Sermon Tone Analysis

In today’s message I felt impressed to minister on the subject *entitled “You’re Somebody Special to God.”* You’re very *special to me* but *more importantly* *you’re very special to God*.

*I) *I’m sure *there’s been times* that you *FELT LIKE A FAILURE** in life*.

*Most* of us have *EXPERIENCED INSECURITY** *from *time to time*; it *might have been in INSECURITY ABOUT *your *APPEARANCE*, your *ABILITIES*, your *FINANCES*, your *PERSONALITY*, or *YOUR LIFE*.

*A) *And *most* of us *at one time* have *felt* *UNLOVED** and WORTHLESS*.

*1) **We’ve all have thoughts* *like* *“I’M NOT ATTRACTIVE**,”* or *“I CAN’T DO ALL THE THINGS THAT PERSON CAN DO,”* *“and I’M NOT GOOD ENOUGH,”* *“NOTHING EVER GOOD HAPPENS IN MY LIFE,”* *“I’M A FAILURE.”*

*2) **If** your mind is often filled with thoughts of WORTHLESSNESS, SHAME, EMBARRASSMENT* *and* *LOW SELF-ESTEEM* *it’s TIME TO GET RID OF THAT INSECURITY*.

*a) **Now you might ask*, “*How** can I get rid of the insecurity that’s been there my whole life?”*

*b) **By realizing* that *you are God’s most prized possession**.*

*(i) **If God had to choose** the finest thing* *He ever created*, *He’d choose you*.

*You are somebody very special to God*.

*3) **Those thoughts and feelings* *of* *inadequacy and insecurities* *are lies from the Devil* *aimed at getting you so down on yourself* *that you’ll never experience God’s best* for your life.

*a) **They try to make you feel** you are* *“JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH”* *so why would God want to bless you?*

*b) **God does not have one child* *who is not good enough to receive His love*.

*4) **There are a lot of people who never enjoy* *victories** in their lives* *because of** such low self-esteem*.

*a) **Low self-esteem* *is really a result of a lack of knowledge*.

*b) **The reason so many Christians live way below their privileges* *as a child of God* *is that they don’t know* *THAT THEY ARE HIGHLY FAVORED OF GOD*.

*B) *Turn with me to *Psalms 8:3-6*.

*1) **In this* particular *passage*, *the psalmist is overwhelmed** at just how marvelous and magnificent God is* *and* *with His ability to create the universe*.

*a) **Have you ever stopped and looked* around *at* God’s *creation*?

Sometimes we *take it for granted*.

*(i) *But you don’t have to go far.

You can look at the *magnitude of the mountains*, the *vastness of the oceans*, the *splendor of the Grand Canyon*. *It’s overwhelming*.

*(ii) *Have you ever looked at *the sky*, *the stars*, or *the sun* *and* *think* that *God created that*.

It’s amazing.

*2) **The psalmist is saying*, *“Lord, you’re so magnificent and creative*, *why would you have anything to do with man?* *Why did you create man**?”*

*a) *But *God is saying* that *you are His most prized possession*.

*b) *In fact, *in the mind of God*, *you are more valuable** than* *the stars*, *the Moon*, the *heavens*, *and all His handiwork*.

*C) **Religion tries to teach** us* that *we are in a sinful state* *and* *all have sinned* *and come short of the glory of God*.

*1) **It’s true* that *all have sinned* *and* *come short of the glory of God*, *but that’s the reason why Jesus came*.

*2) **God didn’t leave us** in a sinful state*.

*He sent Jesus to redeem us* *from Adam’s transgression* *and* *from the curse** the law*.

*a) **The blood of Jesus worked* *and* *it will never lose its power*, *therefore we’re not an old sinner anymore*.

*b) **We’ve been washed in the blood* *and as* (*2 Corinthians 5:21*) *tells us*, *“For he (God) hath made him (Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”*

*(i) **Nothing** you did in your past* *could be so terrible that God wouldn’t forgive you*.

