God will not forgive me — my relationship with Him damaged Difficult — only hurts me (December 7) Nothing more sinful than my heart My forgiveness of others must not be predicated on their repentance Rather, God’s forgiveness of me is predicated on my forgiveness of others 6. “And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil” Difficult God does not tempt anyone (James 1:13) “Testing” of our faith is a good thing (Jam 1:2-4) “Evil” can also be “evil one,” i.e., Satan Basic idea is clear: Express our dependence on God for our moral needs We are not capable, in and of ourselves, to resist the power of sin and Satan Only God can protect us from sin — “Wretched man …” Our reputation, authority over ourselves, our will be done Shows itself in self-reliance (physical, spiritual, and moral needs) Enslaved Prayer teaches us that we should be obsessed with God — his holiness, reign, will In that obsession we see our utter dependence on him for all things With our hands open and empty, we come to our father in prayer. Free — rest, trust, serve Prayer is worship, and lets worship God right now Encourage you to follow the pattern tonight
God will not forgive me — my relationship with Him damaged Difficult — only hurts me (December 7) Nothing more sinful than my heart My forgiveness of others must not be predicated on their repentance Rather, God’s forgiveness of me is predicated on my forgiveness of others 6. “And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil” Difficult God does not tempt anyone (James 1:13) “Testing” of our faith is a good thing (Jam 1:2-4) “Evil” can also be “evil one,” i.e., Satan Basic idea is clear: Express our dependence on God for our moral needs We are not capable, in and of ourselves, to resist the power of sin and Satan Only God can protect us from sin — “Wretched man …” Our reputation, authority over ourselves, our will be done Shows itself in self-reliance (physical, spiritual, and moral needs) Enslaved Prayer teaches us that we should be obsessed with God — his holiness, reign, will In that obsession we see our utter dependence on him for all things With our hands open and empty, we come to our father in prayer. Free — rest, trust, serve Prayer is worship, and lets worship God right now Encourage you to follow the pattern tonight
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