Wednesday, February 15, 2017

THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS- YOU ARE DESIRED

Pastor Rick Jackson



Here it is the day after Valentine’s Day. Remember as a kid the many Valentines in school that said “Be Mine”? Many folks dislike the day like a Charlie Brown cartoon where poor ol’ Charlie Brown gets none- at least at first. Many singles dislike Valentine’s Day but a college friend of mine on FB had this take, “It’s the day before half-off chocolate day- so there is that.” But the Bible declares that you are desired by at least three individuals and/or groups – and that is both the good news and the bad news.



I. BAD NEWS – THE DEVIL DESIRES YOU [Luke 22:31]



1. The Devil Desires to Defeat Christians [Luke 22:31-32]



2. The Devil Desires to Deceive Non-Christians [2 Cor. 4:4]



3.  The Devil Desires to Destroy Everyone [Is. 14:12-17, 1 Peter. 5:8]



II. GOOD NEWS – GOD DESIRES YOU [Eph. 1:4-7]



1. God Desires for You to Be Saved [Eph. 1:5, 2 Peter 3:9, Lk. 19:10]



2. God Desires for You to Be Serving [Phil. 2:12-13]



3. God Desires for You to Be Seeking [Lk. 19:10, John 20:21]



III. MIXED NEWS – PEOPLE DESIRE YOU [Rom. 10:1]



1. Some People Want You to be Saved [Rom. 10:1, 1 Th. 2L8]



2. Some People Want You to Be Sanctified [Phil. 4:3, 17; Col. 1:9]



3. Some People want You to be Sinful [Dt. 5:21, Psalm 10:3, Romans 1:28-32]

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