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We can look at our lives, our circumstances in two ways: that we have enough or that we don’t. But Christ has promised that our fulfillment, our hope, is found completely in Him. He is always enough! Thanks for joining us this morning as we begin our new series, “Enough is Enough.”
The question this series asks, “Is God enough?”
-Our nation has gone through a prolonged season of grief, anxiety, and uncertainty
-We struggle to even know what the word “enough” means when our normal reality is nothing but excess
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Two competing worldviews:
1. Abundance worldview
-There is rest, beauty, creativity- there is enough
-The economic system based on receiving and giving
2. Scarcity worldview
-There is fear, isolation, competition and not enough
-The economic system based on production and acquisition
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2 Peter 1:3-4NIV
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
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-When you began walking in Christ, God’s power did something…that power ACTED.
-You have what you need to do what God desires, to be who He has called you to be, to fulfill His calling, to live a life that pleases Him
-Peter emphatically states “His power at work in you is ENOUGH”
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Philippians 4:19NIV
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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The question that drives this series:
Do you believe God is enough for you? 100% enough? No matter your doubts and fears?
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We struggle to believe God is enough, because we struggle to truly grasp an infinite God
-His love is unending
-His grace is unending
-His forgiveness is unending
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The bottom line:
Nothing limits God, except us.
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More verses for reflection/study:
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Matthew 6:5-8NIV
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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2 Peter 1:3-4MSG
3 Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust. 4 Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust.
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Matthew 6:33NIV
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.