Isaiah 1:18-19 (ESV)
“Come now, let us reason together, says the
Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they
shall be as white as snow; though they are
red like crimson, they shall become like
wool. If you are willing and obedient…
“WORSHIP”
An act ascribing to God
His great worth
“SHAME”
“WORSHIP”
A feeling of disgrace or
inner torment, a feeling
of inferiority or
unworthiness.
An act ascribing to God
His great worth
-- Webster’s Dictionary
Big Idea:
Shame holds me hostage but Jesus
DESPISED shame so that I might be
freed of it.
The Sequence of Shame
• Shame causes us to cover-up our mess with
inadequate means (Genesis 3:7)
• Shame causes us to seek refuge in ridiculous places
(Genesis 3:8)
• Shame causes us to run from the One we should run
to (Gen. 3:8,10)
• Only Jesus can reverse the curse of shame
(Genesis 3:15)
Big Idea:
Shame holds me hostage but Jesus
DESPISED shame so that I might be
freed of it.
Hebrews 12:2
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter
of our faith, who for the joy that was set
before him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is seated at the right hand of
the throne of God.
de·spise
(dəˈspīz)
to feel contempt or a deep repugnance for
synonyms: detest, hate, loathe, abhor
The storyline of the God’s
Deliver (Jesus) is swaddled
in shame.
Jesus “despised” SHAME…
• …by recording prophecies that clearly state Jesus
would wrestle with shame
 Genesis 3:15 – “He would be bruised”
 Isaiah 50:6 – “He would not hid his face from
shame”
• …by including individuals in his family tree who were
people of shame. (Matthew 1:1-17)
Jesus “despised” SHAME…
• …by orchestrating his life story to collide with it
regularly
• Conception
Flight to Egypt
• Birth
Growing up in Galilee
• Visit by Shepherds
Death by crucifixion
Jesus became the solution to your SHAME.
• Jesus offers you a new beginning
 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation
for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to
justification and life for all men. -- Romans 5:18
 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation. The old has passed away; behold, the
new has come. -- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Jesus became the solution to your SHAME.
• Jesus offers you a new beginning
• Jesus promises to remove your shame
 Everyone who believes in him will not be put to
shame.” – Romans 10:11
Jesus became the solution to your SHAME.
• Jesus offers you a new beginning
• Jesus promises to remove your shame
• Jesus invites you to the biggest celebration ever
 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed
are those who are invited to the marriage
supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These
are the true words of God.” --Revelation 19:9
Jesus became the solution to your SHAME.
• Jesus offers you a new beginning
• Jesus promises to remove you shame
• Jesus invites you to the biggest celebration ever
• Jesus guarantees you a future that is free of shame
 No longer will there be anything accursed, but
the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it,
and his servants will worship him. They will
see his face, and his name will be on their
foreheads. -- Revelation 22:3–4
Life Lessons
• Reject the notion that Jesus doesn’t understand
shame & rejection.
• Step toward Jesus and trust in Him to make you
brand new.
• Treasure Jesus this Christmas by remembering what
He did to brake the chains of shame on your life.