Downtown Church: Memphis, Tn

Main Idea: We need Jesus to save us from religious self-deception that leads to eternal destruction I. Our empty words towards Jesus will ultimately be exposed Matthew 7:21-23 II. Our unwise confidence in self will not stand the test of time Matthew 7:24-27 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?… No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35-39) III. Our humble submission to Jesus’ authority is our only hope of being saved. Matthew 7:28 “A person who claims to be God must belong to one of three categories: First, if he claims to be God and yet in fact is not, he has to be a madman or a lunatic.Second, if he is neithe