Misguided anger makes us miss the mercy of God
Our anger gets misguided
God’s anger is perfect
Our mercy runs out
God’s mercy overflows
Seeing reality sets us up to serve with joy.
You are here: a clearer view of ourselves (9-10)
Here I am: a greater vision of God (11-14)
Here we go: God’s invitation of grace (15-18)
Things are much worse than we think
Life is much more than we imagine.
God’s grace takes us beyond our hope.
Ordinary things consecrated to God become instruments of his divine purpose
God’s purpose requires God’s instrument
God’s instrument requires God’s ownership
God’s ownership requires our consecration
When we lose ourselves, he finds us. To find us, he loses himself.
Losing life by finding ourselves (Genesis 3:1-7)
Finding out that we have lost out (Genesis 3:8-24)
Losing himself to find us (Romans 5:12-21)
Finding life by losing ourselves (Romans 6:1-11)