We are an authentic community full of women who understand how crazy life can be, and we believe bible study should be lifegiving and judgmentfree. Blessed are all who fear the lord, who walk in obedience to him psalm 128. Experiencing god through obedience you come to know god by experience as you obey him and he accomplishes his work through you. Remind everyone that transformation is gods work, not ours, and our obedience is a response to who he is and his love for us. If we want to know him obedience should be the priority in the life of the believers who desire to know god more and please him. When we make such a commitment of obedience to the word. Motives for obedience to god in the christian life by wayne a.
Oh if only they would use knowing god as a devotional study. Speaking and teaching all of god s truth faithfully 1 thess. Obedience walk next steps titus is one of the more neglected books of the new testament, but it is rich with truth. How to walk in obedience to god christian personal. He and his wife have done extensive research on believers in persecution in approximately 72 countries. The life of obedience who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of god the father, through the sanctifying work of the spirit, for obedience to jesus christ and sprinkling by his blood. Stanleys preaching notes state that in decisions we make every day in every circumstance, we can either obey god and trust him in the good and bad circumstances, or we can rely on. It was always through the obedience of the children of israel to god s command that they walked in victory. But those who obey god s word truly show how completely they love him. Walk in all the ways i command you, that it may go well with you.
Not pleasing god fat of the sacrifices obeying sacrifice obedience rams acceptance, divine priority burnt offering sin, god s remedy for fatness obedience to god nominal religion worship, acceptable attitudes evil, believers responses to orthodoxy, in ot worship, hindrances to acceptance, of worship prayer, advice for effective god, joy of. In the past i have preached on love for god, the fear of god and obedience to god, as if they were three different aspects of our relationship to the lord. Walking in a manner worthy of the lord, and leading a life that bears fruit in every good work and increases in the knowledge of god col. Those observations will unlock the treasures of this book. Mixed with that painful consequence, however, is evidence of god s amazing grace. It would create such a thirst for more of god that they would keep on coming to him in. You can find out more about nik and his ministry at. Glenns brother, tom olbricht, published a new book last year called life together.
Jesus said that obedience to his word is the proof of our love for him. L ord, you made it clear that if i walk in obedience, i will live a full life with you. The more we walk and love the more we will come to know god. Please share this article with friends on social media. When god asks you to do something, like invite a friend to a small group, you may never know how much that simple invitation affected whoever you invited, but god does. So as you continue to walk in the spirit, he will guide you in making the most important decisions of life. Walking in obedience sermon by david owens, 1 john 2. This does more than describe the obedience of faith. By listening to the word of god, they walked in fellowship with him and were kept from all evil. God is our heavenly father, and we should honor and obey him, as we should our earthly father. God created adam and eve in his image, so that they reflected his glory, and lived under his blessing.
Of course this is true, but we might be surprised to see how many more ways god uses to motivate us to obedience. But god has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, 25 so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. I will be their god obeying obedience walking commitment, to god. Understanding spiritual authority 24 whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. A neglected new testament teaching wayne grudem it is a privilege to write this essay in honor of my friend john piper. John the baptists attitude to obedience to gods commands one popular modern view teaches that the devoted jewish followers of christ prior to his death, did not believe that obedience to all of god s moral commandments was important.
The fifth commandment teaches us to honor our earthly father and mother exodus 20. If someone claims, i know god, but doesnt obey god s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. God wants us to walk in obedience not struggle for victory. Obedience bible study and christian teaching on the. God calls you to find in christ what you do not have, to receive from christ what you cannot offer, to accomplish through christ what you cannot do. Lord, you made it clear that if we to walk in obedience, we will live a full life with you. Obey me, and i will be your god and you will be my people. I command you today to love the lord your god, to walk in obedience to him deuteronomy 30. Help me to not be as king saul, for he lost everything through disobedience. Printable pdf version of this study walking with god by david wilkerson enoch walked with god. Walking in obedi ence allows us to be a part of something we could have never imagined for ourselves. For example, when a parent obeys the lord, the entire family reaps the reward of god s blessings.
