Unveiled Affections
Subject to God, not self nor others
Differentiated, not domineering nor indifferent
Restrained, not badgering nor dismissive
Vulnerable, not sentimental nor clinical
Unveiled Certainty
Certainty of character
Certainty of want
Certainty of God’s faithfulness
Certainty of God’s grace
Unveiled Affliction
Affliction takes us beyond our resources
Give us an unbreakable conviction
Invites us to bolder praying
Unveiled Comfort
We see the source and supplier of comfort is God himself
We see support of one another
We see the guaranteed solidarity with Jesus
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Reality makes it priority
Effect makes it personal
Guarantee makes it powerful
Implication makes it present
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The Best King Ever!
From expectation to disappointment
From disappointment to revelation
From revelation to exultation
The Way of Resilience
Beyond words to worship
Beyond hearing to doing
Beyond ourselves to the true Rock
The Way of Vigilance
1. Choosing the Right Path
Narrow or wide gate
Hard or easy way
Few or many on it
Life or destruction at the end
2. Watching for Dangerous Leaders
What makes them dangerous
What makes them obvious
The Way of Relationship
To one another, be gracious.
To harsh opposition, be judicious.
To everyone, be generous.
The Way of Abundance
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”
Security of heaven or vulnerability of earth
Fullness of light or emptiness of darkness
Ruled by God or ruled by stuff
Provided for or anxious about life-stuff
Believing you are more or believing you need more
Treasuring who is always enough or treasuring what is never enough
The Way of Prayer
Recognize our genuine desire
Recall God’s genuine character
Reinforce God’s genuine priorities
Request our genuine needs
The Way of Authenticity
Assumes a lifestyle of righteousness
Operates from a mindful humility
Cultivates an appetite for greater reward
The Way of Fidelity
The way of fidelity is terrifying, enjoyable, and possible
What does this mean?
The “law” set God’s standard and created order
The religious teachers relaxed the law to make it manageable
Jesus bring clarity and makes the way of fidelity right again
What does this mean for us?
Fidelity is terrifying because we don’t want to get stuck
Fidelity is enjoyable when we embrace the freedom of constraint
Fidelity is possible because Jesus keeps his promises even when we don’t
The Way of Restraint
Must be taken seriously
Starts and ends with the heart
Amplifies enjoyment of God and life
The Way of the Word
Jesus’ relationship with the word
The word’s relationship with creation
Our relationship with the word
Our relationship with Jesus
The Way of Influence
To walk the way of influence with Jesus, we…
Reckon with where we live
Cultivate a specific kind of influence
Realize who he's talking to
Be who you’ve been made to be
Trailhead Briefing
The way of Jesus is . . .
1. Deliberate
2. Practical
3. Exclusive
4. Together
5. Transformational