We continue in our 5 issues from 1 John 5…
#2: Prayer
We continue in our 5 issues from 1 John 5…
#2: Prayer
Well we concluded our big (8 week) series through the book of 1 John. We covered lots of ground, got into lots of the controversy and various intepretations and hopefully gave us all something to think through and grow deeper in. During the 8th and final message we talked about 5 areas where we should pursue the maximum of Christian life in (rather than settling for the bare minimum to get by). In this 5 part blog series we’ll talk each one and review some of the key thoughts and ask some of the key questions. Hopefully it will lead us a little closer to the maximum Christian life God invites us into…
Ok, I don’t intend this to be an exhaustive answer to the title question of this post, but here’s one big thought that just hit me.
I was thinking about how a person’s heart can be inclined towards God. When someone’s heart is inclined it shows up in lots of ways: moral lifestyle, love towards others, discerning and wise decisions and keeping short accounts on sin, idolatry etc. But when one’s heart is not inclined towards God is also shows up in lots of ways.
I realize for many of us Thanksgiving is not really slowing down – many of us pile into cars to travel, have kids zooming around the house (I love the old division at Thanksgiving between the “adult table” and the “kids table”; it was so sweet when I got promoted-:)) and have various forms of holiday craziness. But to be fair most of us tend to have some extra time either Wednesday night, Thursday night or Friday/Saturday to slow down (beyond the turkey induced nap) to reflect and so that got me reflecting…(I know I’m butchering the English language so far in this post, I think I need an editor!
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