Galatians chapter 4 this morning. Galatians chapter 4. Galatians chapter 4
beginning in verse 1 the Bible reads, now as I say that the heir as long as he is
a child differ nothing from a servant though he be lord of all but is under
tutors and governors until at the time appointed of the father even so we when
we were children were in bondage under the elements of the world but when the
fullness of the time was come God sent forth his son made of a woman made under
the law to redeem them that were under the law that we might receive the
adoption of sons and because he our sons God has sent forth the spirit the spirit
of his son into your hearts crying Abba father wherefore thou art no more a
servant but a son and if a son than an heir of God through Christ albeit then
when you knew not God he did service unto them but which by nature are no
gods but now after that you have known God or rather are known of God how turn
you get to the weak and beggarly elements weren't he desired again to be
brought into bondage he observed days and months and times and years I'm
afraid of you lest I bestowed upon upon you labor in vain brethren I beseech you
be as I am for I am as you are you have not injured me at all you know that how
you know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at
the first and my temptation which was in my flesh he despised not nor rejected
but received me as an angel of God even as Christ Jesus where is then the
blessedness you spake of for I bear you record that if it had been possible you
would have plucked out your own eyes and had given them to me am I therefore
become your enemy because I tell you the truth they zealously affect you but not
well yea though they yea they would exclude you that he might affect them
but it is good to be zealously affected in a good thing and not only when I am
present with you my children of whom I travail the birth again until Christ be
formed into you I desire to be present with with you now and to change my voice
for I stand in doubt of you tell me he that desired to be under the law do you
not hear the law for it is written that Abraham had two sons the one of the bond
woman the other of the free free woman but he who was of the bond woman was
born after the flesh but he of the free woman was by promise which things are an
allegory for these are two covenants the one from Mount Sinai which generate the
bondage which is agar for this agar is Mount Sinai in Arabia Arabia and answer
it to Jerusalem which now is and is in bondage with her children but Jerusalem
which is above is free which is the mother of us all for it is written
rejoice thou baron that bearers not break forth and cry that thou that
travail is not for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath
a husband now we brethren as Isaac are the children of promise but as then as
he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the
spirit even so it is now nevertheless what say it the scripture cast out the
bond woman her son the son of the bond woman shall not be heir with the son of
the free woman so then brethren we are not children of the bond woman but of
the free let's pray Heavenly Father again thank you for the for the Bible
Lord for the preaching of your word Lord I pray that you would fill me with your
Holy Spirit whether you would help me or that you give me utterance you help
me just preach boldly and Lord that we would be reminded of these great truths
in your Bible Lord that we would be able to leave this place rejoicing and Lord
determined to serve you even greater in Jesus name amen amen now you're there in
Galatians 4 keep your finger in Galatians 4 but if you want just
quickly turn back to Exodus chapter 6 stay in Galatians 4 but turn back to
Exodus chapter 6 the title of my sermon this morning is reminders about
redemption reminders about redemption and the hope of this sermon is that we
would be reminded again of the great redemption that we have in Christ Jesus
and the cost that it it came to God and not only that but there would also be a
reminder to us to go out into to see others redeemed now you're there in
Exodus chapter 6 and if you look at verse verse 6 the Bible says wherefore
say unto the children of Israel I am the Lord I will bring you out from under the
burdens of Egypt and I will rid you out of their bondage and I will redeem you
with a stretched-out arm and with great judgments and I will take to you me
take to you take you to me for a people and I will be to you a God and you shall
know that I am the Lord your God which bringeth you out from under the burden
of the Egyptians now we see here that this is one of the first times the word
redeem is used it's not the very first time but it's one of the very first
times it is where we see there in verse 6 is I will redeem you with a stretched
out arm so we can kind of get a sense of what it means about what the word
redemption means it's not a word that we use a lot but it is a word that the
Bible uses a great deal and here in this case we see that you know the Egyptians
they receive something in exchange for the children of Israel that's what
redemption really is redemption is to receive is to give something it's the
process of exchange by means of a substitution it's where people exchange
something you can think of perhaps like redeeming a coupon a woman might clip a
coupon from a newspaper or a magazine and go to a store and to get that
