Show Notes
Personal
Talk about our lives.
Life Issues
How do we cultivate a deeper love for God?
News
When the world looks at our churches, do they see a group that clearly loves God?
Churches that don’t obey God’s Word cannot love God more than their sin. They would forsake all for His sake.
Rather than standing on God’s Word, we are seeing many churches buckling and adapting to the culture.
Resources Mentioned During Segment:
Doctrine
John 14:21 We know when we keep His commandments. Loving God should affect our lives
Mark 5:18-20 Love for God makes us want to be near Him. It also makes us proclaim Him to others
Why do we love God?
Grab Bag
Name That Heretic Game
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Talk about our lives.
- Ohio Fire
- Possible Relocation
- Would we say God is our first love?
- Do you ever meditate on God in a way that moves you to love Him more?
- How do you know you love Him?
Life Issues
How do we cultivate a deeper love for God?
- Making sure we belong to Him. If we haven’t been saved by Him, can we really love him? Self-examination is important.
- Getting to know Him. Reading His Word
- Spending time with Him. Prayer
- Exalting Him to others /Proclaiming Him to others.
- Herman Who: Read it Right, A Hermeneutics Primer - Todd Friel (http://amzn.to/1SQ1BjU)
- How to Study the Bible - R.A. Torrey (http://amzn.to/1NySB13)
News
When the world looks at our churches, do they see a group that clearly loves God?
Churches that don’t obey God’s Word cannot love God more than their sin. They would forsake all for His sake.
Rather than standing on God’s Word, we are seeing many churches buckling and adapting to the culture.
- http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/06/03/3444241/southern-baptist-pastor-changes-view-on-homosexuality-accepts-gay-son/
- http://www.gaychurch.org/find_a_church/
Resources Mentioned During Segment:
- The Adventures of Roman & Jorge (http://store.livingwaters.com/video/the-adventures-of-roman-jorge.html)
- Hyde Park Baptist Church (http://www.hydeparkbaptistchurch.org)
- 9 Marks (https://9marks.org)
Doctrine
John 14:21 We know when we keep His commandments. Loving God should affect our lives
Mark 5:18-20 Love for God makes us want to be near Him. It also makes us proclaim Him to others
Why do we love God?
- Because he first loved us
- Because while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us
- Because he doesn’t turn us all to dust and/or have us burn for eternity though every single one of us deserves it
- He has blessed us abundantly – life, family, beauty of His creation, His Word, other believers
Grab Bag
Name That Heretic Game
- Quote 1 - Creflo Dollar
- Quote 2 - Paula White
- Quote 3 - Benny Hinn - Darth Lord of the Sith (https://youtu.be/u9SS95q2kpg)
- Quote 4 - Todd Bentley
- Quote 5 - Joyce Meyer
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