Rick Warren Purpose Driven Life: Section 9
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The document discusses 5 acts of worship from Noah's life that bring God pleasure: 1) Loving God supremely, 2) Trusting God completely, 3) Obeying God wholeheartedly, 4) Praising and thanking God continually, and 5) Using one's abilities. God delights in those who fear and trust in His unfailing love, and He looks for people with hearts like Noah who want to please Him.
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Psalm 2:4 - The One enthroned in
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Psalm 37:13 -but the Lord laughs
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Rick Warren Purpose Driven Life: Section 9
- 1. WHAT MAKES GOD SMILE? Section 9 (Pages 69-76)
- 2. “May the Lord smile on you….” Num. 6:25 “Smile on me your servant; teach me the right way to live.” Ps. 119:135
- 3. The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: "'"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."'
- 4. Make your face shine upon your servant and teach me your decrees.
- 5. [God] Laugh(s) - NIV Psalm 59:8 - But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you scoff at all those nations. Psalm 2:4 - The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. Psalm 37:13 -but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
- 6. Pleasing God is the first purpose in your life - how do you do it? How do you make God smile? Eph 5:8
- 7. Noah’s day - world morally corrupt, bankrupt. According to Gen. 6:8 “Noah was a pleasure to the Lord.” (amp. Bible) We learn from Noah’s life 5 acts of worship that makes God smile.
- 8. 1) God smiles when we love him supremely Noah loved God more than anyone else in the world. “Noah consistently followed God’s will and enjoyed a close relationship with Him.” Gen. 6:9b God longs for relationship with you.
- 9. “I don’t want your sacrifices-I want your love; I don’t want your offerings-I want you to know Me.” Hos. 6:6 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all our should and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.” Mt. 22:37-38
- 10. 2) God smiles when we trust Him completely “By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on something he was told… As a result, Noah became intimate with God.” Heb. 11:7
- 11. 3 Problems that faced Noah: 1. Noah had not seen rain - God had watered the earth from the ground up before the flood. 2. Noah lived 100’s of miles from an ocean 3. How would Noah round up all the animals? Noah trusted God! 120 years No sign of rain
- 12. “He takes pleasure in those that honor Him: in those that trust in His constant love.” Ps. 147:11. “Without faith it is impossible to please God.” Heb. 11:6
- 13. 3) God smiles when we obey Him wholeheartedly “So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.” Gen 6:22
- 14. Delayed obedience is really disobedience We often try partial obedience - we pick and choose what commands we shall obey. What commands do I like, what is unreasonable, expensive, difficult, unpopular? I don’t tithe, don’t forgive, don’t...
- 15. David said, “Just tell me what to do and I will do it, Lord. As long as I live I will wholeheartedly obey.” Ps. 119:33 “We please God by what we do and not only by what we believe” James 2:24
- 16. 4) God smiles when we praise and thank Him continually Noah brought pleasure to God by living a life of heartfelt praise and appreciation “Then Noah built an altar to the Lord… and sacrificed burnt offerings on it.” Gen. 8:20
- 17. Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name. As we offer God praise and thanksgiving - we find our own hearts are filled with joy. Psalm 68:3 says, “The righteous are glad and rejoice in His presence: they are happy and shout for joy.”
- 20. 5) God smiles when we use our abilities Get on with your life Noah - Genesis 9:1, 3 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth...Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
- 21. God enjoys every part, and every ability, of your life. There are no unspiritual abilities, just misused ones. Start using yours for God’s pleasure.
- 22. God enjoys every part, and every ability, of your life. There are no unspiritual abilities, just misused ones. Start using yours for God’s pleasure.
- 23. “The steps of the Godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives.” Ps. 37:23 You do not bring glory to God by hiding or refusing to use your abilities God says, “You have no right to argue with your Creator. You are merely a clay pot shaped by a potter. The clay doesn’t ask, ‘Why did you make me this way?’ ” Is. 45:9
- 24. 2 Corinthians 5:9 Paul says, “So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.” God is still looking for people with the same heart as Noah today: “The Lord looks down from Heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who are wise, who want to please God,” Ps. 14:2
- 25. Point to Ponder: God smiles when I trust him.
- 26. Verse to remember: Psalm 147:11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
- 27. Question to Consider: Since God knows what is best, in what areas of my life do I need to trust Him most?