December 10, 2023 | Pastor Brian King
Passage: Deuteronomy 8:11-18
Life FROM GOD = “God gives me what I want or need, and I return when I need more.”
Truth: God IS the supplier of ALL my needs
Jesus said “…how much more will your Father give good things to those who ask him!” Matthew 7:11
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights. James 1:17
“He richly and daily gives me all I need to support this body and life.” – Martin Luther
FROM GOD Fallacy #1- God exists to dispense the things I want.
“Moralistic Therapeutic Deism”
FROM GOD Fallacy #2 - Jesus is just like me. He wants what I want.
“God created us in His own image and likeness, and we’ve certainly returned the favor.”
Megan Rapinoe - “I’m not a religious person or anything…if there was a god, this is proof that there isn’t.”
“Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments… lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks multiply…then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt…who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness…who fed you in the wilderness …that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end.” Deuteronomy 8
WITH GOD Truth #1:God knows what’s good
WITH GOD Truth #2: God wants to provide AND He wants you to experience life WITH HIM.
“Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.” Psalm 84:10
Series Information
The anticipation of Christmas can lead to re-evaluating what matters when it comes to our relationship with God. This year, we will focus on what it means to be with God - or more importantly, what it means for God to be with us
