Loving God

Bryan Nass

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Week One: Loving God

Purpose: 1). To explain that Jesus loved God by connecting to him through word and prayer and by having a heart of worship . 2). To encourage and instruct our students in how to connect to God through word and prayer and have a heart of worship. 3). To explain how we do this in the context of our student ministry.

Outline:

C– Connected to God through the word and prayer

What does it mean to be Connected to God through the Word and Prayer

Why

Why is the part of the mission of our church

What did Jesus do?

o What did Jesus do?

Jesus loved God by connecting to him through the word

Matthew 4:1–11 ESV

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, “ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “ ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ” 7 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “ ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’ ” 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

· … Jesus shows that he keeps Scripture in his heart and mind and uses it to combat Satan’s temptation.

English Standard Version Chapter 4

The Temptation of Jesus

4 sThen Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness tto be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting uforty days and forty nights, he vwas hungry. 3 And wthe tempter came and said to him, “If you are xthe Son of God, command ythese stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, z“It is written,

a“ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone,

but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”

5 bThen the devil took him to cthe holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,

d“ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’

and

“ ‘On their hands they will bear you up,

lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”

7 Jesus said to him, “Again eit is written, f‘You shall not gput the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 8 hAgain, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, iSatan! For jit is written,

k“ ‘You shall worship the Lord your God

and lhim only shall you serve.’ ”

11 Then the devil left him, and behold, mangels came and were ministering to him.

… Jesus shows that he keeps Scripture in his heart and mind and uses it to combat Satan’s temptation.

Jesus loved God by connecting to him through prayer

Luke 5:6 ESV

6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.

Luke 5:16 ESV

16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.

Luke 5:12–16 ESV

12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” 15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.

… Throughout the gospels, we often see Jesus finding time and space alone to connect with His Father through prayer.

o How do we imitate that? (Application Points)

How do we imitate that? (Application Points)

Encourage the students to imitate Christ by reading Scripture

· Encourage the students to imitate Christ by reading Scripture

o Give an example of how you do this in your own life and challenge them to imitate you as you imitate Christ.

Give an example of how you do this in your own life and challenge them to imitate you as you imitate Christ.

Encourage the students to imitate Christ by spending time in Prayer

· Encourage the students to imitate Christ by spending time in Prayer

Give an example of how you do this in your own life and challenge them to imitate you as you imitate Christ.

o Give an example of how you do this in your own life and challenge them to imitate you as you imitate Christ.

o How do we do this in ODSM?

How do we do this in ODSM?

We teach and study the word every week. Emphasize the importance of this as part of our mission.

We pray together as we worship, we pray together in our small groups, we

have a prayer request box, and we have occasional time of individual prayer during our gatherings.

H– Heart of worship?

What does it mean to have a heart of worship?

What is worship?

worship is the loving response to God’s love toward us.

oWhat did Jesus do?

What did Jesus do?

Jesus loved God by having a heart of worship

Mark 12:30

Mark 12:30 ESV

30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

· – Jesus describes what it means to have a heart of worship. This is how he lived his life. We don’t have time to read all of the gospels, but it is evident throughout.

– Jesus describes what it means to have a heart of worship. This is how he lived his life. We don’t have time to read all of the gospels, but it is evident throughout.

How do we imitate that?

o How do we imitate that?

“Worship is a lifestyle. Not singing 24/7 but an attitude of worship where the deepest parts of who we are, our spirit, is in connection and communion with God.” - Pastor Jim

Having a heart of worship means that we live our whole lives in God’s presence. Practically, this looks like submission to his will, faithfulness in your relationship with him, thanksgiving, an understanding of his greatness, etc.

o How do we do this in Refuge/Rock?

How do we do this in ODSM?

We spend time singing, which is just a set apart time where we can focus on the attributes of God, and connect with him personally.

Additionally, all of our time at youth group should be an act of worship because, again, it’s a 24/7 attitude.

Small Group Questions:

How often do you read your bible and spend time praying?

Do you find it impactful when you do?

What is your method for Bible study?

Do you have any plans to do those things more often and consistently?

2. Do you have any plans to do those things more often and consistently?

What do you think of when you hear the word “worship”?

If worship is a 24/7 attitude, what does that look like in practical life?

4. If worship is a 24/7 attitude, what does that look like in practical life?

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