I. Living a lifestyle of Brokenness
causes us to understand the Grace of
God in using us. Vs. 1,2
Romans 3:9-12
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What shall we conclude then? Are we
any better? Not at all! We have
already made the charge that
Jews and Gentiles alike are all
under sin.
10 As it is written: "There is no one
righteous, not even one
9
Romans 3:9-12
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11there
is no one who understands, no
one who seeks God.
12All have turned away, they have
together become worthless; there
is no one who does good, not even
one."
Psalm 32:1-2
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1How
blessed is he whose
transgression is forgiven, whose
sin is covered!
2How blessed is the man to whom the
Lord does not impute iniquity.”
David didn’t choose God; God chose
David and took him from the
sheepfolds to shepherd His people
Psalm 78:70-71
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He chose David His servant
and took him from the sheep
pens;
71 from tending the sheep He brought
him to be the shepherd of His
people Jacob, of Israel His
inheritance.
70
II. Living a lifestyle of Brokenness is
often filled with being overlooked
and rejection vs. 6-11
Isaiah 53:1-7
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Who has believed our message and
to whom has the arm of the
Lord been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a
tender shoot, and like a root out
of dry ground.
Isaiah 53:1-7
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3 He
was despised and rejected by
men, a man of sorrows, and
familiar with suffering. Like
one from whom men hide their
faces He was despised, and we
esteemed Him not.
Isaiah 53:1-7
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4 Surely
He took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows, yet we
considered Him stricken by God,
smitten by Him, and afflicted
Isaiah 53:1-7
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5 But
He was pierced for our
transgressions, He was crushed
for our iniquities; the
punishment that brought us
peace was upon Him, and by His
wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:1-7
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6 We
all, like sheep, have gone
astray, each of us has turned to
his own way; and the Lord has
laid on Him the iniquity of us all
To be a man or woman broken after
God’s heart, we must see God’s grace
in using us and we must walk daily in
total dependence on the Holy Spirit
for love and acceptance.
III. Living a Lifestyle of Brokenness we
must spend time alone with God
vs. 19
There are two things that happen
when we are alone.
We are faced with:
Our Memory
Our Master
Brokenness is the process of
sanctifying our God given character
for His use.
Proud people focus on the sins of
others; broken people know their
own spiritual needs.
Proud people need to prove they are
right; broken people are willing to
yield the right to be right.
Proud people claim their rights with a
demanding spirit; broken people
yield rights with a meek spirit.
Proud people desire to be served;
broken people are willing to serve
others.
Proud people have an attitude which
says, "The church is lucky to have me
in it." But broken people feel this
way: "I don't deserve to have any
part in this ministry. O how good of
God to include me."
Proud people keep others at arm's
length; broken people are willing to
be vulnerable and close to others.
Proud people have a hard time saying,
"I was wrong and I'm sorry." broken
people are quick to confess and are
genuinely repentant.
Proud People, in a conflict, wait for the
other person to apologize; broken
people take the initiative to
reconcile, regardless of who was at
fault.
Proud people don't believe they need
revival, but are sure everybody else
does. broken people continually
sense their need for a fresh
encounter with God.
Proud people compare themselves to
others and feel superior; broken
people compare themselves to the
holiness of God and beg for mercy.
Proud people ask why me? Broken
people say, why not me?