Desires-3
Taming the Beast
Sunday June 1, 2008 1 Tim 4:1-5
Meditations on Desire
Advertising and Desire
Key Idea
· Desires Awakened by What We See
· Desires Make Us Vulnerable to Manipulation
· Taming our Desires
The Point
· How Desires Work
· Why That Matters
· What to Do
An Obvious Solution ... That Doesn’t Work
The Source – Ultimate and Immediate
Demonic Deception and Twisted Teachers
The Idea – Rules, Asceticism, Harsh Self Denial Col 2:16-23
A Snapshot ... Picture a Kind of Life
Another Snapshot – of This Kind of Life Col 3:15-17
Gift – A Way of Looking at the World
· God Created Everything, Everything God Created is Good
Thanksgiving – An Attitude In All of Life
· Savour Life; Receive vs Take; Thanksgiving vs Optimism
Word and Prayer – Fill Your Mind
· Ponder, Mull, Fill, Permeate
Consecration – Bring God In to Everything
· Morning, Evening, Conversations, Decisions
Now What?
· Cultivation
· Course Correction
| Take it Home! Do rules work? Why or why not? When do they work? When don’t they?Make as long a list as you can of what people are involved so you can have one of your typical meals.Share things you are thankful for.Try these quick prayers of consecration in your daily routine:· Morning – Lord, I give this day to you.· Evening – Thank you for today.· Phone – Lord, guide this conversation.· Decision – Lord guide me.Share what impact this has on how you experience your day. Take It Home – Take this home and use these questions to think about the ideas shared today. It is even better if you can use these questions in a conversation with someone else. |