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Anthropomorphism: God's eyes. The human attribution of sight given to God. What does God "see"?
Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own. Luke 12:15
Financial bondage is usually manifested in greed.
How we handle our finances reveals real heart values. Greed is revealed by the difference in attitude over spending and giving.
What does Jesus desire from me in my finances?
Jesus wants me to adjust my life to fit my resources. I am not telling you this because I need anything. I have learned to be satisfied with the things I have. Philippians 4:11
Jesus wants me to reallocate my treasure.
Don’t store up treasures here on earth . . . store your treasures in heaven . . . Your heart will be where your treasure is. Matthew 6: 19-21
How do attain freedom from greed?
I should put my finances on a budget. I should begin a percentage priority giving.
Most believers know the tug-o-war that is present nearly every waking moment of their life. We are pulled between sin and the Savior. The battle can be overwhelming at times but the victory is always sweet and satisfying. When I am going down for the last time, I need Jesus to rescue me. This series is an expository look at Romans 5-8.
Jesus said that we would find wolves among the sheep dressed in sheep’s clothing. From the beginning of the church age there have been counterfeit Christians among the ranks of believers. We have been encouraged to discern these who profess but do not possess. Jude helps us with principles that define the counterfeit in hopes of recognizing the true follower of Jesus.
Most believers know the tug-o-war that is present nearly every waking moment of their life. We are pulled between sin and the Savior. The battle can be overwhelming at times but the victory is always sweet and satisfying. When I am going down for the last time, I need Jesus to rescue me. This series is an expository look at Romans 5-8.
Jesus said that we would find wolves among the sheep dressed in sheep’s clothing. From the beginning of the church age there have been counterfeit Christians among the ranks of believers. We have been encouraged to discern these who profess but do not possess. Jude helps us with principles that define the counterfeit in hopes of recognizing the true follower of Jesus.
Most believers know the tug-o-war that is present nearly every waking moment of their life. We are pulled between sin and the Savior. The battle can be overwhelming at times but the victory is always sweet and satisfying. When I am going down for the last time, I need Jesus to rescue me. This series is an expository look at Romans 5-8.
::Notes:: Imposters have a deep lack of peace in their lives. v. 12 Imposters have a lack of productivity in their lives. V. 12 Imposters lack proof of God’s life in them. V. 12 Imposters have a lack of inner purity. V. 13 Imposters have a lack of purpose in their lives. V. 13
The power of rules and regulations is endless. BONDAGE to rules lies in the first marriage.
Dealing with teenagers: If I am unwilling to listen to them, then I am unwilling to expand my ministry. And if I am unwilling to pour into them, then I am allowing my ministry to die with me. Both are wrong.
Jude 1:5-7 NASB 5 Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day, 7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
Jesus said that we would find wolves among the sheep dressed in sheep’s clothing. From the beginning of the church age there have been counterfeit Christians among the ranks of believers. We have been encouraged to discern these who profess but do not possess. Jude helps us with principles that define the counterfeit in hopes of recognizing the true follower of Jesus.