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Getting Clear on Why You’re Here

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Getting Clear on Why You’re Here - Part 2 of 7

October 10, 2021 | Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad


Week 1: You were made in the image of God

Week 2: You were marked by the sickness of sin


Genesis 3:8-13

8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees.  9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”  10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”  11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”  12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”  13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”

1. Sin is a guaranteed human INHERITANCE

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

-‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:23‬

2. Sin creates a PROBLEM that must be SOLVED

In those days you were living apart from Christ…You lived in this world without God and without hope.    -‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:12‬


3. The only way back from SEPARATION and SHAME is Jesus

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.    -Ephesians‬ ‭2:13‬


But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.    -‭‭1 John‬ ‭1:9‬

My Next Step Today Is:

  • Today I’m saying YES to Jesus!

  • I will set aside time for confession every day this week

  • Please send me information about Celebrate Recovery

*Download the App HERE to take your next steps

Join us next week for Part 3:

“Rescued by the Love of a Savior”

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