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There’s no win in comparison.

Rich-er, Skinny-er, Smart-er, Tall-er, Pretty-er, Handsome-er, Happy-er, Married-er, Superior-er

Ecclesiastes 2:26 - This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Tranquility – Satisfaction, Contentment, Peace

What you HAVE is less important than what you do with what you HAVE.

What are you going to do with what God has ENTRUSTED to you?

CELEBRATE what God has given others and LEVERAGE what God has given you.

This message is presented by Access Church in Lakeland and Brandon Florida. To find out more about Access Church or to connect with us, check us out at the links below!

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This message is presented by Access Church in Lakeland and Brandon Florida. To find out more about Access Church or to connect with us, check us out at the links below!

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https://twitter.com/access

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Part 3 - God Is Love & Faithfulness.

What do you think about God and what do you think He thinks about you?

Exodus 34:6-7  //   And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

Hesed - Steadfast love, unfailing love, covenant loyalty.

NIV - Love

NKJV - Goodness

NASB - Lovingkindness

ESV - Steadfast love

Emet - Faithfulness, truth, trustworthy

Hesed + Emet = hendiadys

God’s love is his faithfulness. 

God’s faithfulness is his love.

Psalm 89:1-2  //  I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

COVENANT

Genesis 12:1-3  //  The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Nehemiah 9:17  //   But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. 

Nehemiah 9:32-33 “Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.

HOPE

2 Timothy 2:13  //  if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

God is faithful, even when we are not.

Romans 8:28  //  And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Part 2 - God Is Compassionate.

What do you think about God and what do you think He thinks about you?

John 8:2-12 (NIV)

2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

11 “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

We are all SINNERS.

We are all GUILTY.

Romans 3:23 (NIV)

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

John 3:17 (NIV)

For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Jesus STOOPS DOWN low, and RAISES you up high.

John 8:7-8 (NIV)

7 When they kept on questioning Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again, He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

SELF-RIGHTEOUS Christians carry stones.

John 8:12 (NIV)

Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

 

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This message is presented by Access Church in Lakeland and Brandon Florida. To find out more about Access Church or to connect with us, check us out at the links below!

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