Discover The Keys To Staying Full Of God
Lesson 1 - Outline
| 1. | The Gospel is more than just “good news”; it’s “nearly-too-good-to-be-true news.”
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. | |
| A. | Christ’s message and the way He loved people unconditionally were both nearly too good to be true! (John 4:10, 8:10-11; and Luke 9:54-56) | |
| B. | God’s goodness—not the fear of hell—is what leads people to repentance (Rom. 2:4). | |
| C. | Through Christ’s atonement, everything you need for abundant life—both in heaven to come and on earth here and now—has already been provided. | |
| D. | All you must do is believe and receive. | |
| 2. | “But what about the wrath of God?”
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath [past tense] shewed it unto them. | |
| A. | The reason why you don’t have to preach the wrath of God is because people already know in their hearts that they aren’t in right standing with Him. | |
| B. | There is a homing device—an intuitive revelation of the existence of God—on the inside of every human being who has ever breathed on this earth. | |
| 3. | No one will ever stand before God and say, “But I never heard. I never knew You existed!” | |
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen [not obscurely or vaguely, but clearly seen], being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. | ||
| A. | Even if they haven’t heard a preacher preach to them, they’ve had this inner witness on the inside—and they’ll be accountable according to the revelation they have. | |
| B. | This is true of every person. | |
| 4. | When you get still, you can hear this homing device. | |
Be still, and know that I am God. | ||
| A. | Prior to salvation, people don’t like to be still. | |
| B. | Although they use many different terms to describe it—being “bored,” “lonely,” or something similar—this homing device in their hearts is what’s speaking to them. | |
| C. | What does it say? | |
| i. “You know this isn’t right.” | ||
| ii. “You shouldn’t be living this way.” | ||
| iii. “There has to be more to life than this.” | ||
| iv. “Where did I come from?” | ||
| v. “Where am I going?” | ||
| vi. “Who created me?” | ||
| D. | They must constantly keep themselves busy with something, or this homing device will talk to them and convict them regarding their lifestyles. | |
| 5. | These four keys in Romans 1:21 describe the steps you take both to walk away from and to draw near to God. | |
Because that, when they knew God, [1] they glorified him not as God, [2] neither were thankful; but [3] became vain in their imaginations, and [4] their foolish heart was darkened. | ||
| A. | These same four keys expressed positively are: | |
| i. Glorify God. | ||
| ii. Be thankful. | ||
| iii. Recognize the power of your imagination. | ||
| iv. Have a good heart. | ||
| B. | Depending on how you walk out these four progressive steps in your everyday life, you decide whether or not you’ll stay full of God! | |