discount she has to redeem that coupon at the cash register now in this case
Egypt they received judgment they were in exchange for the children Israel God
said and he would redeem them he said I will redeem you with a stretched out
arm and with great judgments so that was the exchange there so we also see that
redemption is not always to the benefit of both parties sometimes it's in this
case it was you know it cost the Egyptians quite a bit but really what I
want to point out from this verse when God is saying that he was going to
redeem the children of Israel what he's saying here and showing us is that
redemption is a form of deliverance for example verse 6 it says I will rig you
out of their bondage and I will redeem you so we see that redemption is a form
of deliverance now you're still there in Galatians chapter 4 if not go ahead and
turn back Galatians chapter 4 and I'll just read some some verses here very
quickly about about redemption that show us how redemption is a is a is a form of
deliverance and Psalms Bible says redeem Israel Oh God out of all of his troubles
again the Psalms Bible says awake why sleepest thou Lord arise cast off
forever wherefore hideest thou thy face and forget us our affliction and our
oppression for our soul is bowed down to the dust our violet belly cleaveth unto
the earth arise for our help and redeem us for thy mercy's sake
Job when he reproved his friends said deliver me from my enemy's hands redeem
me from the hand of the mighty so we see that redemption one of the definitions
of redemption and one ways we can understand what dimension is is that
redemption is a means of deliverance and it's remember we need to be reminded
about this about redemption because of the fact that we are no longer in
bondage we who are one time were in bondage are no longer in bondage you're
there in Galatians 4 to turn over to Galatians 5 real quick in verse 1 the
Bible says stand fast therefore in the Liberty wherewith Christ hath made us
free and be not entangled again with the oak of bondage now it's important to
understand what this verse is not saying it's not saying that once you've
been freed from the oak of bondage you could fall in you know in terms of
salvation that you could somehow fall away and become unsaved you know a
person who has put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ is bound for
heaven and nothing's going to change that there's nothing that they could do
to lose their salvation Jesus said you know Christ the Bible says here in
Galatians 5 on Christ hath made us free Jesus said that the Son shall make you
free shall be free indeed you see this means that we're going to be free from
the curse of sin that is the deliverance that we receive in Redemption but it
says there be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage so it is possible
for a safe person even though they trust in Christ and they're bound for it
they're they're they're destined to go to heaven to be entangled again and the
yoke of bondage of sin the Bible says in Hebrews chapter 12 for as much then as
the children are partakers of the flesh and blood he also himself likewise took
part of the same that through death he might destroy him that had the power of
death that is the devil and to deliver them through the through fear of death
who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage you see
there's the Bible saying here that the people before they before they are
freed by Jesus Christ that they are they are subject to fear of death and that
fear of death is given to them it is inflicted on them by the power of the
devil you see a lot of people move this life very proud unsafe people must say
oh no fear you know this is one of these things you'll see in the back of
pickups trucks and stuff like that people take all these foolish risks just
flirting with death with because they say that they have no fear but I
guarantee you as a person lives and if they come closer and closer to death if
they have time to ponder death and and what it means to die there will be a
sense of fear they're very likely and if a person does die somehow without ever
being afraid of death if they're not brought in you know through if they're
now these people who through fear of death all their lifetime were subject
to bondage if they're not subject to that bondage the instant they die
without Christ they're going to be in fear for all of eternity but I believe
that people will fear death as it comes near them and I think of an example kind
of a personal one would be my own mother who I saw pass away just over eight
years ago and watched her die very slow painful death from from cancer when she
battled for about ten years and I remember when we brought her home from
the hospital and we put her in the bed in the living room she's gonna die at
home and she we put her in there was about the first or second night she's
very restless she was hard saying so she kept wanting to get up out of the bed
and me and my uh I was there with a friend of the family and I remember you
know kind of trying to keep her in the bed she didn't do anything and I remember
you're saying she's got to go she's got to go I said mom where are you gonna go
and I'll never forget this that she reached out at that moment and she
grabbed me by my shirt and pulled as hard as she could she said I'm going to
hell those were her words now I could look in her eyes when she said that I
could see that this person my mother was in the bondage of the fear of death now
