Wednesday 1/07/15
Topic: God’s Goodness leads to a change of Heart
Series –
Loving Abba, Loving God IIX.mp3
Scriptures:
1 Cor. 13
Heb. 10:25-35
Tonight we finished up the last of our series on Loving God. We had much more to the series than we posted here on our site. We did this because in order for it to be effective the we spent a lot of time in open discussions and small groups. We will still be adding a few shorter messages which were teachings introducing a topic to be discussed or as follow-up on a topic already discussed.
This week we discussed how much of our failures to follow through in walking out our love for God has to do with the expectations we bring into our relationship with Him.
So often we wind up using our relationship with God as a way of managing life.
- We do good, SO THAT God will be inclined (if not obligated) to bless us in return.
- We pray for our loved ones or co-workers SO THAT their behavior will change and make life better for us.
- We give, SO THAT we might reap a financial harvest.
The list is nearly as infinite as God Himself, yet none of these speak relationship…they speak “safety, security and comfort” to us in our own small, overly preoccupied with ‘ourselves’ lives. So is it any wonder that when we fail to receive from God all we desire, or even if we do, we find ourselves still on a journey of desire with cravings and longings that always seem to out-reach His answers?
These are just a few of the points we made tonight…
- Our hope is to be in Him NOT in expectations of people for our benefit.
- What is our expectation?
- General grace vs. specific grace.
- Why faith pleases God.
- Continue believing with endurance to the end.
This and much more is covered in the recording, so if the Lord is speaking to you in what you have read – go ahead and listen to the recording as well.
We hope you will enjoy the rest of this teaching.
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