Reidhead Sermon Report
Sermon Name:
God Has No Pleasure in the Death of the Wicked
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Scripture:
Missions & Witness
Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 18:23, 32
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Sermon Overview
Reidhead confronts the misconception of a "bloodthirsty" deity, presenting instead a God who "so loved the world" that He provided a Way of escape. He argues that judgment is God's "strange work," while mercy is His delight. The sermon is a call to the sinner to "Turn ye, turn ye," and a call to the church to reflect this same compassionate heart in missions.
Key Principles
Character of God:Represent God to others as holy yet profoundly merciful, seeking the "turning" of the heart.
Rejected Love: Warn others that judgment is not God's choice, but the necessary result of their rejected love.
Prodigal Father: Model your own heart after the Father in Luke 15, eagerly watching for the return of the lost.
Urgency of the Call: Use the "Turn ye" command as the primary theme of your appeal to those outside of Christ.
God "Waits" for Repentance: Use the fact of God's patience to urge the lost to turn now, before the window of mercy closes.
Missions as Expression:View world missions as the ultimate horizontal expression of God's vertical desire to save.
Finality of Judgment:Warn with tears that while God takes no pleasure in death, He will eventually judge rejected mercy.
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