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Opening
As we culminate today our Series for October entitled iShape, we will talk about our “experiences”
Shape is an acrostic that stands for:
Spiritual Gifts - 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom
Knowledge
Faith
Healing
Miracles
Prophecy
Discernment
Speaking in Tongues
Interpretation
Heart - our passion, the things we love doing most
Abilities - Things that we are good at
Personality - Our distinctive character
Our distinctive character
Experiences - Our personal encounters
When we do what God Shaped us to do:
We enjoy it!
We are good at it!
(BREATHE)
Text: “Present Suffering & Future Glory”
The letter to the believers in Rome was written by Paul in the year 57 AD while he was in Corinth
The church in Rome was neither founded by Paul nor under his jurisdiction
Though he greets at least 26 people there that is known to him
There was strong tension between Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome (meets is separate house churches)
The controversy was about circumcision, observance of sabbath, food laws, and the law in general
You remember I said last Sunday that the Jewish Judaism religion has spawned the 10 commandments to some 613 lesser laws?…
This made a lot of things becomes very contentious
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And because of these, Paul wrote them a letter
On the first part of his letter, he rebuked the Jews saying that no one is righteous
That everyone have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
No one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law
But rather, through the law, we become conscious of our sin
Righteousness is through faith in Jesus Christ
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By His grace we are redeemed
Through faith we are justified
And what they, and all of us need is circumcision of the heart by the Holy Spirit
Paul gave strong emphasis that we are not under the law, but instead, we are under grace
Because of the law, we are dead to sin
But we are released from the law, and now alive in Christ
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And there’s now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
The Spirit brought us to adoption as children of God
We are co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share His sufferings in order that we may also share His glory
The sufferings that they were experiencing here are not just the conflicts & persecutions
But also encompasses the full range of human experiences: sickness, injuries, natural disasters, financial loss, poverty, hunger and death
Paul called on them to remain hopeful, hope for the things that they are yet to receive
Hope is not wishful thinking, it is a confident expectation of the fulfillment of God’s promises
God’s promise is that, those He predestined, He also called, those He called, He also justified, those He justified, He also glorified
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And to bear all these sufferings, this is what Paul told them in verse 28
This verse is probably the most mis-used, over-used and abused scripture in the Bible
Here Paul talks about the perceived tension between human experiences and divine promises
We have to understand that there are qualifiers to deserve this promise
Love Him
Called according to His purpose
If you truly love God, and you’re living out your life according to His purpose, God will work all things for your good
Seriously?
Does God really meant what Paul said to us?
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When I lost my mother even in my young age of 8, was that for my own good?
When my father was assassinated when I was just 19 years old, was that also for my own good?
Having children out of wedlock from my failed relationships, are those too for my own good?
Loosing all the businesses that I put up
Loosing my political career
After loosing almost everything that I had... was all these for my own good?
I know that I truly love God
I know that He called me according to His purpose
And so I say that, YES! God worked all of these for my own good
God never did things by luck nor by chance
God is perfect in His ways
And all of my experiences are part of how He SHAPEd my life
Ephesians
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Predestination
Dr. Harry Ironside told of a man who gave his testimony, telling how God had sought him and found him.
How God had loved him, called him, saved him, delivered him, cleansed him, and healed him.
It was a tremendous testimony to the glory of God.
After the meeting, one rather legalistic brother took him aside and said, “You know, I appreciate all that you said about what God did for you, but you didn’t mention anything about your part in it.
Salvation is really part us and part God, and you should have mentioned something about your part.”
“Oh,” the man said, “I apologize.
I’m sorry.
I really should have mentioned that.
My part was running away, and God’s part was running after me until he found me.”1069
A useful axe must be sharp, but to have a sharp axe you must be willing to allow it to suffer loss on the grindstone.
In a similar way, if you want to live a life that is useful in service to God, you must be willing to allow him to put you on the grindstone of trials and testings so that you may be made sharp through loss.441
God wants us to use our experiences
Not just the good, the bad, but even the ugly
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Turn to your neighbor and ask… What about you?
What are your experiences?
How can we use our Experiences to bring Glory to God?
Embrace All Your Experiences
Don’t run away from your past
Don’t live in denial
Don’t make up story, just because you don’t want the real story
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