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Matthew 1:1-17
I’d rather have it & not need it as to need it and not have it!
Jesus the miracle worker!
1. GOD LOVED ME EVEN BEFORE I LOVED HIM.
2. GOD IS WITH ME, EVEN WHEN I DON'T FEEL HIM.
3. GOD WANTS TO USE ME EVEN WHEN I FEEL I'M NOT READY.
I anticipate the inevitable, supernatural intervention of God, I expect a miracle!!!
1. Jesus is the Messiah for all people.
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"This is not your father's Oldsmobile"
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This is not your father's Judaism.
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There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
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He just extended it to include everyone.
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The ground is always level at the foot of the cross.
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We need to strive to build a church that is for everyone.
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"We accept you just the way you are!"
2. God's mercy is greater than your sin.
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Their lives tell the story of God's mercy.
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She became a follower of God.
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God's mercy was greater than David's sin.
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Don't live a reckless life just because you know that God can fix it.
3. The fruit doesn't always fall close to the tree.
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You are not limited by who your parents were, or who their parents were.
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You're not tied to the past; you have unlimited potential.
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Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. (Philippians 2:6-7)
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You don't have to be held back by the expectations of others.
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He conquered sin so that we could conquer sin.
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He conquered death so that we could conquer death.
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He came into this world so that God can reign in your life as king.