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Recap of 3-25-07 (1 Kings 22:10-40)
God’s sovereignty:
-Acts in concert with human freedom and does not negate human responsibility for our actions
-acts in concert with our nature (example: Ahab, Judas Iscariot)
-“isn’t thwarted by human or Satanic opposition”
-doesn’t negate the need to pray
-“can override our choices” James 4:13-16
-“may allow us to experience adversity or success to mature us and show the world how we handle either one.”
-is an encouragement to us because it means God has everything under control (Acts 4:24-31)
-includes “what He causes to happen (His directive will) and what He permits to occur through secondary causes (His permissive will).”
(Sources: Compact Guide to the Christian Life; Systematic Theology by Berkhof; Basic Theology by Ryrie)
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
When The Crowd Is Wrong
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Recap of 3-18-07 (1 Kings 22:1-9)
1. When we don’t decisively deal with the sin in our lives, it becomes a continuing problem we must deal with. We must “put to death” the deeds of the body, the sinful nature (Colossians 3:5; Romans 8:12-13; 13:14). We must separate from the people, places, and things which lead us into sin.
2. We must beware of entangling alliances; false teaching, business, politics, marriage (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) which can lead us into paths we should not take.
3. When we have an important decision to make we must be sure to get the most godly counsel we can get. Those we seek out for counsel should be growing in the Lord and in the Word, should be serving, should be growing in the character of Jesus Christ (i.e. the Fruit of the Spirit).
Recap of 3-18-07 (1 Kings 22:1-9)
1. When we don’t decisively deal with the sin in our lives, it becomes a continuing problem we must deal with. We must “put to death” the deeds of the body, the sinful nature (Colossians 3:5; Romans 8:12-13; 13:14). We must separate from the people, places, and things which lead us into sin.
2. We must beware of entangling alliances; false teaching, business, politics, marriage (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) which can lead us into paths we should not take.
3. When we have an important decision to make we must be sure to get the most godly counsel we can get. Those we seek out for counsel should be growing in the Lord and in the Word, should be serving, should be growing in the character of Jesus Christ (i.e. the Fruit of the Spirit).
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Not For Sale, Pt 2
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Recap of 3-11-07 (1 Kings 21:1-14)
1. It takes a tough-minded man or woman to be the person God expects us to be. A person who won’t compromise or go soft on the things which are important to God: tough-minded about the Word of God, about our connection with the past and with the future, about sin (especially our thought life), about respecting other people, about fulfilling our God-given role in marriage, and
-tough-minded about our choices
2. God, through Elijah, calls Ahab to account for his sin. A day of reckoning always comes. When we choose to make sin our master we will reap the destruction that sin causes. For the believer that means loss of temporal fellowship with God (not our salvation which is secure), loss of the joy, peace and divine direction that are meant to enrich our lives. In extreme cases it can mean loss of our physical lives (1 Corinthians 11:30). For the unbeliever it means eternal separation from God.3. According to A Compact Guide to the Christian Life by K.C. Hinckley, temptation comes in three areas: temptation to renounce Christ, when we forget that our position in Christ is secure and that our eternal life is secure; temptation to illicit desire (lust, greed, covetousness, gluttony, power, ambition) when try to fill our need for love and respect, for importance, and to fit in in those things rather than realizing that these needs are met by the Lord; temptation of frustrating circumstances (to despair, give up, to be cynical, to get angry).
Recap of 3-11-07 (1 Kings 21:1-14)
1. It takes a tough-minded man or woman to be the person God expects us to be. A person who won’t compromise or go soft on the things which are important to God: tough-minded about the Word of God, about our connection with the past and with the future, about sin (especially our thought life), about respecting other people, about fulfilling our God-given role in marriage, and
-tough-minded about our choices
2. God, through Elijah, calls Ahab to account for his sin. A day of reckoning always comes. When we choose to make sin our master we will reap the destruction that sin causes. For the believer that means loss of temporal fellowship with God (not our salvation which is secure), loss of the joy, peace and divine direction that are meant to enrich our lives. In extreme cases it can mean loss of our physical lives (1 Corinthians 11:30). For the unbeliever it means eternal separation from God.3. According to A Compact Guide to the Christian Life by K.C. Hinckley, temptation comes in three areas: temptation to renounce Christ, when we forget that our position in Christ is secure and that our eternal life is secure; temptation to illicit desire (lust, greed, covetousness, gluttony, power, ambition) when try to fill our need for love and respect, for importance, and to fit in in those things rather than realizing that these needs are met by the Lord; temptation of frustrating circumstances (to despair, give up, to be cynical, to get angry).
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Not For Sale
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Recap of 3-4-07 (1 Kings 21:1-14)
It takes a tough-minded man or woman to be the person God expects us to be. A person who won’t compromise or go soft on the things which are important to God:
-tough-minded about the Word of God
-tough-minded about our connection with the past and with the future
-tough-minded about sin (especially our thought life)
-tough-minded about respecting other people-tough-minded about fulfilling our God-given role in marriage
Recap of 3-4-07 (1 Kings 21:1-14)
It takes a tough-minded man or woman to be the person God expects us to be. A person who won’t compromise or go soft on the things which are important to God:
-tough-minded about the Word of God
-tough-minded about our connection with the past and with the future
-tough-minded about sin (especially our thought life)
-tough-minded about respecting other people-tough-minded about fulfilling our God-given role in marriage
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