The Message, The Messenger, And The Mistakes Series

c) Other nations wanted these Gifts of God

d) Because Isreal rejected the Messiah salavation was extended to the Gentiles in part to make the Jews jealous

e) You don’t think that is true? Read Acts 11:1-18 that is when they had got all the Church leaders together and decided if they would recognize the salvation of the Gentiles

f) There were many people who argued that the gentiles could not be saved however, they loss that argument

4. Now there is good news for the people of Isreal,

a) God still loves them

b) Look at verse 21. All day long I have helpd out my hands

c) That is in the presence tense in Greek. God’s hands are still our there waiting for all to come to him.

B. Application

1. What can we learn from the mistakes that Isreal has made

2. First of all men are without excuse. We learn about that back in the beginning off romans particually Chapter 1. God reveals himself to Us. We are left with out excuse,

3. We can not use the excuse no one told me, it does not work

4. Second because God is a Jealous God we should be thankful

5. If God did not get Jealous we would not experience his mercy and grace

6. God is amazing folks

7. The third thing is the greatest news of all

8. God is still there with His arms wide open

9. Still there waiting for you to come home

10. Waiting for you to come rushing to him and hug

C. Illustration

1. Remember the prodical Son? The prodical son took his inheartence went off and blew it all on a wild party. Came to his sences and was going back home to ask his father if he could be a servant

2. Do remember what the Father did, He ran down the road, hugged his son and threw him a party

3. That is exactly what God is waiting to do

Conclusion

A. Our study on Getting on the same page as God probably has challenged you in some different ways

B. Take example for example just this week. First we are talking about how beautiful the feet who bring good news

C. Then we say that if they reject the Message they are rejecting God not the messenger,

D. Then we turn around and say that people have no excuse for not hearing the Messege in the first place

E. So we have not answeared the question of predestion/God’s sovereign choice verses Man’s free will

F. You know we haven’t

G. Here is what we know, Read 10:9.

H. How does that work, We wont know until we get to heaven

I. But all of this should have lead you to a couple of conclusions

J. One that God’s Salvation is Awsome, Mans way is impossible, and we need be constantly giving Him thanks for that

K. Two that we need to be the buetuiful feet and bring good news to people, Our job is to be the messeger, if they reject the messege, they are not rejecting us they are rejecting Christ

L. Third, God is there with open Arms

M. If you are here today and you have not accepted God’s Salavation, God is standing their with His arms wide open. If you need help with this come see me, and I will gladly give you the messege

N. If you are here today and your friend, family, spouce, or coworker has not accepted God’s Salavation yet, Keep being a Messenger, theres is still hope, God’s arms are still open

O. The question is are you on the same page as God about Message, Messengers, and Mistakes