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Seeing Christ in the Crisis 5-8-2020

Submitted by andyanschutz on Sun, 05/10/2020 - 21:28

Today, presiding elder Eric Byrom continues his series on Desiring God, Chapter 4.

Main Points

Reference: Desiring God by John Piper - Amazon GoodReads

  • Love is a pursuit of happiness in God that overflows into a joyful pursuit of meeting others' needs.
  • Pursuit of happiness
  • Keep the love of reward in mind
  • Why does loving bring blessing?
  • What are soem examples of a reward of being the end of an activity
  • Love is the overflow of joy in God which galdly meets the needs of others
  • In what ways, can my future career be devoted to a labor of love rather than being devoted to material comfort and thrills?
  • Loves suffers for joy
  • Love longs for the power of grace
  • Conquer the interior mountain of pride
  • What are some ways this week I can experience the thrill of feeling God's power increase?


Daily Devotional
1 Corinthians 13:3 - bible.com
Micah 6:8 - bible.com
Matthew 6:19-21 - bible.com
Hebrews 11:24-26 - bible.com

 

Blog Date: 
Friday, May 8, 2020