Who will you follow?
Following relieves some pressure. We like to follow people that know what there doing. Following can lead you to great places and it can lead you down dark paths as well! Who are you following?
Joshua 24:15
Are you following tradition?
James 1:22-27
James had experienced religion and James had experienced Jesus and he knew the difference between the two! Following rules, traditions and customs can lead you away from God. Do your beliefs come from the bible and personal convictions or are they just traditions that were past down from your parents or other influences?
Satan loves for us to rely on our past. To just follow traditions that do not require a personal relationship with God.
Are you following the world?
1 Peter 4:1-5
The world doesn't like it when a sinner repents and changes. By your repentance you leave them standing in judgement! What sins do you need to give up?
Are you following the Lord?
Joshua 24:15
Are you leading your family to the Lord?
Mark 3:21;31-33
Jesus righteously stopped following his family and followed God when his family was not going in a direction that was inline with Gods will.
Joshua 24:31
Joshua followed God and lead an entire nation to follow God! Is my decision to follow God having an impact on the people around me. If you truly follow God you will have an impact! Joshua offered Israel a choice and an example!
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
Romans 12:9-10 NIV
http://bible.com/111/rom.12.9-10.niv"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
Philippians 2:3-4 NIV
http://bible.com/111/php.2.3-4.niv"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
Ephesians 4:32 NIV
http://bible.com/111/eph.4.32.niv"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
1 Peter 4:8 NIV
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Truth or lies?
Truth or lies?
Sometimes it's harder to discern truth than it is to discern a lie. How do you define truth? 70 different times Jesus used the phrase "I tell you the truth"! John 14:6
The truth about faith
Matthew 8:5-13
Faith in many ways is about lordship! The centurion understood that Jesus was in charge and was lord! He trusted Jesus because he understood the power that Jesus had! No one understood lordship the way the centurion did and as a result he had faith that was not seen in anyone else in Israel!
The truth of humility!
Mark 10:13-16
Important adult issues and hot bottom topics of their day were being discussed and children started coming up to Jesus. Did God use these children to disrupt this meeting on purpose? Jesus accepted these children and loved them because of their natural humility. Little children don't care how they look. They don't care what gifts they receive. Their just happy to spend time with you to be loved by you.
When we think we deserve things, we get bitter when we don't receive them when we want them. Are you special because God chose you or were you chosen because your special? Humility starts with seeing who you really are!
The truth in sacrifice
Mark 10:29-31
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Sometimes it's harder to discern truth than it is to discern a lie. How do you define truth? 70 different times Jesus used the phrase "I tell you the truth"! John 14:6
The truth about faith
Matthew 8:5-13
Faith in many ways is about lordship! The centurion understood that Jesus was in charge and was lord! He trusted Jesus because he understood the power that Jesus had! No one understood lordship the way the centurion did and as a result he had faith that was not seen in anyone else in Israel!
The truth of humility!
Mark 10:13-16
Important adult issues and hot bottom topics of their day were being discussed and children started coming up to Jesus. Did God use these children to disrupt this meeting on purpose? Jesus accepted these children and loved them because of their natural humility. Little children don't care how they look. They don't care what gifts they receive. Their just happy to spend time with you to be loved by you.
When we think we deserve things, we get bitter when we don't receive them when we want them. Are you special because God chose you or were you chosen because your special? Humility starts with seeing who you really are!
The truth in sacrifice
Mark 10:29-31
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Be holy!
Be holy!
What best describes God? What characteristic best describes Him? Some would say love, some would say eternal...etc
Love is an aspect of God. Think of a prism. White Light enters and and is bent into all the colors of the rainbow. In the same way God is made up of several aspects.
What best describes God and all his characteristics is...HOLY
1 Peter 1:13-15
As he is holy we are called to be holy!
Isaiah 6:3-7
How unholy are we compared to God!!
Revelations 5:1-3; Numbers 20:12;
In the bible holiness is only about God. Temple items are not holy, their holy only because they belong to God. Israel was only holy because they belonged to God.
Likewise we can not be holy with out a connection to God!
1 Peter 1:17
To be holy as God is holy we have to be separated. We must live as foreigners and to be set apart from everything else!
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What best describes God? What characteristic best describes Him? Some would say love, some would say eternal...etc
Love is an aspect of God. Think of a prism. White Light enters and and is bent into all the colors of the rainbow. In the same way God is made up of several aspects.
