The Art of Doing Nothing
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· 59 viewsIn this message, Pastor Al talks about the things that we shouldn’t do. We don’t have to do anything to get God to like us or get on His good side. Present relaxation and carefree idleness. Jesus brought us into rest.
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Four things we don’t have to do
Four things we don’t have to do
not passivity
not trying to get God to like us or trying to get on His good side
dolce far niente (Italian)
dolce far niente (Italian)
the sweetness of doing nothing
the sweetness of doing nothing
pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness
pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness
don’t have to go to Hawaii
there are good things to do
there are good things to do
offer our bodies
walk in the spirit
set our minds on the Word
sharing the gospel
loving others as Jesus has loved us
Abraham example
Abraham example
he didn’t rest
difference - we have it better than Abraham
we’re not waiting on the promises, Jesus already finished the work!
Abraham was called to put faith in a future thing
we are called to put faith in something that is already finished
not self-improvement
not self-improvement
not trying to feel something to experience God
not trying to feel something to experience God
you can’t trust your emotions
you can’t trust your emotions
come out of nowhere
not reliable
not good bearings for truth
1 Do nothing to get closer to God
1 Do nothing to get closer to God
16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.”
17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
Feeling unclose to God
Feeling unclose to God
praying on peoples emotions/insecurities
praying on peoples emotions/insecurities
feelings are not the truth, the Word is the truth (John 17:17)
feelings are not the truth, the Word is the truth (John 17:17)
Some think, “I’ve got to do what I feel” or I’m being hypocritical
Some think, “I’ve got to do what I feel” or I’m being hypocritical
No, you’re being hypocritical when you don’t live like the holy, righteous child of God that you really are - that’s the truth
No, you’re being hypocritical when you don’t live like the holy, righteous child of God that you really are - that’s the truth
Bible Study - not to get close to God
Bible Study - not to get close to God
Read Bible to find out what is already true about us
Read Bible to find out what is already true about us
The work is finished (John 19:30)
The work is finished (John 19:30)
I can’t add to it
I can’t add to it
I can’t make it more true
I can’t make it more true
I can act on it
I can act on it
I can respond to it
I can respond to it
2 Do nothing to get more forgiven
2 Do nothing to get more forgiven
what to do when attacked with a thought of something you’ve done wrong
what to do when attacked with a thought of something you’ve done wrong
things you are wrestling with from your past
things you are wrestling with from your past
what do you do at that moment? try to justify?
what do you do at that moment? try to justify?
Do nothing
Do nothing
that accusation doesn’t matter
that accusation doesn’t matter
I’m counting myself dead to that thought
I’m counting myself dead to that thought
sometimes the hardest thing to do is to do nothing
sometimes the hardest thing to do is to do nothing
By doing nothing I’m resting in what Jesus said is true
By doing nothing I’m resting in what Jesus said is true
Vertical vs. Horizontal
Vertical vs. Horizontal
The Vertical is finished
horizontal flows from the vertical
If the vertical is not set already, I’m not going to be able to live the horizontal
1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
3 Do nothing to get your heart right
3 Do nothing to get your heart right
17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,
18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
what I’ve done vs. my spiritual resume’
what I’ve done vs. my spiritual resume’
my birth certificate - slave of righteousness / obedient from the heart
my birth certificate - slave of righteousness / obedient from the heart
this is God’s opinion of you
this is God’s opinion of you
4 Do nothing to feel something
4 Do nothing to feel something
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
Do we have to do anything in the New Covenant?
What are four things that we don’t have to do? Explain.
What do I do when I’m attacked with a thought of something I’ve done wrong?
What does it mean to be a slave of righteousness?