John 9:4 I must work the
works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man
can work.
Intro:
Many religious works that are not of God.
I. GODS WORK IS TO CALL THE SINNER.
Matthew
9:13 But go ye and learn what
that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice:
for
I am not come to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance.
Luke
19:10 For the Son of man is
come to seek and to save that which was lost.
II.
GODS WORK IS TO CLEANSE FROM SIN.
I
John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin.
I
John 1:9 If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
John
15:3 Now ye are clean through
the word which I have spoken unto you.
III.
GODS WORK IS TO COMFORT THE SAINT.
John
14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever;
II
Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be
God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and
the God of all comfort;
IV.
GODS WORK IS THE CARE TO SUPPLY.
I
Peter 5:7 Casting all your
care upon him; for he careth for you.
Psalms
37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Philippians
4:19 But my God shall supply
all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
V. GODS WORK IS TO CALM THE STORM.
Mark
4:39 And
he arose, and
rebuked the wind, and
said unto the sea. Peace, be
still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Acts
27:44 And the rest, some on
boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass,
that they escaped all safe to land.
VI.
GODS WORK IS TO CONFIRM HIS SALVATION.
John
5:24 Verily,
verily, I say unto
you, He that heareth my word, and
beliveth on
him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Romans
10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that
believeth.
John
3:14 And as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
VII.
GOD’S WORK IS TO COMPLETE WHAT HE STARTS.
Philippians
1:6 Being confident of this
very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it
until the day of Jesus Christ:
Hebrews
12:2 Looking unto Jesus the
author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of God.
