Church notes - 22nd October 2023
Matthew 8:1 - 4
What you say matters.
vs 1 "If you are willing."
The leper was desperate for help.
vs 2
Jesus says; "I am willing."
The LORD's prayer
Matthew 6:10 'Your will be done.'
Do you actually mean it?
Can I lay down my will?
Can you lay down your will?
What is God saying to us? It is bigger than one person.
Surrender
Lay down your will. Lift up your cross.
Self craving. Narcissism
- A recipe for despair and addiction.
What is God saying?
What we see God as matters, for we become like that.
Read Scripture through the lense of Jesus.
Like refracted light.
See that God is the same all through Scripture.
It is not your will, but His will.
e.g. Jesus at Gethsemane
Matthew 26:39 'Not as I will, but as You will.'
Psalm 37:4
vs
Touch
Why that?
Jesus was making a statement.
Leviticus 13
Living outside the camp.
Look past the disfigurement and love them.
John 13:1 - 17
Prayer: That we would love others as God loves others.