Becoming – Intentional
1 Kings 2:1-9
Blessed= to be given wealth, success, prosperity (world)
to be given the ability to live successfully or prosperously or as God intended(biblical)
Life & Love
How you live your life reveals your love.
What does yours reveal?
John 14:15 – obey
John 15:17 – do
Deuteronomy 11:13-15
David's Last Words to You
Be intentional in solidifying your worldview
Be intentional in living out your worldview
Be intentional in seeking out the love of your life in every moment
The Conclusion
To be a man or woman after God's heart is to be a man or woman whose heart has been transformed by Him.
God can transform you. He can bless you with the ability to become okay, ready, functional, honest, free and intentional in loving and living out a relationship with Him. The choice and next step is yours.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Epic fail =
Completely forgetting to post on your blog when you said that you would.
If you've been following along you will notice (as a couple of people have graciously brought to my attention ;)...Leslie!) that I forgot to post this past Sunday. I humbly apologize and promise to make it up to you with a double helping next week...and it will be next week. As I'm moving this weekend and have been furiously packing and tying up loose ends in Davenport this week is shot. This Sunday's lesson will post on Sunday and I will put up some final thoughts by Wednesday of next week. No really I promise!
:) Travis
If you've been following along you will notice (as a couple of people have graciously brought to my attention ;)...Leslie!) that I forgot to post this past Sunday. I humbly apologize and promise to make it up to you with a double helping next week...and it will be next week. As I'm moving this weekend and have been furiously packing and tying up loose ends in Davenport this week is shot. This Sunday's lesson will post on Sunday and I will put up some final thoughts by Wednesday of next week. No really I promise!
:) Travis
Today's Lesson Outline 2/8/09
Becoming- Free
2 Samuel 12:13-25
13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." Nathan replied, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. 14 But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the Lord show utter contempt, the son born to you will die."
15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them. 18 On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, "While the child was still living, we spoke to David but he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate." 19 David noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he realized the child was dead. "Is the child dead?" he asked. "Yes," they replied, "he is dead." 20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate. 21 His servants asked him, "Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!" 22 He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.' 23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." 24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The Lord loved him; (NIV)
One of the hardest things in life is to accept God's forgiveness and move forward when our lives have been devastated by the consequences of our sin.
Why do we have such a hard time with moving forward after sin?
Guilt People
Consequences Hurts
Shame Fear
Get it out in the open or accept it when it gets out in the open.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16 (NIV)
Take God at his word.
With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me.' Luke 24:47 (NLT)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (NIV)
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)
Return to your relationship with God.
Peter replied, "Each of you must turn from your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38a (NLT)
From then on, Jesus began to preach, "Turn from your sins and turn to God, because the Kingdom of Heaven is near Matthew 4:17 (NLT)
Accept help and accountability.
Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one; they get a better return for their labor. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble. 11 And on a cold night, two under the same blanket can gain warmth from each other. But how can one be warm alone? 12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NLT)
Don't try to earn your way back.
The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. Romans 8:3 (NLT)
Grace stands in opposition to works, which lack the power to save; if works had the power the grace wouldn't be needed. Rag p.38 (Rom. 11:5ff; Eph 2:5,7ff; 2 Tim 1:9) Brennan Manning: The Ragamuffin Gospel
Remember that Jesus came for and spent most of his time with people involved in sin.
Make a clean break with your mourning and move forward.
So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you. 22 Do what God's word says. Don't merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves. 23 If someone listens to God's word but doesn't do what it says, he is like a person who looks at his face in a mirror, 24 studies his features, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 However, the person who continues to study God's perfect teachings that make people free and who remains committed to them will be blessed. People like that don't merely listen and forget; they actually do what God's teachings say. James 1:21-25 (GW)
Then he said, "I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 18:3 (NLT)
2 Samuel 12:13-25
13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." Nathan replied, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. 14 But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the Lord show utter contempt, the son born to you will die."
15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them. 18 On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, "While the child was still living, we spoke to David but he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate." 19 David noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he realized the child was dead. "Is the child dead?" he asked. "Yes," they replied, "he is dead." 20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate. 21 His servants asked him, "Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!" 22 He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.' 23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." 24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The Lord loved him; (NIV)
One of the hardest things in life is to accept God's forgiveness and move forward when our lives have been devastated by the consequences of our sin.
Why do we have such a hard time with moving forward after sin?
Guilt People
Consequences Hurts
Shame Fear
Get it out in the open or accept it when it gets out in the open.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16 (NIV)
Take God at his word.
With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me.' Luke 24:47 (NLT)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (NIV)
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)
Return to your relationship with God.
Peter replied, "Each of you must turn from your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38a (NLT)
From then on, Jesus began to preach, "Turn from your sins and turn to God, because the Kingdom of Heaven is near Matthew 4:17 (NLT)
Accept help and accountability.
Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one; they get a better return for their labor. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble. 11 And on a cold night, two under the same blanket can gain warmth from each other. But how can one be warm alone? 12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NLT)
Don't try to earn your way back.
The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. Romans 8:3 (NLT)
Grace stands in opposition to works, which lack the power to save; if works had the power the grace wouldn't be needed. Rag p.38 (Rom. 11:5ff; Eph 2:5,7ff; 2 Tim 1:9) Brennan Manning: The Ragamuffin Gospel
Remember that Jesus came for and spent most of his time with people involved in sin.
Make a clean break with your mourning and move forward.
So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you. 22 Do what God's word says. Don't merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves. 23 If someone listens to God's word but doesn't do what it says, he is like a person who looks at his face in a mirror, 24 studies his features, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 However, the person who continues to study God's perfect teachings that make people free and who remains committed to them will be blessed. People like that don't merely listen and forget; they actually do what God's teachings say. James 1:21-25 (GW)
Then he said, "I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 18:3 (NLT)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Today's Lesson Outline - 2/1/09
Becoming- Honest
Two acts-
ACT I
The sinful act
2 Samuel 11
Defining sin – Sin is when we take something that was made to be a blessing and experience it outside of how God intended.
Genesis 3 – Good for food, pleasant to the eyes, desirable to make you one wise
Matthew 4 – Command stone to become bread, all will be yours, test God
1 John 2 – Bodily lust, lust from what we see, pride
The consequence of sin-
Guilt – loss of innocence & fear
Corruption – loss of security and purpose
Death – loss of life spiritually and physically
ACT II
The act of honesty
2 Samuel 12:1-13a
The act of becoming honest is the first step in dealing with your sin and living through it's consequences.
Two acts-
ACT I
The sinful act
2 Samuel 11
Defining sin – Sin is when we take something that was made to be a blessing and experience it outside of how God intended.
Genesis 3 – Good for food, pleasant to the eyes, desirable to make you one wise
Matthew 4 – Command stone to become bread, all will be yours, test God
1 John 2 – Bodily lust, lust from what we see, pride
The consequence of sin-
Guilt – loss of innocence & fear
Corruption – loss of security and purpose
Death – loss of life spiritually and physically
ACT II
The act of honesty
2 Samuel 12:1-13a
The act of becoming honest is the first step in dealing with your sin and living through it's consequences.
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