Good Afternoon,

I received a message today from someone who was concerned that this blog had been abandoned. I guess it might look that way since we have not made a new posting for quite some time. But behind the scenes we have been updating the church listing when we receive new information about a church, or we add a new church to the listing. Additionally, there are times when someone from around the world sends a message looking for a free Bible, and I always do my best to refer the person to a good Baptist missionary in the country they live in. So today I am going to post the sermon outline I used in our morning service at Pleasant View Baptist Church of Republic, MO. There is nothing special about my outline, but you may find it of use in your ministry. I created it from a variety of sources I found in my research, so the thoughts in the message should be nothing that any of have never seen before. 

By Being Certain of Your Salvation, You Can be Certain of God’s Love in Your Life

1 John 5:13-18

Introduction: I am going to attempt to take you on a journey to understand the subject of Assurance of Salvation. There are some questions I hope to find answers to this morning.

ü How can a person know if he or she is saved?

ü How can a person know if he or she has peace with God?

ü How can a person be assured of God’s love in their life?

ü How can a person maintain a healthy relationship with God, and have assurance their life if on a right status with God?

ü How can a person maintain their relationship with God amidst all of the disappointments and opposition of this life?

 1.     People often ask if they prayed the sinner’s prayer correctly.

A. A recent survey found that 50% of all Americans say they have prayed some kind of sinner’s prayer.

B.  Matthew 7:21-23 tells us that the Lord will turn away some folks who have a false profession of faith in Him.

C.   Religious activity alone can be accomplished without salvation. God saves us when we repent and believe the Gospel, Ro. 10:9-13.

 

2.    2.  It is not the prayer that saves, it is the transaction that takes place in the heart. (1 John 5:13-18)

A.    There are some more questions that we need to consider at this point in the discussion.

1)     Does God want us to know we are saved?

2)     How can we know for sure we are saved? There are some sound Biblical truths    that come from answering these questions.

3)     God does love us.

4)     We can develop a real love for God in our life.

5)     Real love for God grows in the rich soil of eternal security.

3. Scriptures to consider.

A.    John 14:18, He loves us and will comfort us as believers.

B.    John 14: 1-3, He loves us and has prepared a place for us in Heaven.

C.   1 John 4:18, the perfect loves He gives us casts our fear.

D.   1 John 4:19, as He loved us first, we can have a perfect love relationship with Him.

Conclusion:

ü God’s acceptance can liberate us from sin!

ü God’s acceptance is the power that liberates us!

ü God’s liberation is the power that gives us assurance of salvation!

ü You must place your hopes for Heaven entirely upon the finished work of Christ on the Cross of Calvary!

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ü             Once you are saved—you have a new nature in Christ, 2 Cor. 5:17!

          1 John 1:10, you should no longer serve sin! 

           

         Never allow the difficulties of this life to separate you from the Love of God, Prov. 24:16;

         Romans 8:35-39!

 

For invitation, sing the song, The Love of God by F. M. Lehman

Thank you for reading our blog, 

Bro. Kenneth Oster