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| − | '''Theological Proposition/Focus:''' | + | '''Theological Proposition/Focus: God is a God who desires a relationship with each of us and therefore we have the opportunity to walk with God.''' |
| − | '''Homiletical Proposition/Application:''' | + | '''Homiletical Proposition/Application: Walking with God involves close communion, brings true satisfaction, and is something we are able to do!''' |
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| − | ==Need: == | + | ==Need: We need to learn how to walk with God because it has the potential to change every aspect of our life.== |
| − | ==Subject: == | + | ==Subject: Prayer== |
| − | ==Preview: == | + | ==Preview: Today we are going to talk about walking with God. We will begin with what, move to why, and conclude with how.== |
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The pattern continues throughout the chapter but one individual breaks the pattern. | The pattern continues throughout the chapter but one individual breaks the pattern. | ||
====Genesis 5:24 states "Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away (NIV)."==== | ====Genesis 5:24 states "Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away (NIV)."==== | ||
| − | This "no more" comes from the | + | This "no more" comes from the Hebrew particle אַיִן with a pronominal suffix to mean "he was not." This is in stark contrast with those who died earlier and we are supposed to recognize the difference between the earthly end of this man who walked closely with God and all the others. |
| + | ====This begs the question: what does it mean to walk with God and how can I better walk with God?==== | ||
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| − | == | + | ==What does it look like to walk with God?== |
| − | === | + | ===Walking with God looks like denial of the flesh and embracing of the Spirit.=== |
| + | ====Romans 8:4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.==== | ||
===Image: === | ===Image: === | ||
| + | ==Why should I strive to walk with God?== | ||
| + | ===Image: If I were Enoch I am worried that I would have told God "just wait, I am not ready yet."=== | ||
| + | Yes, I have to admit, I am not ready to leave this earth. There is still much I want to accomplish and while spiritually I know where I am going, I really am not ready yet. If God were to offer to take me to Heaven right now, I am afraid that I might say, "can we wait a bit?" What does this tell you about me? Well, for one, it tells you that I have not arrived in my walk with God. I really think that if my walk was where it should be then I would quickly respond to God and tell him that if He is ready for me to come to Heaven then so am I! | ||
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| + | ==How can I learn to walk with God?== | ||
| + | ===MTR: Take time to align yourself with God's will.=== | ||
| + | ====Amos 3:3, Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?==== | ||
| + | ===MTR: Commit to extended time in prayer.=== | ||
| + | ====Image: The average person speaks around 16,000 words a day.==== | ||
| + | There are plenty of anecdotal claims about how much men and women talk but from what I can tell of actual citable sources, it seems that both men and women speak on average 16,000 words a day<ref>Greve, Joan E. “Once Again: Do Women Talk More than Men?” Time. Time, July 16, 2014. https://time.com/2992051/women-talk-more-study/. </ref>. With that in mind consider this: a relationship based entirely on short phrases is not a relationship. What would happen at home if you spoke to your spouse, parent, or roommate at most 3 sentences at a time a half dozen times a day? But how much better is your prayer life? | ||
| + | ====Luke 6:12, One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.==== | ||
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Revision as of 21:13, 30 March 2023
Theological Proposition/Focus: God is a God who desires a relationship with each of us and therefore we have the opportunity to walk with God.
Homiletical Proposition/Application: Walking with God involves close communion, brings true satisfaction, and is something we are able to do!
Contents
- 1 Introduction:
- 1.1 Image:
- 1.2 Need: We need to learn how to walk with God because it has the potential to change every aspect of our life.
- 1.3 Subject: Prayer
- 1.4 Preview: Today we are going to talk about walking with God. We will begin with what, move to why, and conclude with how.
- 1.5 Text: Genesis 5:24
- 1.6 Setting the Stage:
- 2 Body
Introduction:
Image:
Need: We need to learn how to walk with God because it has the potential to change every aspect of our life.
Subject: Prayer
Preview: Today we are going to talk about walking with God. We will begin with what, move to why, and conclude with how.
Text: Genesis 5:24
Setting the Stage:
If you read Genesis five you will see a pattern.
Adam live, bore a son, lived some more and then he died.
Seth lived, bore a son, loves some more and then he died.
Enosh lived, bore a son, lived some more and then he died.
The pattern continues throughout the chapter but one individual breaks the pattern.
Genesis 5:24 states "Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away (NIV)."
This "no more" comes from the Hebrew particle אַיִן with a pronominal suffix to mean "he was not." This is in stark contrast with those who died earlier and we are supposed to recognize the difference between the earthly end of this man who walked closely with God and all the others.
This begs the question: what does it mean to walk with God and how can I better walk with God?
Body
What does it look like to walk with God?
Walking with God looks like denial of the flesh and embracing of the Spirit.
Romans 8:4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Image:
Why should I strive to walk with God?
Image: If I were Enoch I am worried that I would have told God "just wait, I am not ready yet."
Yes, I have to admit, I am not ready to leave this earth. There is still much I want to accomplish and while spiritually I know where I am going, I really am not ready yet. If God were to offer to take me to Heaven right now, I am afraid that I might say, "can we wait a bit?" What does this tell you about me? Well, for one, it tells you that I have not arrived in my walk with God. I really think that if my walk was where it should be then I would quickly respond to God and tell him that if He is ready for me to come to Heaven then so am I!
How can I learn to walk with God?
MTR: Take time to align yourself with God's will.
Amos 3:3, Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?
MTR: Commit to extended time in prayer.
Image: The average person speaks around 16,000 words a day.
There are plenty of anecdotal claims about how much men and women talk but from what I can tell of actual citable sources, it seems that both men and women speak on average 16,000 words a day[1]. With that in mind consider this: a relationship based entirely on short phrases is not a relationship. What would happen at home if you spoke to your spouse, parent, or roommate at most 3 sentences at a time a half dozen times a day? But how much better is your prayer life?
Luke 6:12, One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
MTR:
- ↑ Greve, Joan E. “Once Again: Do Women Talk More than Men?” Time. Time, July 16, 2014. https://time.com/2992051/women-talk-more-study/.
