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Sermon Topics
Sermon Topics
Sunday -
November 4th, 2005
"CLEARER VISION" by
Pastor Tony Sutton
"then
shalt thou see clearly"
WE
ALL WANT TO SEE MORE CLEARLY. MANY PROMISES ARE FOUND IN
THE WORD OF GOD. WE WANT TO CLAIM EVERY ONE THEM,
HOWEVER WE DON'T EXACTLY WANT TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO GET
WHAT WE WANT. THIS SCRIPTURE PROMISES CLEAR VISION.
CERTAINLY, WE CAN HAVE CLEAR VISION, IF WE WANT IT BAD
ENOUGH.
Mat
7:5
Thou
hypocrite,...
WE FIND THE START OF THE VERSE IS NOT QUIET AS APPEALING
AS THE MIDDLE OF THE VERSE IS. JESUS SAID, "THOU
HYPOCRITE" MEANING YOU ARE NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU
NEED TO BE. YOU ARE CLAIMING TO BE SOMETHING WHEN YOU
ARE NOTHING, OR SOMEWHAT LACKING. JESUS CALLS IT AS HE
SEES IT. DO YOU FIT INTO THIS CATEGORY? IS JESUS TALKING
TO YOU? I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE, THAT WE ALL FALL INTO
THIS POSITION AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.
Mat
7:5
...first
cast out the beam out of thine own eye;
NOW
WE FIND, THAT JESUS IS INVITING YOU AND I TO SEARCH OUR
OWN HEARTS. JESUS IS SAYING WE NEED TO CLEAN OUR OWN
HOMES FIRST AND THEN WE CAN HELP OTHERS TO SET THEIRS IN
ORDER. WE OFTEN BECOME COMPLACENT WITH OUR DIRT, BUT
FEEL OFFENDED WHEN WE SEE THE DIRT OF OTHERS. JESUS IS
CLEARLY SAYING "REPENT"
Mat
7:5 ...and
then...
SUDDENLY
THE WORD "THEN" SEEMS TO TAKE ON A NEW USE OR
MEANING IN THE SCRIPTURE. BEFORE IT SEEMED MEANINGLESS.
NOW "THEN" HAS TAKEN ON MORE IMPORTANCE,
BECAUSE IT'S THEN AND ONLY THEN WHEN WE SHALL RECEIVE
THE PROMISE.
Mat
7:5...shalt
thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
WHEN
WE HAVE SEARCHED OUR HEARTS AND WE HAVE RECEIVED
FORGIVENESS FOR OUR SINS, THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO CAST
THE MOTE FROM OUR BROTHER'S EYE, BECAUSE WE CAN SEE
CLEARLY. HOWEVER DO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN WE REACH THAT
POINT, WE NO LONGER FEEL THE SAME WAY, BUT WE ARE NOW
CONCERNED AND THROUGH LOVE WE WANT TO HELP THE BROTHER.
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. SO LET'S PULL TOGETHER AND BE
THE CHURCH THAT GOD CAN USE!!!
Friend: Would you let us know if this sermon has led you to the
Lord, inspired you to re-dedicate your life to the Lord, or simply
been a Blessing unto you?
