H2O Church
Our Shame
This is the first of a 5-part series on how God removes our shame, taking us from wounding to freedom. In this talk, we connect the dots from the Resurrection of Jesus to humanity's universal struggle with shame.
Locations & Times
H2O Church
100 S Eola Dr, Orlando, FL 32801, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Shame as the universal struggle of humanity
“Shame is a soul eating emotion.”― C.G. Jung
“The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made…was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.”― J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy
“I want to drag knives over my skin, just to feel something other than shame, but I'm not even brave enough for that” ― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train
“Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.”― Brené Brown
“The most paradoxical aspect of…shame is that it is the core motivator of the super-achieved and the under-achieved, the star and the scapegoat, the righteous and the wretched, the powerful and the pathetic.”― John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You
Scriptural Images of God removing our shame
1. COVERING. Genesis 3: God provides a covering for humanity as we experience our own shame.
2. CLEANSING. The whole system of atoning sacrifice: God provides both a sacrifice for our sin, but a “scapegoat” that would run away into the wilderness.
3. FORGETTING. The Sea of Forgetfulness. God declares that He will fight, not against us, but against our sin and cast them into the heart of the sea (Micah 7:19)
“Shame is a soul eating emotion.”― C.G. Jung
“The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made…was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.”― J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy
“I want to drag knives over my skin, just to feel something other than shame, but I'm not even brave enough for that” ― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train
“Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.”― Brené Brown
“The most paradoxical aspect of…shame is that it is the core motivator of the super-achieved and the under-achieved, the star and the scapegoat, the righteous and the wretched, the powerful and the pathetic.”― John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You
Scriptural Images of God removing our shame
1. COVERING. Genesis 3: God provides a covering for humanity as we experience our own shame.
2. CLEANSING. The whole system of atoning sacrifice: God provides both a sacrifice for our sin, but a “scapegoat” that would run away into the wilderness.
3. FORGETTING. The Sea of Forgetfulness. God declares that He will fight, not against us, but against our sin and cast them into the heart of the sea (Micah 7:19)
In other words, YOU’VE MISSED THE WHOLE POINT. It’s right there in black and white.
Isaiah 53:10-11 foreshadows resurrection.
Genesis 3:15 describes Jesus crushing humanity’s accuser, Satan.
Genesis 22 foreshadows God offering up His own son.
Jesus goes back to the Prophets, to the Psalms, and He unpacks how all of it is really about Him. This is the best Bible study ever. The promises,the stories, the images find their fulfillment in Jesus. Everything is pointing to Him. And that means that Jesus is the point of the Bible.
Isaiah 53:10-11 foreshadows resurrection.
Genesis 3:15 describes Jesus crushing humanity’s accuser, Satan.
Genesis 22 foreshadows God offering up His own son.
Jesus goes back to the Prophets, to the Psalms, and He unpacks how all of it is really about Him. This is the best Bible study ever. The promises,the stories, the images find their fulfillment in Jesus. Everything is pointing to Him. And that means that Jesus is the point of the Bible.
J.R.R. Tolkien calls the resurrection the EUCATASTROPHE; a sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a catastrophe that has a happy ending.