Break Free:Overcoming Discouragement
Great points from Pastor Ray this weekend on “Breaking Free From the Grip of Discouragement.” This series has been killer!
Here are some highlights:
HOW TO FACE YOUR FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE
1. Let God’s _Grace__ Resolve Your Past
“…And the Holy Spirit has been at work in your hearts, cleansing you with the blood of Jesus Christ and making you to please Him.” 1 PETER 1:2B (LB)
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope…” 1 PETER 1:3
2. Let God’s __Promises__ Lift Your Spirit
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” 1 PETER 1:6
WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN DISCOURAGED
1 PETER 1
• God has CHOSEN you!
“Dear friends, God the Father chose you long ago and knew you would become His children…” 1 PETER 1:2A
• God has SECURED my Future!
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade — kept in heaven for you.” 1 PETER 1:3-4
“…Do you realize how fortunate you are? Angels would have given anything to be in on this!” 1 PETER 1:12B (TM)
• God is BIGGER!
“Who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 PETER 1:5
• God is WORKING!
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith — of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire —may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.” 1 PETER 1:6-7
3. Let Your _HOPES_ not Your _HURTS_ Shape Your Future
“He has given us new birth into a living hope.” 1 PETER 1:3
