TWO MINUTE MESSAGE - THE HEART OF THE MATTER

WATCH THE TWO MINUTE MESSAGE HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka6ef9Kd6os

 

The Bible says , “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…”  If God really does love the world, if He loves everyone who has ever lived, If He loves all who are living, and He loves all are going to live, then why is it that not everyone goes to heaven? 

I HAVE ABOUT A TWO MINUTE MESSAGE I’d like you to think about.  Hi, I’m Pastor Rick Jones.

To get to heaven, to be saved, we must believe the truth.

We have to believe The truth about ourselves (I’m a sinner in need of a Savior) and we have to believe God’s Truth—Jesus!

I think it’s interesting to see how many people say that that believe “in Jesus” but they don’t believe Jesus! 

They say, Oh yes, I believe Jesus…but that doesn’t mean I have to forgive everyone… Well, yes actually it does! 

Jesus said, forgive one another… in fact taught us to pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who’ve trespassed against us!”

 We say I believe in Jesus…but sometimes it’s not practical (or easy) to live life the way He insisted…I mean “going the extra mile,” “doing good to those who wrong us,” “sticking with that husband or wife that God has joined to us,” those are not easy sayings.

SO IF YOU’RE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN JESUS, the historical facts about Jesus, BUT YOU’RE FINDING IT HARD TO BELIEVE JESUS, to really believe that those hard things—forgiveness, going the extra mile, humility, moral purity, being willing to suffer and sacrifice for Him—are so important, I think I know why. 

I THINK THAT AT THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM IS—OUR LOVE.

If we really loved Christ, we would love to do His will—to please Him. 

When a man loves a woman he loves to please her.  When a woman loves a man, she loves to please him.  When a man or a woman loves God, they love to please HIM!

If we don’t desire to please God then we don’t love Him.  And if we don’t love Him are not His.

I’m not saying that our love for Christ will be immediately perfect. God wants to perfect our love and because we love Him we want Him to perfect our love.

But I am saying that that our love for Christ must be, even at the beginning, pure!

Jesus said, that the first and great commandment is, Love the Lord with all your heart soul mind and strength.  He said the second commandment is Love your neighbor as yourself.  Love.  Love.

If you’re having troubles believing Jesus, that’s not a matter of the mind, that’s a matter of the heart. 

PRAY, GOD, I THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME.  YOU KNOW MY HEART BETTER THAN I KNOW MY HEART.  FORGIVE ME FOR NOT LOVING YOU AS I OUGHT