Candace’s notes:
“Did God really say?” is the question for all generations.
God created you to never know shame.
If you don’t really know what God says about you, you’re going to spend all of your life chasing the wrong thing and feeling like you’re not good enough.
Turn down the voice of the world, and turn up the voice of God.
“The Shaming Culture” “The Outrage Culture” but God actually created us not to know what shame is.
If the enemy can’t get your soul, he’ll try to get your fruitfulness.
Faith without works is dead. Obedience is not legalism, obedience will lead to a flourishing life.
Don’t have a big dialogue with the devil! Don’t sit there and speak with him!
What you did is not who you are. There is a difference between your who and your do. Confession is not a legalistic thing, it is such a gift that I could go and pour my heart out before God …and He forgives me.
“At what point did you believe the lie?” Who told you?
Discussion Questions
How can we go about turning down the voice of the world, and turning up the voice of God?
Do you find yourself listening to that inner voice of shame a lot?
Would you say your relationship with Jesus is producing fruit in your life?
What’s your main takeaway from that message?
This month, let’s focus on identifying the areas that we are participating WITH the shame, instead of against it. What does true freedom in Christ look like? What thought patterns, mindsets, and attitudes do you need to work on dismantling and replacing with grace?
Practice scripture meditation and declaration this month! Pick one of the following verses per week, and write it somewhere you will see it every day. Focus on this verse, spend 10 minutes in the morning thinking about it, saying it out loud over your life, and let it be the last 10 minutes of your day as well.
Galatians 5:1, “So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.”
Romans 8:1-2, “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.”
1 Peter 2:16, “For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.”
2 Corinthians 12:9, “Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.”