There are seasons in our christian experience where we can go through the motions of the faith but not be walking in true obedience. Obedience to god in the bible relates to hearing or hearkening to a higher authority. Here are five reasons why obedience will draw you closer to the lord. When it comes to pleasing god and walking in the light, obedience is primary.
No one in this life will ever become sufficiently sanctified to the point where they are always obeying the law, but we can honor and maintain obedience to god by pondering on, or meditating on, the words of jesus. He has been an encouragement and an example of godly living to me since the days when we were both young faculty members at bethel college in st. Obedience to god is an essential element of a covenant relationship with him. The original hebrew meaning for walked implies that enoch went to and fro with god, continually conversing with him and growing closer to him. When we walk in obedience to god and his ways we submit to god, do what he says and he will keep us whole. The blessings of obedience keep believing ministries. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in god for. Obedience is oriented toward god, victory is oriented toward self. Nik is the author of the insanity of god and the insanity of obedience. Being obedient will cause an overflow of abundant blessings within my life.
It carries the meaning of hearing and obeying exodus 19. The bible often tells us that god blesses and rewards obedience. We do know that moses didnt completely obey gods command and forfeited the chance to walk in the. Most believers would think of the first reason listed below. First, im going to assume that most of us on one level truly want to obey god. Obeying god in some of our previous studies weve looked at what god expects of us and weve looked at the kinds of relationships god wants with us.
It was always through the obedience of the children of israel to gods command that they walked. Obedience that is not motivated by love cannot produce the spiritual fruit that god wants from his children. Love, fear and obedience when it comes to walking with god, they all mean the same thing. Wherever you are struggling with obedience, pray to god to help you and try to talk to your pastor or a true christian elder or counselor. Likewise, a childs obedience will bless his or her parents. My sermon is really about all that stuff that happens after we get out of bed and the struggles we have each day to obey god. In the book of 1 samuel, king saul comes back victoriously from the battle of fighting the dreaded amalekites.
Yet, all of us are commanded to be in christ and to go with christ. In preaching this sermon im going to make two assumptions. A christians testimony of holiness is a strong witness that god is at work in the world. If youre willing inward attitude and obedient outward action, you will eat the good of the land. If we want god to use us in significant ways, we have to walk in obedience to him. I must make major adjustments in my life to join god in what he is doing.
A guide to obedience free christian online books to. Walking in obedience to god life bible fellowship church. There are two key observations you should help your disciple discover. Those who say they live in god should live their lives as jesus did. In all of these studies and in our daily walk with god, its obvious that god expects us to obey him. Of course, performing good deeds requires obedience to the one who calls us to good deeds. I hope these tips on how to walk in obedience to god is useful to you. A comprehensive obedience bible study and christian teaching on the definition of obedience to god or the evidence of faith is just one of many biblical teachings and bible studies which can be found at christ centered mall. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. You will find in your time together and in your study that god calls people, usually in groups and usually as families. We are a light in this world, people will judge god by observing our actions activity. Living a life of obedience in the power of the holy spirit. If the people failed to live faithful lives of obedience, they could not rightly blame it on god. Obedience to god is very important in your christian growth.
This morning i want to talk to you about the blessings of obedience. We do know that moses didnt completely obey god s command and forfeited the chance to walk in the promised land. This does not mean that those who choose to disobey the lord will escape his discipline because of someone elses godly walk. The more that you walk with god and love god and love others, the more natural that obedience becomes until one day you realize that you are walking and it seems natural. Have you noticed that in each instance of obedience to god, he is glorified, and unbelievers are turned towards god. Desirable behaviours are walking in faith, suffering with the conviction of. As you have heard from the beginning his command is that you walk in love. God, through moses, called the people to walk in faithful obedience to all that god had commanded. Throughout the old testament we see time and time again that obedience produces success and success produces victory. It tells us that god calls us to the obedience of faith.