Proverbs 22:4 "The fear of the Lord brings honor, wealth and life."
Book: God smuggler by Brother Andrew
"Most people are to christian to enjoy their sin, but there is to much sin in their lives to enjoy being a christian."
"The Holy Spirit alone can produce or induce this emotion in the human breast, it is a feeling rather than an idea. It is a deep reaction of a fallen creature in the presence of the holy being the stunned heart knows God." A.W. Tozer
Fear of the Lord is something that rises up in the presence of God.
"Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. " 2 Corinthians 7:1
The enemy's trick is to get you to put things off so you conveniently forget about it...ain't that the truth!
When we need to repent we respond with "Oh I can wait to fix it later, or I'll talk to so and so about it later" But God calls us to resolves things NOW not later!
We can't lead people into worhsip beyond where we have been, we can only go as far as we know.
FEAR OF THE LORD SETS YOU FREE FROM THE FEAR OF MAN
Conviction is always specific, condemnation is always general.
Why should we wait for God to humble us when it's going to happen anyway? Live in freedom of sins being forgiven and live in His presence
"The world is parishing for the lack of the knowledge of God and the church is vanished for the want of His presence." A.W. Tozer
If you are commited to walking in truth and holiness and cry out for the fear of the Lord, then it is the beginning of wisdom.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Lessons learned
This verse came to me as I was sitting in class today, I could not focus to much on the lesson but I was urning for God to speak to me somehow, to just give me a calming peace and this is what he showed me
"What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:8-14
It's exactly what I needed to read! To not worry about finances, futures or pasts, friends, family that it is all in God's plan. I need to start listening for god's voice in the quiet places and not only try and listen when I need him. Like for finances I looked and got paid so I have $1000 saved for outreach but still need $2500 more! Don't know where that is coming from so I have no choice but to let go and trust God, which is hard because being vulnerable and patient is not my cup of tea!
Also, I joined the worship team:) last week I had my first morning on stage. It was amazing! I wasn't nervous at all. I've felt a calling to worship team for months but never felt like our church would allow me to join, but DTS is all about living it up, trying new things out of my comfort zone!!
We got a lesson on hearing God's voice.
There is a way to test if it's God speaking..
1. What you are sensing God is telling you doesn't correspond with what you read
2. Is it consistent with the character of Jesus
3. Will it's application bring peace and encouragement
4. Does it sit well in your spirit?
5. Do other circumstances confirm what you're hearing? Revelations are shared amoung many. Do others confirm it?
6. Does it lead to life or death?
7. Does it cause you to feel the anointing?
Good to use in time's of clarification :)
Character of God
Week 2
Maged Kalter (YWAM England base director)
Passion, life, transformational, divine confidence, freedom, forgiveness
-God wants us to focus on what He is doing rather than dwell on what He has not done yet.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:1-2
Nature of God
Omnipotent: No limit to His power. “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?" Jeremiah 32:27
Omnicient: No limit to His knowledge. "Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit." Psalm 147:5
Omnipresent: He is everwhere. “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the LORD. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD." Jeremiah 23:23-24
Creator: uncreated but created everything
Transcendent: bigger than anything created. "Acknowledge and take to heart this day, that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other." Deuteronomy 4:39
Everlasting: No beginning Eternal: No end. "But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations." Psalm 33:11
Unchanging
Personality of God= created in man's image
Speaks, feels, hears, plans, choice and thought
Character= What man ought to become
Love, holy, slow to anger, forgiving, gracious, faithful and trustworthy
"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:18
The problem is not the presence of evil, it is the absence of glory.
"For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession." Deuteronomy 7:6
Maged Kalter (YWAM England base director)
Passion, life, transformational, divine confidence, freedom, forgiveness
-God wants us to focus on what He is doing rather than dwell on what He has not done yet.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:1-2
Nature of God
Omnipotent: No limit to His power. “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?" Jeremiah 32:27
Omnicient: No limit to His knowledge. "Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit." Psalm 147:5
Omnipresent: He is everwhere. “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the LORD. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD." Jeremiah 23:23-24
Creator: uncreated but created everything
Transcendent: bigger than anything created. "Acknowledge and take to heart this day, that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other." Deuteronomy 4:39
Everlasting: No beginning Eternal: No end. "But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations." Psalm 33:11
Unchanging
Personality of God= created in man's image
Speaks, feels, hears, plans, choice and thought
Character= What man ought to become
Love, holy, slow to anger, forgiving, gracious, faithful and trustworthy
"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:18
The problem is not the presence of evil, it is the absence of glory.
"For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession." Deuteronomy 7:6
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Father heart of God
Week 1
David Stephenson
Openness and brokenness.
The two words this week had dwelled on. It was an appointment with God.
Issues of identity: don't think by virtue of age that we have grown out of this.