praise God I was able to you know at that time I asked well would you like my
pastor come speak with you the next day she said yes emphatically yes and he
came and was able to give her the gospel and I believe that she got saved and I
won't go into all the details about that but when I thought about this verse it's
you know people who through fear of death all their lifetime were subject to
bondage you see we need to be reminded about our redemption because of the fact
that we have been freed from the fear of death there's nothing that we need to
fear in this life and if we allow ourselves to begin to fear in this life
we are allowing ourselves to become entangled again with the yoke of bondage
we need to be reminded about our redemption because we are not in bondage
amen you're there in Galatians chapter 4 look at verse 3 the Bible says even so
we when we were children we're in bondage under the elements of the world
but when the fullness of the time was come God set forth his son made of a
woman made under the law to redeem them that were under the law that we might
receive the adoption of sons notice there in verse 3 where it says when we
were children you see we were born into a world of bond we were born with that
sinful nature we were born destined to go to hell but the Bible says that God
sent his son to redeem us that was the whole purpose of Jesus Christ coming to
this earth living as a man dying and being born and being raised again was so
that he would redeem us from the bondage of death now these my next point
is that we it is important that we be reminded about our redemption not only
because we are we are no longer in bondage but because we could not redeem
ourselves there in Galatians 3 just turn back one chapter the Bible says in
Galatians 3 chapter 10 for as many as are of the works of the law are under
the curse of the law for it is written cursed is everyone that continueth not
and all the things which were written in the book of the law to do them but that
no man is justified by the law in the sight of God it is evident for the just
shall live by faith Bible says in James 2 10 for whosoever shall keep the whole
law and yet shall offended one point he is guilty of all Romans 3 19 now we know
that whatsoever things the law say that say it to them who are under the law
that every mouth may be stopped and all the world become guilty before God
therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight
for by the law is the knowledge of sin see we need to be reminded about our
redemption because of the fact that we cannot redeem ourselves and despite all
these verses where it says that you know that by the deeds of the flesh there
shall no flesh be justified in his sight and that the law is given unto us to
condemn us it is it shows us how guilty we are and that we've broken God's
commandments even if one in one point we're guilty of all it's important that
we remember that good deeds and a moral life cannot save us a lot of people you
know you can't even show these verses out so many you're guilty you're guilty
you're guilty and they'll even agree with you as you go on most people they
start off the gospel with you know Romans 3 23 and Romans 6 23 showing
people how we're all sinners and how we all deserve to go to hell and they turn
to Revelation 20 14 and 21 8 and they'll agree with all of that and then you'll
ask them you'll get sometimes it's so frustrating because they'll say yeah I'm
a sinner I deserve to go to hell and get towards the end and I'll say well you
know do you what do you think a person has to go to heaven they'll say well
just live a good life so what do you think it takes to get don't just live a
good life but we just shown you that your good deeds and that your your
decent life and your and your moral life and what you think is being a good
person it's not going to save you see the Bible says that all our
righteousness are eyes filthy rags before God Bible says in Romans 7 what
shall we say that it's the law sin God forbid may I had not known sin but by
the law for I had not known lust except the law had said thou shalt not covet
but sin taking occasion by the commandment wrought in me all manner of
concupiscence for without the law sin was dead for I was alive once with I was
alive without the law once but when the commandment came sin revived and I died
and the commandment which was ordained to life I found unto death for sin
taking occasion by the commandment deceived me and by it slew me people
still think they can go to heaven by keeping the commandments you can show
them all these verses you could show them this passage in Romans 7 where
clearly says that because of the law you are condemned you are sinner but people
still think that they can go to heaven by keeping the commandments you see
keeping if going to heaven were us keeping the commandments if going to
heaven were us leaving that good life that would not be freedom that would not
be deliverance that would not be redemption that would be bondage to say
if God were to say you need to keep my rules which are you know impossible for
us to keep that would be slavery friend that would not be redemption the Bible
says that it is not by works of righteousness which we have done but by
his mercy he saved us to ask a person to earn their own way to heaven it's like
asking a man that is bound in debt for a loan it's like going up to a guy he's
