Post on 13-Dec-2015
Grow To Know and Encounter God More Deeply
I. Perspective On Growth
II. Grow in W__________ of God
III. Grow in O__________ to God
IV. Grow in J___________in God
V. Practical Steps For Growth
I. Perspective On Growth
A. Priority of Growth – Phil. 3:
B. Pattern of Growth – Eph. 5:25-32
C. Pace of Growth – Heb 12:1-2, 2 Pet 3:11-18
D. Position of Growth – Psalm 27:7-14
D. Position of Growth
1. Seek His Face
2. Turn From Evil Ways – 2 Chron. 7:143. Hosea 7:10 – “Pride…testifies to His face” a. Duty – Matthew 15:8-9
b. Religion – Phil 3:c. Others – Judas
d. Self confidence – Rom 12:3,
e. Selfishness – Matthew 16:24
III. Take A Stand By Sharing God's Truth
Daniel 3:16-181 Peter 3:15
How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?
IV. Take A Stand For Righteousness
Daniel 3:12, 15, 19-24 1 Peter 3:8
How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?
B. A Biblical Example – Daniel 3
Is God Real?Is Jesus Real?Is the Bible True?Secularism/HumanismDo All Roads Lead To Heaven?How Can A Good God Allow Suffering?Why Not Evolution?Does Life Have Meaning And Purpose?
B. THE RESURRECTION!
1. Matthew 28:1-20, Luke 23, 35-49
2. I Cor. 15:3-8
3. I Cor. 15:14-19, I Peter 1:1-7
A Quote From C.S. Lewis
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic--on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg--or he would be the devil of hell. You must take your choice. Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being just a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us.
What Did He Say About Himself?
• I came from Heaven!• I am the Messiah• I am God
– Same work– Same ability to give life– Same authority– Same honor– Same will
What Did He Say About Himself?
• I am the bread of life• I existed before Abraham• I am the eternal God, Creator of the Universe• I am the door to salvation• I am equal to God• I am the resurrection and life itself• I am the way, the truth, and the life• I am the only way to God
Josh McDowell puts it this way;
• His claims are either True • or they are False
• Evidence That Demands A Verdict
Assume He Knew they were False
• Then He is not a great moral teacher• He is a liar• Hypocrite• Demon• Fool
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Liar
Hypocrite
Demon
Fool
Or
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
He was deluded
He was a Lunatic
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Fool
Demon
Hypocrite
Liar
Or
But what if He is God?
• He Is LORD• You have only two choices• Accept Him and His Lordship• Reject Him
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
Reject
He is LORD
He didn’t knowHe Knew
AcceptHe was deluded
He was a Lunatic
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Fool
Demon
Hypocrite
Liar
Or
Eternal Life
Eternal Punishment
John 3:18(*)
But what if He is God?
• He Is LORD• You have only two choices• Accept Him and His Lordship
(*) His Lordship demands obedience!
What About A Believer?
• Can we claim He is our Savior and reject Him as our LORD?
• (*) His Lordship demands obedience!