Sunday Service Sermon 21.25

Belonging to the Family Mark 3:22-34

Two Kingdom truths that unite to assure us of our acceptance in the family of God.

1. For those who __________ in Christ, every sin is _____________.

2. Spiritual ________ in Christ makes us equal _____________ of Christ’s eternal ___________.

Is there a sin that will not be forgiven?

1. YES. To _________________ against the Holy Spirit.

     a. To blaspheme is to revile. To hurt the reputation, speak evil of, slander, rail against. To speak with impious irreverence concerning God  Himself

     b. Reviling against the Holy Spirit means to resist the convicting power of the Holy Spirit unto repentance.

2. How do I know if I am guilty of blaspheming the Holy Spirit?

     a. Your heart has become ________ enough so that you call ______ _________ vs. 22

     b. There is spiritual ___________ that is ______________ vs. 27

     c. There is a ________________ ________________ that is unforgivable vs. 28-30

3. The unpardonable sin is to knowingly, willingly, and persistently attribute to _________ the works of _______ done by and in ___________ through the power of the ________ __________ who testifies to these truths in your heart.

     a. It is a sin full of the ________________ of God.

     b. It is an ongoing, persistent, and consistent ___________ of the heart that _______ the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

     c. It is a __________ act that attributes the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan.

     d. It is a _________ rejection of the grace of God in Jesus Christ.

     e. It is rooted in ______________

     f. It is a sin the Christian can ___________ _____________

Is everyone automatically a child of God?

1. Being a part of the family of God is not by _____________ birth or human __________________

     a. No __________ relationship is necessary

     b. No ___________ or ____________ background is essential

     c. Family relationships provide no special _______________ or _______________

    d. Everything depends on _______________ birth

2. Members of the family of God ___________ it by how they __________ in the _________ of God.

Conclusions:
1. When we are born of the Spirit we become children of God and ALL sins are forgiven.

2. No one can claim any special birthright or behavior to make them a child of God.

3. Doing the will of God is the evidence that we are children of God

4. Every non-believer is responsible for their choice not to believe and for the judgment that follows their choice.

5. The family of God can be as diverse as the number of people groups on the earth, which totals 16,600. But almost 7,000 of them are still unreached with the Gospel.

6. We must break free from our family comfort zones, whether personal or church, and go into all the world with the Gospel.

7. Some will go worldwide, some will support their going, but we ALL must go locally.

8. Because we believe and have become God’s children, we will do the will of the Father