What does it mean to be blessed by God? The story so far – Gen 1-11 God calls Abram – YHWH had promised to bless Abram A god forsaken place?… Abram, without any reference to YHWH, headed off … away from the land God promised him to Egypt where things were plentiful… decides it is best to pretend his wife is his…
Be joyful! What does that mean? What if I’m not feeling it? Can we really rejoice on demand? The “why” of joy God is faithful The illusion of strength We’re under “the eyes of the Lord” The “what” of joy We wait in hope We rejoice in him, not an idea or feeling God’s love is with us
(show picture) How does your guilt affect you? “guilt before God” the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives was to convict us of our sin and the guilt before God Romans 7:7-10. What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For…
… when your life is filled with oppression … when you are fearful of your future? Is it OK to bring God our real heart problems? “Does our reality touch God’s reality?” An intro to Psalms … a book of praises. … the human voice as people cry out to God. … God’s word to us … each of the Psalms is…
Great church fights … So far A problem of unity. … Phil 1:27, live lives worthy of their citizenship in the gospel. Phil 2:3, “do nothing out of selfish ambition and vain conceit. Rather in humility we are to consider the needs of others above ourselves, not looking to our own interests but each of you to the interests of others” verse…
What is it that shapes your identity? How are we to live? Phil 1:27, “a life worthy of gospel” “behave as citizens worthy of the gospel of Christ” … godly behaviour is a reflection of our citizenship in Christ We should strive together… as one… for the faith of the gospel. verse 28 … this will result in opposition. verse 29 ……