NEED GLASSES Seeing Me as God Does February

NEED GLASSES? Seeing Me as God Does February 21, 2010

I. BUSTING SOME MYTHS ABOUT GOD 1. A. God is like Jo Frost in “Super Nanny” 2. B. God is somewhere in the distance and not particularly interested in me 3. C. God is like Victoria Stillwell in “It’s Me or the Dog” 4. D. God thinks I’m just a pathetic human and expects very little of me

II. GOD SEES ME AS: Ephesians 1: 3 -8, 18 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding… I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

II. GOD SEES ME AS: Ephesians 1: 3 -8, 18 A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Blessed with EVERY Spiritual Blessing United with Christ Loved Before He Even Made the World Chosen in Christ to be Holy and Without Fault In His Eyes Adopted through Christ (brought Him great pleasure) Soaked With Grace Free Showered With Kindness Filled with Confident Hope Because We Are Called His Rich and Glorious Inheritance

III. HOW SIN AFFECTS GOD’S VIEW OF ME Romans 5: 6 -11 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

III. HOW SIN AFFECTS GOD’S VIEW OF ME Romans 5: 6 -11 A. He loved me while I was still helpless and trapped by sin. B. The only way to be “restored” is through my acceptance of Christ. C. This restoration adds a new dimension of FRIENDSHIP to my relationship with God.

III. HOW SIN AFFECTS GOD’S VIEW OF ME Psalm 103: 8 -18 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone—as though we had never been here. But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!

III. HOW SIN AFFECTS GOD’S VIEW OF ME Romans 5: 6 -11 A. He loved me while I was still helpless and trapped by sin. B. The only way to be “restored” is through my acceptance of Christ. C. This restoration adds a new dimension of FRIENDSHIP to my relationship with God. Psalm 103: 8 -18 D. Once I am cleansed of a sin, it is gone completely in His eyes. E. Even natural consequences of sin can be redeemed if I let God do it.

NEED GLASSES? Seeing Me as God Does 1. I. BUSTING SOME MYTHS ABOUT GOD 1. 2. 3. 4. 2. II. A. God is like Jo Frost in “Super Nanny” B. God is somewhere in the distance and not particularly interested in me C. God is like Victoria Stillwell in “It’s Me or the Dog” D. God thinks I’m just a pathetic human and expects very little of me GOD SEES ME AS: Ephesians 1: 3 -8, 18 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 4. III. A. Blessed with EVERY Spiritual Blessing F. B. United with Christ G. Free C. Loved Before He Even Made the World H. D. Chosen in Christ to be Holy and Without Fault In His Eyes Because We Are Called E. Adopted through Christ (brought Him great pleasure) Inheritance Soaked With Grace Showered With Kindness I. Filled with Confident Hope J. His Rich and Glorious HOW SIN AFFECTS GOD’S VIEW OF ME Romans 5: 6 -11 A. He loved me while I was still helpless and trapped by sin. B. The only way to be “restored” is through my acceptance of Christ. C. This restoration adds a new dimension of FRIENDSHIP to my relationship with God. Psalm 103: 8 -18 D. Once I am cleansed of a sin, it is gone completely in His eyes. E. Even natural consequences of sin can be redeemed if I let God do it.