winterOIL Day 3 Notes

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Missions Challenge - George Verwer

Matthrew 9 --> Jesus is a person of action. He was moved with compassion. So we should lay down our life for Others.
Luke 14:43
Philippians
Beware of extremism and asceticism.
Ep.6, 1:6
Love us + love them...
There's no excuse 'cause God loves us.
Galatians 2:20.
Christ lives in me... Worship without message is deception.
There's a balance here. Not a contradiction, but a paradox.
We need to take up the cross as a soldier of Christ.

You are special.

You are a child of God.

Acts 13, Romans 11, Ecclesiastes, Acts 1:8.
Optimistic, faith filled visionary!
Bring the Message w/help, not help w/the message (Up for debate. But a very valid point nonetheless =] )

Bible Exposition - Dr. Robert Norris, Galatians 4:10 - 5:15
Mazes can be frustrating, we can get nowhere, or end up back at the beginning. This is true of the Galatians, who went back and flirted with legalism. Jesus delivered us from this. However, in mixing this, we've been reverting what has been done to us...
We need to be careful with our past...
Paul says "I plead with you brethren..." "My dear children..." He's remembering the first meeting he had with the Galatians, when he was Ill, and was led to Galatia. "Sick --> Divinely disfavored..." But Galatia welcomed him with open arms.
Can you remember that love? How could you turn from me? Am I your enemy?
"Do you only love me when you hear what you like?"
Sheep, have teeth, and will bite back, as shy as they may be.
This goes the same for God's sheep.
Paul truly loves them, and warns them about people who are trying to turn them over. A lot of times, Zealous (in the bible) was meant as sarcasm and for courting someone's favor. Certain people were trying to isolate sheep and preach the gospel for their own good. Paul is definitely fighting over them, for them. Not as a justified lover, but an anxious parent who truly cares for their kid.
The Galatians are young --> We need to be discerning about the people we let into our lives and who influences us spiritually. Zealousness isn't a test of spirit, and neither is being keen, but we can't surrender our minds, but we must be aware of the motivations that lie beneath!
You must look for them, people who can keep us spiritual accountable. It may not always be comfortable. But we need to be honest.
Paul wants the Galatians to have Christ formed in them, He wants Christ to be formed in us.
Who will we follow? We should find good people who have Christ in their lives who will pray and share and shape our lives.
Paul wants the Galatians to have Christ in them... "Are you not aware?" There is a natural desire in young Christians to be more Christian... There's both Grace and Law (Will become "Christians" by following the rules).
Another point is that there is the Covenant of Abraham and the Law of Moses.
Generally, when we use the old testament... we can do either illustration or parallels.
And Illustration would be like in Joshua Ch. 2 where the red is an illustration of the protection of blood in Jesus. The author who wrote that didn't intend that, but it's a verbal and visual tie.
(And if the guy making the illustration is wrong? He's just wrong...)
When we draw parallels however, it's not coincidental (in reference to the corresponding of Old Testament Stories and New testament meanings). This also works under the assumption that there is a deliberate pattern that God uses in dealing w/people, so that we would learn...
So let's take a look at what Paul says...
There are 4 motifs... 2 Wives, 2 Covenants, 2 Mountains, 2 Cities. There is two in common! The Jews took this and used it to make it like...
Jews + Everyone else where the Jews inherited the Covenant, Descendants of Sarah and Isaac, but everyone else is of Hagar and Ishmael.
But this is wrong! It's not two races, but two kinds of religion!
1.) Bondage (Hagar, Slavewoman, Ishmael, Sinai, Covenant where Jerusalem was the promise. The Religion of Bondage.)
2.) Freedom (Sarah, Freewoman, Isaac, Son, Zion! Not Jerusalem, but the heavenly City.)

These two are at odds w/one another just as Sarah and Hagar were, and how they were at war (and still are at war).
The Juda-izers (?) Belong to Hagar, not to the Gentiles, to Law, and not to Grace. These are the Legalists.
The Heirs of Sarah, not Jews, but those born again by God's Grace, are sustained not by law that binds but the gospel that sets free + is Gods MERCY. We belong in the city in HEAVEN, not in Palestine.
Hagar, now is Jerusalem and reprsents slavery, but the Jerusalem above, she is our mother. We are no children of the slaves but of the freewoman.
The 2 distinctions in the world has nothing to do with anything but faith in Christ.
Jesus fullfilled the law, in your name, and walked calvary for you, fulfilled God's requirement for you.

Justive in heaven is met by obedience of Christ.

