The Portrait of a Christ-Follower (Part 1)

Scripture Reference:  Matthew 5:3-5

Sermon in a Sentence

God’s blessing rests on the true follower of Christ who not only recognizes, but also embraces and lives their lives with a deep sense of need for God’s grace and mercy.

Sermon Outline

1. A true Christ-follower will acknowledge and embrace his or her                      spiritual condition, realizing that he or she                    nothing and can                      nothing to commend themselves to God.
2. A true Christ-follower will                     and express                    that leads to                  over their sin that has separated them from God.
3. A true Christ-follower will live a life that is                       and,                   not                     themselves and                   their rights, but rather trusting everything into the hands of God.