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You put yourselfIn the path of God's Voice

He presses, pushesApplies

A Plan is madeFor changes that will Please God

A Plan is madeFor changes that will Please God

"Lord, help me to…"

In that momentThe battle is lost

Change won't happen…

We train disciples to change their world for Jesus by Teaching the Scriptures for real life-change

…and intentionally creating opportunities for Community,

Prayer and Worship…

…so that God will be glorified and people will become whole- Our Purpose Statement

Real life-change

1) God Presses2) I make a Plan- new behavior3) "God, help me to…"

= Fail

How were peopleRight with God

Before Jesus?

The righteous shall live by faith- Hab. 2:4

Abraham- Covenant of Circumcision

Abraham believed GodAnd it was credited to himAs righteousness- Gal. 3:6

Abraham…

Left and walkedTrusted and readied the knifeBelieved God, then circumcised

Moses= 10 Commandments

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called

the son of Pharaoh's daughter

…choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin- Heb. 11:24-25

It's always beenBy grace through faith

God isn't interestedIn mere obedience

God wants obedience like:

Wife wants to hear, "I love you"Without you ever giving heryour heart

God wants obedience like:

Child wants to hear, "Uh-huh" a lot without actually having your attention

God wants obedience like:

Family pet wants food and water, without pats of affection or excited words of encouragement or love

God does not wantYour obedience*

God does not wantYour obedience*

*Without your heart Prompted by faith

These people…honor mewith their lips. But their hearts

are far from me

Their worship of meis based on merely human rules…- Isaiah 29:13

"I don't want YouI just want to the blessings

Of being right with you"

David screwed up

Why did God Receive him back?

"For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased…

I can't make a planAnd do something

To please you andMake it right

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and

contrite heart, O God, you will not despise"

- David, Psalm 51

contrite heart= Worn or bruised.

Deeply affected with griefOr sorrow for sin. Humbled

and Repentant

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise"

Religious LeadersWere called names

Religious Leaders…

Began with good intentions

Religious Leaders…

Came up with their plans

Religious Leaders…

Came up with their plansTo help God

Religious Leaders…

Came up with their plansTo help GodAnd lost…God

When God pressesAnd I decide to change

And ask for some help

It's not God I wantIt's being good with GodBy doing things for God

It's not God I wantIt's being good with GodBy doing things for God

Which will never please God

God, please bless the planI came up with to please you

Independent of you

God, please bless the planI came up with to please you

Independent of youExercising zero faith

God is relentless-He wants you heart

Broken by the weight of your sinGrateful for the graceOf his forgiveness

"For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased…

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and

contrite heart, O God, you will not despise"

- David, Psalm 51

Repentance:

A change of mindThat results in a change of man

Without repentanceThere is no real change

My Plans- however good-Will always bypass God's Power

God pressesI get broken

I repentI obey as God leads andPraise him as he grows me

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness- 1 John 1:9

Change occurs

"So that God will be glorifiedAnd people will be made whole"

"So that God will be glorifiedAnd people will be made whole"

What needs to be dealt withToday?

"He who has the Son has life.He who does not have the SonDoes not have life. These things I have written that you may KNOW you have eternal life"- I John