A Universal Invitation

by

Brian Birdow

Sermon text: Matthew 11:28-30

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Objective of Lesson

1. What is the invitation to?

2. Why accept the invitation?

3. What is the invitation for?

4. Who is the invitation to?

5. How do we respond to invitation?

Why do we come to God?

• Because He has all spiritual blessings

• Because He knows best. (Jer. 10:23)

• Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Who can come to God?

• Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Who can come to God?• 1 Corinthians 6:9 Know you not that the unrighteous

shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

• 1 Corinthians 6:10-11 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Who can come to God?

• Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to sinners to repentancerepentance.

• Matthew 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.sinners to repentance.

Who can come to God?

Rich

Poor

Educated

Uneducated

Young

Old

Middle aged

Rank sinner

How do we come to God?

John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father who has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that has heardheard, and has learned of the Father, comes unto me.

How do we come to God?

• Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call uponcall upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

• Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on Himcall on Him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heardheard? and how shall they hearhear without a preacher?

• Romans 10:17 So then faith faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

How do we come to God?

We hear…but what do we hear or what We hear…but what do we hear or what part of the word of God?part of the word of God?

• Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christgospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

How do we come to God?

What is the What is the gospelgospel message message

• 1 Cor. 15:1-11 -turn with me please

• Acts 20:24-27 -turn with me please

Review so far

1. One must HearHear the Gospel message

2. One must believe or obey the gospel message for salvation.

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