This message is Part 5 in the message series “AWAKENING” by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message titled, “Awakening To Regret”, Pastor Chuck talks about how we often live with the pain of guilt and regret - but that is never God's intention for us. Using Romans 5:12-17, he then talks about how we can experience God's amazing grace that is greater than all of our sin. This message was delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, May 21, 2017.

1. new words

2. nagivator

3. nagivator
(a passenger in a vehicle that
constantly
nags the driver about everything)

4. phonesia

5. phonesia
(dialing a phone number and forgetting
whom you were calling just as they
answer)

6. cashtray

7. cashtray
(the ashtray in your car
that is full of coins)

8. facejacked

9. facejacked
(having your Facebook status changed
by
someone as a practical joke)

10. disconfect

11. disconfect
(to sterilize a piece of candy
you dropped on the floor by blowing on
it)

12. blamestorming

13. blamestorming
(sitting in a group and discussing
who’s responsible for the company’s
problems rather than trying to solve

14. familiar words

15. grace

16. ”Taste
them
again
for the
first
time”

17. awakening to regret
(i wish i could start over)

18. Make sure that no one misses out on God’s
grace.
(Hebrews 12:15 - CEB)

19. When you miss grace,
you live with the pain of regret

20. For I am fully aware of all I have done wrong,
and my guilt is there, staring me in the face.
(Psalm 51:3 – Voice)

21. My shameful deed haunts me day and night.
(Psalm 51:3 – Living Bible)

22. I know how bad I’ve been; my sins are staring
me down.
(Psalm 51:3 – The Message)

23. I’m exhausted. I cannot even speak, my voice
fading as sighs. Every day ends in the same
place —
lying in bed, covered in tears, my pillow wet with
sorrow. (Psalm 6:6 – Voice)

24. when we hit bottom and realize what a mess
we have made of our lives and what a mess life
has made of us, our reaction is to say,
“i wish i could start over”

25. when you embrace grace,
you live with freedom & forgiveness

26. For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that
is,
our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of
God,
which he gave to us in such large measure!
(Ephesians 1:7-8 – GNB)

27. You will never appreciate grace until
you realize just how much you need it!

28. The more I recognize the ugliness of my sin,
the more I can appreciate the beauty of God’s
grace.

29. Everyone has sinned;
we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
(Romans 3:23 – New Living Translation)

30. As long as I think, “i’m not that bad”,
grace will never seem that good.

31. If the biggest sinner you know isn’t you,
then you don’t know yourself very well.

32. This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone
should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners” —
and I am the worst of them all.
(1 Timothy 1:15 – New Living Translation)

33. We don’t need an explanation of grace;
we need to experience it –
and that’s why Jesus came!

34. The Word became a human being
full of grace and truth and lived among us.
(John 1:14 – Good News Translation)

35. Jesus never used the word grace;
but he taught us about grace through
stories

36. John
James
my story

37. When Adam sinned, sin entered the world.
Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to
everyone,
for everyone sinned . . . For the sin of this one
man,

38. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and
his gift of forgiveness to many through this other
man, Jesus Christ.
And the result of God’s gracious gift
is very different from the result of that one man’s

39. For Adam’s sin led to, but God’s free gift leads
to our being made right with God, even though
we are guilty of many sins. For the sin of this
one man, Adam,
caused death to rule over many.

40. But EVEN GREATER IS GOD’S WONDERFUL
GRACE
and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive
it will live in triumph over sin and death through
this one man, Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:12-17 –
New Living Translation)

41. grace is > ___________________

42. grace is powerful enough
to erase your guilt

43. grace is big enough
to cover your shame

44. grace is real enough
to heal your relationships

45. grace is strong enough
to hold you up when you’re weak

46. grace is sweet enough
to cure your bitterness

47. grace is satisfying enough
to deal with your disappointment

48. grace is beautiful enough
to redeem your brokenness

49. For it’s by God’s grace that you have been
saved.
You receive it through faith.
It was not our plan or our effort.
It is God’s gift, pure and simple.

50. You didn’t earn it, not one of us did, so don’t go
around bragging that you must have done
something amazing.
(Ephesians 2:8-9 – Voice)