just up to his eyeballs and then saying hey can I get some money from you that
would be the equivalent of God coming to us and saying can you keep all my
righteous commandment to live a perfect life when you're in your sinful
condition see God cannot expect us to redeem ourselves when we are bound it
reminds me of that classic you know scene from the movies where it's the
convict on the run and the orange jumpsuit he's got the handcuffs on and
the chain going down to his ankles you know he's trying to escape he's trying
to get away from his from his captors and it's very difficult making any room
and to get anywhere when you've got a run you know and the one what's the one
thing he wants he wants that hacksaw he wants that grinder he wants to get free
from that but even if you were to find it if you were to find something to cut
with I mean try to imagine cutting your handcuff trying to cut you know that's
it just reminds me that when people are gonna say well I'm gonna work my way in
heaven I'm gonna be a good person it's like it's like somebody you know it's
just an impossibility the Bible says in Romans 3 23 all have sinned it comes
short of the glory of God being justified freely by his grace through
the redemption that is in Christ Jesus you see redemption is a free gift
through Christ Jesus which leads me to my next point is this that we need to be
reminded of our redemption because of who it is that redeemed us in Galatians
3 if you look down the Bible says Christ hath redeemed us so we see that it is
Jesus Christ is the one that has redeemed us from the curse of the law
being made a curse for us for it is written cursed is everyone that hangeth
on a tree go ahead and turn to Ephesians chapter 2 if you would you see there's
the same God whose commandments that we had broken that has chosen to redeem us
it is the same God who has who has declared us guilty that declared the
whole world guilty before God that is the same God who has redeemed us you know
I think of another family member when I when I think about this fact I remember
years ago I gave a birthday card to my sister and I was newly saved I didn't
know about soul winning I wasn't really clear on a lot of things that's not the
point but I remember I thought well if I put this gospel track in her birthday
card maybe she'll read it and get saved of course looking back now I believe
that's kind of a foolish thing to do I think if you want to see somebody get
saved you need to open your mouth boldly and make known the mystery of the
gospel you can take that Bible in hand and actually explain to them you can't
just give somebody a card and with a little gospel track and hope that
they're gonna read it and here's why because when she read that card all she
could see is that she was a sinner all that all the only thing she got out of
the message is that she deserves to go to hell that was it she's saying she was
very pretty upset about it even brought it up years later and you know even
seemed to even that upset about hey thanks for the card that was telling me
I was going to hell thanks for telling me that on my birthday but the thing is
the reason that is is because some people will never get saved because they
can't see past the condemnation of God that's all they can see all they can see
is that they're guilty they're guilty they're guilty and that enough is alone
for them to just completely reject God and go away from him we'll see these
kind of well you hear these statements from people where they'll say things
like you know well if God is just somebody that wants to send people to
hell and that's not a God I want to worship that's as far as they get they
won't get any further than the gospel they will never understand the riches of
his mercy of his love and of his grace you're there in Ephesians chapter 2 look
at verse 1 Bible says and you have the quick and who are dead and trespasses
and sins where in times past he walked according the course of this world
according the prince of the power dear and the spirit that now worketh in the
children of disobedience among whom also we all had our conversation in times
past and the lust of the flesh fulfilling the desires of the flesh and
of the mind and we're by nature the children of wrath even as others but God
who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were
dead in sins hath quickened us like it together with Christ for by grace are
you saved and that raised us up together and made us sit in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus that in the ages to come he might show his the exotic the exceeding
riches of his grace and his kindness toward us through Christ so we see that
we need to be reminded of our redemption because of who it is that it
redeemed us it says there in verse 7 that the grace the riches of his grace
and kindness toward us was through Jesus Christ how did God show his riches of
grace how did God show us that he is rich in mercy how did he show his great
love it was through Christ that's how we need to be reminded of that high price
that he paid for our ransom that's why we need to be reminded of who it is that
redeemed us because it came at a high price the Bible says in Hebrews 9 22 and
almost all things almost all things are purged by the law almost all
things by the law purged with blood and without the shedding of blood is no
remission you see without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin
