Manhood

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Mark 1: identity first, love first, before service

Voices that inform me

Are forces that form me

Gen 3:16 first failure of manhood was passivity

Eyes opened, shame enters

They hide

Who told you that

Blame

False voice says

• Culturally says pride is strength
  • James 3:5 – God opposes the proud and grace to humble
• Hiding brings safety
  • Cost of confession equates silence is a slippery slope
    • James 5: confess to one another
• Dominate or disappear
  • Get big or small. Harsh or quiet
    • 2 cor 12:9 boast in weakness

*Snatched James 5 give to God and trust.

Anyone trying to save their life will lose it

Be willing to lose it all

Give it all to God

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Initiation ceremony

Make it official

Reject passivity

Accepts x,y,z

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City church

Conform to the world

Or transform by Jesus

Default to conform

Or participate to transform

One dimensional salvation ticket to heaven

(Greek) To be delivered, to be made safe, made whole

Salvation saved in eternity plus changes current reality

Def today: full work of God to forgive, restore , and transform us to be like Jesus

Col 2:13

Sin condemns and enslaved thru guilt

Sin because of brokenness

Not Sick because of the flu

We have the flu because we are sick

No will or discipline will fix sin

Salvation is divine intervention, not self improvement

Sin destroys what God loves most – people

Cannot just ignore and

ON the cross Jesus took what belonged to us for us to take what belonged to Him

Sin made us homeless. Removed from Eden. Removed from the father’s house

Lost their identity. Lost their inheritance. Lost the provision

Saved from and what we are being saved for

Jesus knew what he was saving us for

Buy out of the marketplace

Redemption not the goal

Adoption was the goal into sonship

Opened the door (better than forgiveness and freedom)

Gal 4:7

We all want to go Home

Sojourn, yet seeking Home at the father’s house

God is not done with you as a believer. He will finish a good work

Phil 1:6

You didn’t find God, God found you

We are being saved

Being transformed

Until Christ returns

While in the darkest day, Christ died for us

So when we come to the Lord

He will say you are already forgiven

We are not trying to get into heaven

We are trying to get heaven into us