FAITH AS A RELATIONSHIP
2 Corinthians 8:1-5
1A. A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON FAITH GIVES. 2 Cor. 8:1-5
1B. GOD IS THE ULTIMATE GIVER.
2B. AS WE WALK WITH HIM IN LOVE, WE LEARN TO GIVE.
2A. A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON FAITH GROWS. Matthew 6:19-24
1B. WE MAKE VALUE JUDGMENTS BY FAITH. 19-20
2B. OUR VALUE JUDGMENTS SHAPE OUR AFFECTIONS. 21
3B. OUR AFFECTIONS CONTROL OUR OUTLOOK. 22-23
4B. THE LITTLE CHOICES REVEAL OUR HEART’S ORIENTATION. 24
3A. A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON FAITH MIRRORS GOD’S GRACE. Luke 7:36-42
1B. GRACE IS EXTRAVAGANT. 7:36-38
2B. GRACE IS GIVEN TO THE UNDESERVING. 7:39-42
3B. GREAT GRACE LEADS TO GREAT GRACE.