Pleasing God

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Pleasing God Proverbs 35-10
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Opening Thoughts
More than anything else we do in life, we must
be pleasing to God Our text this morning reveals
some basic principles needed to please God 5
simple thoughts to discuss this morning
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Trust in the Lord
Relates to our faith and confidence in God Think
how history would be different if Adam and Eve
would have had this type of trust Psalm
181-3 Job 1313-15 Trust and Obey is a magic
formula with God Impossible things become
possible
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Lean Not on Your Own Understanding
Made in God's image, yet tempted to look at our
own wisdom Jeremiah 1023 - Cannot direct our
own steps Isaiah 558-9 - God's thoughts gt Our
Thoughts I think or I thought Luke 646 - Call
me Lord, yet do not listen Matthew 721 - Not
everyone will be saved Allow His word to be our
guide
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Acknowledge Him in All Ways
We must acknowledge God as creator and worship
him accordingly Exodus 203-4 Some refuse to
acknowledge Him because He cannot be seen Man
likes to take credit instead of giving credit to
God by seeking worldly things Our refusal to
acknowledge Him results in His denial of us
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Be Not Wise in Your Own Eyes
A warning against being prideful Losing
spiritual balance - Proverbs 1618 Romans
1216 Pride was Nebuchadnezzar's
downfall Daniel 429-32 One cannot please God
with a heart that is full of pride
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Honor the Lord With Thy Substance
Selfishness toward God is almost as old as
man Selfishness fails to recognize
stewardship Our giving is a test of our love
toward God Ananias Sapphira - Acts 5 God's
Law - Give and it shall be given Feeding of the
five thousand The widow who gave two
mites Matthew 619-20
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Honor the Lord With Thy Substance
God desires cheerful givers 2 Corinthians
97 3 types of givers Flint - Must be
hammered Sponge - Must be squeezed Honeycomb -
Overflows with sweetness Scriptural giving
honors God One who stop giving really do not
love God
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Concluding Notes
How well are you pleasing God today? Greatest
blessing comes to those who please Him The
choice is yours today