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\title{Holiness and Sin}
\author{Matěj Cepl}
\date{October 27th}

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\begin{itemize}

    \item This chapter is very rich, so I will cover just a part of it
        (just first few verses)

\end{itemize}

\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Off-topic question: chapter and verse?}
    \begin{quote}
    (See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be
     called God’s children—and indeed we are! For this reason the
     world does not know us: Because it did not know him. Dear
     friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not
     yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will
     be like him because we will see him just as he is. And everyone
     who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus
     is pure).
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    And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he
    appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him
    in shame when he comes back. If you know that he is
    righteous, you also know that \textbf{everyone who practices
    righteousness has been fathered by him}.
    \end{quote}
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    \begin{quote}
    (See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be
     called God’s children—and indeed we are! For this reason the
     world does not know us: Because it did not know him. Dear
     friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not
     yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will
     be like him because we will see him just as he is. And everyone
     who has this hope focused on him \textbf{purifies himself},
     just as Jesus is pure).
    \end{quote}
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\begin{frame}{Andrew Comiskey: CrossCurrent}
    \begin{quote}
    Who am I? The search for self often results in little more than a
    few clues that define us only in part. It's as if we are looking
    in a series of mirrors, some better than others, that reflect
    back glimpses of self but not the whole picture. The whole
    picture requires relationship with the master designer Himself.
    \end{quote}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Andrew Comiskey: CrossCurrent}
    \begin{quote}
    In His great love for us, Jesus lays claim to who we truly are. He
    alone knows who the true self is; He alone can call forth that
    self. As we respond to His loving initiative in our lives, the
    most profound and authentic parts of our personhood come forth.
    The light of powerful love awakens us, and calls us out of the
    shadows of \textbf{lesser selves}. Through His reflection, we
    become aware of \textbf{who we truly are}.
    \end{quote}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Andrew Comiskey: CrossCurrent}
    \begin{quote}
    Jesus alone possesses the knowledge of that true self;
    we see ourselves only in part. He sees us in full. Often our
    “self-portrait” is \textbf{composed of damaging brush strokes
    applied by others or by our own distorted efforts to create a
    self}. But in truth only the Creator of the original work can
    define it. One with the Father in the creation of each person,
    Jesus intends on reclaiming the true image He created in us
    (Jn 1:3).
    \end{quote}
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\begin{frame}{Andrew Comiskey: CrossCurrent}
    \begin{quote}
    Suppose a painter created a beautiful painting, one that
    bore his distinctive design and style. His pride in the work
    was matched only by his distress when vandals stole the
    painting and mistreated it until the original design was barely
    recognisable. Their fingerprints smudged it; layers of dust
    and grime obscured the true form and colours intended by the
    painter. He searched everywhere, going from gallery to loft to
    attic until he found his work. Then gently, but with unerring
    accuracy and skill, he restored the work, removing the layers of
    damage and enabling his true design to emerge.
    \end{quote}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Andrew Comiskey: CrossCurrent}
    \begin{quote}
    We can say that \textbf{bearing the image of God} is the most profound and
    authentic part of our humanity. And that image shines forth as we
    welcome Jesus into our lives. It is the true self that says “yes”
    to Jesus. And it is only \textbf{through responding to Jesus and His
    loving initiative in our lives that we discover who and what that
    self truly is}. As C.S. Lewis said: “Your real, new self (which is
    Christ’s and also yours, and yours just because it is His) will
    not come as long as you are looking for it. It will come when you
    are looking for Him."
    \end{quote}
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\begin{frame}{One more thing …}
    \begin{quote}
    We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his
    life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow
    Christians. (1John 3:16)
    \end{quote}
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\begin{frame}{Application}

\begin{itemize}

    \item We are all sinners, we are all imperfect, including you
        and me! Don’t pretend otherwise!

    \item It’s more important to be real and close to the Lord,
        than to look perfect and do perfect acts!

    \item It’s not all about you!

    \item Deal with your stuff!

\end{itemize}

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\begin{itemize}

    \item {\huge MINISTRY TIME}

\end{itemize}

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