Sowing Kingdom Principles and Reaping Abundant Life
Speaker: John J Roberts
Series: “Sowing & Reaping”
Text: Matthew 6:25-34
Introduction
“Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”
Matthew 22:36-40…
Our lives are most healthy and abundant when
we are in alignment with God and His Kingdom.
Growing in Favor with God is growing in divine influence on your heart.
Aligning our lives with the Kingdom of God must be our First priority…
Matthew 6:25-34
We align our lives with God’s Kingdom by practicing the Rhythms of Grace
A rule of life: “A rhythm of practices that empower us to live well and grow more like Jesus by helping us experience God in everything.”
The basic spiritual disciplines – Celebration of Discipline.
The Inward Disciplines
Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, Study
The Outward Disciplines
Simplicity, Solitude, Submission, Service
The Corporate Disciplines
Confession, Worship, Guidance, Celebration
Matthew 11:28-30.
TRAINING versus TRYING.
"Training allows us to do by default what we could never do by direct effort."
2 Corinthians 3:12-18.
Divine influence brings us into the abundant life that Christ promises.
John 10:7-10
Questions for Reflection:
- What spiritual disciplines, or rhythms of grace, have you found most helpful in your journey with Christ? Why?
- What is an area that you would like to add some energy to in 2024.
- In seeking to change and grow spiritually have you spent more energy on training or trying? How has it worked for you? Positively or negatively.
- What is one or two areas that you’d like to re-energize in 2024?
- Who are the people you will walk with in 2024; both to encourage and get encouragement?
