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I DESIRE …
James 4:1-3
Are ALL Desires bad? What do we do with the Bad ones?
What if someone stands in the way?
What if the desire is a reasonable expectation?
James 1:2-4
1 John 4:19-21
Luke 6:27
I DEMAND …
An Idol is __________ apart from _______ that we depend on to be ________________ , ________________ or _______________.
_______________________Luke 12:29 ...1 Cor. 10:19
_______________________1 Cor. 4:5
_______________________Ps. 119:133 … Eph. 5:5
_______________________Is. 42:17 … Matt. 6:24 … Luke 12:4-5
Summary: See Philippians 3:19 ___________________________
X-RAY QUESTIONS
1. What am I _____________ with?
2. “If only ________, then I would be happy, fulfilled and secure!”
3. What to I want to ___________ or to ________ at all costs?
4. Where do I _____________ my ______________ .
5. What do I _______________?
6. When a certain desire is not met, do I feel ________________?
7. Is there something I desire so much that I am willing to_____
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Searching our hearts often exposes _________________ , _____________, and _________________________.
See 2 Kings 17:41 …
I JUDGE …
See James 3:15, 4:7 … Who are we taking after?
We end up ________________ an idol AND ___________ others! A sure formula for conflict!
I PUNISH ...
If we are _____ ____ on others, then an ___ is ruling our hearts.
THE CURE!
Law:
Anytime we _________ for something apart from God, ______ something more than God, or ____________ in something other than God to make us ___________, ___________, or ________
We worship a ________ God. And we _____________ the Judgment and Wrath of the True God. (Why?)
“Sin is what you do when you are not fully satisfied with God.”
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Gospel:
See Romans 8:1 … Acts 3:19 … Ps 32:5
And we respond. 1 John 1:8-10 … Ps: 130:3-4 …Ps 37:4-6
See also Gal 4:4-7
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