Wednesday Service

Main message: Jesus has delivered believers from condemnation based on performance, but condemnation still appears when we fail to truly believe and depend on Him; the cure is trusting Jesus, receiving the Holy Spirit's help, and abandoning religious fables and self-condemnation.

Key points:

• Condemnation = feeling "not enough" (guilt, unworthiness) and is the root of fear, stress, and the curse manifesting in life.
• Under the law condemnation came from failing to keep rules; Christ redeemed us from that curse (we are not condemned for our failures when in Christ).
• A new source of condemnation is unbelief: even Christians can fall into condemnation when they stop depending on Jesus (John passages).
• Signs you may be living in condemnation: self-focus/trying to perform, persistent fear/stress, judgmental/critical spirit, and feeling unworthy.
• Remedy: stop living by religious fables or phoniness, depend on Jesus, follow the Holy Spirit as helper, accept forgiveness and your identity in Christ.

Scriptures mentioned: Mark 5:36, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:18, Romans 5:20, James 2:10, Galatians 3:13, Romans 8:1, John 3:17-19, John 8:24, John 12:48, John 16:8-9, Matthew 7:2, Romans 5:8, Deuteronomy 28