BURUBURU COMMUNITY CENTRE
CHURCH OF GOD NAIROBI
SERMON TOPIC: THE LORD’S PROMISES
TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:20
MAIN LESSON: The great and precious promises of God in Christ are given to us that by
them we may be partakers of the Divine nature (2 Peter 1:4)
I. Introduction
Promises formed a great part in the ministry of Christ. They are such as no mere man could
have made. They therefore evidence His Deity and substantiate His claim to be the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
In Him is the “Yea”-that is, the affirmation-and in Him is the “Amen”, the confirmation. He promises, assures, and fulfils them.
His people are every day proving the truth of them and becoming by them partakes of the
new nature, the eternal life, the life more abundant, the life that is life indeed.
II. Outstanding Promises of Jesus Christ
a) The Promise of eternal life (John 3:16, John 10:28)
b) The Promise of the Holy Spirit (John 16:14, John 16:7, John 16:13)
c) Living water(John 4:10, John 7:38)
d) Salvation (John 10:9, Matthew 24:13, John 6:37,39)
e) Never die (John 8:51, John 11:25-26
f) Answer to prayer (Matthew 7:7-8, Matthew 21:22)
g) Reward for confession and service (Matthew 10:32, Matthew 19:29,
Matthew 10:42)
h) His presence with us (Matthew 18:20, Hebrews 13:5)
i) He will come again (John 14:3, Matthew 25:19, Matthew 25:44, Luke
20:30, Revelation 21:7, 12 and 20)
III. Other Old Testament saints
The Old Testament saints all died in faith, not having received the promises, (that is of the coming Messiah), but having seen them from a far off, and were persuaded of them and embraced them.
Let us be fully persuaded that God is able to perform what He has promised. Let us embrace them-that is, lay them to heart and rejoice in them. Abraham believed God, being fully persuaded of this (Romans 4:20-21). Faith rests on and rejoices in the promises.
IV. How to inherit the promises
It is through faith and patience (Hebrews 6:12) Faith that depends on the faithfulness of the Promiser and patience that can wait His time and is not discouraged by delay. It is therefore by faith that we obtain promises (Hebrews 11:33)-that is, make them our own-now in anticipation and in God’s time in realization.
V. The purifying effect of the promises
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God (2 Corinthians 7:1)
Every person who has this hope of the Lord’s return in him purifies himself even as He is pure. One who expects to see the Lord soon is not likely to go about with soiled garments, but will seek to keep himself unspotted so as to be found of Him in peace with loins girded
and lamp trimmed.
VI. Application
a) Let us remember the promises are made by Him that cannot lie.
b) Let us not fail of them through unbelief
VII. Conclusion
The promises include:
Pardon (Hebrews 10:17, Power (acts 1:8), Presence (Matthew 18:20)
Resurrection John 14:19)
Overcoming (John 16:33)
Mercy (Luke 1:72)
Indwelling Spirit (John 14:17)
Salvation (Romans 1:2)
Eternal life (Titus 1:2)
Sanctification (John 17:17)
As we believe on the promises of God concerning our lives, we shall never thirst, we shall never hunger, we shall never see death, we shall never perish and we shall never die. Shalom
Sermon preached by Bonface Nyangolo (Rev.) on August 14, 2022.