Forgiveness

Upside Down View of Ourselves

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Upside Down View of Ourselves

03/13/2021 - Dave Riddle 

Key Passage: Psalm 37:5

Ralph Waldo Emerson - “trust thyself”

  • Proverbs 3:5 - don’t do that…

    • Self-reliance limits our spiritual growth

    • Psalm 37:5 - “Depend on the Lord. Trust in him, and he will help you.”

    • Jeremiah 9:23 - Don’t boast about yourself

    • Philippians 4:11-13 - it’s not about our strength or ability.

Spiritual growth is not about personal willpower, it’s about surrender.

What do we trust in?

His Forgiveness

  • Luke 18:9-14

    • …everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Romans 3:11-12

    • Our own goodness will never be enough.

  • Philippians 3:9

    • Our righteousness comes from him!

  • It all goes back to what God has done for us.

His Empowerment

  • 1 Chronicles 16:11

    • Seek God

  • Acts 1:8a

    • Empowered by the Holy Spirit.

    • dynamos (δύναμαι)= able. to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law

  • The same power that raised Christ from the dead empowers you today!

His Wisdom

  • 1 Corinthians 3:19

    • The wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.

  • James 3:17

    • The wisdom from above is pure, peace loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy, unwavering, without pretense…

His Provision

  • Psalm 34:19 - “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues from them all.”

  • 1 Peter 5:7 - cast all your anxieties on God..

  • 2 Corinthians 1:8-9

    • We even despaired off life itself!

    • …so that we would not trust ourselves.

  • His provision is better than our attempts at self preservation

His Kingship

  • Psalm 18:2

  • Psalm 113:4-6

  • John 6:68 - where else would we go? Only you have the words of eternal life.