Sermon Series: Getting Past Your Past #3
Sermon Title: Creating Purpose From Pain
Key Scriptures: Eph. 6:10-18 (NIV)
Bottom Line: Your Past Can Either Define You Or Develop You
Things happen TO us…So that God can work IN us…So that God can work THROUGH us…
Creating Purpose from Pain…“God never wastes a hurt”…We might, but He won’t
Bottom Line: Your Past Can Either Define You Or Develop You
The TLC’s of Creating Purpose from Pain:
T~ Talk it out and Turn it over…With God…To God. Psalm 18:6
L~ Learn from the pain…Did I have a part in it? Does God have a purpose for it? James 1:2-4
C~ Covenant with God. Gen. 17:7 & Luke 22:20
S~ Suit-Up with the Armor of God…Pain leads to Purpose, which requires God's Protection Eph. 6:10-18
v10 – Lord’s Strength/Power, not ours! Can’t do this on your own
v11-12 – Big part of GPYP: realize that People are not your problem/enemy
v13 – FULL armor of God…don’t pick & choose…SO THAT we will STAND FIRM!
v14-15 – Truth as a belt: holds it together, everything rises & falls on Truth, Absolute Truth
Breastplate of Righteousness: guards our heart, lungs & vital organs
Feet: Gospel/Good News of PEACE and our ministry of Reconciliation between God and Man
v16 – Shield of Faith: Our faith in God is strongest defense against His enemy!
v17 – Helmet/Knowledge of Salvation guards our minds/thoughtlife
Sword of Spirit…Spirit of Truth. Jesus in Jn. 17: "Sanctify them by the truth, Your Word is Truth"
Only offensive weapon, everything else defensive. STAND FIRM and move forward, taking new ground for the Kingdom
v18 – Pray on ALL occasions! Be alert & Constantly Intercede