Romans 12:14-21

“How do I overcome the evil aimed at

me?”

Week One

Loving God & loving people

24/7 from the heart!!

What is true spirituality?

Relationship

(Matthew 11:28-30)

Week Two

Am I going to trust God?

OR

Am I going to trust myself?

Surrender

How do I give God what He wants the most?

(Romans 12:1)

Week ThreeHow do we get God’s

best for our life?

•By getting serious about being intentional in our walk with God

•By refusing to compromise in spite of the cost

Conviction & Courage

(Romans 12:2)

Week FourWho do you really think you are?

(Romans 12:3-8)

Identity in Christ

The Key to An Honest & Accurate Picture of Who We

Are….Is knowing the foundation of our self-worth

Week FiveHow do I experience

authentic community?

•Requires concentration and effort•Means helping others become better people•Demands our time, money and personal involvement

Serving in Love

(Romans 12:9-13)

Today

Who has wounded,

(Romans 12:14-21)

Whose face comes to mind?

or betrayed,or abused, or

abandoned,or forsaken,

or forgotten,or hurt you?

You’ve got a rock of anger

…that you have been holding onto for a

long time!

How do we respond and then overcome the

evil that is aimed at us?

Rocks of Anger

•Weigh us down

•Block our relationship with

God

•Produce all kinds of

unhealthy things inside us

The Story of Joseph

Genesis chapters 37 - 50

Joseph’s Life

•Starts in a pit

•He has a dysfunctional family

•His father shows him great favoritism

•Joseph is the center of attention

•He tattles on his older brothers

•He thinks he’s the center of the universe

•God gives him a dream

…ends up in a palace

Joseph’s Brothers

•Didn’t appreciate his dream

•Decide to throw him in a pit

•Sold him for 20 pieces of silver

This Seventeen Year Old Boy

Goes from being Mr. Privileged and center of the

universe…To a slave in a foreign

land!!

The Lord Was With Joseph

Instead of breaking him, this stuff makes him!!

In the bad times, and in the good times, the Lord was with Joseph.

Notice Joseph’s Responses

To Evil1. He survived

2. He thrived

3. He resisted

4. He grew

The Most Important Lesson

Joseph believed that God’s sovereign control

of all circumstances were meant for good!

We Need to Remember

“They meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.”

“God meant it for good!”

“God meant it for good!!”(Genesis 50:20)

Romans 12:14Challenges Us

“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”

NIV

This is a command! Not a suggestion!!

Matthew 5:44

“But I tell you; love your enemies and pray for those who

persecute you.”NIV

God is Calling To EachOne of Us…

“Bless and do not curse.”

Choose to forgive!