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Pericope: Romans 5:1-11
Theme: You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Doctrine: love of God
Image: arms outstretched in love
Need: experience of God's love
Message: feel God's love
*God's Demonstration of Love*
Romans 5:6-11
A couple of summers ago I met an elderly lady named Sue.
While I talked to her she confided in me that she felt as though she was not worth anything anymore.
When she was younger she had worked as a nurse and was stationed in a neo-natal ward.
She loved being able to participate in the miracle of birth and help mothers adjust to their child.
As she got older, however, her body began to shut down.
She became weaker and was no longer able to do the heavy lifting involved in nursing work.
Her health began to deteriorate rapidly and she now had so much trouble breathing that she was attached to an oxygen machine.
She was unable to work at all anymore.
She felt like she was no longer a blessing to society.
She felt like a burden to her family.
She felt like she wasted everyone's time who showed any interest in her.
On top of all of this she had recently lost a good friend.
Her friend had passed before Sue was able to apologise for something she had done 20 years previous.
She had carried this secret for such a long time that she felt like she was acting her life instead of living it.
She could not see how people would accept her if they knew what she had done.
This burden she was carrying was suffocating her.
She was also having difficulty feeling loved by God.
She did not think that God would accept her after holding on to her secret for so long.
She was certain she was not worthy of God's love.
Sue is not the only person who feels this way.
There are times, I think, when all of us feel this way at some point in our lives.
We realise, and are oppressed by, the reality of our sinfulness.
Our feelings of guilt begin to weigh us down.
We are afraid to confide in others because we fear further condemnation.
We fear that this feeling is unique to us.
We fear that this feeling of not being worthy means we are not loved by God.
Well, I tell you this evening that we can take comfort in this feeling because it means we have the Spirit working within us.
It means that the Spirit is urging us on to further perfection.
It means that God is active in our lives.
Realising our own sinfulness, and powerlessness is the first step to truly turning your life over to God.
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.”
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