What best describes God and all his characteristics is...HOLY
1 Peter 1:13-15
As he is holy we are called to be holy!
Isaiah 6:3-7
How unholy are we compared to God!!
Revelations 5:1-3; Numbers 20:12;
In the bible holiness is only about God. Temple items are not holy, their holy only because they belong to God. Israel was only holy because they belonged to God.
Likewise we can not be holy with out a connection to God!
1 Peter 1:17
To be holy as God is holy we have to be separated. We must live as foreigners and to be set apart from everything else!
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Understanding our limitations and Gods power!
Understanding our limitations and Gods power!
Mark 4:35-41
The men in the boat were fishermen. They had been out in a boat hundreds of times. They had probably encountered storms on the seas multiple times.
Fishermen's pride?
Surely these guys knew what to look for in predicting the weather? They were trained what to do when bad whether comes. Turn back? Lighten the load? Lower the sail?...etc. they probably tried all kinds of strategies while Jesus was sleeping.
They got to a point where they realized they could do nothing and they were going to die unless they woke up Jesus. Do you seek God when your in crisis?!
A lot of time we take this same mentality. We want to work things out our selves before relying on God.
We run through these cycles of fear, unbelief, and humanism! We wonder why we feel exhausted, overwhelmed and helpless!
Mark 9:19
There is a constant battle between fear/unbelief/humanism and trusting God's control and power in your life!
Life squalls creep in -- Life worries, work, relationships, kids, school, health, and poor choices...etc
At what point does God intervene?
Mark 4:38 -- "don't you care!" -- the disciples blamed Jesus for their struggle! Jesus could have solved the problem at any moment earlier!
Fear factor -- forget the power of God, fatalistic, self preservation, emotional energy wasted, fear vs faith, bad choices (self-inflicted), tunnel vision...etc
Am I fearful person of a faithful person? Prayer becomes a last resort instead of first solution!
-- JESUS WILL SLEEP THROUGH YOUR DAILY DRAMA AND FAITHLESSNESS! --
Luke 7:9 -- we can amaze Jesus. Jesus is stirred when we are faithful.
We should be aware of that the storms are coming and pray continuously for insight and guidance.
Wake Jesus up with your faith and not when your scared and need a last resort.
Mark 4:39-41 what are you more afraid of? The squalls in your life or the power of God! Jesus is sitting in the back of your boat and he is used based on your level of faith! Jesus is there for you at any time!
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Mark 4:35-41
The men in the boat were fishermen. They had been out in a boat hundreds of times. They had probably encountered storms on the seas multiple times.
Fishermen's pride?
Surely these guys knew what to look for in predicting the weather? They were trained what to do when bad whether comes. Turn back? Lighten the load? Lower the sail?...etc. they probably tried all kinds of strategies while Jesus was sleeping.
They got to a point where they realized they could do nothing and they were going to die unless they woke up Jesus. Do you seek God when your in crisis?!
A lot of time we take this same mentality. We want to work things out our selves before relying on God.
We run through these cycles of fear, unbelief, and humanism! We wonder why we feel exhausted, overwhelmed and helpless!
Mark 9:19
There is a constant battle between fear/unbelief/humanism and trusting God's control and power in your life!
Life squalls creep in -- Life worries, work, relationships, kids, school, health, and poor choices...etc
At what point does God intervene?
Mark 4:38 -- "don't you care!" -- the disciples blamed Jesus for their struggle! Jesus could have solved the problem at any moment earlier!
Fear factor -- forget the power of God, fatalistic, self preservation, emotional energy wasted, fear vs faith, bad choices (self-inflicted), tunnel vision...etc
Am I fearful person of a faithful person? Prayer becomes a last resort instead of first solution!
-- JESUS WILL SLEEP THROUGH YOUR DAILY DRAMA AND FAITHLESSNESS! --
Luke 7:9 -- we can amaze Jesus. Jesus is stirred when we are faithful.
We should be aware of that the storms are coming and pray continuously for insight and guidance.
Wake Jesus up with your faith and not when your scared and need a last resort.
Mark 4:39-41 what are you more afraid of? The squalls in your life or the power of God! Jesus is sitting in the back of your boat and he is used based on your level of faith! Jesus is there for you at any time!
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