Transformative Grace: Judah's Journey from Betrayal to Redemption

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The big idea, I want you to see this here, is that grace changes us from who we were. And it reshapes us, who we are. It reshapes who we are in Christ. And then lastly, it prepares us for who we will be forever. [00:37:56] (19 seconds)

Have you ever been confronted with sin? Have you ever been hiding your guilt and then all of a sudden just have it thrown in your face? Because that's what we see here. We see here jealousy and selfishness and lust being covered up, being hidden, resulting in all kinds of betrayal and sin. [00:56:50] (19 seconds)

Judah's story should be ours too. We're fallen, we're broken by sin, but by grace we are reclaimed and we are restored. Judah points us forward to Jesus who is the lion of the tribe of Judah who offered himself in our place because he loved his father and he loved his father's family. [01:16:30] (23 seconds)

If grace can rewrite the story of Judah, how much more can it rewrite ours? Again, he went from a self-centered ruler or self-centered man to a family focused man...and you and I, we're guilty, we're tempted to be self-centered rulers of our own little kingdoms, but Jesus calls us and changes us and wants us to be kingdom-centered servants of him. [01:17:45] (24 seconds)

We can move from haters of our brothers to intercessors on their behalf just like Judah. We can move from being selfish schemers to self-giving servants of God's family because we know that the gospel moves us from children of wrath to dearly beloved children of God. [01:18:19] (19 seconds)

Remember who you were outside of Christ. Ephesians chapter two tells us that we were dead in sin, we're following the course of this world, we were living for ourself, we were children of wrath cut off from God's mercy, but grace stepped in. [01:19:50] (18 seconds)

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