kingdom of God part 3

 matt 11
-weary = overworked, tired
-burdened = worried, stressed

romans

dont let the world change our pattern

if we get to entangled in this world, we will lose our own soul

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for 20 years, saint Anthony lived in the dessert

   he enjoyed at first, but then after temptation came

   he came out 20 years later becoming so Christlike... he surrendered himself to God

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this is the key to easy yolk and light burden

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under all the busyness is anger, lust, greed

whats the point of doing so much but feel empty

matt 6 33

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we must grow in the same grace as Jesus

Jesus developed His spiritaulity in the silence and solitude prescense of God

luke 4

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in solitude, at first all things are ok.. then in silience, our ownself will raise to the surface

luke 4

Jesus was sinless, but He was also tested

   1st temptation is self-desire.. gratification of flesh

-greed is an endless gratification of flesh

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2nd temptation

most of the time we are tempted to prove ourselves to ppl

luke 4

3rd tempation

God's way 

God couldnt use Jesus if He is ambitious

we dont stop and ask God if this is what God wants for our life

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acts

the source of true vision is not from us, but by the Holy Spirit

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a vision must come from God... 

luke 4 14

in verse 1, Jesus is alr ful of the Spirit

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we need to find our own silent and solitude place with God

KINGDOM OF GOD - LIFE OF THE KINGDOM

eternal life and kingdom and is the same thing

salvation = kingdom of of God = kingdom of heaven = eternal life

-blessed are the righteous

-kingdom of God is a future reality... righteous inherited at the end of 2nd coming

we can experience the kingdom of God, eternal life

we can have eternal life now, but not in full now

what is eternal life 

1. knowledge of God

-we can start knowing God

-knowledge is not having information... is abt experience (personal encounters, entering into relationship, becoming God's friend, entering into fellowship and communion with God)

-to know a person means to have experience (knowing facts is easy.. google, facebook but doesnt mean knowing the person)

2. life of the Holy Spirit

-we need to be born again

-water, not abt baptism, but in the new covenant, the Holy Spirit will cleanse us

we need to be spiritual

born again person within us

spirit = our heart, inner-man

3 things about spirituality

1. result = Christ is being formed in us

-personality is who are externally, how we present ourselves to the world

   -easily changed via coaching

-character is internal (the real us) - fruit of the spirit

   -formed through transformation over time

      -through thoughts

-character is what God is focusing on

2. desire to integrate all aspects of all our lives

-if our spiritual life is not integrated with our life, our soul breaks down

   -dont do exactly what we say... having a divided heart

-integrity = character

3. process = place our "real self" in the presence of God

-spirituality makes us aware of our true self

   -bring it before God's presence so that He can change us

-when we overwork, we be stress / pressured.. become irritable/easily angry

-only 1 thing is needed... spirituality

-sometimes we allow ourselves to being so busy

-the true self maybe more angry, not be so pure, honest, kind

-ppl are afraid to come before God, surrender to God... things may not turn out how we want it to be...we are not willing to accept it

-weary = overworked, tired, burnout

-burdened = worried, stressed

-its a promise! but we must first come to God

-silent all our mind, come before the presence of God, focus our whole heart on Jesus

-our spirituality is more important than all other world accomplishments

-Mary chose the most important thing... that is to spirituality