Devoted to Devotions
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· 9 viewsCovering all aspects of personal bible study, devotions, prayer, family worship, and they study of Spirit of Prophecy.
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Personal Devotions
Personal Devotions
Be Like Jesus
Jesus was
empowered by
devotional life
Defined Who He Was
Study of Scripture
Power of Prayer
Temptations
hardest moment
life of Jesus
answered with
scripture
But he answered, “It is written,
“ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
Jesus knew scripture
like gut reaction.
A Saying:
What you behold, you become.
To Be Like Jesus
2 Corinthians 3:18 (ESV)
And we all, … beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another...
As we behold God
we transformed
to His image
We behold him
through devotions
We behold world
by living here.
How to behold Him?
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Through Devotions
Bible Study
Prayer
Bible Study
Bible Study
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Not literal
How can we
do that today?
Jesus explains
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
His words
We must eat
His words
God’s word has power
Hebrews 4:12 (ESV)
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
God’s word
cuts into our hearts
1 Peter 1:23 (ESV)
... you have been born again, ... through the living and abiding word of God;
We need the Word
to empower us
to be born again
John 8:31 (ESV)
... “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
What does it mean
to be His disciple?
“Abide in the word”
God knows this
We know this...
Then why don’t we
spend more time
in the Word?
“Satan well knows that all whom he can lead to neglect prayer and the searching of the Scriptures, will be overcome by his attacks. Therefore he invents every possible device to engross the mind.” — The Great Controversy, p. 519
What is Satan’s
primary weapon?
Distraction
Distracts With
Work
School
Home Keeping
Positive Hobbies
exercise
band
sports
gymnastics
friends
after school programs
Phones/ TV/ Computer
media
Most not evil
good things
necessary
healthy
Business
Pathfinder Camp-out
Shared my testimony
Re-conversion
nothing revolutionary
Read the Bible!
Word brings transformation
Prayer
Prayer
Be like Jesus
Jesus’ Prayer Life?
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.
Jesus knew
where His power
came from.
Serving all day
selfless sacrifice
tireless ministry.
How?
Power of Prayer
plugging into
source of power.
Many are confused
Santa Claus list
selfish
continual requests.
Formal
Short
Repetitive
“Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend” (Steps to Christ, p. 93).
Earnest
Open/Honest
Authentic
Jesus Prayer
Garden of Gethsemane
saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”
Continuing:
And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Seek God earnestly
One hindrance
Sin
Solution
Repentance
Family Worship
Family Worship
Spiritual Unity
in the home.
“The cause of division and discord in families and in the church is separation from Christ. To come near to Christ is to come near to one another. The secret of true unity in the church and in the family is not diplomacy, not management, not a superhuman effort to overcome difficulties—though there will be much of this to do—but union with Christ” (The Adventist Home, p. 179).
Father Abraham
Genesis 18:19 (ESV)
For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord ...”
Lead his family
household
keep way of Lord
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.
When moved
built an altar
So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.
Family Devotions
called family altar
House of prayer
Problem?
once again...
Too busy
Families
aren’t home together
don’t eat together
too busy
Why
off chasing other dreams
letting other raise kids
World is seeing
the results
Parents too busy
personal devotions
family devotions
Teach children
devotions not priority...
Conclusion
Conclusion
Christ-likeness
is somewhat attainable
in this life:
Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
Appeal
Appeal
Prioritize Devotions
Bible Study
Prayer
Family Worship
Be Like Jesus
