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“The Gospel of Freedom and the Things That Hinder” Pastor David R. King

“The Gospel of Freedom and the Things That Hinder” “… run with endurance the race marked out for us…” “ Run in such a way as to get the prize .” “… I do not run like someone running aimlessly…” “I press on toward the goal to win the prize …” “You were running a good race …”

Hindrances – Obstacles which keep us from the freedom God offers The Performance Trap The Approval Trap The Blame Trap The Shame Trap

Hindrances – Highways – Obstacles which keep us from Christ’s solutions which the freedom God offers empower us to live in freedom The Performance Trap The Justification Antidote The Approval Trap The Reconciliation Antidote The Blame Trap The Propitiation Antidote The Shame Trap The Regeneration Antidote

“The Gospel of Freedom and the Things That Hinder” “…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus ,…” Hebrews 12:1

The Performance Trap “I must meet certain standards to feel good about myself.”

The Justification Antidote “God sees my successes and failures through the lens of Jesus’ “performance” – His death and resurrection.

The Approval Trap “I must gain the approval of certain people in order to feel good about myself.”

The Reconciliation Antidote “Jesus died to bring me back to God, so now God approves of me just like Jesus .”

The Blame Trap “Those who fail are unworthy of love and deserve to be punished .”

The Propitiation Antidote “We are unblameable and unblaming because God has already blamed Jesus for all the sin and all the failures of all people for all time .”

The Shame Trap “I am what I am. I cannot change. I am hopeless .”

The Shame Trap “I am what I am. I cannot change. I am hopeless .”

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me ...”

“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self ,… and to put on the new self, created to be like God...”

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead ...”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 • When sin entered the world, the first response was shame ; the second response was fear ; and the third response was hiding .

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. Factors outside of ourselves.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being. • Failure to separate feelings from truth.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being. • Failure to separate feelings from truth. • Focus on the past vs. the future, reversing Philippians 3:13!

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead ...”

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting straining toward what is behind and straining toward forgetting what is ahead ...”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being. • Failure to separate feelings from truth. • Focus on the past vs. the future, reversing Philippians 3:13! • Failure to accept forgiveness.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being. • Failure to separate feelings from truth. • Focus on the past vs. the future, reversing Philippians 3:13! • Failure to accept forgiveness. • Our view of God.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being. • Failure to separate feelings from truth. • Focus on the past vs. the future, reversing Philippians 3:13! • Failure to accept forgiveness. • Our view of God. Factors outside of ourselves.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being. • Failure to separate feelings from truth. • Focus on the past vs. the future, reversing Philippians 3:13! • Failure to accept forgiveness. • Our view of God. Factors outside of ourselves. • Others’ words drown out God’s voice.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. Factors within ourselves. • Failure to separate doing from being. • Failure to separate feelings from truth. • Focus on the past vs. the future, reversing Philippians 3:13! • Failure to accept forgiveness. • Our view of God. Factors outside of ourselves. • Others’ words drown out God’s voice. • Rule-based measurements of faith.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. • Poor self-identity causes us to fake. “I’ll show you a me that you will like.”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. • Poor self-identity causes us to fake. • Motivation is lost. Pessimism becomes our perspective. “When shame is such a risk, why even try?”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. • Poor self-identity causes us to fake. • Motivation is lost. Pessimism becomes our perspective. • Relationships suffer. “If you really knew me, you wouldn’t want me with you.”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. • Poor self-identity causes us to fake. • Motivation is lost. Pessimism becomes our perspective. • Relationships suffer. • God’s created purpose for us is trumped. “God can’t use me – who cares why He made me?”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. • Poor self-identity causes us to fake. • Motivation is lost. Pessimism becomes our perspective. • Relationships suffer. • God’s created purpose for us is trumped. • Adoption of a victim mentality. “I expect rejection and being overlooked.”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. • Real shame from shameful actions.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. • Real shame from shameful actions. • Shame made real by others’ responses.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. • Real shame from shameful actions. • Shame made real by others’ responses. • False shame from shameful feelings.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. • Real shame from shameful actions. • Shame made real by others’ responses. • False shame from shameful feelings. • False shame from what we imagine others might think.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. 5) Some initial steps forward.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. 5) Some initial steps forward. • Remember the shame consequence of sin and determine to hate sin, not yourself.

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. 5) Some initial steps forward. • Remember the shame consequence of sin; determine to hate sin, not yourself. • Rehearse a Gospel perspective of self. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here .”

1) Shame began in a Garden. vv.7,10 2) Shame has many causes. 3) Shame has multiple consequences. 4) Shame has different types to be identified. 5) Some initial steps forward. • Remember the shame consequence of sin; determine to hate sin, not yourself. • Rehearse a Gospel perspective of self. • Rehearse a Gospel perspective of God.