Christ died for you! Stand in his freedom! Or be burdened by the weight. The Jews (and of course, we are refering to those considered "Pharisees" etc...) would use this as submission, the law is the yoke that shackles you.
But Matthew 11 says "Take my yoke"! It is a yoke of Grace! And it is not burdensome.
Christ says to us, "You belong to me, I will never let you Go." He releases us from a religion of rules and burdens.
"Do these things and Live! Do not and Die!" This is the religion of Burden.
Guilt and Shame fill your soul because you can't fullfill these laws, and your soul condemns you. It's NOT your QUIET TIME or the fact that you go to CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY that SAVES YOU. It's his GRACE. But we do all of these things out of love because it is the GRACE of CHRIST that DRAWS me INTO Obedience and Worship. It is the Grace that says I won't ever let you go.

You cannot earn this Grace. It is freely given, and God,
(PN)We are so spoiled.

You cannot pick and choose the law, this burdensome law... if you want to please him, and the righteousness of God, you need to be 100%, not 50% or 75% or even 99%. You CANNOT meet this standard! You cannot obey it perfectly!
Then... despair comes.

This isn't an Apostate religion... that makes people desert it...
Jesus would not have needed to come if we could do it alone.
BUT. Because we were helpless and hopeless, Christ came because of this.

He paid the penalty by meeting the demands of the law and brought mercy upon us because he met God's Justice.

That is the Gospel.
Divine Grace.

By faith we wait for the righteousness in which we hope, that he has provided. We wait eagerly, as children of God! All that matters is our faith to him.

So we say that Circumcision doesn't need to happen for your salvation. But people condemn Paul, saying "You're willing to support when it supports you!" The Cross makes redundant Moses' Law and Scandalizes it. But Paul hasn't changed the Gospel, that still stands. Timothy was circumcized to be a witness for his own community.
Remember, the gospel is designed... for freedom. Be wary of certain things that say...
"Every Christian is like this..."
Don't be like anyone else except Jesus.
Don't really have to look like anyone except Jesus.
We don't have to wear his coats, unless we want to (?).
Don't submit to enslavement.
Guard this freedom, this freedom we have in Christ, not as we please... So guard that freedom.
In Grace, Live. In Grace, Sanctified. Grace.

Seminar 3 - Sanctification

How do we receive Grace in life?
And how does Sin, Law, and Grace all work?
Both the OT and NT talks about this
OT --> Come apart, Shine in (?)
NT --> Holy, Separation TO God (?), Luke 1:70, Ep 3:5; Ethical relationship with God so we can serve acceptably... Ep 1:4, Col. 1:22.
How are we separated from the world to God? How do we shine in the world and serve God?
1. What does God's Grace look like in S(?)
2. How do Justification and Sanctification work together?
3. How far in life?
It's not what we do, it is not a work of man. It is a work of God, his holy spirit working on our souls CREATING a DESIRE FOR GOD. Discipline is increased. The will needs to cooperate with life. (Romans 6+7)
We think that... Saved by grace... Live the law. The truth is... We've broken rules, rules bring pain, The Law was designed to produce pain. There were three uses of law. --> Designed by God to restrain evil, not end it, nor cure it. It's like a speed limit, but God sees you speeding anyway >=]
The spirit of God doesn't make you into a robot... it gives you desires.
You don't do it? Well, then you didn't do it. Where's your heart in all of this?
Everytime we sin, it is a temporary abeyance of faith.
The Holy Spirit does say to us, "I won't make you go."
Things may give us pleasure, but it is a breach of the desires of the things of God, given by the Holy Spirit. You ultimately come back to repentance.
We need to repent of our un-righteousness and our righteousness. We then need to stand in our righteousness in Christ.
The life of Sanctification is REPENTANCE. We weep 'cause we offended him and he says to us "I love you."
We should say... "Thank you for working in me to overcome my flesh, and grow in Christ." We should trust in the mercy of God."
In the Psalms, David would repent again and again... It is a work of God that we cooperate and it changes us.
Prayer.
Romans 7(?)
Sin is deep inside, more than what we do... The ultimate sin under it all is... (LAWL u gotta wait.)
We should find people we can share sins with... Someone accountable who can preach the Gospel to you... like a mutual sharing and preaching.
So the root of sin? It's...
Our unwillingness to glorify God and put him as the center. We then, choose other things as Gods.

(SORRY. I passed out here... for a little bit... then woke up...)

Every time we sin... we break the covenant that God has made with us... we're all worshipers at heart. It's just what we're worshiping that makes the difference...
Quiet time will not take away lust. But overcoming it is seeing that there is a greater love than your lust. The Holy Spirit says "Let me show you Jesus." And this love, is much more real, and much more clear.
"Law" --> QT WILL SAVE ME. RROWNG. (Wrong)
"Grace" --> I'm going to look for my Jesus.
We need to apply Grace. Romans 6.
Jesus > Sin, Grace CHALLENGES our Hearts.
Remorse is... "Oh I'm caught..." Repentance gives to God. (The Glory[?])
Hopelessness and Despair (No Gospel) vs. Sorrow + Grief (The Gospel)
Loooonnnggg time ago. Some guy (Totalia, 1600 years ago) said...
"Our crime, our highest guilt and cause of judgment is idolatry."
All crimes are detected... in all crimes. Idolatry.

