Exchange the Pain of Regret for the Power of Grace

Sunday, November 18, 2012

1. Regret

A negative conscious and emotional reaction to personal past acts and behaviors.

Regret is often a feeling of sadness, shame, embarrassment, depression, annoyance or guilt. Though different from regret, shame and guilt are related and bring helplessness because we understand we cannot change the past.

2. Breaking the Circle of Regret

If only…

If only…

If only… past sin

If only…

If only…

If only… death of a child

If only…

If only…

If only… financial hardship

If only…

If only…

If only… poor choices

If only…

If only…

If only… failed marriage

3. The Power of Grace

Motivation of the World’s Greatest Missionary!

Paul’s Experience

Galatians 1:13

You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.

Acts 22:4

…I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.

If only…

If only…

If only…Inflicting great

pain and hardship

Break the Circle of Regret With Grace!

Step 1

“Thank you, Lord for…” Step 2

“Thank you, Lord that…” Step 3

“Now Lord, I pray for ____...”

1 Corinthians 15:9,10For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.

1 Corinthians 15:9,10But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me [GRACE]--and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.