Loving God

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Loving God Luke 1511-32
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Loving God
Like 1511-32
Intro
A man had two sonsLK 1511
Jesus is challenging what they thought about God,
sin, relationship and salvation.
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Jesus is challenging what they thought about God,
sin, relationship and salvation.
Jesus is teaching that the religious and the
irreligious are equally lost.
The younger brotherdestructive and
self-centered. The Older brothermoralist and
self-righteous.
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II. (Re) Defining the Pursuit of Happiness
All these years I have been serving youLk
1529a Give me my share of the estate Lk 1512
Each son is finding personal significance and
self-worth through self-discovery or moral
conformity. Both were wrong and both were loved.
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III. (Re) Defining Righteousness
The spirit of the polder brother is when life
does not work as planned we are not just sorry
but get angry, feel superior and bitter.
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Take away
Q How can the inner dynamic of the heart be
changed? From anger and or fear to love, joy,
peace and gratitude.
We need the initiating love of God in our lives.
Jn 316 Rm 58 Inner heart be changedbecome a
new creation 2 Cor 517