Beautiful Grace Found in Broken Places by Steve Roman 10:00 AM service 

  SERMON POINTS 

INTRODUCTION: GOD USES THE BROKEN PLACES IN OUR LIVES 

1. PURPOSE 

2. HEALING 

3. FORGIVENESS 

4. LOVE AND HOPE 

5. GRACE 

  ………..IS FOUND IN BROKEN PLACES 

 

CONCLUSION: HEALING FORGIVENESS AND GRACE IS AT THE 

CROSS 

  Main Scripture:

2 Samuel 9:5-7, 13:

“So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.

When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay

him honor.

David said, “Mephibosheth!”

“At your service,” he replied.

“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your

father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and

you will always eat at my table.”

And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in

both feet.

Introduction:

Its in the broken places in our lives, the flaws and imperfection, that God demonstrates his love

for us and redefines our purpose.

1. PURPOSE IS FOUND IN THE BROKEN PLACES

Jeremiah 29:11

Luke 19:30

In this scripture we see Jesus getting ready for his triumphant entry. He tells his disciples to go

as permission to use this specific donkey that has never been used before. The donkey was just

tied up its entire life most likely thinking it was useless. However, everything God creates has a

purpose.

Whats your purpose? Whats keeping you and what has you tied? God has created you for a

specific purpose.

Zechariah 9:9

Ephesians 1:4

Even before the foundation of the earth, God was thinking of you. God wants to free you from

what you are tied to because he has created you with a purpose. God doesn't call the qualified,

he qualifies the called

2. HEALING IS FOUND IN BROKEN PLACES

Psalms 147:1-3

John 5:6-8

In the scripture we see a man who is restricted by his illness and has a constant reminder that

he's limited each day - his mat. Sometimes we place restrictions on ourselves and allow

ourselves to be crippled by the people and circumstances around us. We can't look to others

for our hope, we must place our full dependency on God.

This man needed internal healing. Take a hold of the thing that has you and declare the healing

of God over your life.

3. FORGIVENESS IS FOUND IN BROKEN PLACES

Ephesians 1:7

John 21:15-19

Have you ever been broken? Maybe someone or something hurt you? The pain may have

caused you to walk away - maybe even from God and His purpose in your life.

Jesus is saying, " do you love me?" Jesus wants to forgive us, He always wants to take us back.

It's in the broken places that God is near to us. Receive forgiveness today!

4. LOVE AND HOPE IS FOUND IN BROKEN PLACES

Lamentations 3:24

Romans 8:28

Genesis 29

In scripture we see that Leah was a broken woman. She was unwanted and unloved by her

husband Jacob. Jacob was in love with her sister Rachel. This left Leah devastated and rejected.

God met Leah in her broken place and allowed her to produce men of God that became the 12

tribes of Israel. Leah wasn’t loved by her husband, yet she produced children that loved her.

God always loved her! God had a plan for her from these broken places of rejection.

Remember, when it feels like no one else loves you, God loves you and has a plan. Trust Him

and receive His love.

5. GRACE IS FOUND IN BROKEN PLACES

2 Samuel 9

Has someone has failed you? Do you maybe feel forgotten? Remember that the Kind never

forgets. Trust in Him. Jesus knows exactly where you are. You are never forsaken or forgotten.

CONCLUSION:

At the cross Jesus died for us and there was hope, healing, forgiveness, and grace. By faith they

are yours to receive today.

Additional Scriptures:

Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you

and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Luke 19:30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there,

which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.”

Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!

See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt,

the foal of a donkey.”

Ephesians 1:4 “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and

blameless in his sight. In love”

Psalm 147:1-3: “Praise the LORD.How good it is to sing praises to our God,how pleasant and

fitting to praise him! The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.He heals the

brokenhearted and binds up their wounds”

John 5:6-8: “When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for

a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one

to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else

goes down ahead of me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”

Ephesians 1:7 “7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in

accordance with the riches of God’s grace”

John 21:15-19 “ When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John,

do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said,

“Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes,

Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” The third time he said to

him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third

time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus

said, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and

went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone

else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the

kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”

Lamentations 3:24 “I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,

who[a] have been called according to his purpose.”

Genesis 29

2 Samuel 9