Rev. Dr. A. A. Obe (JP)
December 29, 2019
DESIRING GOD
TOPIC: 
TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 3:7-15
MINISTERING: REV. DR. A. A. OBE (JP)
SUNDAY 29th DECEMBER, 2019
INTRODUCTION:
HOW WAS YOUR YEAR IN REVIEW IN THIS PAST YEAR?
HOW WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?
DO YOU SPEND TIME WITH GOD OR DO YOU JUST READ THE BIBLE FOR READING SAKE OR DO YOU JUST LEAVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT?
DESIRING GOD IS ALL ABOUT CREATING QUALITY TIME WITH HIM AND LIVING LIFE TO PLEASE HIM ALWAYS AT ALL TIMES.
I. HOW TO DEVELOP GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
1. WE MUST DEVELOP A DAILY TIME OF PERSONAL COMMUNION WITH GOD- PSALM 63: 1; 42:1,2
A. THIS IS MORE THAN DAILY BIBLE READING
B. WE SHOULD SPEND TIME WITH GOD NOT JUST READ THE BIBLE FOR READING SAKE
2. WE MUST DEVELOP A DAILY APPROPRIATION OF THE GOSPEL. LUKE 18: 13; EPH. 2:18.
(BEGINNING YOUR TIME WITH GOD BY REVIEWING AND APPROPRIATING YOURSELF WITH THE GOSPEL)
A. NOTE THAT GOD HAS BEEN MERCIFUL
B. ALWAYS LEARN TO ASK HIM FOR MERCY AND GRACE TO MOVE ON IN HIM(GOD)
C. NOTE THAT THE BLOOD IS WHAT GRANT US MERCY TO COME TO THE FATHER
D. WE MUST LEARN TO LIVE BY THE GOSPEL EVERYDAY OF OUR LIVES.- GALATIANS 2:20
3. WE MUST HAVE A DAILY COMMITMENT TO GOD AS A LIVING SACRIFICE- ROMANS 12:1; LEV. 6:8-13
A. LEARN TO CONCENTRATE YOUR TOTALITY TO GOD AND PRESENT YOURSELF TO GOD AS A LIVING SACRIFICE ALWAYS, DAY BY DAY.
HEB. 10:1
4. WE MUST HAVE A STRONG BELIEVE IN THE SOVEREIGNTY AND LOVE OF GOD. LAMENTATION 3: 37-38; GEN. 45:5-8; 56:20.
A. ALWAYS SEE GOD IN ALL THINGS (HE IS ALWAYS AROUND)
B. NOTE THAT LIFE IS DIFFICULT,
(M. SCOTT PECK) AND LIFE CAN ALSO BE PAINFUL.
CONCLUSION:
AS YOU CLOSE THE YEAR, REMEMBER TO ENTER THE NEW YEAR WITH GOD AND CREATE A DAILY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM COMPULSORILY FOR YOU TO ENJOY THE NEW YEAR.
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN JESUS NAME..