the price of our ransom was the blood of Jesus Christ that's why we need to be
reminded of who it is that has redeemed us if you would please turn to Colossians
chapter 1 Colossians chapter 1 I'll read you a few more verses the Bible says in
1st Peter chapter 3 for Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the
unjust that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh and
quickened by the Spirit Jesus said in Mark 10 for even the Son of Man came not
to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many
Bible says in Revelation 5 9 and they sang a new song saying thou art worthy to
take the book and to open the seals thereof for thou is slain and has
redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and
nation you're there in Colossians chapter 1 look at verse 14 in whom we
have redemption through his blood even the forgiveness of sins jump down to
verse 19 for please the father that in him should all fullness dwell and having
made peace through the blood of his cross by him to reconcile all things
unto himself by him I say whether they be things in earth or things in heaven
and you that were sometimes alienated enemies in your mind by wicked works yet
now have you reconciled and the body of his flesh through death to present you
holy and unblameable and unreprovable in a site turn to Colossians chapter 2
Colossians chapter 2 the Bible says in Isaiah 5 52 3 for thus saith the Lord he
has sold yourselves for not and he shall be redeemed without money you see the
price of our redemption was the blood of Christ we cannot redeem ourselves it was
we shall be redeemed without money the Bible says in 1st Peter and if you call
on the father without respect of persons judge it according to every man man's
work past the time of your soldiering here in fear for as much as you know you
are not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gold from your vain
conversation received by tradition from your fathers but with the precious blood
of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot see the Bible showing
us here that we were deemed through the death of Jesus Christ we are deemed
through the blood of his cross and it is in the body of his flesh through his
death that we are redeemed that we were ransomed that we are purchased from from
bondage that we were redeemed by Jesus Christ let me ask you something you
think that God wants to ask for receipt when God sent forth his son to die when
God when Jesus Christ was on the cross dying for us when he shed his blood for
us to redeem us do you think that he asked for a receipt you think there's
some kind of return policy on us that this seat when people say things that
you could lose your salvation they're cheapening the blood of Jesus Christ
amen this isn't Walmart this isn't a spiritual Walmart you cannot lose your
salvation God isn't gonna return us God isn't gonna reject us after paying such
a high price for our salvation his own son I think of my own son if I were to
take my only begotten son the only son that I have and if I were to send them
into the world to die for everybody and someone came to me through my son
through the death of my child would I then just cast that person away because
I disapprove for their behavior look friend God didn't approve of our behavior
to begin with that's why Christ even came was to die for our sins no there is
no receipt there is no return policy with redemption once we are saying we
are always saying once they are redeemed we are redeemed forever you cannot lose
your salvation if we could it would cheapen the price that was paid the
ransom of Jesus Christ you're there in Colossians 2 Bible says in verse 13 and
you being dead in your sins and uncircumcision of your flesh happy
quickened together with him having forgiven you all trespasses how many
trespasses did he forgive all of them blotting out the handwriting of
ordinances that was against us which was contrary to us and took it out of the
way nailing it to his cross the Bible says here that we are redeemed and that
we are forgiven of all our trespasses my friend that means the ones we have
committed that means so all the ones that we will commit the blood of Jesus
Christ is the atonement for our sin it cleanses us from all sin it is the price
of our redemption my friend we need to be reminded of who it is that picked
every deemed us because of the price that he paid my next point is this we
need to be reminded of our redemption because there are still others that need
to be redeemed we need to be reminded of our redemption because of the fact that
there are still others out there in this world that are lost that are dying that
are going to go to hell and if they also need to be redeemed the Bible says
in Titus chapter 2 of Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that we that he
might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself of peculiar people
zealous of good works you see because we have been redeemed we must redeem the
time we must be zealous of good works and that good work is for us to go out
and tell others the gospel the Bible says in Ephesians chapter 5 see that he
walks circumspect circumspectly not as fools but as wise redeeming the time
because the days are evil wherefore be not unwise but understanding what the
will of the Lord is because we have been redeemed we also should redeem the time
that we have to see others be redeemed and we should honor but that's what that
