How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 “How do I overcome the evil aimed at me?” Romans 12:14-21

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Week One What is true spirituality? (Matthew 11:28-30) Loving God & loving people 24/7 from the heart!! Relationship

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Week Two How do I give God what He wants the most? (Romans 12:1) Am I going to trust God? OR Am I going to trust myself? Surrender

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Week Three How do we get God’s best for our life? (Romans 12:2) By getting serious about being intentional in our walk with God By refusing to compromise in spite of the cost Conviction & Courage

Who do you really think you are? Week Four Who do you really think you are? (Romans 12:3-8) The Key to An Honest & Accurate Picture of Who We Are….Is knowing the foundation of our self-worth Identity in Christ

Week Five How do I experience authentic community? (Romans 12:9-13) Requires concentration and effort Means helping others become better people Demands our time, money and personal involvement Serving in Love

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Today (Romans 12:14-21) Who has wounded, or betrayed, or abused, or abandoned, or forsaken, or forgotten, or hurt you? Serving in Love Whose face comes to mind?

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? You’ve got a rock of anger November 4, 2012 You’ve got a rock of anger …that you have been holding onto for a long time!

How do we respond and then overcome the evil that is aimed at us? How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 How do we respond and then overcome the evil that is aimed at us?

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Rocks of Anger Weigh us down Block our relationship with God Produce all kinds of unhealthy things inside us

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 The Story of Joseph Genesis chapters 37 - 50

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Joseph’s Life Starts in a pit He has a dysfunctional family His father shows him great favoritism Joseph is the center of attention He tattles on his older brothers He thinks he’s the center of the universe God gives him a dream …ends up in a palace

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Joseph’s Brothers Didn’t appreciate his dream Decide to throw him in a pit Sold him for 20 pieces of silver

This Seventeen Year Old Boy How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 This Seventeen Year Old Boy Goes from being Mr. Privileged and center of the universe… To a slave in a foreign land!!

The Lord Was With Joseph How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 The Lord Was With Joseph Instead of breaking him, this stuff makes him!! In the bad times, and in the good times, the Lord was with Joseph.

Notice Joseph’s Responses To Evil How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 Notice Joseph’s Responses To Evil He survived He thrived He resisted He grew

The Most Important Lesson How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 The Most Important Lesson Joseph believed that God’s sovereign control of all circumstances were meant for good!

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 We Need to Remember “They meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” “God meant it for good!” “God meant it for good!!” (Genesis 50:20)

Romans 12:14 Challenges Us “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” NIV This is a command! Not a suggestion!!

Matthew 5:44 “But I tell you; love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” NIV

God is Calling To Each One of Us… How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012 God is Calling To Each One of Us… “Bless and do not curse.” Choose to forgive!

How do I overcome the evil aimed at me? November 4, 2012