(i highlighted things that really struck me...)
-our culture is in spiritual and moral vertigo, telling us to be true to ourselves, but not setting any truths. what if your true self was a murder?
-trust your instruments, the bible.
-start with who? not how?
-"what comes into your mind when you think about God tells the most important thing about you" - A.W. Tozer
-"everything has been created through Him and for Him" - Col 1:16-17
-in the beginning God... it's always been about the Creator (God...) not the Creation (us)
-everything flows out from God BY His glory and is to return to God FOR His glory.
-alone (condition) vs. lonely (feelings)
-it's not about you
-the world would've been filled with sinless worshipers if Adam and Eve hadn't sinned.
-the greatest injustice in the univers is that God isn't recieving all the glory
-there is a reality bigger than you or me - bigger than our feelings, agenda, etc. - we can't see it because we're blinded by sin
-every moment of your life is transformed to worship the King of the Universe
-not whether or not you're worshipping but whether you're worshipping well - 1 corinth 10:31
-how can i best invest what the Lord has given me so that i can bring Him glory and i can worship him well?
-your life vs. eternal truth
-our life is a breath, a vapor -james 4:14
-God, remind us of things bigger than ourselves
-you have beautiful feet - you can reach out - say thank you, pray for your professors, initiate
-God's provision is far greater than what we'll ever need - 2 peter 1:2-4
-God is delighted by the bending down of broken sinners to drink at the fountain of grace
-if i want to know what God is like, look to Jesus - 2 cor. 3
-the power of the Holy Spirit IN you
-go to the Bible
-truth vs. alleviating guilt -> moral veritgo
-understanding the truth of our position - eph 2:1-10
-"once you were dead..." - a dead person is capable of doing nothing
-the world/culture is heavily influenced by satan - we all used to be satan worshippers
-without Christ, we are enemies of God
- romans 3:23 - james 2:10 - isaiah 64:6 - our work is like trying to pay with filthy trash
-objects of God's wrath - what we are, apart from Him - romans 1:18 - romans 6:23 - 2 thes 1:7-9
-without God/Christ, we deserve the worst - wrath from God directly at us
-we are dead, enemy, wrath - eph 2:1-3
BUT
-we are mercy, love, alive... God's trophy - eph 2:4-7
-eph 2:8-9 - grace. saved. faith.
-Jesus takes all God's wrath for us.
-2 corinth 5:21 - the great exchange
-romans 3:24-25 - satisfaction of wrath, declared righteous and not guilty, bought back
- we are: crucified with Christ (gal 2:20), baptized into Christ (buried and resurrected...rom 6:4), raised with Christ (ascended... eph 2:6), seated with Christ (eph 2:6), and sealed (eph 1:13)
-hebrews 7:25
-you can take my life, but you can't take my freedom - Jesus died for each of us, individually - rom 6:6-7
-go tell the Good News to a world that needs freedom
-in Christ, we are FREE from guilt and sin!
-would you know the Word of God if you didn't have a Bible/resources?
-the Bible has 67 books, 44 writers, but ONE author
-the power of the Word of God by itself
-the Word of God is hidden in your heart
-hoping/waiting -> action -> moving around God and His plan
-psalm 2:1-3 - our rebellion
-every tension/conflict is rooted in everyone's desire to be king, we don't want to submit
-God's judgement is coming but He's doing something first
-the nations are our inheritance
-be a good steward of your inheritance from Christ
-there's no substitute for doing it. going there.
-where we put our treasure ($, time...) influences where you put your heart - your heart/feet follow.
-your life is not your own. you belong to God.
-God is greater than _______. (everything!)
-what a difference a day makes
-psalm 90:12 - psalm 118:24
-each day is a gift
-everyday can count
-abide honestly each day in the character of God
-come to God with honesty, not denying - submit temporal worries to God
-face the reality, hope and wait on Him, submit - lamentations 3:1-36
-set the Lord as the focus of life - psalm 16:8
-bringing the Lord into your everyday life
-if God/Christ came and saw you face-to-face, how deeply, heart-to-heart, do you know him?
-a day makes a difference for the Day.
-He doesn't just forgive us. He restores us.
-God calls us to things that aren't our 'gifts' - out of our comfort zone
-theres a bigger picture going on
-we are not slaves of sin, but 'slaves' of righteousness - choice
-fall in Holy love - when you're in love with someone, your heart starts to take after their heart.
-look at your life through the lens of Christ
-be continually aware and available to be used by God even if its weird and uncomfortable and awkward and insignificant and audacious
-this day makes a difference in the next day
-prov 3:27-28
-reliefs not regrets
-each day matters
-step up
-today is a gift
-your life has tremendous potential
-make each day count
-God shows up when His people step out in faith
-lets make today count
-it is an honor to brag about God
-we are waiting for God to make everything right - titus 2:11-14
-people are interested in 'when?' not 'what are we to do til then?'
-zeal - eager to do what is good
-present peace on future certainty - biblical hope
-your hope depends on the strength of the ground youre standing on
-He gave Himself - to redeem us - for us to be free, He had to lose himself
-if you can't look back and see peace, you cant look forward in hope
-same nature, just different revelation of power
-5 reasons we're waiting for the return of Christ with hope: we are waiting to be eternally satisfied (rev 1:14-16), we are waiting for the judgement of evil (2 thes 1:7-8), we are waiting for the renewal of a cursed earth (rom 20-22), we are waiting for the renewal of weak bodies (rom 8:23), and we are waiting for the joy of the heavenly reward (2 tim 4:8)
-we like beauty we like it big
-compared to Him, the grand canyon is a tiny yellow jacket hole -'it was an easy thing for me to dig a ditch in arizona. it happened with one word. (let it be).'
- john 17:24
-spend you life loving the arms big enough to crush galaxies but gentle enough to comfort and hold you
-God ain't playin with the arrogant hearts of nonbelievers and with the antichrist (2 thes 2:8)
-love the grace of God, but love the God of grace even more
-if you don't hate some things, you have a love problem - if you love God, you hate things against God
-don't take it personally when the universe inflicts pain on you, its a global problem
-the universe is groaning, it wants to be the place you can enjoy God, without pain/distraction
-2 peter 3 - rev 20
-you are adopted by God - there is a waiting process - 1 corin 15:30 - phil 3:20-21
-exodus 33:18 - i wanna see more - God can't do it, it'd kill us - our bodies restrict us
-we'll have the capacity to apporach inapproachable light - 1 tim 6 - cant approach now
-we should be rewarding God but in Heaven He will be rewarding us.
-'everything you did for me mattered' - God in heaven
a guy did this presentation - i liked it and it's online :) go to http://www.oneveryword.com/and_god_said.html
i also really loved the whole feeling of community of encounter. it was obvious that we were all there for the same purpose. to learn more about God and to live it out. it really felt like we were all just brothers and sisters at a big reunion thing. i didn't really know anyone that wasn't from LR or from charlotte metro, but still. i felt like i knew them through our same purpose, if that makes sense. when i met others, it wasn't awkward or anything, everyone was so welcoming. the talks and prayer journey were amazing. oh, and the worship was outstanding. as the week progressed, you could really tell people were getting into it. and new years ever was amazing. praying in the new year then worshipping God. our first thought in this new year was to praise and worship God. the dance party afterward was great too, but that sort of commitment of putting God first is something we should strive for all the time.
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