PASSION FOR GOD part 4

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-the spirit of God in us will refashion us

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-the more we respond and surrender to the Holy Spirit, the less attractive is the temptations 

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-to be truthful.. lying goes against the nature of God 

-false witness lies to harm someone 

-even when being silent to mislead others 

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-every word matters

-if don't mean it, don't say it!

-how our words affect the being of others

5 Kinds of hurtful speech

1. Reviling

-done openly 

2. backbiting 

-done in secret 

-shared to tear someone done even if it's true

-truth is never a justice to backbite

3. gossiping 

-damage trust 

-stir up in a group against another

4. mockery

-mocking people

5. lying

-why did we lie? What is it that we want to protect?

-there is always an underlying reason

-our speech affects our relationship with the Holy Spirit,

-why did we lie?

-put on kindness and compassion 

10th. be content in God 

-whatever we want to covet becomes our idol 

-1 covetousness leads to other sins 

-covetousness is caused by the lack of relationship with God 

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-this women spent many years in searching for satisfaction, security, acceptance

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-only the Holy Spirit can satisfy 

3 ways ppl can search for satisfaction 

1. Fool's way

-always thinking the newest is the best 

2. the way of the disillusioned person

-see through things 

3. the Christian way 

-we are made for communion with God 

-from the start, we are created for communion with God

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-there is empty space at the communion table... But Abraham is not present 

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-passion for God and love for people