The Rock San Diego – 6/8/08 sermon

• How do you go from being a person who is lead by man, to a person being led by God?
• Distinguish between man’s sin and God’s patience
• Men make mistakes – God doesn’t
• God doesn’t want a formal relationship with you, He wants to have an intimate relationship with you
• He knows your pain better than you – He knows why you’re hurting better than you do
• Good morning Lord…  What do you want me to do today God… (let’s spend some time together – first – and just talk – tell me about your life and what you’re worried about and what you’re going to do today)… What do you want me to do today God…
• Faith comes by hearing the word of God
• A measure of faith (and love) is: how fast and thoroughly do you do what God asks?
• You don’t have to understand all the facts
• God wants immediate obedience in order to experience the moment-to-moment relationship
• You must investigate the actual benefits of being like everyone else
• God forgives but He doesn’t remove the already-experienced consequences of your disobedience or sin
• We’re all “messed up” and come to Jesus as spiritual beggars
• If He tells you to jump, then jump – and ask Him permission to come down
• Don’t just sit there – in a pew or seat