Sunday, March 29, 2020
That’s Good, Part I
Romans 8:28, 35, 37, 38-39
Bible Reading: Psalm 116:1-8
Teaching Notes:
Immediate Good–
Ultimate Good–
Three Verses to Never Forget:
Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor, a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
Malachi 3:6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change.”
Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”
My Sermon Notes
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Living Sacrifices, Part III,
Romans 12:1-2
#1—You give God your body—v1
Luke 2:22 Joseph & Mary brought Jesus to the Temple to present Him to God
To present: to place beside; to place at one’s disposal; to surrender; to offer, as to offer a sacrifice/offering to God; or to present a special offering to God
Luke 9:23 “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
#2—You give God your mind—v2a
Don’t be “conformed” to society. Don’t lower yourself to the values of those who are contrary to God’s ways. Instead, rise above the values of the world; have the mind of Christ in you by following the leadership of the Holy Spirit in your life.
Hide God’s Word in your heart! Stay in fellowship with other believers! Focus on the good things God has to offer.
#3—You give God your will—v2b
Many years ago a colleague would step into my office and ask the question, “So, how is God pursuing you today?”
I never really knew how to answer his question. He continued to do this for several days and finally I stopped him and asked him to explain.
He very quickly stated that most Christ-followers felt that pursuit was only a one-way thing. Most felt that it was them pursuing God and they never really gave a thought to the idea that God is pursuing us.
I mulled that over for a few days and finally, with the help of the Holy Spirit, began to see how God was pursuing me.
He was pursuing me through His Word (the Bible); through books I was reading; through relationships; through times of prayer both verbalizing things to God but also listening to Him; and even through the mundane events of my day.
It took me awhile to come to the point where I accepted the fact that God was crazy about me; that God wanted relationship with me because He loved me and not because it was His job.
Out of that came the title for my blog. I will be posting some of the original blog posts on this new (to me) site as well as posting new thoughts for you to consider.
I hope and pray you will come to discover God’s pursuit of you through these writings as I did.
By the way, thanks Dave for making me aware of God’s pursuit.
In Pursuit! 