Shattered Reflections

Ryan Nisbeth

Generations Church NY

Made Alive • Sermon • Submitted 2 months ago • Presented 2 months ago

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This is the kickoff session on Saturday morning. Being alive, we must understand who and whose we are. We are NOT just flesh and bone. We are not just a vapor in the wind. We are NOT the sum of our mistakes. We are HIS workmanship. This session will stand to encourage the youth to have right identity.

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HOOK: Intro

I love skipping rocks and I love being by bodies of water. Mainly looking at my reflection.

“Remember who you are!” (Lion King 1994)

“When will my reflection show who I am inside?” (Mulan 1998)

It seems no matter what we do, what we look at, what we create… there is a consistent question… WHO ARE YOU???

“The water is always deeper than what it reflects” - Marty Rubin

BOOK: Main Scripture - Ephesians 2:1-10

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

English Standard Version (Chapter 1)

Col 1:10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Ask the youth to name the fruit of the spirit (Gala 5:22-23 love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control)

LOOK: Sermon Core

We are God’s Workmanship. We need to see ourselves a that.

Highlight and break down the false perceptions and identities

we are OF - Derived or coming from; originating at or from. Caused by; resulting from.

we are OF GOD - originating from God

we are CHILD OF GOD - HIS… Gen 1

Implies that what God created met His approval.

As the Creator, God has the right to define and judge.

He has the authority that only a sovereign Creatorcan have.

Ephesians 1:5–6 ESV

5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

There was not a concept of adoption in ancient Jewish culture. But there was in Roman, and it impacts our new covenant thinking.

Birth children could be disowned

Adopted children were freely chosen, desired, permanent

An adopted child received a new identity. Any prior commitments, responsibilities and debts were erased.

TOOK: Close (5)

Flip the mirrors around - for those still dealing with their old reflections

Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

- God does not run from our brokenness and shattered reflections. - Pain and brokenness is not proof of God being far or separated. The cross is evidence of His nearness.

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