Hope you enjoy these short messages:
Mark Driscoll
Matt Chandler
Andy Stanley
Perry Noble
Which Pastor did you like best? Why did you like them? Make a comment and let us know!
February 16, 2010
Advance >> Bible Study - Day 2
Today, we will be looking at a few different Pastors from all over the country. The best way for you to hear these guys on a regular basis is to subscribe to their Podcasts on iTunes (for FREE). Let us know if you need help figuring out how to do that and we will help you.
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Mark Driscoll makes a great point that girls should NEVER pursue guys. I hope and pray that girls would stop pursuing guys and allow themselves to be pursued when the time comes for them to date. Girls, your #1 question should be: "Do you love Jesus?" If he says yes, get to know him... if he says no, leave him alone!
Matt Chandler's sermon with the beat in the background is amazing! How is the world did Jesus go 7 miles after that beating and being hung on a cross? He must have truly been the Son of God! There is no other theory that works except that Jesus really did rise from the dead... Is it possible that he didn't really die and then ran 7 miles to Emmaus? Nope... he really rose from the dead! He really is God!
Andy Stanley's message on temptation makes so much sense! We have to remember that there is always more at stake than what we think! The choices that we make today will have a huge effect on our futures! We should learn to PAUSE and then make a decision that would honor God.
Perry Noble is AWESOME! His message on idols makes me check my own life to make sure I don't love anything more than Jesus!
There was some great and insightful tidbits for both the unmarried (we call them single) and the married in the Driscoll clip. I think it's always interesting that whenever Driscoll is faced with a marriage, dating, sex, or relational question, he almost ALWAYS gets back to the man. Why? Because it is God's calling on a man to pursue a woman and desire marriage. Prov 18:22, 'He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.' So, desiring a wife is a GOOD thing! Men should want that. Problem these days is men get into relationships without even thinking about marriage. The ultimate desire of men today when they seek women is most likely hormonally and physically charged, looking to the woman as an object to satisfy their sinful and selfish desires. While physical and hormonal desires are certainly a part of marriage, the Lord desires our foundation of our lives (and our marriages) to be in Faith (Heb 11:6). The ONLY goal of courting (yes I said courting, it's different than 'dating,' 'hookin up,' 'hollarin at') should be to lead somewhere, and that somewhere is marriage. That said, I would seriously question anyone who is in a 'dating' relationship that in no way has a chance of leading to marriage.
Another great point was when he mentioned to the ladies that if they start chasing a guy now, they are going to be chasing him the rest of their lives. It's so true, don't you think in this situation the guy isn't chasing the girl for a reason? Doesn't that hint to you he is a passive and non committed? It does to me. If a guy isn't pursuing a girl then he probably isn't the guy for the girl.
There is no doubt it is the call upon a man to pursue a wife for marriage, but Driscoll did bring up a point that made me think, sometimes I feel women are extremely over-the-top picky. Driscoll pretty much says this, the main things a woman should be concerned about with a guy is, does he love Jesus, is he interested in you, and does he pursue you? It's pretty simple. Notice love Jesus is above all else. Chances are if he truly loves Christ, that is a good thing and you would be right to listen and respond to him when he pursues you.
One thing that convicted me about my marriage was when he mentions that he didn't just pick his wife 20 years ago, but every single day. I need to repent of not pursuing my wife daily, not making her feel like she is what pleases me, that she is the one I desire to spend my life with. I need to spend everyday in pursuit of my wife. Just as Christ initiated with his bride (the church), I need to initiate with mine, loving her as Christ loves us, and treating her as I treat my own body (Eph 5:25-30).
It's amazing how many things can come to your mind when you listen to podcasts from Christ-centered, biblically driven godly preachers of the word of God. God has definitely gifted these men to speak to us when we need to hear it most. I encourage all to make podcasts a continual part of your walk. One thing I will say, don't fall into the temptation of placing this above hearing from God directly through his word. For his word is the divine expression of our God (John 1), we would be right to align ourselves with it daily. Love you all, peace.
Mark Driscoll - A lot of girls at my school pursue guys and push them and push them until the guys feel obligated to ask them out, but then its super awkward because the guy didn’t ask her out because he wanted to, but because he felt like he had to. And there are so many girls at school that feel like they need to have a boyfriend constantly, so they will do anything to have one. They will ask the guy out, or pressure him to ask her out. I don’t really even see the point of dating in my grade, I mean we're 14…. It’s not like we are getting married anytime soon….
Matt Chandler – If a regular person was hung on the cross, they would die, and they certainly wouldn’t be walking 7 miles 2 days later. Jesus could walk 2 days later because he truly is the Son of God. How else could that happen?
Andy Stanley – “Theres more at stake than what you think.”
Christians deal with temptation just like non-christians. Jesus dealt with temptation! Temptation will never go away, but we need to resist it. We need to stop and think about whether giving into that temptation will honor God or if we are doing it just to please ourselves.
Perry Noble – Like half of the girls in my school are OBSESSED with Justin Beiber or Robert Pattenson or some celebrity…most of the things that they talk about somehow are connected with the person that they are obsessed with. Even my Christian friends idolize celebrities. I guess when you’re a girl in middle school it seems normal to idolize a celebrity that you probably will never meet in your life….Last year I idolized a celebrity, but after I accepted Christ I realized that I was putting this person that I don’t even know before the person who DIED ON THE CROSS FOR ME. I have talked to a couple of my Christian friends about them idolizing things, but it doesn’t seem to get through to them that they care more about their obsession than they care about Jesus…
His message makes me check out my life to make sure im not idolizing anything or loving anything more than Jesus
I'm so thankful for people that so passionately love God and they are not afraid to voice that passion. It's refreshing to learn about the bible from different people's viewpoints. This was a fun (and intense) bible study day!
I like all 4 of those guys...spittin' truth & and I'm lovin' it!
I'm just going to say "ditto" to everything my sweet husband, tmokris22, said - I'm beyond blessed to have a husband that loves Jesus more than me!
Preach it Allie! Perry Noble's sermon definitely made me check my life to see if I love anything or anyone more than Jesus. Sometimes people don't understand what an idol actually is - who or what is dominating your thoughts & time?! Think about! Jesus wants to recapture our hearts of any idol that is taking over! Pray for the Holy Spirit to reveal any idols you may have in your life!
Mark Driscoll made the point that all us girls should hear. Personally it helps me where I am in my life. They aren't good for us if they aren't chasing us for the right reasons. I'd like to add if a boy can't respect you and your values are they really someone you should be with? The past week my friend went through a lot and thats one thing I saw wasn't right in the relationship and the main point I told her.
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