[1 Peter 1:6-7] So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. [7] These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
God is ______________ us into the image of Jesus.
God is calling us to be a ______________ of Jesus to the world.
If a situation is out of ___________ ______________, it is in God's.
We can face the fires in life __________ __________ because we know who is in control.
[Matthew 5:8] God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
Pure (Katharos): Clean, pure. Purified by ______________.
The problem is that we want to ______________ God, but we ______________ want to go through the fire.
[Ephesians 4:31-32] Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. [32] Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
THE REFINER'S PROCESS
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Conviction is when the _________ __________ guides us away from wrong things.
[2 Corinthians 7:10] For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
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Confession is admitting that _______ _________ __________.
[1 John 1:8-9] If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. [9] But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
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Repentance is when we ___________ ___________ from sin.
You can't _________ Jesus to your life and not ______________ sin.
[Psalm 119:9] How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.
[2 Corinthians 7:1] ...let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
God is never going to let me ______________!
