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| Rev. Canon George Sinclair |
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(Podcast of CFRA broadcast on Sunday, September 29th, 2013)
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Broadcast Notes:
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‘Freedom from guilt forever?’
If you could change one thing
about yourself, what would it be?
Would you answer, as some are
inclined to answer in these modern times, “I would be free of guilt forever”?
Jesus talks about Heaven and
Hell, and right and wrong, and forgiveness and guilt. And it seems like a very,
very foreign world, filled with temptation and evil, of succumbing to guilt,
and the need for forgiveness and redemption.
The Lord's Prayer
11 Now Jesus[a] was praying in a certain place, and
when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as
John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you
pray, say:
“Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread,[b]
4 and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread,[b]
4 and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
Footnotes:
1. In God's mercy and kindness,
He built conscience into us.
Read Romans 2:14-15. "The law is written on their hearts..."
2. Evil is real and has a power.
3. I cannot talk about being led
by God apart from the personal presence and power of Jesus, the Good Shepherd
and the Good Friend.
A Psalm from the Bible with the
Good Shepherd missing.
1. My; I shall want.
2. Me, me.
3. My soul, me.
4. I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death.
I fear evil.
Me, me.
5. Me in the presence of my
enemies.
My head;
My cup.
6. Me all the days of my life.
I.
The same Psalm (23) with the Good Shepherd
1. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3. He restores my soul.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His
names sake.
4. Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death,
I will fear no evil. For you are with me; Your rod
and your staff they comfort me.
5. You prepare a table before me in the presence of
my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (ESV)
Only Jesus, because of his death
upon the Cross, emerges on the far side of death, triumphing over death; and
that which causes death. And He stands triumphant and victorious in his resurrection,
and He reaches and calls across death to ordinary people like you and me, and
offers that if we put our hand in the hands of Jesus, that we in Him will share
in His victory over death.
Only Jesus can be our guide, not only through the
valley of the shadow of death, but to the door of death, into death, and
beyond; only Jesus.
We can share in His victory, in his victory over death, and
sin and all hostile spiritual powers, (that) vindicates His wisdom.
It is wise to seek real help when
real help is there. Look to Jesus. It is wise to seek real help when real help
is there.
A great prayer to pray:
Dear God, in the face of want and enemies and evil
and death please help me to be so gripped by the good news of Jesus Christ
crucified and seek His presence and His guidance as my Good Shepherd and my Good
Friend and my Saviour. And this I ask in Jesus’ name, AMEN.
Rev. Canon George Sinclair
Church of the Messiah
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Originally Posted on Twitter:
ReplyDeleteCorrine - (@Corrine50ish on Twitter)
Romans 8:1 "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus," Yaaaayyyyy!!!! :) #freedomfromguilt
Followed by Frank Santora and 2 others
Originally Posted on Twitter:
ReplyDeleteDave C - (@DaveC4GC on Twitter)
"Amazing the power of the Cross. Not only healing but equipping, Hebrews 9:14 (Hebrews 9: 14: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?) #getinthefight #Freedomfromguilt;freetoserve"