Title: Encarnacao Alliance
1Encarnacao Alliance
- What beliefs motivate your ministry?
2What beliefs motivate your ministry?
- Searching for significance in our ministry for God
3A new creature in Christ?
- God has assured us that He loves us and has
called us into His kingdom as His sons, friends
and servants. - Our worth/value is based on what His word says
about our new relationship with Him, not on our
performance. - We are members of His family and valued, chosen
and esteemed by Him.
4Why do you seek the approval of men?
- Separated from God and His Word, people only have
their abilities and opinions of others on which
to base their worth - People who dont know God compare themselves with
others to decide on their worth/value in our
society
5Self-worth Performance the opinions of others
- When we hold this view of our worth we are driven
by performance to gain acceptance. This is
Satans trap! - Gods plan is for each of His children to bear
His image and they are accepted in His family by
the mark of His image, Christ indwelling in us!
6The contrast of the two value systems!
- Satans value system slavery to the performance
for acceptance trap. This concept creates the I
have to mentality for acceptance/value and
worth. - Gods value system Christ has set us free. Even
if no one else accepts you, He loves and accepts
you. Christ is the source of our security. Even
when we fail He accepts us. Christ in us is the
basis of our worth. Being is more important than
doing.
7The Old Testament stories teach us about these
two value systems..
- Cain
- Esau
- Joseph
- Joshua and Caleb
- King David
- Abel
- Jacob
- Josephs brothers
- The 10 other spies
- King Saul
8What about our motives and values?
- Are we too mechanical in our relationship with
God and others? - Are we too mystical?
- Are too superficial?
- Are we ignorant lacking in knowledge?
- Are we too demanding, dominating?
- Are we driven by fear
- Fear of failure?
- Fear of rejection?
- Fear of punishment?
- Fear of shame?
- Where did we go wrong?
- How can we remedy these fears and experience
freedom?
9The fear of failure test?
- Use the questionnaire provided.
- Answer the 10 questions rating your answer from
1-7 - 1 is always. 4 is sometimes. 7 is never.
- Add up the 10 scores.
- If you scored 56 to 47 fear of failure controls
your responses occasionally. It is a weakness you
can remedy with more assurance of Gods love for
you and His acceptance of you. - If you scored 46 or below you will be susceptible
to criticism and relate to past experiences of
failure and this will affect your decision
making. - If you scored 36 or below fear of failure will be
a stronghold in your life that you will need to
seek help for.
10Gods specific solution for your fears?
- Fear of failure.
- Because of justification you are completely
forgiven and fully pleasing to God. You no longer
have to fear failure. - The result of Gods solution!
- Increasing freedom, a desire to pursue right
things, and a greater love for Christ.
11Fear of rejection test?
- Use the questionnaire provided.
- Answer the 10 questions rating you answer from
1-7 - 1 is always. 4 is sometimes. 7 is never.
- Add up the 10 scores.
- If you scored 56 to 47 fear of rejection controls
your responses occasionally. It is a weakness you
can remedy with more assurance of Gods love for
you and His acceptance of you. - If you scored 46 or below you will be susceptible
to rejection and relate to past experiences of
rejection and this will affect your relationships
making them unhealthy. - If you scored 36 or below fear of rejection will
be a stronghold in your life that you will need
to seek help for. Your relationships will mostly
based on fear and dependency.
12Gods specific solution for your fears?
- Fear of rejection.
- Because of reconciliation you are totally
accepted by God. You no longer have to fear of
rejection. - The result of Gods solution!
- Increasing freedom, a willingness to be open and
vulnerable, able to relax around others and a
willingness to take criticism. - A desire to please God no matter what others
think.
13The fear of punishment test?
- Use the questionnaire provided.
- Answer the 10 questions rating you answer from
1-7 - 1 is always. 4 is sometimes. 7 is never.
- Add up the 10 scores.
- If you scored 56 to 47 fear of punishment
controls your responses occasionally. It is a
weakness you can remedy with more assurance of
Gods love for you and His acceptance of you. - If you scored 46 or below you will be susceptible
to the fear of punishment and will seek to punish
others because of your past experiences of
punishment and this will affect your
relationships making them unhealthy and affected
by guilt. - If you scored 36 or below fear of punishment will
be a stronghold in your life that you will need
to seek help for. - This unhealthy fear will rob you of your joy and
peace and you will probably suffer from guilt
about those you have punished unjustly.
14Gods specific solution for your fears?
- Fear of punishment.
- Because of propitiation you are deeply by God.
You no longer have to punishment or punish
others. - The result of Gods solution!
- Increasing freedom, patience and kindness towards
others being quick to offer and apply
forgiveness. A deep love for Christ.
15The shame Test?
- Use the questionnaire provided.
- Answer the 10 questions rating you answer from
1-7 - 1 is always. 4 is sometimes. 7 is never.
- Add up the 10 scores.
- If you scored 56 to 47 fear of shame controls
your responses occasionally. It is a weakness you
can remedy with more assurance of Gods love for
you and His acceptance of you. - If you scored 46 or below you will be susceptible
to shame and you will struggle with feelings of
worthlessness and this will affect your
relationship especially with God and can lead to
a feeling of rejection as well. You will be
reluctant to make decisions because you fell that
you will probably make a wrong decision. Often
people in this situation let others decide for
them. - If you scored 36 or below shame will be a
stronghold in your life that you will need to
seek help for. - This unhealthy fear will
rob you of your joy and peace. - God can heal this wrong
concept you have of yourself.
16Gods specific solution for your fears?
- Fear of shame.
- Because of regeneration you are a brand new
person complete in Christ. You no longer
experience the pain of shame. - The result of Gods solution!
- Christ-centred self-confidence joy, courage,
peace, and a desire to know Christ more deeply.
17How did we get into these wrong motives?
- Bondage in these areas is possible when we
- A) Entertain false beliefs
- B) Allow those beliefs to create
- destructive thoughts
- C) They will then develop destructive emotions
- D) And that will result in destructive behavior.
- So what is the remedy? It is a two phase
- process.
18The two phase remedy!
- Obedience is first.
- We identify the false beliefs, acknowledge
destructive thoughts and behaviour and repent of
them and follow repentance with obedience
- Freedom is second.
- As we replace false beliefs with Gods truth we
think healthy thoughts, resulting in healthy
emotions and healthy behaviour. Another step
towards holistic living is taken.
19Lets pray!
- Heavenly Father we have looked at ourselves and
we see areas in our motives that need your help.
We confess our need of your forgiveness and power
if we are going to change. Thank you Lord for
your unconditional acceptance of us as your
children. Please speak into our hearts and minds
now as we wait in your presence! - ..Lets take time to hear the
voice of the Spirit of God speaking to us. May we
cooperate with Him in obedience. Change my heart - O God! Thank you Lord!
20Acknowledgements
- The producer of this presentation is indebted to
the following persons and their publishers - Neil Anderson, Zeulke and Zeulke. Christ Centred
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Key to Caring. Zondervan. USA. - Robert S Mc Gee. The Search for Significance.
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