OUTLINE: Heb 12:10b“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.” Unconfessed Sin and UnrepentanceUnconfessed/unrepented sin is like a splinter – until it is removed, it causes pain. While you may not even see the splinter, you know it is there because the pain tells you that it is. RepentanceThe end goal […]
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OUTLINE: Heb 12:10b“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.”Unconfessed Sin and UnrepentanceUnconfessed/unrepented sin is like a splinter – until it is removed, it causes pain. While you may not even see the splinter, you know it is there because the pain tells you that it is. Pr 1:29-31Because they hated
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OUTLINE: Family Discipline APPLIEDThe faithfulness of our God disciplines us when we need it, out of His tremendous love for us. Perspective On DisciplineA humble person accepts pain for what it is – a grace gift from God! Pain from discipline is a cause for gratitude, not spite. The Good From DisciplineGod’s plan includes training
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OUTLINE: Family Discipline APPLIEDThe faithfulness of our God disciplines us when we need it, out of His tremendous love for us. Family Discipline APPLIEDGodly discipline ensures we don’t just waste our lives away and have regrets for all eternity! We’re On A Mission!We have the greatest purpose we could ever imagine in life… to bring
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OUTLINE: Watered-Down Church?We would be missing out on God’s training us for His glorification! Ro 11:36 – We would be missing out on running the race, fighting the good fight of faith, and receiving the prize! 1Co 9:24-27, 2Ti 4:7, Php 3:14, Jas 1:121Ti 1:5The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and
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OUTLINE: Deliverance is but a change of perspective away!MacDonald on Jas 1:21“It is not enough to receive the implanted word, we must obey it. There is no virtue in possessing the Bible or even in reading it as literature. There must be a deep desire to hear God speaking to us and an unquestionable willingness
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OUTLINE: A “good” lie never stands alone for long.Deliverance is but a change of perspective away!Heb 4:12For 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.Jn 17:17Sanctify them
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OUTLINE: The Deceitfulness of SinThe more you INSIST on your “light”, the deeper you sink into the deceptiveness of darkness. Your insistence drives you deeper into darkness, where you are less and less likely to “see it all as truth” (ala Eph 5:13-14a). A “good” lie never stands alone for long.Eph 5:22-23Wives, submit to your own
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OUTLINE: If you want your perceptions to match reality, then you must possess the truth (aka the “light” – Eph 5:13-14).Popular “Do-Overs”The Gospel, Salvation, and Sanctification – Sep 2015 (117 parts)The Deceitfulness of Sin – Dec 2018 (74 parts) The Deceitfulness of SinThe more you INSIST on your “light”, the deeper you sink into the deceptiveness of
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OUTLINE: If you want your perceptions to match reality, then you must possess the truth (aka the “light” – Eph 5:13-14).How Satan Influences YouYour perception may not match reality. If/when this happens (typically is due to you believing lies or half-truths), you are likely to make decisions that are sub-optimal. It’s like trying to build
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