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What does God want for me? 8/30/17 God wants us to have no other gods before Him Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before Me”
He wants us to put Him first. God wants us to do the right thing
Micah 6:8
John 14:15
1. To be just (Be fair) 2. Love with kindness 3. Walk humble God wants us to obey
1. If we love Him, we will keep His commandments. God wants us to serve
Phil. 2:1‐8
1. He came down to show us how to serve Put others first God wants us to love Him the most
1. First ‐ Love God with all you have 2. Second – Love your neighbor
Mark 12:28‐32
God wants us to become more like Him
Romans 8:29
1. To be conformed to the image of His son Be an imitator of Christ God wants us to be holy
I Peter 1:14‐16
I Cor. 13:1‐13
1. Be holy (set apart) 2. Be used by God for His purpose God wants us to love people
1. Love will never pass away God wants us to be humbled by a broken heart‐ Psalm 51:16‐17 1. Sacrifices and burnt offerings are not as important as a broken and contrite heart. Contrite: Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence, affected by guild. 2. A broken heart will cause an action to want us to please our God. God wants us to know as believers, we are family John 1:12
We are His Children
I John 3:1‐2
Called Children of God
Ephesians 2:19‐22
Fellow citizens
Galatians 6:10
We are in the same household
We are one body in Christ
Romans 12:5
I Corinthians 12:26
If one suffers, we all suffer
I Timothy 5:1‐25
Look out for family needs (Believers)
Conclusion ‐ God wants from us: 1. No other gods before Him 2. To do the right thing 3. To obey Him 4. To serve 5. Love Him the most 6. Become more like Him 7. Be Holy 8. Love People 9. Be humbled and broken hearted from our ways 10. To be family. PUT HIM FIRST!
Questions: 1. What are your first impressions from tonight’s lesson 2. How would you rate yourself on the list of 10 we talked about tonight? 3. What are you putting before God? 4. What does it look like to become the image of Christ? 5. What changes in your life and behavior has resulted from a broken contrite heart? 6. What does it mean to be holy (set apart) for God’s purpose? 7. How can we serve as Christ served for us?