Words God Longs To Hear - Good Friday
Defrosting Communication, part 7 of 7
If God were to communicate words He longs to hear what do you think He would ask us to say? While there are many things that God would ask us to say four powerful things that would likely make the list are the same four things that we covered in the previous message in this series. They are; ” I was wrong”, “I am sorry”, “please forgive me”, and “I love you”. We will explore how these phrases have significant meaning in light of the crucifixion of Christ on Good Friday and how we can not only express those words to Him but commit our lifestyle and our actions to Him based on those expressions.
Download the notes.Telling God What He Longs To Hear In Light Of The Cross
I) “I’VE BEEN WRONG FOR __LIVING A SELF-RULED LIFE__.”
“One of the criminals hanging beside Him scoffed, ‘So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself— and us, too, while you’re at it!’ But the other criminal protested, ‘Don’t you fear God even when you are dying?’”
(Luke 23:39-40, NLT)
“There is no one righteous, not even one..no one who seeks God.”
(Romans 3:10-11, NIV)
II) “I’M SO SORRY THAT MY __SIN LED TO YOUR CROSS__.”
“We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
(Luke 23:41, NIV)
“He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.”
(Romans 4:25, NIV)
III) “PLEASE FORGIVE MY __SINFULNESS & CLEANSE ME_.”
“Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’”
(Luke 23:42, NIV)
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
(1 John 1:9, NIV)
IV) “I LOVE YOU BECAUSE _YOU’VE ALWAYS LOVED ME_.”
“Jesus answered him, ‘I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.’”
(Luke 23:43, NIV)
“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
(Romans 5:8, NIV)
“We love because He first loved us.”
(1 John 4:19, NIV)