SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (WHAT I DESERVE, BUT… - 4)
How different do you think The World might look if EVERYONE GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED? (Do you think...) Your Salary would be the Same? (Or...) What do you think our Prisons might Look Like? (Or what about...) Do you think Nice Guys would Finish First or Last? (Or...) WOULD THINGS BE A LOT WORSE? (Well...) We've started a New Series a few weeks back here at COC called "WHAT I DESERVE, BUT..." We've been taking a closer look at a Few Things that WE RIGHTFULLY DESERVE - BUT... God Has Graciously Given Us Opposite! We’ve already begun taking a look at some pretty serious things like Death/Life and Condemnation/Mercy and Rejection/Acceptance – and we’re about to wrap it up this week with looking at the difference between what it means to being Counted Out or In -- Our Prayer for this series has been that some of us might change the Negetive ATTITUDE we might sometimes have towards God and become a little more filled with GRATITUDE - especially when it comes to the things that WE REALLY DO DESERVE, BUT...– Hope to See You This Sunday for our Last Week!
Sunday Snapshot… (4) OUT / IN
Acknowledging Weakness is the First Step towards True Strength! (You are only as Strongas you are Honest!)
Two Mistakes Peter Made...
1. HE UNDERESTIMATED HIS OWN WEAKNESS! (You need to Know/Understand WHAT you are capable of!)
2. HE FOLLOWED JESUS FROM A DISTANCE! (You need to Know/Understand that you are Very Vulnerable if you choose to FOLLOW JESUS FROM AFAR!)
Luke 22:62... (After Peter’s Denials...) ...He (Peter) went outside and WEPT BITTERLY! (I Wonder…) WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU "WEPT BITTERLY" OVER YOUR SIN(S)!?
There is a DIFFERENCE between REMORSE and REPENTANCE…
REMORSE is… “I’M SORRY I GOT CAUGHT!”
REPENTACE is… “I’M SORRY I LET YOU DOWN GOD! I’M SORRY I BROKE YOUR HEART GOD!”
Your FAILURE is not FATAL or FINAL! (Because...) A FAILURE IS AN EVENT... NOT A PERSON!
See You Sunday Celebrators… (9a / 10:45a)
RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)
Pastor Josh