5 ways to honor God
1. honor God with our whole heart
-God is interested in the internal and not the external
-honoring God has to come from our heart
7 things abt the heart
a. speaks of our thoughts
-thinking
b. speaks of our affections
-feelings
c. speaks of our desires
-desires, passion
d. speaks of our visions/dreams
-dreams of our heart
-we must guard the visions and dreams the Holy Spirit has put in our hearts
e. speaks of our motives
-God check our motives on the things tt we say and do.. what is our true purpose
-what we are worried and anxious abt
-we must learn to honor God with our whole heart
-if we want the Holy Spirit to move in us, our thoughts, motives must be pleasing to Him
-fill our thoughts with God
-bring to God our dreams and vision
-not for anger, revenge
-not every sin is the same
-some are more serious than others
-sex was a gift to Adam to Eve..
-sex only can happen between husband and wife relationship
-our physical body has a very importance to God's plan
-without body, we cant fully express ourselves on earth and the new earth
-we need to keep our body as healthy and morally pure!
Jesus went to the house of God once a week
Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law
Jesus spent the Sabbath worshiping God, serving God
-1 day a week to rest our mind and be recharged spiritually
-sabbath is for us to be recharged
we must learn to rest in God
sabbath is not to add in to our daily busyness
honor God by keeping our sabbath
Jesus love to honor God by worship
-Jesus sing praises tgt with the ppl in the house of God
-Jesus was very active in praise and worship
-the most praise is when we dont feel like doing it
-when life is going down
-make a decision to continue to praise God even when things are dark
-miracles will begin.. if not, we will grow stronger in God
Jesus' heart is so heavy, but He still sing praises
we must learn to declare God's goodness in good and bad times
5. honor God with our giving
when we honor God in our best giving, God will provide in abundance.. principle of sowing and reaping
what is sow is what we reap
-sow sins, reap corruption
-sow ourself to spiritual things, reap life of Holy Spirit
-sowing and reaping also applies to relationship
-seeds of kindness
every truth could be abused, but it cant be cancelled out
it all depends on the heart of the user
1. honor God with all our heart
2. keeping our body pure
3. take a day a week to fully rest in God
4. praise and worship God even in painful and difficult times
5. sowing and reaping..
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