Broken and Saved By Jesus

Preached by Theresa Broom, 8/20/2008

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Goitseone Tlhoiwa (third from left) Gets Baptized!

Broken and Saved By Jesus - Outline

Subtitle: Ow Leads to Wow Right Now

1) We should all choose to be broken. Why? Matthew 21:33-46
a) To be like Jesus.Jesus suffered, so will we. Psalm 34:18
b) To be made holy. Hebrews 12:7-14, Isaiah 32:17, 30:15
c) So we don’t miss the goal of our faith. 1 Peter 1:8-11 Do you see God and His glories, or just people and their problems?
Question: What does a broken person look like? Answer: Jesus
2) Our faith can be eroding without us even knowing it. How do we know that’s happening?
a) We start seeing people and their problems as bigger than God.
b) Blaming others.
c) Defensiveness, bitterness, giving into fear
d) Low expectations for ourselves and others. Conflict avoidance. Sentimentality.
Acts 6:1-7, 2 Samuel 23:3-7
God has not left his people to mere chance.
Psalm 78:72, Isaiah 32:8
Have a plan for keeping our hearts pure. We make Church plans, academic plans, financial plans… What good is it if our hearts are not right before God?
Jesus had a plan. Luke 13:31-33
When we are broken we will be a blessing to those around us. Do they feel blessed right now?
Then we see the “wow” of Jesus! Hebrews 11:34