ORDERING YOUR INNER LIFE

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Foundation Series SPC Week No.4
26 Oct 2005
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Foundation Series 4 weeks

• Week No.1
• God and I
• Sin Grace
• Week No.2
• Transformation Repentance
• Faith vs Worry
• Week No.3
• Restoration Plea The Attitude
• The Pattern Tupos
• The search for the True Seed
• Week No.4
• Covenants
• Loving the Unlovable

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Covenants

• Covenant - a commitment or agreement between two
  or more parties. The emphasis is on a commitment
  to relationship and not "what can I get out of
  you" as in a business contract. Each party of the
  covenant is to do his or her part.
• Covenant is the best word to describe marriage.
• What is the difference between
• a contract to buy a house and
• a marriage covenant?

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Covenants

• The relationship between God and His people is
  described as a marriage
• His bride is the church. Jer.314 2Cor.112
  Rev.219
• Breaking our covenant with God is spiritual
  adultery. Can you think of specific examples as
  to how we may break our covenant?
• Testament and will are are also used to refer to
  covenant
• Two covenants
• Old Testament
• New Testament

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Old Testament - Mosaic Age

• Jews called the Old Covevant collectively as The
  Law
• The Law contains the 10 Commandments and all the
  Old Testament practices mentioned in Exodus and
  Leviticus eg. Ex. 20, 241-8
• In Exodus, the Law was given to the Israelites
  through Moses. The Law is also referred by
  scholar as Mosaic law or The Law of Moses.
• The Old law was temporary. Jeremiah prophesied
  the coming of a new Covenant
• Jer.3131-34 and Heb. 88-12
• The Old Covenant was between
• God and the nation of Israel

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New Testament Christian Age

• New Covenant is between God and individuals
• Old Covenant ended when Jesus fulfilled it when
  He was nailed to the cross. The Old law was
  nailed to the cross at the same time.
• Heb. 915-17 109
• Old Testament is a tutor
• to teach us what is sin and trangression until
  Christ come
• Gal. 319
• to lead us to Christ Gal.324
• What happens when we bind ourselves to the Old
  Laws?
• Gal. 310

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Loving the Unlovable

• A summary applying what we have learnt
• Sin missing the point(harmatia) set by God
• Repentance shifting our minds(metanoia) back to
  God's way when we realise we have missed the
  point
• Faith the assuarance of the things hoped for
  conviction of things which you have not seen.
  Faith gives you the courage to step into the
  unknown - we dare to repent !!

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Loving the Unlovable

• The conviction and assurance are based on our
  belief in
• God's existence
• He is able to reward those who earnestly seek Him
  (His omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence,
  eternalness and immutability in His
  attributes(fruit of the Spirit))
• We have the Way We have the same power that
  resurrected Jesus. He has provided the Holy
  Spirit our Helper(Paraclete).
• The Fruit of the Spirit a result/effect/fruit
  of allowing God's Spirit working in us through
  His Word
• We live in an imperfect world of sins and
  mistakes.
• The Word of God is powerful because it works in
  an imperfect world , empowering imperfect people
  to bear the fruit of the Spirit with His help.

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examples of Unlovable

• The people who we consider as unlovable have many
  names
• enemy,
• anyone who bullies me, make me lose face
• makes my life miserable, sarcastic, illtreat me,
• "some people",socalled Christians , relatives ,
  irritating people, rude, greedy people, etc.
• People who you find it hard to share good things
  with.
• Try to recall the above 6 points as you go
  through the lesson below

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A transformed life Romans 12

• v1 A priest offers sacrifices to God. Christians
  are of the Royal Priesthood. We bring offerings
  to God also. Our offering to God is ourselves -
  our bodies - our way of life.
• v2 What should we not do?
• How to be transformed?
• Then you will be able to do what?
• v 3 Should we think highly of ourselves?
• How should we think of ourselves?
• v4-8 Gifts/talents from God are to to be shared
  with one another

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A transformed life Romans 12

• v9-21 The transformed life is detailed in these
  verses
• The kind of love
• Our attitude towards evil
• The way we treat our brethren
• The way we serve the Lord
• Our attitude in serving the Lord
• Our attitude when facing troubles in life
• Our attitude towards prayers
• How to have emphathy for others
• How to treat your enemy
• What if your enemy does not want to make peace
• What if your enemy comes to you for help
• The bottom line v 21

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Conclusion

• Do not worry what you do not know,
• obey what you do know