4 LIFE CHANGING WORDS
LUKE 7:44-48
44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet:
but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of
her head.
45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath
not ceased to kiss my feet.
46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed
my feet with ointment.
47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for
she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Can four words really change your life?
Sure they can!
Examples:
I'm sorry, it's cancer.
Yes, you are pregnant.
You owe one thousand.
Please take a number.
The baby needs changed.
Jesus changes lives, and did so in our text with just four words!
What an incredible moment when Jesus said those 4 life-changing
words – “Thy sins are forgiven”
Listen to those words again.
Say them with me.
Take the statement apart:
“Thy” – the pronoun of the 2nd person in the nominative, objective
case, indicating the person being addressed.
In other words, He’s talking to YOU.
He’s addressing YOU.
Lets break these 4 words down!
“Thy” – the pronoun of the 2nd person in the nominative, objective
case, indicating the person being addressed.
In other words, He’s talking to YOU.
He’s addressing YOU.
He’s addressing ME.
He’s addressing US.
This is not some cold, impersonal, or flippant comment.
He’s not talking about someone else’s sins.
He’s talking to YOU.
You can’t do anything about anyone else’s sin, so quit worrying
about them, and start dealing with your own.
Jesus is addressing YOU today!
“Sins” – Those times in your life when you have missed the mark;
erred; offended someone; wronged someone; made a mistake; had
sinful desires; not believed; had no faith; did not trust God; were
lewd in words or actions; habitually messed up; deviated from God’s
plan for your life; failed in the performance of your duties; broken an
OT commandment; broken a NT commandment; when you have
fallen short.
The Bible says we all have sinned and fall short, no matter who
we are.
A little boy had just received the Holy Ghost and he sat on a bench
next to an old man who looked upset. The little boy said to the man,
"Sir, do you need to get saved?" The man, startled, said abruptly,
"I’ll have you know I’ve been a Deacon in this church for over 30
years and Chairman of Deacons for 15 years." The little boy
responded, "Sir, it don’t matter what you done, Jesus can still save
you!"
“Are” – a simple verb declaring and affirming this truth right now.
“Thy sins are _____________” what?
Fill in the blank...
Obvious?
Hidden?
Heavy?
Weighing you down?
Killing you?
Destroying you?
Destroying others?
Waking you up at night?
The declaration of the word “ARE” means it is an affirmation of a
“RIGHT NOW” God!
So why is that people who dwell too long on their sin and refuse to
release it to God.
Today is the day of Salvation…
Now is the accepted time…
God is a God who can do it “RIGHT NOW!!!”
“Forgiven” – What a word!
It means that you have been pardoned; your sins have been canceled.
You have been loosed, and set free.
Your sins have been released from you.
You have been freed from the slavery to sin to become a servant
of God your Creator.
You now have the ability to follow after God instead of fleeing
from Him.
You now have the ability to flee from sin and run to the Lord.
What does this mean?
What are the implications for us today?
To know that your sins are forgiven means: There exists the
possibility of a personal relationship with God.
To have a “right relationship” we must be right with God.
Jesus’ death on the cross makes your forgiveness possible.
He paid the price.
He was the perfect sacrifice, the perfect Lamb that was slain for
my sins and yours.
Jesus’ resurrection from the grave makes a relationship with God
possible.
If He had stayed in the grave, we would have no Savior, no
eternal life, and no place in heaven.
There exists the possibility of a restored relationship with God.
There exists the possibility of restored relationships with others.
Because we are forgiven, we are called to be forgivers.
LUKE 7:44-48
44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet:
but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of
her head.
45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath
not ceased to kiss my feet.
46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed
my feet with ointment.
47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for
she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Can four words really change your life?
Sure they can!
Examples:
I'm sorry, it's cancer.
Yes, you are pregnant.
You owe one thousand.
Please take a number.
The baby needs changed.
Jesus changes lives, and did so in our text with just four words!
What an incredible moment when Jesus said those 4 life-changing
words – “Thy sins are forgiven”
Listen to those words again.
Say them with me.
Take the statement apart:
“Thy” – the pronoun of the 2nd person in the nominative, objective
case, indicating the person being addressed.
In other words, He’s talking to YOU.
He’s addressing YOU.
Lets break these 4 words down!
“Thy” – the pronoun of the 2nd person in the nominative, objective
case, indicating the person being addressed.
In other words, He’s talking to YOU.
He’s addressing YOU.
He’s addressing ME.
He’s addressing US.
This is not some cold, impersonal, or flippant comment.
He’s not talking about someone else’s sins.
He’s talking to YOU.
You can’t do anything about anyone else’s sin, so quit worrying
about them, and start dealing with your own.
Jesus is addressing YOU today!
“Sins” – Those times in your life when you have missed the mark;
erred; offended someone; wronged someone; made a mistake; had
sinful desires; not believed; had no faith; did not trust God; were
lewd in words or actions; habitually messed up; deviated from God’s
plan for your life; failed in the performance of your duties; broken an
OT commandment; broken a NT commandment; when you have
fallen short.
The Bible says we all have sinned and fall short, no matter who
we are.
A little boy had just received the Holy Ghost and he sat on a bench
next to an old man who looked upset. The little boy said to the man,
"Sir, do you need to get saved?" The man, startled, said abruptly,
"I’ll have you know I’ve been a Deacon in this church for over 30
years and Chairman of Deacons for 15 years." The little boy
responded, "Sir, it don’t matter what you done, Jesus can still save
you!"
“Are” – a simple verb declaring and affirming this truth right now.
“Thy sins are _____________” what?
Fill in the blank...
Obvious?
Hidden?
Heavy?
Weighing you down?
Killing you?
Destroying you?
Destroying others?
Waking you up at night?
The declaration of the word “ARE” means it is an affirmation of a
“RIGHT NOW” God!
So why is that people who dwell too long on their sin and refuse to
release it to God.
Today is the day of Salvation…
Now is the accepted time…
God is a God who can do it “RIGHT NOW!!!”
“Forgiven” – What a word!
It means that you have been pardoned; your sins have been canceled.
You have been loosed, and set free.
Your sins have been released from you.
You have been freed from the slavery to sin to become a servant
of God your Creator.
You now have the ability to follow after God instead of fleeing
from Him.
You now have the ability to flee from sin and run to the Lord.
What does this mean?
What are the implications for us today?
To know that your sins are forgiven means: There exists the
possibility of a personal relationship with God.
To have a “right relationship” we must be right with God.
Jesus’ death on the cross makes your forgiveness possible.
He paid the price.
He was the perfect sacrifice, the perfect Lamb that was slain for
my sins and yours.
Jesus’ resurrection from the grave makes a relationship with God
possible.
If He had stayed in the grave, we would have no Savior, no
eternal life, and no place in heaven.
There exists the possibility of a restored relationship with God.
There exists the possibility of restored relationships with others.
Because we are forgiven, we are called to be forgivers.
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