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People Need the Lord
Everyday they pass me by
I can see it in their eyes
Empty people filled with care
Headed who knows where
On they go through private pain
Living fear to fear
Laughter hides their silent cries
Only Jesus hears
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
When will we realize people need the Lord?
The Gospel has Serious Implications for Humanity
You must take into Consideration Your People’s Eternal Destination!
What upsets you lately?
What are you in agony over?
Your political rights?
Your civil right?
Your physical rights?
What do you agonize over?
Do you care that your neighbor, cousin, co-worker is destined for Hell?
Main Idea - Do You Agonize Over Those Outside of God’s Kingdom?
How can I grow in this?
Three ways...
1. Cultivate a Broken Heart for the Lost (vs.
1-3)
Do you ever get passionate about something and it shows up in your speech or your writing?
Well, the Apostle Paul certainly was passionate about the topic we are studying today.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to his words...
Speaking truth/not lying
Conscience bears me witness/Holy Spirit
What is the witness?
What is the truth Paul speaks?
Look again at these emotional words and phrases Paul uses...
“I have great sorrow”
“I have unceasing anguish”
“in my heart.”
Paul is heart sick!
Heartsick - “Despondent, typically from grief or loss of love.”
I’ve been heartsick before.
I can’t sleep well.
I can’t focus.
I can’t escape the constant and reoccurring thoughts plaguing my mind!
It’s exhausting.
Have you ever been heartsick about something?
It fills your mind.
It’s bothersome.
Its a terrible burden.
Why is he heartsick?
Please feel the weight of this sentence.
Paul, in his heartsick state of mind, says something shocking!!
His wish is that he could be CURSED and CUT OFF from the saving gospel of Jesus Christ so that his brothers/kinsmen/according to the flesh.
In other words - the Jewish nation.
Wait, aren’t Jews God’s chosen people and therefore saved?
No! They as a nation rejected Christ and now the are not being dealt with as a nation.
Just because Abraham is their father does not give them the privilege of eternal life.
In fact, even Abraham exercised FAITH in order to be saved.
Do you get the point that Paul is making here?
The Jews, Paul’s people, have on mass rejected Jesus Christ as Messiah.
They reject the idea that Jesus fulfilled hundreds of scriptures pointing to the fact that he was and is messiah (King).
Old Testament Verses About Jesus as Messiah
1. Messiah would be born of a woman.Genesis 3:15; Matthew 1:20 Galatians 4:4
2. Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1 Luke 2:4-6
3. Messiah would be born of a virgin.Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:22-23 Luke 1:26-31
4. Messiah would come from the line of Abraham.Genesis 12:3 Genesis 22:18; Matthew 1:1 Romans 9:5
5. Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac.Genesis 17:19 Genesis 21:12; Luke 3:34
6. Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob.Numbers 24:17; Matthew 1:2
7. Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah.Genesis 49:10; Luke 3:33 Hebrews 7:14
8. Messiah would be heir to King David's throne.2
Samuel 7:12-13 Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:32-33 Romans 1:3
And because of their rejection, God turned his attention away from them as a nation to all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues.
This is the point of the book of Acts and the whole of the rest of the New Testament.
And Paul was grieved to the core that his nation was cursed and cut off from God.
Why are they?
Because they rejected Christ as Messiah
Alon - A Pre Easter Believer.
Understand this clearly.
If you reject the resurrection of Christ you are no Christian and you are not saved.
You cannot be saved unless you accept that Christ is risen.
This is the simple but exclusive reality of our Gospel.
Argue - I wonder what kind of anguish you feel for your neighbor that has rejected Christ?
Would you honestly pray that you would trade places with them and that you would be accursed and cut off from Christ so they could enjoy heaven for all eternity?
I’ll be honest with you.
I don’t share the same passion for the lost that Paul has for his lost Jewish brothers and sisters.
So how can we cultivate a heart for the lost?
Meditate on the stark reality of hell
Pray for a spirit of humble obedience.
Review - Do You Agonize Over Those Outside of God’s Kingdom?
Cultivate a Broken Heart for the Lost
Transition - There is something else you can do as well...
2. Nurture a Thankful Heart for Your Undeserved, Exalted Position (vs.
4-5a)
I’m not sure how often you do this, believer, but do you spend time thanking the Lord for your exalted position?
Yes, you have an exalted position.
You are the son or daughter of the Most High King of kings and Lord of lords.
Well, the Jews had an exalted position as well.
Paul says...
Romans 9:4–5a (ESV)
4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
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