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Gospel Invitation

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Jun 23, 2020

Man's Responsibility and Rejection of Christ

Jim Butler

Human responsibility before God stands alongside divine sovereignty — neither cancels the other. Drawing on Ezekiel 33, Psalm 2, Isaiah 45 and 55, and the gospel invitations of Christ, this address confronts the perennial tendency of sinners to evade accountability by deflecting blame onto circumstances, other people, or divine predestination itself. The hearer is called to abandon every such evasion, acknowledge personal guilt before the moral Governor of the universe, and flee to King Jesus Christ for mercy, grace, and peace with God.

Jun 14, 2020

Man's Responsibility and Rejection of Christ

Jim ButlerActs 18:1–11

Human responsibility before God does not disappear behind divine sovereignty. Drawing from Acts 18, Ezekiel 33, and Psalm 2, this clip exposes the error of using God's sovereign election as a shield against personal accountability for rejecting Christ. The call is direct: sinners must own their rebellion, lay down their weapons against God, and come to Christ who freely offers rest, water, milk, and wine to all who are weary and thirsty.