There Are No Shortcuts

Living Stones Church - South Bend

Sermon Point #1 – Apocalypse – to uncover, to reveal, to lay bare Sermon Point #2 - Tired decision makes = dangerous decisions Sermon Point #3 - There are no shortcuts Luke 15:11-14 - Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. Sermon Point #4 - Name the losses Psalm 6:6-7 - I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. Sermon Point #5 - A daily declaration of faith Apostles Creed: We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; On the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father; from which he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Matthew 15:8 - “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.