Telling the Story

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Telling the Story

• Titus 3 3-7

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Last Week Seven Virtues

1. Be Subject
2. Be Obedient
3. Be Ready to do Good
4. Dont Slander
5. Be Peaceable
6. Be Considerate
7. Show Humility

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This Week

1. Remember What You Were 7 Character Traits
2. Remember What You Are 7 fold divine rescue plan
3. Results of Receiving 3 results

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7 Character Traits

1. Foolish
2. Disobedient
3. Deceived
4. Enslaved
5. Malice
6. Envy
7. Hating

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1. We Were Foolish

1. One who lacks understanding, or is senseless or
   not having a mind.
2. Ephesians 418
3. Not Alive Spiritually Foolish

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2. We Were Disobedient

• By nature willfully disregard the authority of
  God
• Doing what we want to do vs. doing what God wants
  us to do.

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3. We Were Deceived

• I Peter 225
• Jeremiah 179

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4. We Were Enslaved

1. John 834
2. 2 Peter 219

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5. We Lived in Malice

1. badness in quality
2. A man who desires to cause distress and rejoices
   in doing s

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6. We Were Envious

1. Never Satisfiedalways wanting moreresenting
   others for what they have.
2. Proverbs 1430

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7. We were Haters

1. Loathsome and detestable
2. Hating becomes a way of life for those who are
   slaves to their passions.

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Remember What You Are v.4-7

1. V. 3 Man is the Actor, but in V. 4-7 God is the
   Actor
2. Notice Butof God, He Saved Us because of
   Mercy.because of Holy Spirit, He poured, Through
   Jesus, By His Grace
3. He saved us The Crux of Christianity
4. Gods Seven Fold Divine Rescue Operation Plan v.
   4-7

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Seven Fold Plan

1. We are saved by His Kindness
2. We are saved by His Love
3. We are saved by His Mercy By grace God gives us
   what we dont deserveBy mercy God withholds what
   we justly deserve
4. We are saved by His Regeneration
5. We are saved by His Spirit
6. We are saved by His Son
7. We are saved by His Grace

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Results of Receiving

1. Justified
2. Heirs
3. Hope of Eternal Life

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What About You?

• Post-Conversion Condition
• Saved byHis Kindness
• byHis Love
• byHis Mercy
• byHis Regeneration
• byHis Spirit
• byHis Son
• byHis Grace

• Pre-Conversion Condition
• Foolish
• Disobedient
• Deceived
• Enslaved
• Malice
• Envy
• Hate

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Pardon

• A pardon is a parchment whose only value
  must be determined by the receiver of the pardon.
  It has no value apart from that which the
  receiver gives it. George Wilson has refused to
  accept the pardon. We cannot conceive why he
  would do so, but he has. Therefore, George Wilson
  must die. Chief Justice John Marshall 1830

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We are sinners. But there is a Savior. And now
you must surrender.
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Sinners Prayer

• Lord Jesus, for too long Ive kept you
  out of my life. I admit that I am a sinner and
  that I cannot save myself. I am foolish,
  disobedient, deceived, enslaved, filled with
  malice, struggle with envy and find myself hating
  others. I repent of my sins. I believe and
  gratefully receive your pardon. Thank you, Lord
  Jesus, for coming to earth. With all my heart I
  believe you are the Son of God who died on the
  cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the
  third day. Thank you for bearing my sins and
  giving me the gift of eternal life. I am so
  grateful for your kindness, love, mercy,
  regeneration, Sprit, Son, and grace. I receive
  you into my heart. I confess that you are now
  Lord in my life. Make me into the person you want
  me to be. Im a sinner. Youre the Savior. And
  now I surrender to you. Amen

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