"Each person acts as if God doesn't make him happy."

(Ohsnap. Calling you out.)

The Law has three components, one, to condemn, two, to point out that sin is sinful, and three, it reflects the character of God. It's meant to "restart" not "redeem".
How do we deal with this?
(Ex. Guy would beat his wife, he distorted the scripture, he idolized himself.)
You need to be willing to challenge your Idols. And It'll try to build up a wall and say to you "It's not wrong what you're doing! It's not wrong!"
He also didn't know peace with God.
You need to challenge with the Gospel.
Unmask the idol. It creates fear when we do this because we have dignified it. We need God. We can't do it on our own.
A lot of times, we say, to our idols, "I need this as a requirement for being fulfilled."
1. Learn to hate sin, hate the idol. "GOD YOU JUSTIFY ME, NOT THIS." Don't be controlled by it. Christ is my life. My heart CAN TAKE A GOOD THING and DISTORT IT =[
2. Rejoice in the Grace of Jesus, you are my salvation and righteousness. Are you feeling bad now? The Idol says you are unfavorable and that you need it...
The GOSPEL says that you look for something other than Christ.
But it's okay...
'Cause the Gospel saves.
1. It's Just + Merciful, it gives Jesus... who meets justice and displays mercy as my substitute.
2. Imputed righteousness. Jesus imputes righteousness onto us. It's not our righteousness but his forever. We are never unloved.
3. Christ has, by death, Justified our souls. "I am a sinner =[!"
"No. You are justified."
4. You are adopted, the legal son of God, welcomed into heaven.
5. You are preserved, you didn't earn it, but you do have it forever.

Seminar 4 - Knowing Gods Will.

"Minority Report" --> It's not like Do this, do that... etc.
We're always going to have huge decisions to make, and the decisions that we've made, well, they're not as big as we once thought.

4 Points --> 1. Views, 2. Biblical Understanding, 3. Choices, 4. Practical Steps.

1.Views
A. Traditional View --> Detailed individual plan, need to figure it out. God has the world in his hands and sees you. What if you went the wrong way? Have you messed up?
B. Traditional Charismatic View --> Plan, still a plan, listen to a pastor, it's like a word of prophecy. But what if that person was wrong?
C. Wisdom view --> YES, there is a plan, but it is an unraveling scroll, we cannot understand or see it but it's not normal to lead/show us. --> Here I am doing my best, praying, growing, I become more biblically wise. We know the fathers heart, we are parallel.

2. Biblical Insights
Romans 12:1-2 --> Become a worshipper, then we are transformed, bing. Wisdom.
Romans 8:28 --> God works for the Good of those who love him. Purpose; Called to it. Predestined for this purpose; to the likeness of his son. Not really details, but heart behind your decisions, become like Christ!
Like rafting, you will get to the end. You might get hurt, but you will make it.
So choose to be in the river of Grace and Salvation. There is much freedom within that.
40 years in the desert? God is most concerned with us BECOMING GOOD CHOOSERS.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in God, with our heart...

3. Choices
A. Good + Bad --> Look it's pretty black and white here...
B. Good + Better --> Better package...
C. Good + Good --> It's equally good here...
Well, what would God want for you? What you choose, is his will for you.

4. Practical Steps
A. Dedicated in heart. Romans 12:1-2
B. Research. Numbers 13
C. Pray James 1:5
D. Discuss. (Get sum gooood friends namean?)
E. Meditate. Think long term.
F. Decide. It's you and God here.
G. Anticipate - Hope in God. Romans 8:28

Evening Worship - Dr. Min J Chung, Fight For Fire

(Aigoo intense notes...)

How can we fight sins and temptations so we can have a fire for God?
Romans 7:15 --> Frustration! Girr!
Romans 7:24-25 --> Small victory...
Romans 8:1 --> Yay Jesus!
Romans 9:3 --> Loves people, so loving that he would be cut off in order to save people.
Fighting sin, is becoming more like Jesus.

I. Anatomy: What's in our hearts? (Romans 7:15)
A. Desires --> We are born with sinful desires, then born again with spiritual desires "wants"
B. Thoughts --> "Understand" The mind does not seem to be in control, it's heart + thoughts.
C. Feelings/Emotions --> Negative emotion? We can sympathize... We are contradictory... not complimentary. (Bible says we're bad, Psychology says we're naturally Good, like animals) There is a small problem here, lots of times Medicine replaces repentance. Changing our heart? Only God can do this. Paul might have been considered Bipolar/Skitzo. Paul's answer is God.
D. Actions --> "Doing" Like will + Choices
E. Duality --> I want/I hate, we have a dual nature. Essence and Nature contradict each other. Love God/Hate God, Live for yourself/for God.

