In today’s episode of the First Faith Community Church podcast, I speak on God’s message of mercy through Jesus Christ. We need to receive God’s mercy to allow us to be forgiven for our mess, or our sins, no matter how hard we try to hide our sins from God.

The sermon is taken from the Second Book of Samuel, chapter 12, verses 1-7, which tells the story of the prophet Nathan sermonizing to King David. Even though Nathan was a lowly prophet, God chose him to speak the Word of the Lord to David, because we all need to hear God’s message to prevent us from straying from His path. David had become used to living as a sinner and needed to be brought back to the light by Nathan.

I use this story to remind listeners that minimizing our own mess and only focusing on the mess of others is a sign that we need to get our own houses in order. We should focus on our own relationship with God and try to live a righteous life before judging others. If we take our mess to Jesus, we can be cleansed and walk again by God’s side.

We end the sermon with a closing prayer for God’s forgiveness, and a recognition of the immense sacrifice that Jesus Christ made at Calvary to bring us back to His glory.

Timestamps

[03:23] Our prayers for friends in Mississippi, New York and Missouri [04:55] A reading from 2 Samuel 12:1-7 (King James Version) [07:31] A prayer to God to receive His mercy and forgiveness [10:15] Every day is a chance to celebrate the love of Jesus Christ [10:52] Stop minimizing your mess - the story of King David and his prophet Nathan [12:56] What is our mess?

[16:26] We all need a word from the Lord [19:36] Are we too comfortable in our own mess? [25:19] How David stopped minimizing his own mess [26:32] The message of Matthew 7 - how we become hypocrites when we minimize our own mess [29:14] Minimizing our mess separates us from God [30:30] Why our mess caused Jesus Christ to suffer

[33:53] Confess your mess to Jesus

[35:18] A closing prayer for God’s forgiveness of our sins

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Objective:  To encourage believers to never devalue the price Jesus paid at Calvary.