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HOW YOUR PAST REVEALS YOUR PURPOSE

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HOW YOUR PAST REVEALS YOUR PURPOSE

Finding Freedom - Part 8 | March 26, 2023

Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad

God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.    -Matthew 5:9 (NLT)

For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.    -2 Corinthians 5:19 (NLT)

R ealize I’m not God

E arnestly believe

C onsciously choose to commit

O penly examine and confess my faults 

V oluntarily submit

E valuate all my relationships

R eserve a daily time with God

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Step 8:

I choose to yield myself to God to be used to bring the Good News 

to others, by both my example and by my words.

I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! …The Father is a merciful God, who always gives us comfort. He comforts us when we are in trouble, so that we can share that same comfort with others in trouble. We share in the terrible sufferings of Christ, but also in the wonderful comfort he gives.  

-2 Corinthians 1:2-4 (CEV)

WHAT CAN I SHARE?

1. How PAIN got my ATTENTION

I am glad...not because it hurt you but because the pain turned you to God...    -2 Corinthians 7:9 (LB)

2. What I’ve LEARNED

We were crushed and overwhelmed...and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us...and he did help us!

-2 Corinthians 1:8-10 (LB)

3. How to RECYCLE my PAIN

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.    -Romans 8:28 (NLT)

How Jesus gives me HOPE to CHANGE

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.    -1 Peter 3:15a (NIV)


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