God Shaped!
God created man and woman, a man from dust, a woman from the rib
What is God making us from now?
Building lives is about not how we become better disciples, but how he is forming us
Eph 2:10 For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
God’s handiwork means that which is made, he is making us, forming us in Christ
Created means that which is founded began, like a place
The friend of a friend story
Luke 11:8 because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.
God is forming us with Shameless Audacity!
God is the bread owner, we are bread seekers, and the world lacks the bread
Shameless audacity is only blocked on one thing shame
The woman at well, shame-filled with failure, shame focuses on self
Anxiety, anger, and fear are all focuses of self thus shame
God is forming us with Spiritual Authority!
Luke 10, 72 disciples return with joy at authority
Don’t rejoice over authority but that your names are written in heaven
1 Sam 13:19 Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!”
Bible teaches we have the armor of God, full armor which means battle power
The enemy does not want to defeat you but disarm you
Fight forward, do not show your back, the sword is for an offense
God is forming us with Spatial Acuity!
Spatial is used to describe things relating to areas, how things align to others
We know to love and care for others, but spatial acuity goes deeper
Gen 4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don't know,” he replied. “Am I my brother's keeper?”
What is my relationship, connection, responsibility to others, and God?
Peter, washing feet, wash all of me, missed it, Peter, about servanthood
Hebrews 10:25 do not give up meeting together
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together…
What is your Spatial Acuity to your spouse, to worship?
Communion is a perfect picture of spatial acuity