HMCC of Jakarta & Tangerang

Rejoice with Jesus as he receives lost sinners and leads us to repentance. 1) Self-righteous people grumble at Jesus’ welcoming grace for sinners (vv.1-2) 2) Jesus gladly receives sinners because he diligently seeks them out (vv.3-4, 8) 3) Jesus invites sinners to enter into his joy through repentance (vv.7, 10)

On this week, we invited a guest speaker to preach over Psalms 130:1-8

Gratefully accept the gracious invitation and invite others to God’s great banquet of salvation. 1) God graciously made everything ready for salvation and invited many 2) Those invited foolishly made excuses not to come in the end 3) The gospel powerfully makes us see our need and God’s desire to save

Believe in Jesus Christ, count the cost of following Him, and persevere till the very end. 1) A true disciple believes in Jesus Christ 2) A true disciple counts the cost of following Jesus Christ 3) A true disciple perseveres till the very end

Let’s humble ourselves before others as Jesus humbled himself for us. 1. Jesus exposes our pride 2. Jesus teaches us his standard of true humility 3. Jesus guides us to live humbly

Take refuge in Jesus Christ willingly for he alone is our Savior and security. Two lessons about our security in Christ: 1) Our security is in our Savior’s firm determination to die for undeserving sinners (vv.31-33) 2) Our security is in our Savior’s tender desire for unwilling sinners (vv.34-35)

Make room for the King of glory 1. The Creator King 2. Approaching the King 3. Welcoming the King

Praise Jesus the King who’s powerful yet compassionate & his Kingdom that’s glorious yet humble. 1. What is the King of God’s Kingdom like? Jesus the King is powerful yet compassionate 2. What are the rulers of worldly kingdoms like? They can be legalistic and unloving 3. What is the Kingdom of God like? Jesus’ Kingdom is glorious yet humble

Strive for the narrow door of salvation, by faith in Jesus, without delay and without assumption. 1) We must strive in our salvation 2) We must not delay in the offer of salvation 3) We must not assume our salvation

Turn to God in repentance because he is just in his judgment and merciful in his patience. 1) It is wrong to think God punishes some sinners with life’s tragedies 2) It is right for all sinners to perish because of our sin 3) It is the gospel that fulfills God’s justice and mercy to save us