Haters Wk 3

INTRODUCTION

In this series, we’ve been talking about a few of the finer points of hating.

Here’s the reality: We all have the potential to be haters.

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On Sunday I was judging erebody on what they wore to prom

There’s another person we all have a tendency to hate on that we haven’t spent as much time talking about. And that person is you.

TENSION

Not only do we tend to hate on ourselves, we tend to hate on ourselves more than anyone else. I think there are two main reasons for this:

1. We spend more time with ourselves than anyone else.

2. While we see issues in other people with generalities, we see our own issues with the precision of a molecular microscope.

Zit on Nose

If we’re personally disappointed in us, then God must be really disappointed in us. So clearly, when a perfect God sees how imperfect we are, He’s not happy about it.

This view of God can cause us to believe this: God may be our biggest hater.

I actually have some awesome news, and it’s this: God is actually not like this at all!

TRUTH

Two thousand years ago, the apostle Paul was a rock star of the early church.

It would be safe to say that Paul started out as a Christian-hater!

Once Paul encountered Jesus and realized the true nature of God, it wasn’t possible for him to stay the same.

Romans 5:20 ESV

Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

Paul is making a huge statement here. There are two parts:

1. The laws of God weren’t put in place to make people feel worthless.

2. When we sin, God’s grace is always more than enough.

That makes God gracious. Not a hater.

Paul goes a step further:

Romans 2:4 ESV

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Romans 2:4 ESV

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

To sum up what Paul is saying: Even when you fail, He’s for you.

To sum up what Paul is saying: Even when you fail, He’s for you.

Moses Application(God saves, then instructs)

APPLICATION

Once you get how infinitely good God truly is, it’s a game changer.

So how can we move from knowing this truth about God to actually living in light of it? We have to change how we think.

We start by changing the message we’re listening to.

Create statements about God’s truth and make them personal to you. Place these messages where you’ll easily see them.

LANDING

I want you to remember one huge, absolute truth: God’s love for you is limitless.