Day One: Read Chapter 4 in the Humility book.
-Memorize Mark 10:45 ad Matthew 20:28. if you haven’t already done that.
-”Consider your own life for just a moment. Where would you be today if He hadn’t ransomed you, if He hadn’t liberated you?” When you consider that, don’t you just want to praise Him?
-Spend 15 minutes JUST praising the Lord for His sacrifice, for saving you!
Day Two: Read Galatians chapters 1-2.
-Look at the questions in 1:10. “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man?”
-Answer the questions honestly. Is there an area of your life where you are not living for the glory of God alone but you’re trying to please yourself and others? The best thing you can do is to confess this to the Lord and seek accountability in this area. If that is your desire please e-mail “the Amys”(goingdeeper09@gmail.com) your response to these questions and a specific way that we can pray for you.
Day Three: Read Galatians chapter 2 again.
-Listen or Read this sermon by John Piper. I thought this was a good sermon to go along with all of the missionaries and Jesus lovers that we read about in last week’s lessons.
-Comment on the Going Deeper blog about one thing that you learned from this sermon.
-Spend 20 minutes in prayer.
Day Four: Sorry, I know this is a lot of John Piper.:) READ the following sermon by John Piper. I handed you a copy of this on Wednesday, but here is the address in case you lost it.:) Please highlight and write notes in the margins where you feel needed to. If you have a question or a comment about something, write it on there! Underline points that stick out to you. MARK IT UP GOOD!:) Then, on Wednesday, bring it with you and give it to “the Amys”. http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/1989/672_Serving_the_Lord_with_Humility_Tears_and_Trials/
Stop at the line of asterisks. Below that it has more listings on how to serve the Lord as an elder, but you can just stop after the three points(humility, tears, trials). This sermon also reminded me of last weeks lessons and the great examples that we read about of people that showed awesome humility and still served the Lord until their death even through tears and trials.
-Spend 20 minutes in prayer.
Day Five:This is kind of a review day, but ask the Holy Spirit to make it fresh to you and to show you new things in God’s Word!
-Read again Galatians chapters 1 and 2.
-Reread and meditate your memorized verses(Mark 10:25 and Matthew 20:28)
-Do you still need prayer and accountability in some area? You can e-mail “the Amys”. Our desire is that you GROW! We want to pray for you, we want to hold you accountable!
-Read over the notes/comments/underlined areas that you wrote on your sermon from day four.
-Spend 20 minutes in prayer.
I was especially convicted by how Piper said that "to alter the gospel and make it fit the situation so as not to offend anyone" is a horrible compromise. There are obviously some aspects of the gospel that are both offensive to unbelievers and easy for believers to gloss over. The problem is, I am sharing a "false gospel" if I try to change any of the details. And there are definately people in my life who need to hear those hard truths.
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