What Brings Out The Best In People

Sermon- What brings out the best in people?

- If you’re like me, I like to watch the mystery science shows. They present a mystery &

then give you scenarios of what that something could be. They finally end up with

showing you what the mystery is.

Q- What’s the point of their tactics?

Q- Why don’t they just tell you what the mystery is?

- They keep us interested, & enticed to continue watching, by keeping our minds

working.

- I believe some of the greatest stories for this pandemic, is all the outpouring of

help & love.

- If the virus had not have come, I do not believe people would have noticed others

like they do now.

- There is a silver lining, in the midst of this horrid tragedy!

- I know the question is made of,

Q- How could God allow such a disaster?

- There’s a lot that goes into a question like that.

- The first answer is, God didn’t cause this, it was Our sin!

- The second answer goes deeper though, I love the way that Jesus worked.

When He was often asked a question. He answered it with a question.

- So, here it is,

Q- Why did God allow sin?

- Sin is the most vile & devastating disease to infect human civilization.

- countless numbers of lives have been lost to it.

- In this even God mourns the affects of this disease, & that’s where we will

begin our reading.

Luke 13:31-35

31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

- Jesus was traveling from northeast Peræa, going to Jordan, with His destination

Jerusalem.

- As Jesus traveled he saw the curse of sin on mankind.

Q- When you go out do you see the curse of this pandemic?

- Face masks are everywhere, & stores are shuttered or changed.

- These are the eyes Through which Jesus sees our world.

- Each person marked, or stained by sin.

Prayer

- Here’s the picture, Jesus mourns that Jerusalem, the place He will set up His throne,

will ultimately crucify Him.

- We see the heartbreak of Jesus, & ask, why then did you allow sin?

- The answer is given in the same outcry, & mourning.

- Listen again,

Luke 13:34

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

- The answer is simple, He wanted us to choose Him.

- In the Garden, the choice was simple. Choose to believe God, or believe the devil.

- A choice was presented at that moment. A choice that God already knew the

decision, but He gave it to us anyway.

- The same choice is presented in this pandemic.

Q- Do you trust God?

- Did God cause this virus?

- Did God cause sin?

- No, but He will use them to increase the number of citizens for His Kingdom.

- No, I don’t mean in death, but God will use this fear of death to awaken many

people who have been asleep.

- Listen to Paul,

Ephesians 5:14

14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

- Jesus looked out & could see those who were marked. His crying out was Awake

thou that sleepest.

- Chaplin’s are seeing a rise in people questioning eternity now, & there’s great

reason for it.

- People are seeing first hand what sin is doing to mankind, it’s killing us!

Q- Is this virus bringing an awakening, & revival in our world?

- I pray it is, but church let’s be ready for when see those awakening. We ca be the

beacon of light for them to see.