PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE SERIESPURPOSE #3: DISCIPLESHIP

DECEMBER 16, 2012REV KAY CAROLINO

MARIKINA FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH

Created ToBecomeLike Christ

God uses TROUBLE

to teach us to TRUST

Him.

Three Unexpected Tools

1

God uses TEMPTATIONto teach us

to OBEY.

Three Unexpected Tools

2

God uses

to teach us to

.

Three Unexpected Tools

3TRESPASSES

FORGIVE

TRIALSsituations designed by God to

draw us closer to Him

TEMPTATIONSsituations designed by the devil

to draw us away from Him

TRESPASSESsituations designed by other

designed to hurt us

PEOPLE

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy

kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven; give us

this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we

forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into

temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Bearing the hurt of other people without retaliation is, without a doubt, the MOST IMPORTANT AND THE MOST

DIFFICULT STEP IN BECOMING LIKE JESUS CHRIST because it

often involves being misunderstood.

TRESPASSED

“missed the mark” of your boundaries

Jesus was…

misunderstood hurt misjudged abused

On the cross, he not only carried our sins but also

ENDURED ENORMOUS ABUSE FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WERE

RIGHT THERE…MOST OF WHOM HE HEALED AND FED.

His response:“Father, forgive them for

they do not know what they are doing.”

Matthew 27:39-44

They called Him every name in the book and He SAID

NOTHING BACK.

1 Peter 2:23

He shut up He suffered silence with His intent to let God set things right He yielded His right to get even

But HE had opportunity to tell them who He is and

defend Himself a bit.

He absorbed the hurt He put up with the pain He responded to evil with good

TRUTH:

In life, you are going to be hurt—whether

intentionally or unintentionally!

INTENTIONALLY

UNINTENTIONALLY!

YOU CAN ONLY LEARN TO FORGIVE WHEN SOMEBODY HAS

YOU.HURT

1) Remember that God has forgiven me. (Ephesians

4:32)

God will never ask you to forgive anybody more than

you have already been forgiven by Him.

Tips:

FORGIVEN

2) God is in control. ….

He will use it for the good of your life.

Tips:

CONTROL.

Joseph the Dreamer

siblings disliked him sold him into slavery falsely accused of rape thrown into prison 40 years of his life went down, down, down.

YET, HE MAINTAINED A FORGIVING SPIRIT.

Genesis 50:20

“You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of

many people, which is being done.”

Memory Verse

We are more like beasts when we kill, more like men when

we judge; more like God when we forgive.

– William Ward

GETHSEMANE– experience of trouble (trust)

DESERT– experience of temptation

(obey)

CROSS – experience of trespass

(forgive)

Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if

indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Romans 8:17

In your relationships with one another, have the same

mindset as Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:5

This is spiritual maturity. Your greatest testimony as a believer is how you handle hurt. Do you respond like Jesus did? Do you suffer in

order to save others?

Conclusion

1) Have you talked and released forgiveness to

those who have hurt you?

2) Have you apologized to the person whom you

have hurt?

Reflection

Are you hurting now?Are you planning to

retaliate? Have a spiritual partner pray with

you about this.

Action