iCan: I Can Make a Difference Wk 1 (11.5.17)

1.  I can

 

^{13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. (Php 4:13, NLT)}

 

2.^{I have been Formed}

 

^{17 [This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun]! 18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. 19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. (2 Co 5:16–19, NLT)}

 

3.^{I have been Filled}

 

^{4 But—When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, 5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. 6 He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.  (Tt 3:4–6, NLT)}

 

4.^{I have been Sealed (Secured and Labeled)}

 

^{13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.  (Eph 1:3–14, NLT)}

 

5.^{I have been Sent}

 

^{21 Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you. (John 20:21, NLT)}

 

6.^{I must be poured out}

 

^{6 As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing. (2 Ti 4:6–8, NLT)}