{"id":2775,"date":"2013-10-20T11:51:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2013-10-20T11:51:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T15:51:07","slug":"acceptance-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2013\/10\/acceptance-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TITLE:\u00a0\u00a0 Acceptance Matters<\/h2>\n

TEXT:\u00a0 Eph.2:1-10 (p.976)<\/h2>\n

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\u201cMaybe it\u2019s not just what we\u2019re doing wrong<\/i>, but what we\u2019re failing to do right<\/i> that brings these negative stereotypes.\u201d\u00a0 John Burke in Mud and the Masterpiece<\/p>\n

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I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE BASIS FOR ACCEPTANCE \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe world can do almost anything as well as or better than the church.\u00a0 You need not be a Christian to build houses, feed the hungry, or heal the sick. There is one thing the world cannot do.\u00a0 It cannot offer grace.\u201d\u00a0 Gordon MacDonald<\/p>\n

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Mount Whitney, CA is 14,494 ft<\/p>\n

Death Valley is 282 ft below sea level<\/p>\n

Three pictures from Eph.2:1-3<\/p>\n

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  1. We were (dead<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
  2. We walked in (Satan\u2019s way<\/span><\/strong>)<\/li>\n
  3. We were (condemned<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Three thoughts follow \u201cBut God.\u201d<\/p>\n

    1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He made us (alive<\/span><\/strong>).<\/p>\n

    2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He (raised<\/span><\/strong>) us up.<\/p>\n

    3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He (seated us<\/span><\/strong>) with Him.<\/p>\n

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    II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE EXAMPLE OF ACCEPTANCE<\/p>\n

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    The Master in action:<\/p>\n

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    1. Nicodemus- John 3<\/li>\n
    2. Woman at the well- John 4<\/li>\n
    3. Woman caught in adultery- John 8<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      NEXT WEEK: \u00a0\u00a0Relationships Matters- 2 Cor.5: 14-21<\/p>\n

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      SERIES: Marked TITLE:\u00a0\u00a0 Acceptance Matters TEXT:\u00a0 Eph.2:1-10 (p.976)   \u201cMaybe it\u2019s not just what we\u2019re doing wrong, but what we\u2019re failing to do right that brings these negative stereotypes.\u201d\u00a0 John Burke in Mud and the Masterpiece   I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE BASIS FOR ACCEPTANCE \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThe world can do almost anything as well as or better than … <\/p>\n

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