Great Plains Community Church Sermon Notes - January 29, 2012

How To Restore Your Shattered Confidence
Psalm 147:3

I. What shatters our confidence?

1. Rejection.
Isaiah 53:3 - Jesus was despised and rejected by men.
John 1:11 - His own people did not accept Him.
Proverbs 12:18 - Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword.

II. What restores our confidence?

Psalm 147:3 - God heals the brokenhearted and binds up our wounds.

HOW?

Romans 12:2 - Let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of mind.
John 8:32 - When you know the truth the truth will set you free.

God’s view of you in Christ:

1. God says you are acceptable.
Ephesians 1:6 - (God) has made us accepted in The Beloved.
Romans 15:7 - Christ has accepted you.
Psalm 27:10- Even if my Mother and Father forsake me, the Lord will receive me.

2. God says you are valuable.
Luke 12:24 - God feeds the birds and you are far more valuable to Him than any birds.
Isaiah 43:4 - God says, you are precious to me.

3. God says you are lovable.
Isaiah 54:10 - The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end, so says the Lord who loves you.
Daniel 10:19 - God loves you, so don’t let anything worry you or frighten you.

4. God says you are forgivable.
Isaiah 54:10 - The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end, so says the Lord who loves you.
Daniel 10:19 - God loves you, so don’t let anything worry you or frighten you.

5. God says you are capable.
Philippians 4:13 - I have strength for all things in Christ who empowers me, I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses inner strength into me, that is, I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency.
Isaiah 61:3 - God will give you beauty for ashes.