121519AM ODF Eyes wk2

Christmas Through The Eyes of Calvary 

1 John 4:9-14

I.  THE LOVE OF GOD ORIGINATED WITH THE FATHER   v9-11

A.  The Manifestation of God's Love   v9

B.  The Communication of God's love   v9

II.  THE LOVE OF GOD WAS MANIFESTED WITH THE GOD THE SON

A.   The Demonstration of God's love   v9

B.    The Realization of God's love v9-10

1.   Realize God's Claim  v10

2.   Realize God's Covering v10

3.   Realize God's Compelling Love v11

Point to Ponder:

If at Bethlehem he was made flesh, at Calvary he was made sin.  He was made flesh in order to me made sin, so we could be forgiven.

II.  THE LOVE OF GOD PERFECTEDIN HIS FAMILY  12-14

          A.  Explanation   v12

         B.    Evidence  v13

                   1.  The Spirit of God EffectsYour Life

                   2.  The Spirit of God EnablesYour Life

C.   Experience

120819Am ODF Sermon Notes Eyes wk1

Christmas Through the Eyes of Bethlehem

Galatians 4:1-7

I. THE DEVELOPMENTFOR SONSHIP    v1-3

A.   A Child is like a servantv1

B.    A Child is under supervisionv2

C.    A Child is in slaveryv3

II. DELIVERANCEFOR SONSHIP     v4-5

A.   Consecratedevent v4

B.    Commissionedevent v4

Question to Consider:
HOW CAN A PERSON KNOW THAT HE IS A SON? V6

1.    The presenceof the Spirit of God   v6

2.    The practiceof the Spirit of God   v6

3.    The passionof the Spirit of God   v6

III. DESCRIPTIONOF SONSHIP v7

1.    The son has the same natureas the Father

2.    The son has a father, but a servant has a master

3.    The son obeys out of love, but the servant obeys out of fear

4.    The son has a future, but the servant has none

5.    Sonship carries within that relationship heirship

111019Am ODF Do Something wk4,5

Let’s Do Something

1 Samuel 14:6-7

Point to Ponder:   God can still save

I.  We must have a sense of dissatisfaction

Statement of Truth:  

Our joy, value and meaning does not come from what we do for God, it comes because of what God has done for us

We need a Holy dissatisfaction in our:

       A.  Witness

       B.  War

       C.  Walk

II.   There needs to be a Holy Discontent

      A.  What we need is a Popeye moment

Statement of Truth:  

If you want to experience the presence of Christ you have to get serious about the purpose of  Christ

III.  THERE WAS A SOURCE OF MOTIVATION

        A.  GREAT LEADERS TAKE GREAT RISK

IV.  A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION