WITH | Life For God – The Burden of Mission-Driven Faith

When we pursue LIFE FOR GOD on our own, we begin to …

• Equate our with our (2 Samuel 24).
• Neglect our own with God.

o   The time we spend with God is just as as anything we try to do for Him.

• Struggle constantly with feelings of .
• Believe that when we’re right, the justify the .

Philippians 3:4-9

Three tensions to be mindful of:

1. Appearing Versus (Matthew 7:21-23)

• Acting religious is not the same as   Jesus.

2. Striving Versus (Philippians 2:12-13)

• Spiritual maturity isn’t something we ; it’s something God in us through His Spirit.

3. Doing Versus (John 15:5; Galatians 5:22-23)

• Godly character is not an ; it’s the natural byproduct of God’s Spirit in us.

BIG IDEA: God wants to be with us and work us, not just have us work Him.

Luke 15:31-32

Ephesians 3:14-21