Shady Grove Sermons

REAL Repentance {Part 1} Genesis 43:34-44:5 Quotable? “But all at once I realized that it was not my success God had used to enable me to help those in this prison, or in hundreds of others just like it. My life of success was not what made this morning so glorious -- all my achievements meant nothing in God's economy.  "No, the real legacy of my life was my biggest failure -- that I was an ex-convict. My greatest humiliation -- being sent to prison -- was the beginning of God's greatest use of my life; He chose the one thing in which I could not glory for His glory.” - Chuck Colson I. So many times, God must eliminate our own self-confidence before he can do anything in our lives Questions to consider from this text:           1. Why does Joseph serve Benjamin 5 times the amount that he gives all the other brothers?             2. What do you think: Have these brothers changed? Are they as greedy as they...

Genesis 43 How Involved Is God in the Details of Your Life? Statements  of Truth:           • God is __________ you, He is working all things together for good, and He will be with you                to the _____________.           • No matter what you are ____________, sweet or bitter, good or evil, no matter how long it’s                     asting, God has ____________ left you alone. I. Unrepentant sin leads to unresolved guilt II. A clear conscience __________ acts in ______________  Lessons in Grace:           1. Grace is not _________________ in what others can do for it           2. Grace only cares what it can ____ for someone else           3. Grace is always ___________________      ...

Genesis 43 When Conviction Confronts Guilt I.  ________________ sin leads to ________ guilt Attempts to buy a clean _____________ Produces Irrational __________ & paranoia Attempts to ___________ up II.  ______________ will overcome _______________ guilt Q? What is the difference between guilt and Conviction? III.  A clear conscience always acts in _________________ Lessons in Grace: Grace is not _________________ in what others can do for it Grace only cares what it can ____ for someone else Grace is always ___________________  In grace there is __________________

Preparing for Easter Luke 22: 1-7 I. Understanding the Passover …  See Exodus 12:1-13           a. The Passover was for:                     i. Provision                     ii. Protection                     iii. Possession II. Jesus the True Passover Lamb                a. Lethargy Changed                b. The True Day of Atonement