Make a decision to repent

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Holy Spirit drawing us to God declaring us not guilty.. it's by grace

   We don't have to do anything, but decision to repent

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Honeymoon period does not last... We need to grow, a love tt can withstand

Now onwards, it's our decision.. we have the free will to love God or push Him away

   God don't force or manipulate

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Spiritual life = quality of life led by God's love, holiness and power

Holiness is not a list of to do or don't do list... But it's the fruit spirit

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Spiritually

   How much the Holy Spirit in His word, action have in our life

1 cor 3 1

1 Tim 4 7

Reading the Bible, praying, worshipping God, fasting, confession of sin, serving, simplicity of life

Atmosphere of love

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Intension activity.. it won't work if it's by force

   Involve both mind and body.. not we have to, but we want to

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Simon Peter sees all the miracles that Jesus performed

After time, Jesus to His disciples that He will be crucified.. Peter boosted and confident that he will not leave

Matt

Jesus knew that the disciples heart wants to follow Jesus, but they are not really spiritual to do so

Peter default mode is here when Jesus was arrested.. being angry and strike, cut off the ear of a soldier

   Jesus didn't strike back but healed

Romans

Peter is like all of us... No spiritual exercise

matt 16

Ekklesia = called out ones coming tgt

Psalm 122

They = others journeying along tgt to the house of God

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The assembling of ppl 

Majestic display of God

Exodus 25

God wants to be near His ppl, so tt His 

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tabernacle also known as

-Santuary

-tent of the testimony

-tent of meeting

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1. Tabernacle in the wilderness

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The children of Israel will move and what they did surrounds the presence of God

Exo

2. The temple 

1 kings 6 11

God's desire is to live among the ppl

3.

John 1

Jesus came and tabernacle with His ppl

Jesus carrying the presence of God comes in human form and dwell in His ppl and ppl with Him experienced God's power and presence

John 14

Each of everyone of us is the temple of the God

1 cor 6

Luke 4

Jesus is the temple of the Holy Spirit and He has the Holy Spirit to the full measure

   Still Jesus still goes to the temple

Eph 3

As believers, we are not alone... Cos there's fellow citizens, members of household fitted tgt

All Lego brick is designed differently, meant to be fitted tgt

   We are made to be fitted tgt to form the temple of God

Act 2

Aum

Matt

When we hunger for God, God will fill us

3.

Being hungry is not enough.. we must take action

There is a blessing when we show up

500 over witnessed Jesus' recuccestion, but only 100 over gathered in the upper room.. and only 10 days later that the Holy Spirit came

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Hebrews 10

Exodus 33

Moses hungered for more of God... He knew tt the nation of Israel cannot survive without God

Exodus 40

Summ

Jesus said follow me, not think of me

   we have to pattern and initiate Jesus

We can have alot of ideas or knowledge, but we have to be passionate..

   If we are passive, no action, there's no transformation

Jesus is so gracious and calm when He was put on the spot cos He practice spirit discipline

1 Tim 4 7

Jesus is also human like us, busy with daily life

Spiritual discipline is not for us to burden us or my

1 John 5

Jesus promised easy yolk and light burden

Not just cos we believe in Jesus then we will automatically be spiritually, victorious life..

   But we need to practice and exercise

John 17

It was Jesus giving His whole life to exercise goliness

   No wonder he prayed and miracles happen, experienced inner peace in his worst pain in His life

Jesus was in silence and solitude for 40days

It will nv happen tt one day we suddenly have the ability to do something

Spiritual is not just listening, thinking, hearing enough

   Our body plays a very impt part! We need our body to experience 

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Romans 12

Bodies, not mind

Having knowledge is nv enough

1 cor 6

1 cor 9

Rest day

Matt 11

It's easy to serve God when we are serving with love

There's a need for rest

1 Tim 5

It's important to work hard and there is virtue in working hard

Hebrews 6

To God, it is an injustice if our work is forgotten

Gen 2

At creation, God introduced, practice and blessed the rest day

Sabbath is abt..

1. obedience

Exodus

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Sabbth is the 4th commandment... It's the same level of importance as the other

Numbers 15

2.

Exodus 20

Should we do nothing on Sabbath?

Mark 2

The Sabbath is not meant to be a burden to ppl... It should be a delight for ppl to enjoy

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Stop striving, struggling from employment 

If God want us to do more, God could have given us more than 24hrs a day, God would not have given us eye lids, God would not have created night

Psl

We need to take care of our body... If not it will lead to stress

Stress can cause 

2chro

Every 7 years, the land need a rest

Phil 2

Even if we are strong and healthy, we have no right to abuse our body

God rest after 6 days though God can still work...

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3. 

Giving God the opportunity to give us the supernatural

Exodus 16

God provided double on the 6th day

On the Sabbath, 7th day there will be no provision

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Gen 2

While Adam is working on the field, God didn't disturb him.. when Adam started resting, God starting working

While adam is resting, God created Eve

While Adam is resting, God gave Adam a helper

Are we working too hard for God to work supernaturally for us

The day of rest is not as important but there must be a day in a week that have a rest day

Matt

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Gen

God's intension is that they will enjoy fellowship

Adam made a decision to do things his own way

It's going take Adam sweat to satisfy his appetite

In God's initial intension, we don't have to sweat for our appetite cos God will provide

#rest, Sabbath, work