Dr Tom Hover
December 15, 2024
I Corinthians 6:9-11 / Habakkuk 3:17-19
HOW GOD SEES YOU! / GENUINE JOY
HOW GOD SEES YOU!
Text: I Corinthians 6:9-11
Introduction: WASHED - Clean from the old life of sin
SANCTIFIED - Set aside from our old life of sin for Holy use
JUSTIFIED - Set free from our old life of sin
You may see yourself as superior or inferior - but today I don’t want us to see ourselves as we see ourselves. I want us to see ourselves as God see us.
GOD SEES YOU AS HIS:
I. BEGOTTEN (OR NOT BEGOTTEN) I Corinthians 4:15
II. BELIEVERS (OR NON-BELIEVERS) I Corinthians 1:21
III. BRETHREN (OR LOST) I Corinthians 2:1
IV. BABES IN CHRIST (OR SPIRITUALLY STRONG)
I Corinthians 3:1
V. BUILDING I Corinthians 3:9
VI. BOUGHT I Corinthians 6:20
VLI. BAPTIZED I Corinthians 12:13
VIII. BODY I Corinthians 12:13
IX. BELOVED I Corinthians 15:58, Isaiah 45:22
PM SERVICE 6PM TONIGHT
GENUINE JOY Text: Habakkuk 3:17-19
I. GENUINE JOY IS NOT CONTINGENT ON WHAT HAPPENS TO US. Habakkuk 3:17
II. GENUINE JOY IS ALWAYS PRESENT WHEN WE REALIZE AND RECOGNIZE OUR LORD WHO SAVES US. Habakkuk 3:18
III. GENUINE JOY PRODUCES POSITIVE CHANGE. Habakkuk 3:19
A.) Physical Change “Strength”
B.) Psychological Change “Hinds’ feet”
C.) Spiritual Change “Walk upon mine high places.”
IV. GENUINE JOY WANTS TO BE SHARED. Habakkuk 3:19
“To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.” We have heard that Jesus first, Others second, Yourself last; results in JOY! This is so true but there is another way to look at JOY - The “J” represents JESUS, the “Y” stands for YOU, and the “O” signifies ZERO or NOTHING. JOY is found when “nothing” comes between “Jesus” and “YOU”. It’s a great Biblical formula.
Where Is Joy? Not in Unbelief — Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote: "I wish I had never been born." Not in Pleasure — Lord Byron lived a life of pleasure if anyone did. He wrote: "The worm, the canker, and grief are mine alone." Not in Money — Jay Gould, the American millionaire, had plenty of that. When dying, he said: "I suppose I am the most miserable man on earth." Not in Position and Fame — Lord Beaconsfield enjoyed more than his share of both. He wrote: "Youth is a mistake; manhood a struggle; old age a regret." Not in Military Glory — Alexander the Great conquered the known world in his day. Having done so, he wept in his tent, because he said, "There are no more worlds to conquer."
Where then is happiness found? — the answer is simple, "in Christ alone."
