Reading it Right - Expose and Change

Quickly review purpose

Our time in here will be connected to our evening session

Learn to study the Bible on your own

it would be wrong of me to ask you to join in the fight for the legacy that has been passed down if we do not give you the tools to do so

give you space to practice it while as I go

What is step one - Summary (make them repeat it)

Step two - Expose

Expose -

make (something) visible by uncovering it,

reveal the true, objectionable nature of (someone or something):

same way that the Bible will reveal sin in our lives

Step three - Change

Change -

make (someone or something) different; alter or modify:

Isaiah 55:8–9 CSB

8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.” This is the Lord’s declaration. 9 “For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Write your summary

Summary - God does not operate and think like humans. He is far greater than me in every way.

Write what sin this might expose in you -

you will not have to share with anyone

Expose - Many times I believe I know best for me and other things in the world. So I demand that God does things How I want them done, or he must explain all things to me.

Write what changes need to be made

lets be specific,

write what changes or steps that you will make due to the sin that you are seeing in your life

do not be vague

“I will trust God more” -

Change - Read a Psalm each day so that I can praise God more. The more that I praise him and see his glory, the more I will trust him.

Teaching on the passage if we have time

what certainty do you need for something before you believe and trust

do you need 100% certainty

Me repelling down a mountain when I am scared of heights

There are things that we do not know about God

what we need to know if there is something that you have to know about him before you believe

do you have to know everything about him before you submit to him

in our passage tonight, there is a verse about a prophecy that we do not have in our bible

Why would God use something like this

his ways are not our ways

why would God love the unlovable

his thoughts are not our thoughts

I am thankful for that, because I am one of those unlovable people