God Can Redeem Anything Offered to Him God

God Can Redeem Anything Offered to Him

God Can Redeem Things v. The lost is found 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep 5 until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his 6 shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep. ’ Luke 15: 4 -6 NIV

God Can Redeem Things v. The common and worthless becomes valuable 8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a 9 lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin. ’ Luke 15: 8 -9 NIV

God Can Redeem Things v Stuff with no purpose is given purpose. 20 In a large house there articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. 21 Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. 2 Timothy 2: 20 -21 NIV

God Can Redeem Time v In a fallen world it is an uphill battle 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making 17 the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Ephesians 5: 15 -17 NIV

God Can Redeem Time v He can make the mundane significant 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet. ” They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now. ” John 2: 7 -10 NIV

God Can Redeem Time v He can make the tragic miraculous 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I 42 thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe 43 that you sent me. ” When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. John 11: 41 -44 NIV

God Can Redeem People v God seeks to redeem the broken, the fallen, the faithless, the distorted, even the evil v Zacchaeus, Mary Magdalene, Saul v If we offer God ourselves, He will redeem us