Dr. Gary VanDeWalker
July 26, 2009
Evangelical Free Church of Mount
Shasta
Adapted from a series from LifeChurch
I
BELIEVE IN GOD,
BUT SO WHAT
They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good. Titus 1:16
PRACTICAL
ATHEIST: SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN GOD,
BUT LIVES AS IF HE DOESN’T EXIST.
1. Jack’s Regress
2. Some
believe in God
BUT
DON’T KNOW HIM.
We
know that we have come to know him if we obey
his commands. The
man who says,
"I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar,
and the
truth is not in him. 1 John 2:3-4
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' Matthew 7:21-23
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God-or rather are known by God-how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? Galatians 4:8-9
· Your
insides need to match the actions of your outside
· You need
to become God centered, instead of self centered
· Learn to
let the Bible be your mirror
· Faith is
not the faith…there must be content to your belief
God,
you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul
thirsts for you,
my
body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where
there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your
power and
your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify
you. I
will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my
hands. Psalm
63:1-4
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:10
· God sent
His son to redeem you
· Jesus
became a man by His choice
· Jesus was
despised
· He
suffered for your sin
· He went
to the cross and when you accept that gift, you can have eternal life
MY
PRAYER FOR YOU
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Ephesians 1:17-19