Together for Good: Obedience and Sacrifice

We must not presume on God’s grace. Forgiveness is not God’s job, but his gracious choice. His kindness leads us to repentance. The best time to face our sin is before we commit it. When we sin, we set in motion circumstances which we will not be able to control. Today if we seek God’s forgiveness we can find it. God can redeem us and restore us. Message based on I Samuel 15:9-31Quotes:Duane Brooks: Charisma without character comes to cataclysm.Duane Brooks: Partial obedience is a total problem!Oswald Chambers: The tiniest detail in which I obey God has all the omnipotent power of the grace of God behind it.Walt Wangerin: My denial of my sin protects, preserves, perpetuates that sin! Ugliness in me, while I live in illusions, can only grow the uglier.A.W. Tozer: Delayed obedience is disobedience.Duane Brooks: Jesus didn’t eat with sinners and tax collectors because he wanted to appear inclusive, tolerant, and accepting.  He ate with them to call them to a changed and fruitful life, to die to self and live for Him.  His call is transformation of life not affirmation of identity.Eric Liddell: One word stands out from all others as the key to knowing God, to having His peace and assurance in your life--it is obedience.Duane Brooks:  God imputes our sin to himself and his righteousness to us. 2 Corinthians 5:21To discover more messages of hope, go to tallowood.org/sermons/.Follow us on X and YouTube @tallowoodbcFollow us on Instagram @tallowood.baptistFollow us on FaceBook @tallowoodbaptist