(Pretty picture here...)

II. Behavior - The key to seeing your sins/motives/heart: You need to analyze your emotions. If it's an unbiblical disobedience you can see it, but a non-biblical action is harder to see. (i.e. eating, what is the intensity of loving of eating?)
Emotions/Feelings and the heart: Did you get your desire or not?
A. Feelings are related to desires: Pleasure or pain. Positive? You got what you wanted or you might get it. Negative? You didn't get, might not get or get what you don't want. And pay attention to the intensity of these emotions. The intensity of our +/- emotions show our motive. What we love and desire is very different. (Like kicks... namean?) On a scale of 0-10 how much do you care? You might sin 'cause of this/that... It's all related to what you want.
B. Feelings are affected by thoughts: Through your senses.
Don't know something? You don't feel anything. You're fine 'cause you don't think you have an exam, but when you know about it you flip out.
How do you know in mind? (Senses) Compliment? --> Senses (hear it) --> Think about it --> Feel it.
Mind percieves, stimulates the desire. --> Feel.
C. Gotta understand... analyze and discern feelings...
Sinful Nature (Pleasure principle) + Spiritual Nature (Moral principle).
Bad + Bad --> Did sinful and got no pleasure, and you're guilty... =[
Bad + Good --> Did something good but got no pleasure...
Good + Bad --> Sinful + Guilty... you Enjoyed it though... (Watch out for addictions...)
Good + Good --> YOu're in the Zone... it's God's glory and your glory.
I.e. B+B could lead to depression...
D. Feelings are not desires.
Desire is like fuel, the thought is the match, and the feeling you get is the fire.
Desires are invisible until emotions come out so you can see them. Thought is like putting the pain on the invisible man so you can see him.
A lot of people assume if you have no emotion to God, you don't love him or feel him.
But... yoou may love him, but not really thinking about it nor aware of it.
It could be an invisible desire. We can have unemotional desires.
Self-Denial... doing things even without emotion. There may be fuel, but there's no spark. So think! Light the match! Keep on serving! Choose the Cross + emotion will follow!
E. Feelings can affect choices, but desires make these choices.
May feel like not, but you still can do things out of love/"the right thing". This is perserverance. Do this and do it cause it's right.

III. The Key to Fighting Your Sins/Motives/Heart: The Mind
A. It speaks: Reveals the heart.
1. What is a thought? The mind can reveal a heart and affect the heart. The thought is the context of the heart. It's what you love, while feelings are how much you love.
2. What are patterns of thoughts? It's like playing guitar... Can become second nature. If we fall into an addiction, we can have a train of thoughts/patterns. Addiction --> Guilt --> Lonliness --> Addiction --> Self-Condemnation, it's hard to stop.
B. It eats: Strengthens the heart.
1. Sinful thoughts, stimulates and grows the heart in a negative way (away from Jesus)
2. So eat the word! It accuses and the Holy Spirit uses it to fight, it becomes the power to fight against thoughts.
C. How to train your mind.
1. Naturally, somethings we do, we remember. We remember what we care about. We follow suite.
2. Intentional Repititon, we tried to remember it. It's like we're building a new train of thought. We need to try to fight that. You need to make a formula of the spirit/word of God so you can love God and even have emotions for God.
Build the train, it'll help. Start with what you like + what is good. Put it together. Like Coffee in Bookstores.

IV Implications: How to Fight Sin/How to be on Fire for God
A. Understanding the Gospel: The doctrine of Justification and Glorification.
Glory to JEsus... it's going to be hard, but he's with us. 1John 1:9 It's a continual confession = purification, sanctification.
We need him again and again and again. Commit yourself over and over again! You will grow with your failures.
God, he sees you growing through your commitment.
We will keep growing until the day we die.
So try to grow by his Grace.
B. A heart that Loves: With all of your heart...
Fuel, growing your heart... it gains in desire + love daily through prayer, QT, Etc.
Capacity vs. Condition (Emotion)...
The Capacity grows, it's alove! We grow and we change! 1 Minute prayer? You can grow.
You feel like quitting? Just do a little bit more.
Grow.
C. Emotions that reveal: Discernment --> Analyze your heart + emotion
D. A Mind that fights: Thoughts of Christ, Philippians 4:8. Christ is noble, true, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy.
E. Actions that picture Christ: Moved not by emotion but by desires of love. Desire! What is right. Not by emotion.
Every day as we try to live, we are drawing Jesus.

Fight for Fyah.

//end.day3.notes.