Showing posts with label Forgiveness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forgiveness. Show all posts

Monday, December 29, 2008

Results of Christ's Death

Isaiah 53:5 (But He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.) New King James Version

Wounded for Our Sins
  1. The Power of Sin
  2. The Pleasure of Sin
  3. The Presence of Sin
  4. The Product of Sin
Beaten for Our Peace
  1. Uncertainty of the Future
  2. Lack of Assurance
  3. Doubt / Lack of Confidence
  4. Perceived danger
  5. Fear
Whipped for Our Healing
  1. Spiritual Disease
  2. Emotional Disease
  3. Physical Disease

Restored! Released! Renewed!

We Have Been Restored! (Romans 5:10-11)
  1. Restored Life
  2. Restored Union
  3. Restored Joy
We Have Been Released! (Romans 8:1-2)
  1. Power of Sin
  2. Guild of Sin
  3. Operation of Sin

We Have Been Renewed! (Romans 12:1-2)

  1. Renewed Being
  2. Renewed Living
“There are two freedoms — the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where man is free to do what he ought.” (Charles Kingsley)

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Joseph's Road to Prosperity

(Basing on the Life of Joseph the Dreamer)
  1. Patience Brings Prosperity (He patiently endured the hardships caused by his brothers and Potephar.)
  2. Purity Brings Prosperity (He refused the temptation of Potephar's wife and stood by God's standards.)
  3. Planning Brings Prosperity (He laid out a concrete plan as soon as he knew a famine was on its way.)
  4. Diligence Brings Prosperity (He did something to prepare for the upcoming famine. He gave his best while working for the Egyptian kingdom.)
  5. Forgiveness Brings Prosperity (He accepted his brothers again despite what they did to him.)