our sufficiency in christ sufficient acceptance

Our Sufficiency In Christ

Sufficient Acceptance


Scene Topic Point

#1 Alienation Each of us is born alienated from God.

#2 Reconciliation Christ has reconciled us to God.

#3 Acceptance Christ will present us fully acceptable to God.

#4 Exhortation Don’t stop believing this.


Fuzzy Cloud

“Christ is sufficient…

…for character growth.”

What Exactly Happens

Here?

Our Sufficiency In Christ

Week 1: Sufficient HopeWeek 2: Sufficient WisdomWeek 3: Sufficient ControlWeek 4: Sufficient AcceptanceWeek 5: Sufficient Power


21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now [Christ] has reconciled you by [his] physical body through death to present you holy in [God’s] sight, without blemish and free from accusation-- 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel.

Scene #1 – Alienation


Scene #1 – AlienationAn Illustration from Marriage: The Story of John Barger

“I swaggered through my marriage for many years, ruling my wife, Susan, and my seven children with an iron hand while citing Scripture as justification for my privileges and authority. Years of dominating my wife and children left them habitually resentful and fearful of me, yet unwilling to challenge me because of the fury it might provoke. I alienated Susan and the children and lost their love. Home wasn't a pleasant place to be.”



“Then a number of dramatic events occurred which brought a profound change in my moral, psychological and spiritual life. The first of these events was when Susan began to hemorrhage in delivering our baby that was still-born. At two in the morning, in a stark, bright hospital delivery room, I held in my left hand my tiny, lifeless son and stared in disbelief at his death.”



“I realized at that moment I had the power to make my family's lives worse by raging against my baby's death and my wife's lack of love - or to make their lives better by learning to love them properly. I had to choose. In that instant, by God's grace, I chose the arduous, discouraging path of trying to be good.”



“Frankly, once I started listening to Susan, I was startled at how many were her wounds and sorrows….Well, it took three years of patience, listening, and growing in Susan's trust, spending literally hundreds of hours talking. But eventually, Susan's anger dissipated, overcoming her cynicism.”


Scene #1 – Alienation

Explanation of Verse 21

• We were alienated from God.

• We were hostile to God in our thoughts.

• We were hostile to God in our actions.



Scene #2 – Reconciliation


Scene #2 – ReconciliationAn Illustration from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict


Scene #2 – Reconciliation

Explanation of Verse 22a

• God took the initiative in our reconciliation.

• The reconciliation is complete.

• The cost of this reconciliation was the death of Christ.



Scene #3 – Acceptance


Scene #3 – AcceptanceAn Illustration from the Murder of Gerald Gase


Scene #3 – Acceptance

Explanation of Verse 22b

• Holy = Morally Pure

• Without Blemish = No Moral Defect

• Without Accusation = Chargeless



Scene #4 – Exhortation


Scene #4 – ExhortationAn Illustration from Racing


Scene #4 – Exhortation

God’s Perspective:

Our Perspective:

Holy Spirit Came Here

God’s Children Will Continue in the Faith (Ephesians 1:13-14)

God’s Children Must Continue in the Faith (Colossians 1:23)

Here? Here? Here?Life Timeline

our sufficiency in christ sufficient acceptance

Documents

sufficient acceptanceweek

sufficient hopeweek

sufficient wisdomweek

sufficient controlweek

alienationan illustration

story of john bargeri

story of john bargerthen

story of john bargerfrankly