THE I WILL’S OF CHRIST
The “I Will” of
Salvation
John
6:37 ”All that the Father
giveth me shall come to me; and
him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”
John 3:17 “For God
did not
send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to save
the world through him.”
Mark2:15”And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at
meat in his
house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his
disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.”
Mark 2:16 “And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?”
Mark 2:17 “When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
The “I Will” of
Cleansing
Luke
5:12 “And it came to pass,
when he was in a certain city,
behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and
besought
him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”
God who spoke the world into being, will cleanse you with the words, I will: be thou clean.
Lord, I have a deceitful heart. Cleanse me, O Lord; give me a new heart. O Lord, give me the power to overcome the flesh.
I will take away your leprosy and give you health in its stead
The “I Will” of
Confession
Matthew
10:32
“Whosoever therefore shall
confess
me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in
heaven.”
Matthew
10:33
“But whosoever shall deny
me
before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”
Take up your cross daily
We have a cross to carry
The “I Will” of
Service
Matthew 4:19 “And
he saith
unto them, Follow me, and
I will make you fishers of men”
Peter and the day of Pentecost, 3000 men
All should serve
PULL IN THE NET
Don’t just mend your nets all day long, pull them in…
God uses the weak things of this world to confound the mighty
Promises to make us fishers of men
Sow with one hand, reap with the other
Farmers don’t sow year round
The right kind of BAIT
Preach Christ and Him Crucified
Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross to them that perish is foolishness, but unto us which are being saved, it is the power of God.”
The “I Will” of Comfort
John
14:18 “I will not leave
you comfortless: I will come to you.”
Matthew
28:19
“Go ye therefore, and
teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the
Holy Ghost:”
Matthew 28:20 “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
The “I Will” of
Resurrection
John
6:40 “And this is the will
of him that sent me, that every
one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting
life: and I
will raise him up at the last day.”
Our savior has power over death
Jairus’s daughter was raised from the dead
The widow’s son was raised from the dead
Lazarus of Bethany was raised from the dead…
NO DOUBt that Christ can do it.
If we had no hope in the resurrection, what would be our hope or joy, our peace in the end in the grave?
The “I Will” of Glory
John 17:24 “Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”
Last prayer
Paul, these light afflictions, these stripes, stones they throw at me, the glory that is beyond excels them so much that I count them as nothing, nothing at all, so that I may win Christ.”
Rejoice