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Introduce self:
My name is Adam Diaz, I’m the pastor here at Abide Church.
I love this school, I was homeschooled...
Anniversary
Eric has spent the last 3 weeks on a series on the 4 Gs.
He asked me to finish off the series and I’m excited to do just that because...
These simple truths about God, if we believe them, can radically transform our lives.
“Sinful acts always have their origin in some form of unbelief.
Behind every sin is a lie.”
Tim Chester
“We sin because we believe the lie that we are better off without God, that his rule is oppressive, that we will be free without him, that sin offers more than God.”
Tim Chester
God is great - so we don’t have to be in control
God is glorious - so we do not have to fear others
God is good - so we do not have to look elsewhere
God is gracious - so we do not have to prove ourselves
Have you ever been somewhere that you don’t belong?
You don’t fit it?
Yet, at the same time, you really want to fit in?
You have to prove yourself.
[[Gym Example - Make it funny]]
Religion often feels this way...
The old testament is filled with laws, ceremonies, and sacrifices...
Culture has created terms and categories for proving ones self
“Sunday best”
“She’s a saint”
Prove yourself before man,
but bigger problem is that you have to prove yourself before God.
Every religion gives it’s answer to this problem...
Christianity stands alone in it’s answer.
Matthew quotes Isaiah...
In the opening John we read...
So this leads us to our 4th and final G in our series
God is gracious...
God is gracious - so we don’t have to prove ourselves
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God is gracious - so we don’t have to prove ourselves
I can think of at least 3 broad categories of application:
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You don’t have to prove yourself to God
This is at the heart of Christianity...
The Protestant reformation, that is, Martin Luther’s separation from the Catholic church in the 1500s, was primarily over this issue.
But as Christians, we are prone to forget this!
Or we accept our salvation by faith, but then stop trusting in God’s grace to continue for us after we are saved.
We have to preach this to ourselves constantly!
God is gracious, so I don’t have to prove myself.
Have you ever felt like God was distant or angry with you because of how you behave?
Have you ever felt unworthy to come to church or read the bible because of your shortcomings?
Have you ever felt depressed or like a complete looser because of a mess up?
How does God view you?
We have to preach this to other believers constantly!
God is gracious, so you don’t have to prove yourself.
Even inside the leadership of this church, for myself and others, we need this constantly.
We want others to think highly of us.
We want others to think we’re “godly” and that we are highly spiritual.
We have to preach this to a lost and dying world constantly!
God is gracious, so you don’t have to prove yourself.
To a depressed world trying to get right with God, trying to prove themself before the almighty, this is the best news they will ever hear.
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You don’t have to prove yourself to others
Who’s opinion matters most?
This ties into “God is great - so you don’t have to fear others”
We loose the desire to prove ourselves to others when we have a more “real” perspective
Like being in high school....
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You don’t have to prove yourself to yourself
This is identity.
The world responds, “You don’t have to prove yourself to others, you just have to feel good about yourself”
Who am I?
If I view myself as forgiven, son or daughter of God, I have nothing left to prove to myself.
I’ve heard people say, “Maybe God forgives me, but I just can’t forgive myself.”
This, while it may seem humble and spiritual at first glance, is actually one of the most arrogant things a person can say.
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God is great - so we don’t have to be in control
God is glorious - so we do not have to fear others
God is good - so we do not have to look elsewhere
God is gracious - so we do not have to prove ourselves
These simple truths about God, if we believe them, can radically transform our lives.
Tie back into Christmas,
Believe Jesus, receive Jesus, he came to the world to save mankind
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