The Cross The Cross Centered LifeCentered Life

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1. Restating the obvious1. Restating the obvious

2. What's your life centred on2. What's your life centred on

3. Breaking the rules of legalism3. Breaking the rules of legalism

4. Unloading condemnation4. Unloading condemnation

5. What you feel vs what is real5. What you feel vs what is real

6. The cross centred day6. The cross centred day

7. Never move on7. Never move on

Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.

Matthew 7:17-18

Song:Song:Jesus, my Jesus, my only hope only hope

I come into Your presenceI come into Your presenceWith nothing in my handsWith nothing in my handsI only bring thanksgivingI only bring thanksgivingFor Jesus, God and ManFor Jesus, God and ManI cast myself on mercyI cast myself on mercyI cast myself on loveI cast myself on loveI trust Your gracious promiseI trust Your gracious promiseTo wash me with Your bloodTo wash me with Your blood

I will not fear Your judgmentI will not fear Your judgmentFor me, no wrath I dreadFor me, no wrath I dreadFor it was spent on JesusFor it was spent on JesusPoured out upon His headPoured out upon His headWhen Satan’s accusationsWhen Satan’s accusationsMake my poor heart afraidMake my poor heart afraidI hear my King declaringI hear my King declaring““Father, that debt is paid”Father, that debt is paid”

Jesus my only hope, Jesus my only hope, my only pleamy only pleaMy righteousness, My righteousness, my Great High Priestmy Great High PriestWho intercedes for me Who intercedes for me before the thronebefore the throneJesus, I trust in You aloneJesus, I trust in You alone

Though I am poor and nakedThough I am poor and nakedYour prodigal come homeYour prodigal come homeYou place your robe upon me,You place your robe upon me,Your holiness alone.Your holiness alone.Though I be dry and barren,Though I be dry and barren,by grace this love springs forth:by grace this love springs forth:love for You and Your Kingdom,love for You and Your Kingdom,joy in Your glory, Lordjoy in Your glory, Lord

Jesus my only hope, Jesus my only hope, my only pleamy only pleaMy righteousness, My righteousness, my Great High Priestmy Great High PriestWho intercedes for me Who intercedes for me before the thronebefore the throneJesus, I trust in You aloneJesus, I trust in You alone

The main lesson this week:The main lesson this week:

When we feel like morons, When we feel like morons, stupid, clumsy, wrong, stupid, clumsy, wrong, inadequate, unacceptable we inadequate, unacceptable we must not dwell on our feelings must not dwell on our feelings but on Christ.but on Christ.

Discussion time #1:Discussion time #1:

Share with your neighbour or Share with your neighbour or in groups of 3 or 4, the most in groups of 3 or 4, the most helpful thing you read in helpful thing you read in chapter 5 of chapter 5 of The Cross The Cross Centered LifeCentered Life and say why and say why you found it helpful.you found it helpful.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31 He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."

2 Corinthians 5:21 - 6:1 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Pastor John Piper

"The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus” - John Piper

How the knowledge of Imputed Righteousness overcomes guilt

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Song:Song:In Christ Alone In Christ Alone

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