2015- 05-10 -- wholeness

When God Touches a LifeWHOLENESS

Nehemiah 2:1-4

…As Creator and Re-creator of my life.

GOD PROMISES WHOLENESS…

Remember when networks slept?

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…God delivers us from all bondages.Promise One…

“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation, will also make a way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

1 Corinthians 10:13

Promise One…

“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation, will also make a way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

1 Corinthians 10:13

Promise One…

Temptations (trials, weakness, fear or bad habit) are common. God is faithful to deliver and rebuild you.

a way of escape will always be provided.

Promise One…

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…God repairs us to wholeness.Promise Two…

“Now may the God of Peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Promise Two…

“Now may the God of Peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Promise Two…

Blamelessly (without fault; gloriously) Completely (to completion).

Holistically (spirit, soul, and body)

Promise Two God builds us…

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…God designs us to thrive and prosper.Promise Three…

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper (thrive) in all things and be in health (stable, secure, sound), just as your soul prospers.”

3 John 2

Promise Three…

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper (thrive) in all things and be in health (stable, secure, sound), just as your soul prospers.”

3 John 2

Promise Three…

Prospers us in our actions (work, ministry, goals, ambition).

To be intellectually, emotionally and willfully healthy.

To thrive in a stable, secure environment.

Promise Three…

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…God reconciles to us Rulership and Relationship.

Promise Four…

“God has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself…”

Promise Four…

“… not imputing our trespasses to us, but instead, has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”

2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Promise Four…

God gives rulership over ourselves and our surroundings..

We are given the “word of reconciliation” (the Gospel).

God restores relationship (with God and one another).

Promise Four…

“Now may the God of Peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23

“For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and morrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Hebrews 4:12

Metaphor of Jerusalem Spirit (Temple)- The place we commune with GodSoul (Walls and Gates)- Our intellect, emotions and willBody (Surroundings)- Our actions, witness, legacy

“The absolute need for our souls to be restored becomes clear in Scripture. My reborn spirit may make possible the reality and sincerity of my worship to God…

“…but it will be by the rebuilding of my soul that I determine the quality and the character of my service to Him.”

Jack Hayford

When God Touches a LifeWHOLENESS

Nehemiah 2:1-4