This document discusses mankind's greatest problem as being sin, and the two greatest gifts from God as being forgiveness of sins and the ability to help others receive forgiveness. It outlines that because of sin, all mankind is doomed to hell forever, but Jesus came to seek and save sinners. God sees only two kinds of people - those whose sins are forgiven and avoid His wrath, and those who face eternal fire in hell. We should be thankful for forgiveness and for the opportunity through the Great Commission to help others receive forgiveness as well.

1. A TIME TO REMEMBER & GIVE THANKS FOR
T H E T W O G R E AT E S T G I F T S
GOD HAS GIVEN US

2. MANKIND’S GREATEST GIFT COMES FROM MANKIND'S
G R E AT E S T P R O B L E M

3. M A N K I N D ’ S G R E AT E S T P R O B L E M ?
• War?
• Disease?
• Fear?
• Poverty?
• Hopelessness?
• Disasters?
• Death?

4. M A N K I N D ’ S G R E AT E S T P R O B L E M I S :
T H E G R E AT E S T W E A P O N
OF MASS DESTRUCTION

5. SIN

6. GOD SEES SIN AS:
• Transgression: going beyond the lints God sets
• To miss the mark (purpose, goal, target, standard)
• 1 John 3:4: “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin
is lawlessness.”
• Sin violates the loving laws of a loving God
• Things we do, think or say contrary to God’s will
• (More on sin at http://www.ucg.org/christian-living/how-does-bible-define-sin/

7. T H E T W O M O S T I M P O R TA N T T R U T H S
OF THE ENTIRE BIBLE

8. BECAUSE ALL MANKIND HAS SINNED
ALL MANKIND IS DOOMED TO HELL
FOREVER…

9. E V E RY O N E H A S S I N N E D
Rom.3:23 - "for all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God.”
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Rom.3:10: “as it is written, "There is none
righteous, not even one.”
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(Psalm 14:3) - "They have all turned aside; together
they have become corrupt; there is no one who does
good, not even one."

10. B U T…
• Jesus came to
seek and save
sinners!

11. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is
no other name under heaven given to mankind
by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

12. O U R G R E AT E S T R E A S O N T O G I V E T H A N K S
GOD’S FORGIVENESS
OF OUR SINS

13. BECAUSE OUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN
• WE AVOID THE WRATH OF GOD FOR OUR SINS
• WE ESCAPE THE ETERNAL FIRES OF HELL
• WE RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE & ABUNDANT LIFE
• OUR SPIRITS ARE ALIVE FOREVER
• WE SHARE IN THE INHERITANCE OF JESUS
• WE ARE ADOPTED AS GOD’S CHILDREN

14. D O N O T TA K E F O R G I V E N E S S
OF SINS FOR GRANTED

15. GOD DOESN’T

16. D E U T. 2 8 : S I N H A S A L W A Y S C R E A T E D T W O G R O U P S O F P E O P L E
BLESSED OR CURSED

17. JEREMIAH 24: GOD DIVIDES JERUSALEM INTO TWO GROUPS
TWO BASKETS OF FIGS

18. AT THE END OF TIME, GOD SEES
O N LY T W O K I N D S O F P E O P L E

19. T O T H E G O A T S , G O D W I L L S A Y:
“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart
from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which
has been prepared for the devil and his angels…”
Matt. 25:41

20. F O R G I V E N E S S A V O I D S G O D ’ S W R AT H
John 3:36: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but
whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath
remains on him”~~Jesus
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Hebrews 10:26-31: “If
we deliberately keep on sinning after we
have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is
left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire
that will consume the enemies of God…It is a dreadful thing to
fall into the hands of the living God.”

21. T H E S E C O N D G R E AT E S T T H I N G S T O B E G R AT E F U L F O R
WE CAN HELP OTHERS
GET THEIR SINS FORGIVEN

22. JESUS’ LAST COMMAND
T H E R E G R E AT C O M M I S S I O N

25. JESUS SENT
T H E M O U T. .
And as you go,
preach, saying, ‘The
kingdom of heaven
is at hand.’ Heal the
sick, raise the dead,
cleanse the lepers,
cast out demons.
Freely you received,
freely give.
Matt 10:8