Theme 2014: Experiencing God, Embracing People!
Theme 2014: Experiencing God, Embracing People!
(NIV)
“Blessed are those who hunger
and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.”
simply means
“to be fully satisfied.”
What is
… a big word in the Bible.
Because it’s a word that is used literally hundredsand hundreds of times
in the Scripture.
Because it’s a word that is used literally hundredsand hundreds of times
in the Scripture.
… in just 2 words!
— it means “right with God, right relationship with God,or being right with God.”
“The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself.”
(NCV)
Romans 1:17….
tells us … God makes us RIGHT with Himself.
… in just 2 words!
— it means “living right,living right as God intends,
or living right in faith.”
“… all who practice righteousness
are God’s true children.”(The Message)
1 John 2:29….
is a …
Why should we care?
Why should I hunger
and thirst for it?
In a nutshell – 2 reasons….
It’s the ONLY WAY to live
It’s the ONLY WAY to heaven
Righteousness is the road to life and path to
immortality . . .” [GNT]
What does that mean?
It means that when you were disconnected from Godyou’re not really living.
You’re just existing only.
“Thou has made us for
thyself and our hearts
are restless until we
find our peace in Thee.”
“Thou has made us for
thyself and our hearts
are restless until we
find our peace in Thee.”
Saint Augustine said
this . . .
is not just about the acquisition of things orthe achievement of goals.
is about knowing God and His purpose for us.
What does that mean?
It means “righteousness”
is the way you get to heaven.
God did not force us, but
a CHOICE we made at
salvation.
God plans to help us get in
“right relationship” with Him….
It’s salvation from SIN and eternal separation from God.
It’s salvation from SIN and eternal separation from God.
“Good News”
The “Good News” is God plans
to make us RIGHT with Himself!
“Can an Ethiopian change his
skin or the leopard its spots?
Neither can you do good who
are accustomed to doing evil.” [NIV]
Jeremiah 13:23….
“There is not a single person
in all the earth who is always
good and never sins.”
[NLT]
Ecclesiastes 7:20….
“For no one can ever be made
right in God's sight by doing
what his law commands.
For the more we know God's
law, the clearer it becomes
that
we aren't obeying it.” [NLT]
Romans 3:20….
“23 For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious
standard. 24 Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our
sins. ….
Romans 3:23-25….
…. 25 For God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against
us. We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us. God was being entirely fair
and just when he did not punish those who sinned in former
times.” [NLT]
“For God made Christ, who
never sinned, to be the
offering for our sin, so that we
could be made right with God
through Christ.” [NLT]
2 Corinthians 5:21….
“We are made right in God's
sight when we trust in Jesus
Christ to take away our sins.
And we all can be saved in this
same way, no matter who we
are or what we have done.’” [NLT]
Romans 3:22….
How do I maintain my
“spiritual hunger”
for the rest of my life
with Jesus?
“18 And may you have the
power to understand, as all
God’s people should, how
wide, how long, how high, and
how deep his love really is……
Ephesians 3:18-19….
…..19 May you experience the
love of Christ, though it is so
great you will never fully
understand it. Then you will be
filled with the fullness of life
and power that comes from
God. ” [NLT]
“14 A wise person is hungry for
truth, while the fool feeds on
trash.” [NLT]
Proverbs 15:14….
“1 O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you; my soul
thirst for you, my body longs
for you, in a dry and weary
land where there is no water.”
[NIV]
Psalm 63:1….
“2 You must crave pure
spiritual milk (of God’s Word)
so that you can grow into the
fullness of your salvation. Cry
out for this nourishment as a
baby cries for milk.” [NLT]
1 Peter 2:2….
“20 So join the company of
good men and women, keep
your feet on the tried and true
path.” [MSG]
Proverbs 2:20….