Winter Meltdown 2013 God Is Because My Creator

Winter Meltdown 2013

• God Is Because. . . – My Creator – My Sovereign – My Judge • I am – Created in His Image (MADE TO BE LIKE HIM) – Created to glorify Him (TO RADIATE AND REFLECT HIS GREATNESS) – Created to enjoy Him forever (BE “HAPPY” – SATISFIED AND FULL IN MY LOVE FOR/FROM/WITH HIM) • I SAID “NO” • I need to be flipped. . .

but, how?

What do I do?

LOOK UP surrender Fight the temptation to look in

Saved An animation. . .

Adam (Us) Alathea (Truth) Sophia (Wisdom) Evangelia (Gospel)

The Gospel in 10 Points • • • God is Creator God created man with/for a purpose Man desired another and said, “no” Man got what he wanted Man is now dead, in darkness and despair In steps Jesus • • Man is saved from God, by God – The Gospel Proper Jesus is our substitute Believe in God ***The Gospel continues because Jesus is our. . .

LOST DEAD Confused Alone Hurt Scared BLIND Purposeless Selfish

LOST

found

Who God is • No longer far • Close • No longer an enemy • Father • No longer wrath • Righteousness • No longer unknown • Known • No longer against • For

Who you are • • • Born again Born from above Heart of stone replaced Now you can see Now you can live Now you can love Now you understand Now you have purpose Now you can LIVE The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. Proverbs 9: 10

Who you are • • • Born again Born from above Heart of stone replaced Now you can see Now you can live Now you can love Now you understand Now you have purpose Now you can LIVE Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5: 17

Who you are • • • But to all who did receive Born again him, who believed in his Born from above name, he gave the right Heart of stone replaced to become children of Now you can see God, who were born, not Now you can live of blood nor of the will of Now you can love the flesh nor of the will of Now you understand man, but of God. Now you have purpose John 1: 12 -13 Now you can LIVE

Who you are • • • Born again Born from above Heart of stone replaced Now you can see Now you can live Now you can love Now you understand Now you have purpose Now you can LIVE For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5: 1

we are free

free from sin

free from the devil

free from things

free from pain

free from fear

free from death

free from condemnation

free from wrath

free to love free to be loved free to LIVE free to be cared for free to depend upon others free to care free to be dependable

MATTHEW 5 -7 SERMON ON THE MOUNT 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it. ”

Free who free who to is am God? be me i? His