How to Make Heaven Happy

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How to make Heaven Happy ! Dr. J. Wayne Kilpatrick Heritage Place Church of Christ

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Jessica McClure

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Bless me Lord Bless MY FAMILY BLESS MY CHILDREN BLESS MY BUSINESS BLESS MY MARRIAGE

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"Lord, Make me Happy!" # 1 Realize that People WITHOUT Christ are Lost!

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Luke 15:1-3 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such despicable people—even eating with them! 3 So Jesus used this illustration:

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Luke 15:4 “If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it? F o o l i s h n e s s !

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“ The ultimate proof of the sinner is that he doesn’t know his own sin; our job is to make him see it.” Isa. 53:6 All we Like sheep have gone astray Luke 15:8 “Or suppose a woman has ten valuable silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and look in every corner of the house and sweep every nook and cranny until she finds it?

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C a r e l e s s n e s s ! D a r k n e s s ! D i r t i n e s s ! “We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” D i s g r a c e !

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W i c k e d n e s s ! # 2 Remember that People wsithout Christ are LOVED

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Luke 15:4 “If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it? Luke 19:10 And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him who are lost.” seek and save

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Luke 15:8 “Or suppose a woman has ten valuable silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and look in every corner of the house and sweep every nook and cranny until she finds it?

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H o l y S p i r i t

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"And when he has found it..." "And when she has found it..." Rom. 3:11 No one has real understanding; no one is seeking God.

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"Daddy, I'm so glad I found you!"

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# 3 Resolve to Bring People without Christ to the Lord

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Luke 15:7 & 10 “In the same way, heaven will be happier over one lost sinner who returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! 10 In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

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there is joy in the presence of God’s angels It is God who does the rejoicing!

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83% of new believers come to Christ through a friend who invites them

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17% from a Crusade A Friendship Sunday or Sunday morning Message!

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"How do you possible hope to feed all of the hungry people who come to your mission?" "One Mouth at a time."