Gospel Life Church

Our Selfish Loves Makes it Hard to Love 02/07/2016

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C. S. Lewis writes, “In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that—and, therefore, know yourself as nothing in comparison—you do not know God at all. The real test of being in the presence of God is that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.” 1. What are the results of experiencing God’s love according to Ephesians 3:16–19? ANSWERS: Power, strength, . being complete, fullness of life, power again. Our tendency is to turn to every other thing to find what we need to live the life we want If its our accomplishments we become self-promoting If its by building self-worth by finding other’s faults we become judgmental If its by self-love we become selfish and discover our own emptiness. If its through knowledge we become proud If its through discipline we cycle back and forth from arrogance to depression. 2. When we fail to turn to God’s love for fulness of life, what is it that you d