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March 10, 2013

WE EXPERIENCE SHAME…WHY DO PEOPLE SHAME

OTHER PEOPLE? When someone declares

us bad, sinful, evil or not -- enough.

We declare ourselves bad, sinful, evil, or not – enough.

A judgmental spirit – seeks to find fault in others to make them feel better about themselves.

Fear – we fear the sin we encounter in others….what it will do to them…our family…our church…our workplace…

How to Shame a Christian

Isaiah 9:1-7 The people who walk in darkness

Will see a great light;Those who live in a dark land,The light will shine on them.You shall multiply the nation,You shall increase their gladness;They will be glad in Your presenceAs with the gladness of harvest,As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult,And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;And the government will rest on His shoulders;And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,On the throne of David and over his kingdom,To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousnessFrom then on and forevermore.The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

We need to honorThe governmentOf his Kingdom

The government of His Kingdom is full of light and gladness

…no shame

HOW WETREAT OTHERS

Relationship WithRules Relationship

withJesus

Repentance

Shame

We“hide”fromHim

becauseWe thinkWe are

unworthy

Wecometo Him

knowingHe willalwayslove us

Weare

Transformed

In HisPresence

HOW WESEE

OURSELVES

Romans 8 So now there is no condemnation for those who

belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. 4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.

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