SERMON: InHEIRent
INTRO: Inherent means: Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable We were born with inherent sin -Permanently existing in SIN. Inseparably attached to SIN. Naturally SINFUL! Soak it in! . . But we read in. . . 1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Jesus has now adopted us, and given us inherant righteousness! Permanently existing in RIGHTEOUSNESS! Inseparably attached to RIGHTEOUSNESS! Naturally RIGHTEOUS!!! Inherent sin & now inherent righteousness! But theres more to this! An hier gets what their Father has stored up for them, to pass it on. Adam made us heirs to evil and suffering! In Adam our inheiratence was Hell! But adopted to Christ our Inheiratance is what He has!! What Christ has!! Soak that in! We are heirs to heaven! And heaven on earth! TRANS-STATE: I want to talk about our inheritance, what it is and how we should respond. 1.UNWORTHY-HEIRS Turn-MATTHEW21:33-42 33¶ Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, andhedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Jesus was talking of the Kingdom going from the Jews to the heathen! They wetre the evil husbandmen. The Servants were the prophets and such. The LandLord Was God and the Son was Jesus. “Phew! Got nothing to do with us!” Well lets bring it home. ILL. One of the most incredible true stories of forgiveness I’ve ever heard came out of Tulsa, OK, a couple of years ago. Tom McGee was a young man who went out for a night of partying & revelry. He got drunk & ran head-on into a car driven by a young man by the name of Ted Morris. He killed Ted Morris instantly while driving under the influence of alcohol. This wasn’t the first time he had been arrested for drunk driving, so Tom McGee was put on trial for manslaughter, found guilty & sentenced to a term of several years in prison. But the prison was crowded, & prisoners were being given early paroles, so Tom McGee actually spent only a few months in prison before being released on parole. But he evidently hadn’t learned his lesson, for it wasn’t long until he was arrested again for drunk driving. So his parole was revoked, & he was sent back to complete his prison sentence. Jack Morris, his victim’s father, visited Tom McGee in prison. After visiting several times, he started taking cookies that his wife, Elizabeth, had baked for him. And they became friends. Finally Tom McGee was released from prison, but he had no place to go. So Jack & Elizabeth Morris invited him into their home, & gave him a place to stay. They provided the means by which he could receive an education, & helped him find a job. They were members of a Church of Christ in Tulsa, so they took him to church with them, where Tom McGee accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord & Savior, & was baptized for the remission of his sins. Just recently, the news has come out that Jack & Elizabeth Morris have formally adopted Tom McGee & made him their son. When Jack & Elizabeth Morris die, Tom McGee will inherit whatever they have accumulated in this life. Now that’s forgiveness - an incredible story of forgiveness. ROMANS5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. You and I are, like the Jews then, those Husbandmen from Jesus parable! We are Tom McGee! We killed Jesus, the Son of God, with our inherent sin! Yet the Father blessed us and took care of us when we were hopeless. And now we will recieve the inheritance that Jesus gets!! Turn-1PETER1:3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, For YOU! You! For we in our goodness, our cleanliness we worked our way to God and He judged us by our righteousness?! Right? Wrong!! For YOU! The Killer of His son! Like in that parable, we lived life for ourselves, tried to be gods, and Killed the true God’s Son in our rebellion. You want to know what grace is? Grace is your next Breathe! There! Right there again! The fact of your life, living - even though we’ve spit in our Creator’s face, we have been not only spared to hear our next breathe, or see tromorrow. But now, on top of this an INHERITANCE!!! EPHESIANS1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, As a sinner's misery lies not in what feels, but what he fears; so a Christian's happiness consists not in what we have in hand, but what we have in hope: May you know what is the hope of his calling. Do you know? Let me tell you! That you may know what is the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints; that is, say some, What an exceeding glorious thing it is to be a Christian! The description of heaven, which is here called an inheritance, a rich inheritance, a glorious inheritance, in or among the saints; that is the saints in heaven, who hold that in possession which the saints on earth have in hope and expectation. Learn, That heaven is the saints' inheritance. An inheritance is an estate that belongs to children, to all such, and none but such. It is an undeserved possession, and it is a sure and certain possession. Here note, That Almighty God is said in scripture to make heaven as sure to his saints, by all sorts of ways, as a man can make an inheritance sure to his child. It is theirs by promise, it is theirs by purchase, it is theirs by gift, it is theirs by bequest; it is given by will to them, I appoint by will unto you a kingdom. EPHESIANS1:13 (Jesus,) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Can any thing be surer, or more ways made secure to any person, than this inheritance of heaven is to the holy servants of God? The Holy Spirit is ou guarantee! But, farther, the apostle calls it the riches of the glory of his inheritance; that is, a very rich and exceedingly glorious inheritance: such abundant riches and transcendant glory are found in it, as overwhelm the mind of man that here enters upon the close contemplation of it! Heaven will appear to be a glorious inheritance, if we consider the glory of the place, the glory of the company, the glory of the employment, and the glory that will be then and there upon our souls and bodies. So what? Will you simply stay where you are? “I got it, I’m comfortable, I’ll stay this way.” Tell me is this wonder not worthy of a little sacrifice? A return to your Father, for His love and the gift of His Son? Perhaps $10? $20, how about giving Him a day a week? Give some of your schedule? Hey how about this? How about your entire life!! It is worth it!? Your blood, sweat & tears! He gave them first! Tell me, what are your worries? What are your complaints? What are your hurts? Tell me, how small are they in light of this? How truly puny? There is no worthy excuse to give in regards to not giving all for the Cause of our Heavenly Father. Lord, make us worthy for this glorious inheritance of your saints in light! Help us give all! 2.EVEN-NOW? We Read Earlier/Turn To-EPHESIANS1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, Talking of our end inheiritance. But this continues. . Eph 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Hear the following verses. Notice this not just about future anymore? Its about NOW! NOW, you have that power on your behalf!. Now, you have the incredible blessings of God waiting around every corner! Now, you have the ability to live the life worthy of the inheritance He has waiting! How? You get a foretaste of that inheritance through the Holy Spirit! Noticed it? Can..I..Get..A..Witness!!! Do you have a testimony of what God has already done? Is doing!? Will do? If... we had to live the most wretched, lousy life imaginable and still get our heaven inheritance because of Christ’s sacrifice it would be well worth it! But now, to be called His children, to find blessing and mercy and righeousness, and when this blessed life is over, that INHERITANCE!!! And we COMPLAIN!? And we WORRY!? And We give EXCUSE!? 1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. We cannot fully contain in our mortal mind what God has in heaven, but it is awsome! But read on- 1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. Foretaste of inheiritance! We have access to some heaven on earth! We are supposed to be ambssadors of Heaven, showing the difference! Do people see heaven in you? Are you living heaven on earth! Are you counting your blessings! 3.THE-INHERITANCE The fortaste we get now is but a fraction of what is to come. Lets have a glimpse!.. Turn-Re 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. Adopted! Why? Because God needs you? No. Beacuse He Wants you! Love! Given Inherant righteousness! Turn-Re 22:3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. Worries, sorrow, hurt, are but for a second in comparison to our inheritance with Christ forever!!! EPHESIANS1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, Do you live as a Morris? Do you live in eternal gratitude? Do you live as Christ meant? Will you go show the Gospel in living forgivness to those around you? Will you live worthy of this awesome inheritance? Will you live heaven on earth? Closing Blessing:I leave you this blessing - ACTS20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. Amen? AMEM!
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