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COME–MATTHEW 11:28

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COME UNTO ME
Matthew 11:28

Introduction:

“The cry of the Christian religion is the gentle word, “Come.” The Jewish law harshly said, “Go, take heed unto thy steps as to the path in which thou shalt walk. Break the commandments, and thou shalt perish; keep them, and thou shalt live.”
“The law was a dispensation of terror, which drove men before it as with a scourge; the gospel draws with bands of love.” —Spurgeon

I. IN THE FIRST MOMENTS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE WE HEAR CHRIST SAYING, “COME UNTO ME.”
A. He bids us to come to Him for rest:
1. We were loaded down with the burden of sin and He offered His help, John 6:37, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”
2. Those who have followed “good works” always feel that something is lacking, Mark 10:20-21, “And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21- Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.”
3. He invites them to “come, follow me,” Luke 18:22, “Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.”
B. Those that have spiritual thirst He invites them to “come unto me and drink,” John 7:37, “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.”
1. The woman at the well desired of the water of life, John 4:10, “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.”
2. If a man thirst after living water the Lord is the fountain, John 7:37, “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.”

II. “COME, YE BLESSED OF MY FATHER.”
A. As the Captain of our salvation, He invites to “come” follow Him, Matthew 16:24, “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
1. Those that come and serve the Lord will have great reward, Matthew 19:28, “And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
2. Those that know the Shepherd’s voice will follow Him, John 10:27, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:”
B. The Spiritual Believer will say of God’s Word…
1. Come, abide in me, 1 John 2:24, “Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.”
2. Come, and occupy the throne of my heart, Ephesians 3:17-19, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”
C. In the hour of our going to be with the Lord we will hear His words: “come, ye blessed of my Father,” Matthew 25:34, “Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:”
1. Because we had ministered to Him without knowing it, Matthew 25:35-36-39, “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36- Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37- Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38- When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39- Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?”
2. We had ministered to His brethren, Matthew 25:40, “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

CONCLUSION:
There are many more phrases using the word “come” that our Lord used. These are meant to whet your appetite to search out more in God’s Word.
 
 

ADOPTION–ROMANS 8:14- 23

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ADOPTION
Romans 8:14- 23

Key verses: vv. 15, 23, “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 23- And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”

Introduction:
The word “adoption” is used only five times in the New Testament. It appears only in the writings of the Apostle Paul. It is in our text above as well as Romans 9:4; Galatians 4:5 and in Ephesians 1:5. However, the idea of adoption is found in a number of other passages.
The word translated “sonship” means “placing as a son” and is frequently translated “adoption.”
Believers are adopted sons, Galatians 4:5, “To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.”
They are not slaves, Galatians 4:7, “Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” Therefore they need not be enslaved to sin or in fear.
We will consider adoption in the Old Testament and in the New Testament.

I. ADOPTION IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
A. Several prominent people were adopted:
1. MOSES was adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, Exodus 2:10, “And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.”
2. ESTHER was adopted by her uncle Mordecai, Esther 2:7, “And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.”
3. Jacob adopted Joseph’s sons, MANASSEH and EPHRAIM, Genesis 48:5, “And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.”
B. The SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE of adoption is expressed in God’s relationship with Israel, Exodus 4:22, “And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:”
1. God has put HIS NAME upon the children of Israel, Numbers 6:27, “And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”
2. They are called BY the Lord’s name, Deuteronomy 28:10, “And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.”
a. God CARED FOR ISRAEL during the years in the Sinai wilderness during temperatures from 150 degrees in the day to below freezing at night.
b. Their SHOES and CLOTHING never wore out during that time, Deuteronomy 29:5, “And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.”

II. ADOPTION IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
A. The RELATIONSHIP between redemption and adoption, John 1:12-13, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13- Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
1. “As many as received Him” refers to those who have been “born again.”
2. These are those that God gave “THE POWER TO BECOME the sons of God.”
B. The Apostle John declares THE MANNER of God’s love, 1 John 3:1, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”
C. Paul declares THE CONDITION which MUST BE MET before one is adopted into God’s family, Romans 8:13, “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”
1. HOW DO WE KNOW that we are led by the Spirit? Matthew 12:33, “Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.”
2. WHAT IS the fruit of the Spirit? Galatians 5:22-24, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23- Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24- And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”
3. CONTRAST the works of the flesh, Galatians 5:19-21.
D. Paul’s great statement regarding adoption, Galatians 4:1-7.
1. In vv. 1-3, Paul gives the ROMAN LAW OF SONSHIP.
2. In vv. 4-5, the PROVISIONS God the Father has made “to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons” with all of the privileges, opportunities and blessings of a natural son.
3. In vv. 6-7, Paul speaks of the INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP between the Lord and the believer where he refers to the Father as “Abba Father,” Mark 14:36, “And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.”
4. In v. 7 we also understand that we are “heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;” Romans 8:15-17, “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16- The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17- And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”

ACCEPTED–EPHESIANS 1:6

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ACCEPTED
Ephesians 1:6
Ephesians 1:6, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”

Introduction:

The average believer in Christ MAY NOT UNDERSTAND the great blessing that is ours by being “ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED.” So many Christians have a VERY SMALL CONCEPT of what God has done for them when they trusted Christ as their Savior.
The average believer seems to be accepted in HIS OWN EXPERIENCE. When their spirit is lively and their hopes bright, they think God accepts them. HOWEVER, when they are DISCOURAGED and DOWN in the dust they are VICTIMS OF THE FEAR that they are NO LONGER ACCEPTED. That is not what the Scriptures teach.

I.      WE ARE UNDER A STATE OF PRIVILEGE
A. To be “highly favored,” Luke 1:28, “And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.”
1. Mary had found FAVOR with God, Luke 1:30, “And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.”
2. She was under God’s PROTECTION as was the Apostle Paul later, Acts 18:10, “For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.”
B. To be blessed of God, Luke 1:42, “And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”
1. We are FAIRER in Christ than the children of men, Daniel 1:15, “And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.”
2. Moses described the BLESSEDNESS of those who follow the Lord, Deuteronomy 7:14, “Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.”

II.      WE ARE UNDER A STATE OF ACCEPTANCE
A. To make “ACCEPTABLE,” 1 Peter 2:5, “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.”
1. IN the Lord, Philippians 3:9, “And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:”
a. NOT having our OWN righteous, Isaiah 64:6, “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”
b. But having the righteousness OF CHRIST, Romans 3:21-22, “But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22- Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:”
2. In the beloved, Colossians 1:13, “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”
a. Some Christians SEEM TO BE ACCEPTED in their OWN EXPERIENCE.
1) When they are HIGH and their spirit is lively, they feel HEAVENLY minded.
2) When discouragement comes they are DOWN in the dust FEELING unaccepted.
b. Those who LOOK TO Christ KNOW that they are “accepted in the Beloved,” Hebrews 12:2, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
c. If our sins TROUBLE us, we know that God has PURGED our sins, Hebrews 1:3, “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”
B. To make us LOVEABLE in Christ, Ephesians 1:4, “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”
1. To RECONCILE us in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:18, “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”
2. To show us the EXCEEDING RICHES of His grace, Ephesians 2:7, “That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”
C. To KNOW that we are IN THE BELOVED, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, “But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:”