Braggadocios

Braggadocios

Me:

· Spelling bee

· Spell - b r a g g a d o c i o u s

· Meaning what?

o “boastful or arrogant.”

· Someone with a big ego

· Poll

o A male problem

o A female problem

· In a few minutes I’ll show you someone from that was very braggadocios but it backfired and a lesson we can learn.

We:

1. Relationships 101

a. No relationship ever stays the same.

i. We are either growing closer

ii. Or pulling further apart

iii. Tina and I for example – In order to grow we take time to make time.

iv. How is your relationship with your spouse kids

b. This is no different with our Lord.

i. It has to be maintained

ii. We are either growing closer to the Lord or you're drifting away.

iii. We never just stand still.

iv. We don't just become a Christian and that's it

v. Circle one of these

vi. Our heart is either growing warmer every day or it's growing colder.

c. I want you to have that growing vibrant relationship with your Lord

i. I’ll going to point out some pitfalls

ii. Then how to come back

iii. Some here this morning have lost their way

iv. You want to close relationship again

v. Well listen up

God:

2. “Oh, not me Lord” says Peter

a. Mark 14

i. Jesus is with the disciple in the upper room

ii. Jesus says - Someone is going to betray me

iii. Peter speaks up – “Oh not me Lord, the rest of these losers might, but not me!!” (Sielbeck translation)

iv. Spell - b r a g g a d o c i o s

v. Then Jesus says those famous words “Before the rooster crows…

You:

3. The first pitfall

a. Over confidence

i. We think - we can handle everything on our own

ii. When you hear about someone stumbling

1. That could never happen to me

2. 1 Corinthians 10:12 (The Living Bible) — 12 So be careful. If you are thinking, “Oh, I would never behave like that”—let this be a warning to you. For you too may fall into sin.

3. Proverbs 16:18 (NLT) — 18 Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

b. The heart is deceitful

i. This means we lie to ourselves

ii. Given the right situation, any of us in this room, is capable of any sin.

iii. Have you fallen?

We:

4. Restoring Grace

a. When we lose our way

i. Lamentations 5:21 (NLT) — 21 Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had!

ii. When you are in the pit it’s not much fun

iii. Remember this – how to be restored – grace

b. God’s unconditional love

i. Our struggle is we don’t think God really loves us after this.

ii. God doesn't say, "I love you if..." you're good, perfect

iii. He doesn't say, "I love you because...

iv. He just says, "I love you ... period!

v. Lamentations 3:22 (NLT) — 22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.

vi. God does not reject believers when we sin because His love is unconditional.

vii. God restored Peter

viii. He can restore you!