Are We Ready for the King

Detour

Romans 1:18 NIV - The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people… Mark 12:29-31 - And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ 31The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2012%3A29-31&version=NLT#fen-NLT-24674b]] No other commandment is greater than these.” The Path of the Detour - Step One: I deceive myself. - Step Two: I create new gods I can control. - Step Three: In trying to free myself from God, I did what I wanted. - Step Four: Our appetites lead to distorted realities. - Step Five: I change my moral values over my behaviors. - Step Six: I recruit others to join me.

Detour

Romans 1:18 NIV - The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people… Mark 12:29-31 - And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ 31The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2012%3A29-31&version=NLT#fen-NLT-24674b]] No other commandment is greater than these.” The Path of the Detour - Step One: I deceive myself. - Step Two: I create new gods I can control. - Step Three: In trying to free myself from God, I did what I wanted. - Step Four: Our appetites lead to distorted realities. - Step Five: I change my moral values over my behaviors. - Step Six: I recruit others to join me.

Not Ashamed

Romans 1:16-17 - Live Purposefully Unashamed - Forgiven, Freed + Transformed - Repent, Believe, + Receive

Not Ashamed

Romans 1:16-17 - Live Purposefully Unashamed - Forgiven, Freed + Transformed - Repent, Believe, + Receive

Maturing in Prayer

Romans 1:8-12 (NLT) 8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world. 9 God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son. 10 One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you. 11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. 12 When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. It takes a higher level of maturity to have a prayer life that isn’t purely self centric.