Life Is For Living!
12/03/06
Life Is For Living!John 1:1-5
John 6:33
Genesis 2:7
John 10:10
Luke 12:32
Romans 14:17
Matthew 7:14
Preparing our hearts for Revival5 Key Concerns in LIFE - Attitude of Expectancy
- Childlike Faith
- Desperate Abandonment
- Spontaneous Order
- Burden for Souls
5 Key Words of Worship- Presence - The Fear of the Lord
- Devotion - Your Focus on the Lord
- Passion - The Zeal of the Lord
- Godliness - The Holiness of the Lord
- Contentment - The Rest of the Lord
Sermon In A SentenceThe life of God in His Kingdom is for living, laughing, and loving!
Serving the King and His Kingdom!There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is though everything is a miracle.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Awaken your hearts to GodMalachi - the messenger of God
Insight from the questions asked:
- 1:2 "In what way have you loved us?"
- Do we demand proof of God's love for us?
- This question reveals an alarming lack of trust in God.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."
- 1:6-7 "In what way have we despised your name? In what way have we despised You?"
- Do we offer God our best in worship, or do we just go through the motions?
- This question reveals a half heartedness and rationalizations - "What more do you want?"
- 3:7 "In what way shall we return?"
- When faced with our sin, do we make excuses?
- Blindness to sin, an arrogant attempt to gloss over wrongdoing.
- 3:8 "In what way have we robbed you?"
- Do we gladly give to God?
- This underscores the peoples greed.
- They have lost sight of their covenant before God.
- 3:13 "What have we spoken against you?
- Do we wholeheartedly serve God?
- Calloused hearts before God
Our God is an awesome God!Come alive in Him!