Shame | Part 2

To every person shame is the experience of feeling, or the state of being, inferior. If you are living under the weight of condemnation or a sense of disgrace, you are not certainly not able to flourish in life. Instead of having dominion, shame can dominate and be painful. Good news! - Through the power of the Cross, there is freedom from shame no matter how recent, or long ago the events occurred.

We don’t want anyone to think less of themselves in Jesus. Jesus has set us all free so we can walk confidently in liberty from all that may cause us shame. This series will help release the shackles of shame upon your life!

Transcript

2. FIG LEAVES & FASHION
3. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Genesis 2:25 (NIV)
4. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. Genesis 3:7 (ESV)
5. To avoid shame, individuals must avoid being different or seen as different. G. Kaufman – The Psychology of shame
6. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8 (ESV)
7. “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, concealing my guilt in my heart? Have I feared the crowd or the contempt of the masses, so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors?” Job 31:33 (NLT)
9. At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.” Luke 15:17 (NLT)
10. “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’” Luke 15:20–21 (NLT)
11. “His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’ “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.” Luke 15:21–24 (NLT)
12. And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. Genesis 3:21 (ESV)