The Bridegroom

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Outline

Hook: What makes someone a good best man or maid of honor at a wedding?

I. THE PLOT
"God made the world so that his Son's heart had an outlet." - Dane Ortlund

II. THE PART
"We were never meant to repent for not being everywhere for everybody all at once. We are meant to repent because we’ve tried to be.” – Zack Eswine

III. THE PROTAGONIST
"The true beauty is that we can trust God to be provident over all the suffering of the world. I don’t know how he will bring it all together. But I have hope that he will. And so its not my job to save the world. I can’t do it. I tried. I keep trying. I keep failing. The world continues to suffer and I have done no good. But there is One who has done and will do good. And I can trust him. And if I trust in God’s work of redemption, then I am free to do my little works of reconciliation here on earth faithfully within my finite limits and offer them as gifts.” – Alan Noble

Take-away: He must increase; but I must decrease.

Resources

• Zack Eswine, The Imperfect Pastor
• Kelly Kapic, You Were Never Meant to Do it All
• Alan Noble, "On Saving the World"
• R.C. Sproul, John