Obedient Living
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A. Explain the meaning of true obedience
B. Motivate obedience
C. Give practical guidelines for becoming obedient.
D. Suggest area requiring obedience in the
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Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Obedience is necessary for victorious lives as Christian.
Jesus places great stress on this expression of our commitment.
John, Jesus’ disciple, says that our obedience to God’s instructions, commandments, display how much we really know Him.
The more we get to know Jesus relationally, through prayer, reading, studying, and fasting, the more He can and will reveal Himself to us by His Spirit in us.
“If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
As Christians, followers and disciples of Jesus, we must develop a lifestyle of obedience with Jesus’ help in changing us.
This will not happen overnight, but we must give our best effort everyday according to what we know so far.
What Is Meant By Obedience?
What Is Meant By Obedience?
Webster’s dictionary defines obedience as the “state or act of being submissive to the will of another.
This first implies that to be obedienct, we must have some external authority as the object of our obedience.
Secondly, true obedience is not only an act, but also an inner attitude of submission.
This means that true obedience is the product of an inward change and determination to be submissive, willingly.
True obedience in the spiritual realm is the action of following God’s will for our lives in all respects out of desire from our hearts, our desires.
True obedience is not serving God on our own terms.
True obedience to God will not e a product of, or result in strict self denial just because someone said so. Sometimes it may start that way, but revelation through relationship will motivate us to do so from love.
An important characteristic of true obedience is that it comes from our hearts, our own desire as Jesus changes us. Obedience without desire to be obedient will result in legalism, doing it because we’re told to.
Why Should We Be Obedient?
Why Should We Be Obedient?
We want to be properly motivated to be obedient in our everyday lives.
Much of our motivation comes from thankfulness, gratefulness, and our ever growing relationship we develop with Jesus through our spiritual disciplines (praying, reading, fasting), and consistently being present when The Church gathers (service) to experience His Presence collectively as He guides His Bride, The Church.
We should be obedient because God loves us and is worthy of our loves and obedience in return. It isn’t hard to obey someone whom we love and we know loves us.
And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
2. We should be obedient because it is a practical way to show Jesus our love for Him.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
3. We should be obedient because Jesus clearly commands us to be as His Children.
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
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How Do We Become Obedient?
How Do We Become Obedient?
What are some practical ways of developing and obedient life?
We want to know God’s Commandments. It will be difficult for us to be obedient to Jesus if we don’t know what to be obedient about. We want to have a growing knowledge of God’s Word to see clearly want God wants for us.
2 Timothy
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
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2. We want to depend on Jesus for power and transformation by His Spirit within us. We cannot depend on our own power to help us be obedient to God.
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
Ezekiel 36:
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3. We want to develop right attitudes. Our attitudes toward serving God and being obedient will do much to help us or hinder us in an obedient life. We have a short list of a few attitudes God says we can develop which will directly influence our development of true obedience.
Delighting to do God’s will(desire). Jesus desires to help us develop this mindset within us, IF we allow Him
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”
b. Do God’s will carefully. We don’t want to be careless in our striving to do God’s will.
“This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy
c. Be sincere in our obedience. Jesus doesn’t want just our lip service, but rather have our heartfelt obedience.
But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
4. Learn to deal with temptations. God gives us practical ways of dealing with temptation in His Word such as avoiding it, seeking the council of other mature believers, Godly council, and living by His Word, applying it.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Proverbs
Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, That you may preserve discretion, And your lips may keep knowledge.
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:20-
Areas of Our Lives That Need Our Attention and Obedience
Areas of Our Lives That Need Our Attention and Obedience
Being a witness, example.
Church involvement.
Prayer.
Bible Study and devotions
Job
Spouse.
Time management
Priorities
Etc.
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