04/27/14 Sermon Pastor Seth Gatchell Pacific Church of Irvine www.pacificchurch.com 2nd message of 8 in a series: Signposts Along 2 Roads

1. Mourning: Four Doors to Finding God
Signpost #2

2. Two Roads
Matthew 7:13 "Enter through the narrow gate.
For wideis the gate and broad is the road that
leads to destruction, and many enter through
it."

3. Two Roads
Matthew 7:14 "But small is the gate and narrow
the road that leads to life, and only afewfind
it."

4. Signpost #2
Matthew 5:4 Blessedare those who mourn,for
they willbecomforted.

5. Signpost #2
Mourning #1: over ____.loss

6. Signpost #2
Matthew 5:4 Blessedare those who mourn,for
they willbecomforted.

7. Signpost #2
Ecclesiastes 3:4 …a time to weep and a time to
laugh, a time to mournand a time to dance…

8. Signpost #2
1 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers,wedo not want
you to be ignorant about those whofall asleep,
or to grieve like the rest of men,whohave no
hope.

9. Signpost #2
2 Corinthians 6:10 … sorrowful,yet always
rejoicing;poor, yet making many rich;having
nothing, and yet possessing everything.

10. Signpost #2
Mourning #2: when people ___________
you.disappoint

11. Signpost #2
Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says:
"Cursed is the onewhotrusts in man, who
depends on fleshfor his strength and whose
heart turns away fromthe LORD."

12. Signpost #2
Mourning #3: over our "_______"failure

13. Signpost #2
2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrowbrings
repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no
regret, but worldly sorrow bringsdeath.

14. Signpost #2
"Death" -

15. Signpost #2
Matthew 27:3 When Judas, whohad betrayed
him,saw that Jesus was condemned,he was
seized withremorseand returnedthe thirty
silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.

16. Signpost #2
4"I have sinned,"he said, "for Ihave betrayed
innocentblood." "What is that to us?" they
replied. "That's your responsibility."

17. Signpost #2
5So Judas threw the moneyinto the templeand
left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

18. Signpost #2
Mourning #4: repentance/____________.brokenness

19. Signpost #2
2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrowbrings
repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no
regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

20. Signpost #2
"BRINGS REPENTANCE":
"LEADS TO SALVATION"
"LEAVES NO REGRET"

21. Signpost #2
Luke 22:59 About an hour later another
asserted, "Certainly this fellow was withhim, for
he is a Galilean."

22. Signpost #2
60Peter replied, "Man, I don't know what you're
talking about!" Just as he was speaking, the
rooster crowed.

23. Signpost #2
61The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter.
Then Peter remembered the wordthe Lord had
spoken to him: "Beforethe rooster crows today,
you will disown methree times."

24. Signpost #2
62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.

25. Signpost #2
Acts 2:14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,
raised his voiceand addressed the crowd:...

26. Signpost #2
Acts 2:36"Therefore letall Israel beassured of
this: God has madethis Jesus, whom you
crucified,both Lord and Christ."

27. Signpost #2
37When the people heard this, they were cut to
the heart and said to Peter and the other
apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

28. Signpost #2
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every
oneof you, in the name of Jesus Christ forthe
forgivenessof your sins. And you willreceive
the gift ofthe Holy Spirit.

29. Signpost #2
MOURNING #1: MourningOverLoss.
Psalms 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted,
and saves the crushedin spirit.(Psalm147:3)

30. Signpost #2
MOURNING #2: MourningWhenPeople
DisappointYou.
Isaiah51:12 "I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who
are you that you fear mortal men, the sons of men,
who arebut grass,"

31. Signpost #2
MOURNING #3: Mourning OverPerceived
Failure.
Psalms 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his
favor lasts a lifetime;weepingmay remainfor a night,
but rejoicingcomes in the morning.

32. Signpost #2
MOURNING #4: Mourning OverPersonalSin:
Repentance.
Isaiah52:9 Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins
of Jerusalem,for the LORD has comfortedhis people,
he has redeemedJerusalem.

33. Signpost #2
Matthew 8:12 "But the subjects of thekingdom
will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where
there willbe weeping and gnashing of teeth."

34. Signpost #2
Revelation 21:4 He willwipe every tear from
their eyes. There will be no moredeath or
mourningor crying orpain, forthe old order of
things has passed away."

35. Mourning: Four Doors to Finding God
Signpost #2