R G I V E N E S S O F S I N S F O R G R A N T E D

G O D D O E S N ’ T

B L E S S E D O R C U R S E DD E U T. 2 8 : S I N H A S A LW A Y S C R E A T E D T W O G R O U P S O F P E O P L E

T W O B A S K E T S O F F I G SJ E R E M I A H 2 4 : G O D D I V I D E S J E R U S A L E M I N T O T W O G R O U P S

O N LY T W O K I N D S O F P E O P L EA T T H E E N D O F T I M E , G O D S E E S

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels…” Matt. 25:41

T O T H E G O A T S , G O D W I L L S A Y:

F O R G I V E N E S S AV O I D S G O D ’ S W R AT H

John 3:36: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him”~~Jesus

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Hebrews 10:26-31: “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God…It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

W E C A N H E L P O T H E R S G E T T H E I R S I N S F O R G I V E N

T H E S E C O N D G R E AT E S T T H I N G S T O B E G R AT E F U L F O R

T H E R E G R E AT C O M M I S S I O NJ E S U S ’ L A S T C O M M A N D

J E S U S S E N T T H E M O U T. .

And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. Matt 10:8