Matthew 21:28-32 NLT
I should obey God even when I don’t want to.
Matthew 21:23-46 NLT
“Obey” means to comply with a command, direction, or request; to submit to authority.
I should obey God even when I don’t want to.
Psalm 119:1-8
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Things God Loves: Humility
Philippians 2:3-4
James 4:10
humble = tapeinophrosýnē (greek)
from the root words meaning “low, humble” and “moderation as regulated by inner perspective.”
Proverbs 3:34
James 4:6-7
1Peter 5:5-6
Humility before God
Job 39:1-18 (reference only)
If we lack humility before God it’s because we don’t trust His goodness, His wisdom or His power.
Humility with Others
Humility: the feeling or attitude that you have no special importance that makes you better than others. ~Cambridge Dictionary
Luke 14:7-11
Humility of Self
Romans 12:3
Philippians 2:6-8
Things God Loves: Everyone
God loves everyone. (But he doesn’t love everyone the same.)
God has a providential love for his creation.
Matthew 5:45
God has a redemptive love for his fallen world.
John 3:16
“God loves the great totality of fallen human beings. All of them.” ~John Piper
Romans 5:8
God has a preferential love toward his chosen people.
Malachi 1:2-3
Romans 9:10-13
God has a conditional love toward his faithful ones.
John 15:9-10
Countering Objections to the statement God Loves Everyone…
If God loves EVERYONE, we ought to love EVERYONE, too.
Things God Loves: Us
Deuteronomy 7:16
Titus 2:14
John 16:17
1 John 3:1
Because God loves us, there are some things we can be sure of:
His love will keep us from condemnation.
John 3:16
His love will uphold us in upheaval.
Isaiah 54:10 NIV
His love will calm us in chaos.
Zephaniah 3:17 NLT
His love will deliver us from despair.
Psalm 109:21
His love will bring us hope in our hurting.
Romans 5:5
His love will reveal our reward.
Ephesians 2:4-7
If God loves us, then we’ve got to love us, too.
John 13:34-35
Prayer Areas:
How have I wounded a brother or sister in Christ?
Who do I need to forgive for wounding me?
Things God Loves: Me
Reasons we might struggle to know/believe God loves us:
We love with expectations.
We play the comparison game.
We trust our feelings more than than we should.
We don’t see the wisdom in God’s will.
We become our own worst enemy.
John 17:20-23
God loves me just as He loves Jesus
Romans 8:38-39
nothing can keep me from God’s love.
God loves me just as He loves Jesus,
and nothing can keep me from God’s love.
Not even ME.
Things God Loves: You
Romans 5:6-11
Jesus died for when we were:
Weak
Ungodly
Sinners
Enemies
Romans 5:7
Romans 5:8
Jesus died for you to prove GOD LOVES YOU.
1 Peter 5:1-12 The End. (Of the Book.)
1 Peter 5
1 Peter 5:5-7 Humilty
Humility in relationship to one another.
Humility in relationship to the almighty God of the universe.
1 Peter 5:8-10 Perseverance
Persevere against the adversary.
Persevere in suffering.
Persevere until the end.
1 Peter 5:10
He will RESTORE you.
He will CONFIRM you.
He will STRENGTHEN you.
He will ESTABLISH you.
What do we want more: to have Jesus, or to not suffer?
1 Peter 4:12-19 Suffering for Being a Christian
Acts 12: 1-5
There is serious suffering going on in the world.
Top Five worst countries for persecution
1 North Korea
2 Afghanistan
3 Somalia
4 Libya
5 Pakistan
All is not bad news
We need a larger vision
Video: 2021 World Watch List
We need to take action
Easter: jesus changes everything
Jesus rose from the dead to bring us life…
…but we often live like he’s still dead in the grave.
Luke 24:13-32
Jesus rose from the dead to bring us life, but we often live like he’s still dead in the grave.
Is our heart burning within us because we’ve encountered the risen Jesus?
1 Peter 4:7-11 The End (of All Things, not the Book)
2 Peter 3:8-10
“The end of all things is at hand; therefore…”
1 Peter 4:7-10
Be Self-Controlled
Stay Sober-Minded
Love Earnestly
Show Hospitality
Don’t Grumble
Use your Gifts
Serve Others
Steward God’s Grace
2 Timothy 1:6
1 Peter 4:11