understanding the will of the Lord is what now one way to understand the will
of Lord is understand by what it isn't Bible says in 2nd Peter chapter 3 the
Lord is not slack concerning his promises some men count sadness but as
long suffering to us were not willing so this is what the will of God is not not
willing that any should perish and then it tells us what his will is but that
all should come to repentance that is the will of the Lord that we need to
understand that we that is why we need to redeem the time as we have been
redeemed because God is not willing that any should perish but that all should
come to repentance you see it is God's will that all men be saved
Bible says in first Timothy chapter 2 verse 3 for this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior who will have all men to be saved and to come
under the knowledge of the truth for there is one God and one mediator
between God and men the man Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransom for all to be
testified in due time Jesus Christ is the ransom for everybody that's what we
need to tell people that everybody has the chance to be redeemed to God that's
why it says there and if you would turn to excuse me turn to Corinthians chapter
5 the Bible says in second Colossians 4 it says walk in wisdom toward them that
are without redeeming the time we are to walk in wisdom we are to be we don't have
to be unwise but we're to understand the what the will of the Lord is we are to
walk in wisdom towards them that are without why because God's will is that
all men shall be saved why because he gave himself as a ransom for all we need
to be reminded of our redemption because there are still others that need to be
redeemed the Bible says that we are to walk in wisdom now in Proverbs 11 30 the
Bible says the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life and he that winneth souls
is wise so if we're going to walk in wisdom if we're going to do that which
is wise then we can compare spiritual things with spiritual look at Proverbs
chapter 11 and see that if we win souls we are wise that's what it means to walk
in wisdom we have to win souls I love that it says that we are to walk in
wisdom and that he that that witness souls is wise you see this this
correlation there where it says you are to walk in wisdom my friend how are you
gonna see somebody saying you're gonna have to walk you're gonna have to walk
to win souls that's why it says in Isaiah chapter 52 how beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings that publishes
peace peace and bringeth good tidings of good that publish its salvation that
saith unto Zion thy God reigneth that same verse is quoted in Romans 10 how
shall then how then shall they call on whom they have not believed how so they
believe in whom they have not heard how so they hear without a preacher and how
so they preach except they be sent as it is written how how beautiful are the
feet of them that preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good
things you see we need to walk in wisdom we need to be wise and win souls we need
to use our feet to go out and see others saved because we are the world's only
hope of redemption we us those of us who have been saved the redeemed of God who
have the knowledge of Jesus Christ who have the words of life are to walk in
wisdom towards those that are without so that they also might receive an
opportunity to to to be redeemed we know the Bible says in 1st John 5 and we know
that we are of God and that the whole world life and wickedness Bible says in
Psalms 49 where should wherefore should I fear in the days of evil when the
iniquity of my heels shall compass me about they that trust in wealth and
boast themselves in the multitude of their riches none of them can save by
any means but none of them by any means can redeem their brother nor give to
God a ransom for him see the world isn't going to save itself they cannot work
their way to heaven they cannot purchase they cannot redeem their own brother
they cannot save their neighbor why because the redemption of their souls is
precious you see we have the answer we have the answer for that redemption of
their souls but we need to walk in wisdom towards them that are without we
need to be reminded of our redemption because of the fact that there are
others out there that still need to be redeemed the Bible says in 1st John 2
and he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but for the sins
of the whole world my friend the whole world lies in wickedness wickedness but
there is one who is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world and if we
would go out and teach others and show them how they can be redeemed we could
see the world but you know is the whole world going to be redeemed of course not
but the whole world could be redeemed if they so chose you're there in second
Corinthians chapter 5 verse 18 read along where it says and all things are
of God who have reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ and have given to us the
ministry of reconciliation to it that God was in Christ reckoning silent the
world unto himself not imputing their trespasses unto them and have committed
unto us the word of reconciliation you see God reconciled us to himself but
that's not all he did that's not that's not the end of God's will for us well
he saved us he's redeemed us we have redemption in Jesus Christ but it goes
