We Really Matter To God
Romans 5:6-11 – Victory Fellowship
June 11, 2023 - Rev. Roderick Grabski
I. Introduction:
a. Jonathan Edwards: “You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.
b. The Grace of God in our lives makes all the difference.
c. It’s not about who we are – it’s about Who Christ is!
II. RELATING THE TEXT:
a. We were helpless
b. Christ came at the right time
c. We were sinners and Christ paid the price
i. (we were in a sense - enemies of God)
d. We are justified and saved from the wrath of God
e. We rejoice in God!
III. WE REALLY MATTER TO GOD
a. We all want to matter to someone
b. We may feel lost and alone at times, but God knows exactly where we are and He has a good plan for our life!
IV. Conclusion:
a. God loves us unconditionally!
(Eph. 3:17-18) …so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ! (NIV)
Because you see, WE REALLY MATTER TO GOD!
PRAYER
SONG: God Really Loves Us
Romans 5:6-11 (NLT)
6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. 7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. 10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. 11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.