Hope For Those Who Struggle

Hope

For Those Who Struggle

Jeremiah 31.31-34; Ezekiel 36.26,27

Intro. - For those who know ...

Jeremiah 29.11 - That God has plans for them

Ephesians 3.20 - That God is able

But .. Who struggle with themselves

For those who ...

Romans 7.18 - have a desire to do what is good, but cannot carry it out

Romans 7.19 - keep doing the things they don’t want to do

If you ... keep on messing up

And really ... need someone to rescue you from yourself

I have good news ... God has made a way for you

It’s the ... New Covenant

Jeremiah 31.31-34

A covenant that is ... Not summed up in a stack of rules & regulations

Summed up in ... The person of Jesus

If you struggle with ...

I have counsel for you ...

Its counsel for ...

1. Your Eyes

Take your eyes off ... Yourself

And look to ... Him

Hebrews 12.2

2. Your Ears

Stop listening ... To the voices that cause you to sin

Stop being engrossed in them

Stop living according to their standards

Stop following their ways

Matthew 18.7; 1Cor 7.31; 2Cor 10.2; James 4.2

Start listening ... Jesus

Romans 12.2

3. Your Heart

Reach out to ... Jesus

Embrace ... All the blessings of His Covenant

a) The blessing of ... His Forgiveness

Jeremiah 31.34

By ... Getting Rid of Your Sin

Proverbs 28:13; 1John 1.9; James 5.16

b) The blessing of ... His Word

Jeremiah 31.31

By ... Filling yourself with it

1Peter 2.2; Ephesians 5.26; Joshua 1.8; Psalm 119.18

c) The blessing of ... Knowing Him

Jeremiah 31.34

By ... Taking time everyday

1John 3.2; Philippians 3.10

d) The blessing of ... Being Filled With His Spirit

Ezekiel 36.26,27

By ... Asking for It

Romans 8.9; Acts 1.8; Acts 2.39; James 4.2; John 16;24