awake my glory the world the war & the warrior
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Awake My Glory
The World The War
&
The Warrior
To Awaken the Hearts of Men to Fierce Dependency upon Christ!!
Part One: The World
Awake my Glory Psalms 57:8
Context: 1 Samuel 22:1
Ephesians 5:14 Awake O Sleeper….
Kavode…..”Weighty”
A Walk Thru Psalms
Psalms 16:9-11
Psalms 30:11-12
Psalms 57:5
Psalms 57:11
The Driving Pursuit
Two Driving Forces: Avoid Rejection or Keep Peace
Love Value Worth Acceptance Security
Solomon Syndrome
Solomon’s Example
Power
Popularity
Possesions
Pleasure
The Heart of Man Divided
Grieving for Solomon’s chasing the wind “He was foolish, I will learn from his mistakes” “I could accomplish it better!”
“If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”
- C.S. Lewis
The Covering
There is another way!!!
Eccl 3:11
He has also set eternity in the hearts of men!
Psalms 140:7
Oh Lord my God, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
Day of War
David
Benaiah
The Fire
Strength
Courage
Power
You were made to house fire!
The glory of man is best revealed when a man is fully operating under God’s mighty covering!
Fireteam QuestionsWhat grabbed your heart in this session? What
stuck out?
In what ways do you see yourself yearning to avoid rejection or keep the peace?
In what ways do you see yourself pursuing glory?
How do you change the strategies we use to pursue glory?
Part Two: The War
The war rages!
The next level of alertness
2 Kings 6:8-18
The unseen is revealed
The Enemy’s Hatred
We bear the mark of the King
If you are associated with the King you adopt the enemies of the King
Because we are the King’s men….we are the focus of the enemy’s attacks
Fireteams
Ready
Team
Fire
Assist
Know your enemy
He knows your weakness
He knows your temptations
He knows when to tempt
He knows when to attack
He knows how to attack
The Spiritual War
The spiritual become physical
The Father of Lies
The deceit sets in
2 Cor 10:3-5
Spirit vs Flesh
Where does your allegiance rest
1 Cor 10:13 the verse of promises
“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness — they have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because He was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means — the only complete realist.”
― C.S. Lewis
The Rescue Mission
You are not left alone to defend yourself
Deity saw fit to invade and engage the battle
God has landed on this enemy-occupied world in human form. The perfect surrender and humiliation was undergone by Christ: perfect because He was God, surrender and humiliation because He was man. C.S.Lewis
Calloused Hearts
The Gospel
1 Thess 5:9-11
The Cross
Divine Focus Isaiah 53:10
Your Freedom
Shekinah Kavode
Glory came near
The High Priest Hebrews 4:14-16
The longing for our glory to be awakened found its answer
Lesser Loves
The enemy attacks
Idolatry
Proverbs 25:27
The roots of worship
Achille’s Heel
Shame
Guilt
Pride
Fear
An idol is whatever you look at and say, in your heart of hearts, “If I have that, then I
will feel my life has meaning, then I’ll know I have value, then I’ll feel significant and
secure. There are many ways to describe that kind of relationship to something, but perhaps the best one is worship. (Keller)
The bible uses three basic metaphors to describe how people relate to the idols
of their hearts. They love idols, trust idols, and obey idols. (Keller)
Letting your heart affections sleep in the wrong bed!
Rotten Idols
Socially Acceptable Idols
Religious Idols
The constant striving for failed results
Fireteam QuestionsYou probably will not enter physical war with the
man next to you. What does a fireteam practically look like?
Why are fireteams not present today?
What does the attack of the enemy look like personally for you?
The enemy desires isolation through shame, guilt, and fear…how do we fight against that?
Part Three: The Warrior
The Man beneath the armor.
Hebrews 10:10
John 3:18
Romans 8:10
Colossians 1:22
True worship comes from knowing the truth of Who’s you are!
The invisible made visible!
The Glory is Awakened
Fierce Dependency
You are a mirror….not a light!
Romans 8:11 Resurrection Power
The war demands fierceness in our dependency
Study of Ephesians 1 & 2-In Christ
Humility Leads the Charge
You must learn to listen before you speak
Follow before you lead
Become weak to be strong
Die before you can live
Consciously Aware
John 15
Remain Alert
Knowledge of the King and my affection for him dictates my behavior!
Victory over temptation
Obedience Unleashed
Obedience is not passivity
Abiding is not sitting and doing nothing.
God is very active and if you are allowing Him to live through you, you will be bold in knowing which actions to take.
Ferocious Love
The greatest act of love
The Creator indwelling the man
Moment by moment intimacy
The Spirit within you awakens your glory
The design is fulfilled
You Are Redeemed
Fireteam Questions
How can you position yourself to realize your glory awakened this week?
How do you utilize what you’ve heard this weekend?
How can you spure on another on to good deeds this week?
You can go back to asleep or remain awakened….what is your decision?
May Your Hearts Be Awakened