Series: “Secrets to a Happy Life”- Part 3
Sermon: “Why You Need to Stay Hungry”
Scripture Lesson: “God blesses those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6
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Series: “Secrets to a Happy Life” Part 3
“Why You Need to Stay Hungry”
Pastor Jerry
November 10, 2019
God blesses those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
Matthew 5:6 (NIV)
RIGHTEOUSNESS IS. . .
- A Relationship: ________________________________
“The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself.” Romans 1:17 (NCV)
- A Lifestyle: _____________________________________
“. . . all who practice righteousness are God’s true children.” 1 John 2:29 (Message Bible)
THE GOOD NEWS:
God’s Plan To Make Me Right With Himself
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“There is not a righteous person on earth who always does what is right and never sins.” Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NIV) ;
Romans 3:20 (NLT)
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“For all have sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard…”
Romans 3:23-25 (NLT); 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)
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“We are made right in God’s sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins.”
Romans 3:22 (NLT); Romans 10:9-10
HOW DO I STAY SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY?
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“…pray that you have the power to understand how wide, how long, how high, and how deep God’s love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. THEN you will be filled with the fullness of life AND the power that comes from God.”
Ephesians 3:18-19 (NLT)
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“The Lord says, “All you who are thirsty, come to me and drink! And to those of you who don’t have money to buy food, come and eat for free! Why do you spend your money on something that isn’t real food and doesn’t really satisfy you? Come to me and you’ll eat what is good; your soul will enjoy the stuff that really satisfies!”
Isaiah 55:1-2
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“The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what God wants. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.”
Matthew 6:33 (NCV)
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“You must crave the pure spiritual milk [of the Word] so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment like a baby cries for milk!”
1 Peter 2:2 (NLT)
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“Join the company of good men and women, who will keep you on the path of the righteous.” Proverbs 2:20 (Message Bible/NLT)
* The idea and material for this message series was inspired from Rick Warren , pastor of the Saddleback Church in CA, and author of the “Purpose Driven Life.”