Commitment to breakthrough: underneath we're little boys and girls hoping to make it in life.
Self perservation: we're all scared of getting hurt and being vulnerable
TAKE THE WORLD HEAD ON
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." 1 Corinthians 9:24
If we are loved and accepted for who we really are, that is an image of people expressing the heart of God.
- One of the hardest things we can do is un-doing the personia of the outward person we have created.
GUILT VS. SHAME
Guilt- I've done something wrong
Shame- There's something wrong with me
I have never looked at these two words in such a way as this. It makes so much sense though, when we're guilty we go and seek out the reason of our guilt and how to make it right so we feel better and can please the Lord by working through the issue and using Him. With shame, however, we keep it to ourselves. We don't go looking after the reason because we never want to deal with things that might show what is wrong with us or issues that we aren't ready to deal with.
Summit. Childlikeness unlocks the heart of the Father.
"I thought to myself, 'I would love to treat you as my own children!' I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land--the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me 'Father,' and I wanted you never to turn from me." Jeremiah 3:19
Your values of the community reflect the character of God, Belong-Believe-Behave.
So many times we get this order mixed up. Believe-Belong-Behave, but that's wrong. We want people to feel as though they are already part of the body of Christ, how we show them our love is how we show the Father's love. Once we get this step down the rest comes a bit easier, they start to yearn for such a passion and want to go more in depth into a relationship with the Lord (belief) and once they have that, they start to behave as the bible calls us to, they turn away from their old sin. They want to represent a people of God and not of the world.
The song Innocent by Taylor Swift is how we opened up our decision of the 3rd day of this week. It represents complete forgiveness, to humble oursleves and realize holding onto anger only drags us down.
God delivers us a second innocence.
"Jesus does not ask me to remain a child, but to become one"
1. Revelation (apokolupsis)
2. Metanoia (change of heart and mind)
3. Epistrepho (turning)
Our need is to mature into childlikeness
"Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them." Mark 10:15-16
To end the week we had openness and brokenness session, everyone in our DTS was at thier most vulnerable state and we all shared our past and things we were hanging onto that either we needed forgiveness for or needed to forgive another for.
The verse that held me together
“On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” “I will remove from you all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals, which is a burden and reproach for you. At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame; I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they have suffered shame. At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the LORD.” Zephaniah 3:16-20
David Stephenson
Openness and brokenness.
The two words this week had dwelled on. It was an appointment with God.
Issues of identity: don't think by virtue of age that we have grown out of this.
Commitment to breakthrough: underneath we're little boys and girls hoping to make it in life.
Self perservation: we're all scared of getting hurt and being vulnerable
TAKE THE WORLD HEAD ON
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." 1 Corinthians 9:24
If we are loved and accepted for who we really are, that is an image of people expressing the heart of God.
- One of the hardest things we can do is un-doing the personia of the outward person we have created.
GUILT VS. SHAME
Guilt- I've done something wrong
Shame- There's something wrong with me
I have never looked at these two words in such a way as this. It makes so much sense though, when we're guilty we go and seek out the reason of our guilt and how to make it right so we feel better and can please the Lord by working through the issue and using Him. With shame, however, we keep it to ourselves. We don't go looking after the reason because we never want to deal with things that might show what is wrong with us or issues that we aren't ready to deal with.
Summit. Childlikeness unlocks the heart of the Father.
"I thought to myself, 'I would love to treat you as my own children!' I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land--the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me 'Father,' and I wanted you never to turn from me." Jeremiah 3:19
Your values of the community reflect the character of God, Belong-Believe-Behave.
So many times we get this order mixed up. Believe-Belong-Behave, but that's wrong. We want people to feel as though they are already part of the body of Christ, how we show them our love is how we show the Father's love. Once we get this step down the rest comes a bit easier, they start to yearn for such a passion and want to go more in depth into a relationship with the Lord (belief) and once they have that, they start to behave as the bible calls us to, they turn away from their old sin. They want to represent a people of God and not of the world.
The song Innocent by Taylor Swift is how we opened up our decision of the 3rd day of this week. It represents complete forgiveness, to humble oursleves and realize holding onto anger only drags us down.
God delivers us a second innocence.
"Jesus does not ask me to remain a child, but to become one"
1. Revelation (apokolupsis)
2. Metanoia (change of heart and mind)
3. Epistrepho (turning)
Our need is to mature into childlikeness
"Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them." Mark 10:15-16
To end the week we had openness and brokenness session, everyone in our DTS was at thier most vulnerable state and we all shared our past and things we were hanging onto that either we needed forgiveness for or needed to forgive another for.
The verse that held me together
“On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” “I will remove from you all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals, which is a burden and reproach for you. At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame; I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they have suffered shame. At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the LORD.” Zephaniah 3:16-20
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