on it says that he has given to us the ministry of reconciliation you see it's
our job to take that ministry of showing people how they can be reconciled to God
and tell them but since he has committed unto us the word of reconciliation what
good does that do if we don't tell people what good does that do if we're
not willing to take our feet and walk in wisdom towards those that are without
and tell them of the redemption that they can have in Christ Jesus it does
no good Bible says in second Corinthians 4 3 if our gospel be hid it is hidden
then that are lost if we hide the gospel you know it's not going to be a mystery
to us we're still going to understand it we're still going to be saved we're
still going to go to heaven we're still going to be redeemed but it's them that
are going to be lost and that's why God has reconciled us to himself and given
unto us the ministry of reconciliation that we would go and tell others that
during Ephesians chapter 1 Ephesians chapter 1 I'll just summarize here
quickly and conclude you see we need to be reminded that we are that we are
redeemed and not in bondage we need to be reminded that it was Jesus Christ who
redeemed us with his own blood from all of our sins we need to be reminded that
there are others that need to be redeemed and that it is our duty to tell
them that's what this this sermon is about the reminders of our redemption
there's one last thing I would like to remind us about closing and is that we
can have joy and knowing that knowing that we are redeemed knowing that we are
safe knowing that we are going that our sins are forgiven that they're blotted
out as with a thick cloud the Bible says that we can that that is a source of
great rejoicing you know no matter how bad or how hard this life can become no
matter the disappointments and setbacks we might experience we can always rejoice
and knowing that we have been redeemed the Bible says in Psalm 71 I will also
praise thee with the psaltery even thy truth oh my God unto thee will I sing
with the heart of thou Holy One of Israel my lips shall greatly rejoice
when I sing unto thee and my soul which thou has redeemed you there in Ephesians
chapter 1 read along with the Bible says blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ who had blessed us with all spiritual blessings and heavenly
places in Christ according as he hath chosen us and in him before the
foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in
love having predestinated us unto the redemption of children by Jesus Christ
to himself according to the good pleasure of his will to the praise of
the glory of his grace wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved in whom
we have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of sins according to the
riches of his grace Bible says that we have redemption through his blood and
that we have a we can praise God to the glory of his grace because of the
redemption through his blood verse 12 the Bible says that we should be to the
praise of his glory who first trusted in Christ and whom also after they he
believed he heard the word of truth the gospel of your salvation and whom also
after that he believed you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise which is
the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchase possession
unto the praise of his glory my friend we need to be reminded from our
redemption because it is a great source of praise and it is something that we
need to tell others about there are others out there that need to experience
the same joy they need to know the same praise because a great price has been
paid for their souls that's great and the father again thank you for the for
the Bible Lord we thank you for the preaching of it Lord I pray that you
would help us to always be mindful and learn to be reminded of the great love
wherewith you loved us when Lord to be mindful of the great price that you pay
for our souls and Lord that we now allow anybody to ever cheapen that salvation
by preaching a false gospel or trying to tell us that that your blood is not
sufficient for us the Lord that we would walk in wisdom towards those that are
without that they also might know the joy that we can know through the
redemption is in Christ Jesus we love you we thank you and give you praise and
honor in Jesus name Amen all right if you would please turn to
song 377 song 377 rescue the perishing song 377 on the first rest do the
perishing care for the dying snatch them in pity from sin and the grave wait for
the herring ones lift up the fallen tell them of Jesus the mighty to save
rescue the perishing care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save though
they are slighting him still he is waiting waiting a pendant child to
receive plead with them earnestly bleed with them gently he will forgive if
they only believe we're still a perishing care for the dying Jesus is
merciful Jesus will save down in the human heart crushed by the tenter
feelings library that grace can be stored touched by a loving heart waking
by kindness chords that are broken will vibrate once more rescue the perishing
care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save rescue the perishing
duty demands it strength for thy labor the Lord will provide back to the narrow
way patiently win them tell the poor wonder a savior has died rescue the
perishing care for the dying Jesus is merciful Jesus will save thank you for
coming we are dismissed