![]() Similarly, the claim is that God is open to moral criticism as well for failing to intervene. If an individual had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to prevent some horrible crime (say murder or a rape), we normally think that person is open to moral criticism for failing to intervene. The next Theodicy is The Bigger Picture Theodicy. Listening, meditation, prayer, and music.(This is part 3 of series on the Problem of Evil) It’s done through the study of His Word, prayer and praise. Worship is drawing near to God in faith and offering Him praise for who He is and what He has done. IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT WE WORSHIP HIM AS OUR CREATOR AND GIVING HEAVENLY FATHER! He gives us the homes or houses we live in, the food we eat, the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, the luxuries we enjoy. He gives us life and breath and everything else. ![]() Why should we not worship Him? He created us. That’s worship and it pleases God when we worship Him. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 10:22-25 “Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. This is God’s will or purpose for our lives. Regardless of who we are: finders, keepers, losers or weepers, we all need to worship God. And another for those who had bad experiences with churches and were complaining about it. One for those who’d lost their faith and would like to get it back. Another for those who liked traditional worship. There was one for those new to the faith. ILL.- A congregation that decided to have four worship services each Sunday. WORSHIP - YOU WERE PLANNED FOR GOD’S PLEASURE PROP.- Even though some of you may know about God’s purpose for your life, let’s consider His purpose in detail. Rick Warren says that life is about worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and mission. And somehow we must sandwich Him in the middle of our lives. You were born by His purpose and for His purpose.” ![]() If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. It’s far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. The purpose of your life is greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. ILL.- Preacher Rick Warren hit the nail on the head in his book THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE. We need to think more in the spiritual realm, think about Christ, living for Christ both here and there. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”Įven though we have to live in this world we must see the next. 3:2-3 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. We need to see the eternal world more than this one.Īs Paul said in Col. We need to see the big picture instead of our own little world. We all need to look beyond this life and see the eternal. Those clothes we threw away or gave away were once new, fashionable, and desirable. ILL.- That rusted wreck of a car in the junkyard was once new, shiny, sleek and desirable. What we see in this life is only temporary. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 4:18 “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. They are trying to find something where there is nothing. They are trying to find comfort and security where there is none. They are trying to find happiness where there is no happiness. They are trying to find money where there is no money. "I am laughing to think what risks you take to try to find money in a desk by night where the legal owner can never find any by day."īrothers and sisters, I think this story characterizes most people’s lives. Suddenly the silence was broken by a sarcastic laugh from the bed, where Balzac lay watching the thief. Trying to avoid waking Balzac, the intruder quietly picked the lock on the writer’s desk. ILL.- One night a thief broke into the single-room apartment of French novelist Honore de Balzac.
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