Thursday, July 13, 2017

SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE!

Text: 2Kings 5:1-14

I. INTRODUCTION

        Beowulf an epic story that presents the heroism of a man named Beowulf by protecting the people from the attack of a monster
        named Grendel. However, the story presents also the pride of Beowulf which was his downfall eventually.

II. BODY

Background
  • The time of prophet Elisha, the Northern Kingdom had an alliance with Assyria.
  • Assyrian took some people from Northern Kingdom to be their servants.

Plot o the Story.
INTRODUCTION: (1-7) THE GOOD NEWS TO BE HEALED (THE PROCLAMATION)

LINK EVENT: (8-10) THE WORD FROM THE PROPHETS

PROBLEM: (11-12) THE PRIDE OF CAPTAIN

LINK EVENT: (13) THE ADVISE OF THE SERVANTS

SOLUTION: (14) OBEYING THE PROPHET'S WORD


CENTRAL IDEA OF THE SERMON: THERE IS NO SALVATION FOR THE PRIDEFUL PERSON

GOD'S WORK TO SAVE THE PERSON HE HUMBLED
  1. GOD PREPARES THE EVENTS FOR SALVATION
  1. GOD PLACES HIS WORD TO THE PREACHERS
  2. GOD PUSHES HIS PLAN FOR SALVATION


III. CONCLUSION

  • There is a rumor about Christopher Hitchens, who is an atheist, that he became a Christian in his deathbed. But the confession of his widow, "He was utterly of himself." This means that his pride of his belief that there is no God despite the proclamation of the Gospel to him on his deathbed by his Christian friends is a witness that there is no spiritual healing for his soul...no salvation. That's a sad thing.

  • God is working. Humble yourselves before the Lord and be saved. There is no salvation for the prideful person.

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