Reset: Spiritually
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Introduction:
Introduction:
There is no word for “spiritual” in the Hebrew language. Everything that you do is a spiritual act.
40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me.
I. Stop trying to be spiritual!
I. Stop trying to be spiritual!
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
It’s not mechanical but a relational flow
Tune to the frequency of the Divine around us
Illustration: guitar tuning
Take a deep breath, walk with him and watch Him and learn His rhythms
II. Change your perspective; especially during trials.
II. Change your perspective; especially during trials.
Lazarus
Lazarus’ death was taking place for God to be glorified.
Do I expect promises of God that He didn’t promise (freedom/pass from hardship)
It is as we endure hardship we will not end it death but it will result in giving God the glory
III. Recalibrate our hunger.
III. Recalibrate our hunger.
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7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
People come to the buffet hungry, motivated and focused.
How we buffet defines who you are what we hunger for.
Our hunger drives our determination and actions and destiny.
Celebration of Discipline by Foster
Superficiality is the curse of our age…we need deep people.
The primary requisites for depth is a ongoing and a hunger for God.
Our hunger drives what we ingest and invest.
God doesn’t want you to love Him louder, He wants you to love Him longer.
IV. Plug-in or re-connect
IV. Plug-in or re-connect
IV. Plug-in or re-connect
IV. Plug-in or re-connect
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
Many of us have everything we need but we need a reset of power.
We can do everything we need to do but if we don’t have divine power (dunamis) we won’t be able to see what God wants to do in and through our lives. God’s power is everything that we need!
Power for life and godliness.
Reset by relationship with staying plugged into the Lord.
V. Good or godly?
V. Good or godly?
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,
6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,
Doing the most means our efforts are not focused in the right direction and sets us up for failure and disappointment.
There is a difference between a good life and a godly life.
Verse 5: Efforts to increase our knowledge of who God is and what He has for us
Where are our efforts focused? In having a good life or a godly life?
VI. Restart your heart
VI. Restart your heart
10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”
Kids love to wake up in the mornings because they have a love for life.
It’s in the stillness of God’s voice and stopping that we get to know Him.
To know what is really going on in our heart and what is God’s heart.
Just as an ADE is used to stop a heart and restart the rhythm so being still does for us