REALLIFE STUDY GROUP
"Mess
Up!"
ICEBREAKER: How often do you make a mess of things and
who do you most often call to help you fix things when you mess up?
INTRODUCTION:
Today's lesson is entitled "Mess Up!" because in order to accomplish
much, often we make messes along the way.
Sometimes you gotta mess up to move up.
If you gotta make a mess, then mess up but don't stay down. You may have
made a mess or messed up but you are not a mess. In fact, never mess with the
God that cleans up messes. Jesus said "He that is without messes cast the
first stone...Now go and learn from this mess and stop making this same
mess." Well that's my paraphrased version!
I'm not saying purpose to mess up but I am saying purpose to attempt
great things and give the mess you create through the process to God and let
Him give you the strength to clean up the mess, learn from the mess and find
the message in the mess. Most of the time when we try something for the first
time we make a mess at it. In fact often we have not mastered what we are
attempting even on our one hundredth attempt. Thank God that our God sent the mess cleaner upper and
His name is Jesus!
CONFESSION:
By God's grace I can...
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Turn
my mess into a message
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Turn
my mirage into a reality
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Turn
my meltdown into a miracle
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Turn
my test into a testimony
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Turn
my sour note into a symphony
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Turn
my set back into a comeback
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Turn
my breakdown into a breakthrough
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Turn
my downfall into an upgrade
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Turn
my opposition into an opportunity
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Turn
my defeat into a delight
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Turn
my desert into an oasis
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Turn
my resistance into resilience
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Turn
my down time into something uplifting
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Turn
my mistake into an education (A learning Experience)
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Turn
my challenge into a championship
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Turn
my loss into my gain
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Turn
my pain into a cause
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Turn
my trial into a triumph
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Turn
my little into a seed
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Turn
my problem into a promise
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Turn
my impossibility into a possibility
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Turn
my demotion into a promotion
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Turn
my exit into acceleration
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Turn
my raw material into a sculpture, a product, a commodity, a treasure
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Turn
my disappointment into a divine appointment
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Turn
my enemy into my inspiration
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Turn
my off day into my on day
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Turn
my dead end into a turning point
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Turn
my grave into a gold mine
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Turn
my sorrow into a celebration
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Turn
my stress into a motivator
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Turn
my scars into stars
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Turn
my ordinary into extraordinary
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Turn
my common into something uncommon
DEFINITION:
Mess Up
means to make a mistake while attempting to do something great!
Mess Up
means to unintentionally miss the mark while trying to hit the bullseye.
Mess is
also translated portion
OUTLINE: Life
Can Get Messy Principles
1. Where there is a negative you will
always find a positive!
2. A mistake will only continue to be a
mistake if you refuse to learn from it!
3. If you are not making some kind of
mess, you are probably not doing the work!
·
You
cannot drill for oil without a little danger and dirt
·
Athletes
never win without some blood, sweat and tears
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There
usually will be no bread without getting a little flour on the floor
·
There
rarely will be a harvest without getting some dirt on your overalls
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There
will be no warmth from the fire or hotdogs or smores without getting the smell
of smoke on your clothes and in your hair
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The
fisherman cannot catch the fish and fillet it without smelling like one and
touching the bait
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It
would be difficult to paint the entire house without getting a little paint on
your hands
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It
would be nearly impossible to repair a car without getting any grease under
your fingernails
·
The
butcher cannot cut up the meat or the old testament priest could not prepare
the sacrifice without making a bloody mess
·
The
beautiful bouncing baby cannot be born naturally without the water breaking
4. Your mess is not too big for your
God! Jesus came to clean up our mess!
5. If you are afraid to get messy you
will miss out on your reward!
6. The mess isn't the point; it's just
part of the process!
7. The mess reminds us that we are human!
8. The mess prepares the mess maker to
become a messenger !
9. Don't make a mess you are not willing
to live with or pay the price to clean up!
TEXT: Proverbs 14:4, Genesis 1:1,2, Genesis
43:34(KJV)
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1. Name somebody in the Bible that
messed up and what they did.
2. Have you ever felt like your life was
a mess? Why did or does that feel like?
3. Identify something you learned as a
result of making a mess.
4. Name one mess we are facing in our
world today that we could pray about.
5. Read Proverbs 14:4 again. Describe a harvest, reward or positive result
of making a mess.
6. Which of the following do you find
most messy?
a.
Creation
was a chaotic messy program
b.
Business
is a messy proposition
c.
Birthing
is a messy process
d.
Building
is a messy project
e.
Baking
is a messy procedure
f.
Battling
is a messy profession
g.
Believing
is a messy proposal
h.
Bonding
is a messy promise
7. If God were to show you the big
picture purpose for your life what would it look like?
PRAISE REPORTS & PRAYER REQUESTS:
ACTION POINTS:
This week I am going to look for the positives every time I experience a
negative in my life.