4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
2 Kings 17:41 NLT
41 So while these new residents worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same.
1. In the area of Passion for Him.
Mark 12:30 NLT
30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
Revelation 2:4 NLT
4 “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!
1 Corinthians 4:20 NLT
20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power.
Galatians 2:20 NLT
20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
2. The 2nd way we say this far and no further in in not allowing God’s purpose to be fulfilled in our lives.
Psalm 57:2 NLT
2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.
3. Another way we say this far and no further to God is that we quit believing in His power.
Acts 1:8 NLT
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
1 Corinthians 2:4 NLT
4 And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 9:1 NLT
1 One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases.
2 Timothy 3:5 NLT
5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
Acts 19:11 NLT
11 God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.