*(ii) **You’re washed in the blood** of Jesus* *and* *you’ve been made** a new creation in Christ Jesus*.

*c) **Now you’re in the family of God* *and it’s a royal family*.

*(i) **You have a crown on your head* that *can’t be seen* with the *natural eye*, but it’s there, *and it’s a CROWN OF HONOR*.

*3) **When you begin to see yourself* *the way God sees you* (*crowned** with glory and honor*), *then you’ll begin to EXPECT FAVOR AND SUCCESS*.

*a) **You’ll expect** every adversity to be turned into victory*.

*b) **You’ll expect to have authority over your circumstances*, *why?*

*c) **Because your God’s prized possession*.

*D) *The word *“HONOR”* from (*Psalms 8:5*) comes from the *Hebrew root word* “*HAWDAR*” which *means**, “GREAT VALUE OR PRICE,”* but *also means* *“TO SHOW PARTIALITY.*”

*1) **Because you are so valuable to God* *you have God’s divine favor*.

*2) **Doubt and insecurity will vanish* *as you become** more and more conscious of just how much favor* *and* *honor* *you have been given* by God.

*a) **Jesus said* in (*John 12:26**) “If any man server me, him will my Father honor.”*

*(i) **If you’ve chosen to serve Jesus*, *then Jesus himself said* *because of your decision*, *“My Father will honor you.”*

*(ii) **When you’re honor by someone*, *then you can expect* *to receive preferential treatment*.

*E) **In order for you to walk in God’s best* *you must begin to walk in your God given authority*.

*1) **You have authority over the circumstances* *that seem to be controlling your life*.

*a) **You should expect*, *through the name of Jesus* *and* *the Word** of God*, *to change those circumstances* *into something that turns out** for your good*.

*2) **When you** truly know* *that God has crowned you with glory and honor*, *then you will walk in an expectancy of good things to happen in your life*, *and no one will be able to convince you otherwise*.

*II) *In (*Numbers 6:25-26*) *it says* that *“God will make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; and He will lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee peace.”*

*A) **What is He saying**?*

*1) **You are the object of His affection*.

*a) **If you were the only human** being alive*, *God would have sent Jesus** to die for you.*

*b) **That’s how much the Father loves you*.

*2) **Even when your going through **the hard places*, *you should have** the confidence* *that everything is going to be all right* *because God is on your side*, *and* *He will never let you down*.

*B) *(*Romans 8:31-32*) says, *“What shall we then say to these things?*

*If God before us, who can be against us?* *He that spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all,* *how shall he not with Him also freely give us all things?”*

*1) **No matter what the Devil says** to you*, *or* *what he tries to bring** upon you*, *you’re so highly favored with God* *that He says* that *“No weapon formed against you will prosper.”*

*a) **Paul said in* (*Romans 8:38-39*), *“For I am persuaded*, *that neither death*, *nor life*, *nor angels*, *nor principalities*, *nor powers*, *nor things present*, *nor things to come*, *nor height*, *nor depth*, *nor any other creature*, *shall be able to separate us from the love of God*, *which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”*

*(i) **Nothing can separate us from the love of God*.

*You’re somebody special*.

*(ii) **Don’t talk about how unworthy you are*.

*(iii) **You’re loved*, *and highly favored of God*.

*2) **Expect greater victories** in your life* *because you’re favored** by God.*

*3) **Don’t get discouraged* *when a storm comes*, *know** that you’re favored by God* *and somehow*, *some way* *God will turn it around*.

*a) **Begin to expect to win in every situation* *simply because you are highly favored of God*.

*b) **Your life will become more enjoyable* *because* *you know that God’s going to work everything out* *no matter how impossible it may look*.

*C) **You are very special** and precious in God’s site*.

*REMEMBER HE’S ON YOUR SIDE*; *THEREFORE, YOU CANNOT BE DEFEATED**.*

W. O. L. C. C. Sunday, October 11, 1998 from Jerry Savelle’s book “Walking in Divine Favor” Chapter 1.