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AUTHENTICITY STARTS WITH ME
April 12, 2015- 10:30 am
BROKEN TOGETHER
BROKEN TOGETHER
Authenticity Starts With Me
Pastor Jerry Jackson
04.12.15
Pastor Jerry helps us tackle the fears that keep us from being real and genuine with each other, and the three keys to personal authenticity. He encourages us to take off the masks, and to become Broken Together.
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BROKEN TOGETHER
Authenticity Starts With Me
Pastor Jerry Jackson
04.12.15
OUTLINE
Romans 12:9 (MSG)
“Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it.”
WHAT CAUSES US TO WEAR MASKS?
FEAR!
Genesis 3:10 (NIV)
“I was afraid… so I hid."
1. THE FEAR OF EXPOSURE KEEPS US FROM BEING AUTHENTIC.
1 Corinthians 2:11a (LB)
“No one really knows what anyone else is thinking or what he is really like except that person himself.”
Proverbs 26:23 (GN)
“Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.”
1st KEY TO AUTHENTICITY: LIVE IN GOD’S LIGHT
1 John 1:7 (NCV)
“If we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other.”
Ephesians 5:13 (GN)
“When things are brought out into the light, then their true nature is clearly revealed.”
2 Corinthians 4:2 (MSG)
“We refuse to wear masks and play games… Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open, the whole truth on display, so that those who want to can see….”
2. THE FEAR OF REJECTION KEEPS US FROM BEING AUTHENTIC.
Proverbs 29:25 (MSG)
“The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that.”
2nd KEY TO AUTHENTICITY: TRUST IN GOD’S LOVE
Daniel 10:19 (NLT)
"Don't be afraid for you are deeply loved by God. Be at peace; take heart and be strong!”
Psalm 56:11 (NCV)
“I trust in God so I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”
3. THE FEAR OF BEING HURT KEEPS US FROM BEING AUTHENTIC.
Psalm 73:21 (NJB)
“My heart grew embittered and my affections dried up.”
Ecclesiastes 5:17 (NCV)
“All they get are days full of sadness and sorrow, and they end up sick, defeated, and angry.”
3rd KEY TO AUTHENTICITY: GET A NEW HEART
Ezekiel. 36:26 (NIV)
God: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove your heart of stone.”
Titus 3:3-5 (LB)
“Once…our lives were full of resentment… We hated others and they hated us. But when the time came for the kindness and love of God our Savior to appear, then he saved us – not because we were good enough to be saved but because of His kindness--by washing away our sins and giving us the new joy…”
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