DEEP FRIENDSHIP THROUGH FEAR

M AT T H E W S E R I E S : J U N E 3 , 2 0 1 2

MATTHEW 13: 53-58

53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked.

MATTHEW 13: 53-58

55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them,

MATTHEW 13: 53-58

"Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor." 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

LUKE 4: 32

14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he

LUKE 4: 32

went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read... 28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw

LUKE 4: 32

him down the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

LUKE 4: 32

31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.

PSALM 25: 14

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and He makes known to them his covenant.

JOHN 15: 14

You are my friends if you do what I command.

THE SIN OF FAMILIARITY?

It is being so comfortable and familiar with God, his church, his word, his delegated leaders, his commands, that you feel its okay to disobey, disregard, and/or disrespect them way of behavior, words, or attitude. - PASTOR BRYAN

OUTER SIGNS OF AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE w/ THE SIN OF FAMILIARITY

A | ROLLING OF THE EYES You dont deserve or have the right to talk, advise, correct, direct me!

OUTER SIGNS OF AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE w/ THE SIN OF FAMILIARITY

B | WALKING AWAY I dont need you, want you, near me. I dont like the presence of authority.

OUTER SIGNS OF AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE w/ THE SIN OF FAMILIARITY

C | LOOSE TONGUE & TALKING BACK You need to hear me out. Listen to me. Why dont you ever listen to me, get me, understand me?!

OUTER SIGNS OF AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE w/ THE SIN OF FAMILIARITY

D | HESITANCY OR DELAY IN OBEYING A SPECIFIC COMMAND OR DIRECTIVE Ill do it later. Ill do it when I get to it.

FEAR OF THE LORD IS TO...

IMMEDIATE & ACCURATE OBEDIENCE "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son." | Genesis 22: 12

SEEK TO UNDERSTAND HIM & HIS DESIRES, HIS PERCEPTION OF THINGS To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. | Proverbs 8: 13

WHY IS THE SIN OF FAMILIARITY BAD & HARMFUL TO US?

The absence of miracles and his teachings was to leave them full of themselves, with their current and old stories.
- PASTOR BRYAN

YOU NEED A NEW STORY TO DISPLACE A PREVAILING STORY.

- ALAN HIRSCH

TO BE A PERSON IS TO HAVE A STORY TO TELL.

- ISAK DINESEN | DANISH WRITER

HOW TO RESPECT JESUS, AGAIN...

ATTITUDE : LOVE WHO HE IS ( ADORATION ) GRATITUDE : LOVE WHAT HE DID ( RESPECT )