CCC Service
“Prepare the Way: Blinding Obstacles" | November 6 | Isaiah 40:3-5
Isaiah 40:3-5 ESV
2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV
Matthew 3:7-9 ESV
I. Presumption
a. Presumption of belief/knowledge
James 2:19 ESV
I. Presumption
a. Presumption of belief/knowledge
b. Presumption of comparison
c. Presumption of association
Matthew 3:7-9 ESV
John 14:6 ESV
II. Idols
a. Idols of self sufficiency
Deuteronomy 8:7 ESV
Deuteronomy 8:11-14 ESV
Deuteronomy 8:17 ESV
II. Idols
a. Idols of self sufficiency
b. Idols of entitlement
Isaiah 40:27 ESV
II. Idols
a. Idols of self sufficiency
b. Idols of entitlement
c. Idols of pleasure/comfort
Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV
Mark 4:19 ESV
TODAY'S TAKEAWAYS
Key application:
There may be obstacles in our lives that blind us to seeing Jesus in all His glory.
· Presumptions
· Idols
Key verse:
Hebrews 12:1b-2 “let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Key Questions:
1. What presumption leads you to believe you have seen Jesus or have been saved? Is that presumption a good/Biblical one?
2. Recount how you came to a true and live changing faith of your own? Particularly if you grew up in a Christian home when did your faith become your own?
3. What idols do you feel most pulled toward? Self sufficiency, entitlement, or pleasure/comfort? How do you seek to throw them aside?
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