W, Double You #6
Continuing our W – Double You series
So far:
Wonder
Worship
Word
Will
The Biblical Ws of women - Wow man!
Go HERE to check all these out. Read them carefully and prayerfully for times at the altar alter the times and taking time to make Bible study a pastime will most certainly build God-ordained destiny into our future times
Today our topic is:
Ways - What the how?
Yes, God’s ways are the how and His works are the what.
Ways distinct from works: Moses Psalm 103:7 “He made known His ways to Moses, His acts (works) to the children of Israel."
You may have heard the term "My way or the highway". This is generally understood as an exercise of authority, most often a rather authoritarian exercise effectively stating, "do it my way or else”. Now as my daughter Esther so wittingly put it, we know God is no authoritarian because He does not eat authors. What we also know, is when it comes to God His way IS the highway – The Holy Highway. (Isaiah 3:8-10)
Ultimate Commander in Chief - Indeed ALL authority is given in Jesus’ name. This makes total sense as Jesus is God and, being God, He surely knows how authority works best. This knowledge is not merely theoretical but flows from the eternal collaborative leadership He is part of working in perfect unanimous agreement with Our Father in heaven and Holy Spirit Yes as commander in chief God’ is love and His commands can be summed up as; love God and love people.
Not only is God’s way the Holy Highway but God in the person of Jesus Christ is the Way.
One of the various Great “I AMs” - I AM The WAY The Truth The Life, No man comes to the Father but by me (John 14:6)
The narrow way (Matt 7:13-14, John 14:6)
Brevity is the soul of wit.
The Purpose: Covenant Relationship
Good purpose, good relationship, Vibrant, virtuous, vintage relational ecstasy Relationship between God and us plus between us and others Hebrews 4 unity, ministry work, likeness
Busting the intimacy rut
God’s part and our part
Heart to heart two-way, interactive moment by moment, day by day dialogue.
From our hearts to our homes to the ends of the earth
God’s part – revelation:
Pre-creation
Ruling and reigning from everlasting to everlasting
The Past
Forming Creation with Humanity as the apex (Gen 1) - incubated, spoke into being, crafted mankind with loving hands as a master potter, and breathed life
Pre-law dealings with Mankind
Old Testament dealings with Mankind
The Cross
New Testament Dealings with mankind
2000+ years Church History - Jesus doing a brilliant job true to word and character all over the earth.
Now
Praying (Hebrews 7:25), singing over us (Zeph 3:17), sending angels (Mark 13:27, Psalm 91:11)
Isaiah 53 Intercession
Pouring out Holy Spirit (Acts 2:17)
Convicting of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:8)
Building Church – doing a brilliant job all over planet earth (Matt 16:8)
Searching , directing hearts (Psalm 139:23-24, Proverbs 3:6)
Confirming preaching with signs (Mark 16:20
Drawing people to the Father (John 6:44)
Calling
Hiding matters Prov 25
Revealing truth (John 8:32, Jeremiah 33:3)
Granting and being made wisdom including ideas for witty inventions plus guidance to live for God as; more than conquering, soul winning eternal stars. (Proverbs 8:12, Daniel 12:3)
The future (Revelation)
Completion of End Times
Rapture
Great Tribulation
Return of Christ
Marriage of the Lamb
Judgments
Millennial
New Heaven, Earth & Jerusalem
Healing of the Nations
Forever
Glorious eternity with God
OR
Hell – beyond torturous experience forever separated from God
Our part – pure religion:
The early church was known as "the way” - Megamorphic Church is called to generate interdependence in The Way, including engaging in transformation/confrontation (Hebrews 12) human to church beings, old to new creation, sinful to winful, Meta to Megamorphic
Hebrews 11:6 we MUST:
1 Believe
Need the Biblical who, what, where, when, why and how of faith. 2 Cor 11 there are other; Jesus’, spirits, gospels but only one is true of each.
Applied Biblical faith, Hebrews 11 substance, evidence Centurion models great example of applied faith by being set under authority – obedience better than sacrifice and leads to being friend of God.
2 Diligently seek
Seek first kingdom and His righteousness (Matt 6:33)
Kingdom
Foundations (Hebrews 6, Ephesians 2:20)
Sowing word (Matt 13:1-9, 19-23)
Children of kingdom (Matt 13:24-30, 36-43)
Building on rock (Matthew 7:24-27)
Lively stones (1 Peter 2:5)
Laying on hands, teaching, preaching, (Mark 16)
Gathering (Matt 18:20,
Giving thanks (1 These 5:18)
Fishers of men (Matt 4:19)
Kingdom repent (Matthew 4:17)
Seek first with righteousness of faith (Romans 3:22)
Born again of water and spirit (John 3)
Keys (Matthew 16:19)
Within not by observation (Luke 17:20-2)
Take from one give to another (Matt 25:14-30)
Accountability (James 5:16)
Leaven three lumps (Matt 13:33)
Casting out nets (Matt 13:47-52)
Tend to wheat not tears (Matt 13:24-30, 36-43)
Smallest becomes largest (Matt 13:31-32)
Field (Matt 13:44)
Pearl (Matt 13:45-46)
Judah ploughs, Jacob breaks up clods (Hosea 10)
Take responsibility
- Through the day (Phil 2:12)
- End of the day (Luke 17:7-10)
Watching, waiting, occupying (Luke 19:13)
Working, investing (2 Thess 3:10)
Caring for least Matt 25:40-45
Righteousness, peace, joy (Romans 14:17)
Power (1 Corinthians 4:20)
PARABLES: Matt13:10-17, 34 mysteries, dark sayings
To search out, search as for hidden treasure Prov 2
Lose life to save Matthew 10:39, 16:25, Mark 8:35, Luke 9:24
Servant Matt 23:11
Last will be first Matt 20:16
Gather Hebrews 10:25, Matt 12:30
Forgiveness Matt 6:12
Better part Luke 10:42
Sabbath rest Hebrews 3 & 4
Sacrifice& Mercy (Hosea 6:6, Amos 5:24, Matthew 5:7)
Love John 13:34
Righteousness
Romans 10:1-2 types Self Faith
BID
Are you in the way?
Do you want to know more of God’s ways?