Church notes - 19th April 2020
Isaiah 40:1, 2
Isaiah 41:8 - 10
Proverbs 3:5, 6
Isaiah 42:5 - 9
Isaiah 43:25
What stories do you tell about yourself?
It's all about the details we pay attention to, that shape the narrative, whether about guilt and shame or self righteousness.
Romans 12:3
Genesis 1:27
Created in God's image.
Psalm 8:5
Genesis 3
After the Fall, sin and death entered the world.
1 Corinthians 15:56 - 68
Sin is destructive and destroys our relationship with God.
Isaiah 40:1, 2
God wants His people to feel the comfort of relationship with Him.
Isaiah 41:8-10
Chosen. God chose Israel through Abraham.
He has chosen us through Jesus.
Isaiah 42:5 - 7
Creator. His heart is to set people free. He doesn't want people to stay imprisoned in shame and guilt.
Isaiah 43:25
Cleansed.
We help to relieve people of guilt and shame, pointing the way to Jesus.
Jesus came to take guilt and shame away.