3: Jesus Is Compelling
Matthew chapter 11 verses 1 to 24 • Simon Chaplin
INTRODUCTION
IF JESUS IS SO COMPELLING WHY DON’T MORE PEOPLE BELIEVE?
1) We have wrong _________________ (verses 2-3)
2) We want to be in _________________ (verses 7-15)
3) We want more _________________ (verses 20-24)
WHY JESUS IS COMPELLING
1) He fulfils _________________
Matthew 11:3-4 & Isaiah 35:5-6, Isaiah 61:1
| Isaiah. 35:5-6 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. Isaiah 61:1 |
Matt 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor |
2) God’s word is _________________
Isaiah 61:1, 1 Corinthians 12:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:4
– what are we compelled to ?
3) God’s word show us his _________________ in the _________________
2 Corinthians 5:14
– what are we compelled to ?
CONCLUSION
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