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What’s your problem?
God hates
May I add my welcome to all of Tim and Hannah’s friends and family.
It’s great that you’ve been able to join us today as we celebrate the blessing that Phoebe will eventually be when she grows up.
But between now and then, Tim and Hannah have the nightmare of parenting her!
As babies, they rob you of your sleep, so little sleep.
Our 4th nearly killed us both!
He never slept.
You could keep him up all day and he’s still be awake all night.
I have 4 thorns in my flesh, aged 5 to 16, so I speak with good authority, babies and young children are of no practical use!
They rob you of your sleep, so little sleep.
Our 4th nearly killed us both!
He never slept.
You could keep him up all day and he’s still be awake all night.
Sure, those little smiles and those first steps are adorable, but
reality returns as you dodge projectile vomit, change those disgusting nappies!
Reality returns as you dodge projectile vomit that stains your walls, as you change those disgusting nappies and dodge whatever comes out while they’re being changed!
Memories of putting toddlers in a car seat,
how your adorable little kid turns into the incredible hulk who refuses to bend.
One hand on the seat belt, one on the kids face and your knee in his stomach!
Sure they get bigger, you think you might finally get some sort of payback.
Our 3rd child started violin lessons - but perhaps we’ll be graced by beautiful relaxing music.
How thankful I was last week for that ear problem that dulled my hearing.
But ask me when they’re not around and we can have a laugh.
I have many more stories, some that simply cannot be told in polite company!
The Pharisee was good - i suspect moist people here think they are good
We may love our children, but it’s not because they make our lives any easier!
We’ll come back to this later on..
But for now, we ought to get on with our sermon and look at today’s bible reading.
But,,,
We ought to get on with our sermon and look at today’s bible reading.
I’m well aware that plenty of people here today may not believe in God, or don’t really know what to believe about God.
I’m well aware that plenty of people here today may not believe in God, or don’t really know what to believe about God.
Aside from children being a great deal of hard work to raise, the other certainty in life is death.
You can’t avoid it.
It will happen.
Well that’s fine.
But what is not fine is to never seriously look into the possibility of there being a God, or to try and understand who God is if he does exist.
So, I recon there is a reasonable argument to say that you ought to at least put some serious thought into the possibility that God exists.
Think of it this way, you’re very unlikely to
If he does, then the consequences of ignoring him are huge.
But the rewards for following Him are immense.
So, all I ask, is that you have a think about what the bible has to say about God this morning.
And then to find out a little more about God once you head home.
Talk to a Christian you know.
If you live in this area join our ‘Life Explored’ Course stating in September.
Come along on Sunday’s.
I’ve called today’s sermon.
What’s your problem?
Is it that you think you are ‘good’ or that you are ‘bad’.
1 - The problem of being ‘good’
The man Jesus lived 2000 years ago (historians don’t debate this fact).
And this is a story he told to make the point that thinking you’re ‘good’ is a problem.
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1 - The problem of being ‘good’
He wanted to always do the right thing so that God would be pleased with him.
I’m a pretty nice person says the Pharisee.
In fact, a Pharisee was a Jewish religious leader.
Like a vicar , or minister, or pastor today.
Isn’t he right to say, thank you God that I’m not a thief, or and adulterer, or even plain evil.
I pay my taxes, I help old ladies across the road.
I’m a good friend and I’m not the worst spouse out there.
God would be pleased with me, I’m not a bad person.
Everyone around me thinks I’m alright.
I have a good job in the city, or I’m a stay at home mum who takes my children’s upbringing seriously.
I’m on the PTA at school, we support our local pub and mum’s we socialise at the church mum’s n tot’s group.
I have a good job in the city, or I’m a stay at home mum who takes my children’s upbringing seriously.
I’m pretty useful to society and so I’m pretty useful to Jesus.
Far from a waste of time like the little babies, Jesus would not be wasting his time with us.
I’m on the PTA at school, we support our local pub and mum’s we socialise at the church mum’s n tot’s group.
God would be pleased to hear from me occasionally if I prayed, and he’d be honoured to see me at a church at Christmas, maybe Easter.
I think I’m a good person by my own standards.
But Jesus isn’t really even people who don’t call themsleves Christians.
He’s talking to me and every member of Grace Chruch.
Or maybe you think you’re ‘good’ by God’s standards, because you are a Christian?
Because we actually often sound a lot more like the Pharisee than we care to reaslise.
I go to Grace church (or another church) every week, and a bible study.
I’ve been on a mission trip to Africa, I pray nearly everyday.
God should be pretty happy with my efforts.
Thank you God that I’m not like those people who cheat on their tax returns, have an affair, or gossip all day long,
or dare I say it, only come to church for special occasions like a thanksgiving!
Now I’m aware that, I’ve properly offended almost everyone in this hall today, but bare with me before you walk out - I include myself in not being ‘good’.
You see the problem of thinking we are ‘good’ is NOT that you’re not as good as me, or as good as Ghandi, or Mother Theresa.
The problem of thinking we’re ‘good’ is that nobody is or can be completely ‘good’ in God’s sight!
It’s impossible.
We can never be perfect, so why do we draw an imaginary line of what is acceptable as bad, (it’s not too bad) and what is unacceptably bad?
If the God of the bible is who he says he is, then he brought about the creation of a ‘good’ and perfect world.
But unfortunately, you and I mess it up!
To think otherwise is to be ‘self-righteous’ as Jesus puts it in v9.
You see, there is nothing you can do that makes you right with God.
We’ll never be ‘good’ enough for a perfectly ‘good’ God.
If you had a DVD of your life to show this morning
Here’s my DVDaaaa
that revealed all your thoughts, private actions, lies and motivations -
then you would be running away right now in shame.
The Problem of being ‘good’ is that we are never completely good - there is lots of bad in us.
Which brings us to the next problem:
2 - The problem of being bad
Here’s my DVD of my life.
Every thought and attitude burnt onto this disk for all time.
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