Sermon Series: Starting Over #2 – April 19 – Marc Sundstrom
Sermon Title: Own It
Key Scriptures: Genesis 3:8-12 & Matthew 5:8
Bottom Line: You make peace with your past by owning your piece of the past.
We learn from our mistakes in the areas that matter the least
We repeat our mistakes in the areas that matter most
Three Myths about Starting Over:
1. Experience will make me wiser…
2. Since I know better, I’ll do better…
3. Time is against me…
Own It, Rethink It, Release It
Your best bet for a successful future is to own your slice of the past
Genesis 3:8-12
You cannot blame your way into a better future!
Blame smuggles our issues into our future & sets us up for a repeat performance...
Don’t smuggle your past into your future!
Matthew 5:8
Draw a circle (“Circle of Blame”) Draw your part (50%, 25%, Sliver)
Bottom Line: You make peace with your past by owning your piece of the past.
“I had a feeling something wasn’t right, but I was afraid to dig around…”
“People I trusted warned me, but I didn’t listen…”
“I stayed too long and I enabled…” “I knew I needed to confront…, but I was afraid…”
“I was greedy…” “I was lonely…” “I was jealous…” “I was selfish…” “It was lust…”
“I didn’t do my very best…” “I should have left, but I was too embarrassed…”
“I kept telling myself I could handle it…” “I lied to myself…”
Bottom Line: You make peace with your past by owning your piece of the past.