📖 Summary
Pastor DeMoss discusses the importance of prioritizing relationships with God, others, and self.
📖 Insights
- 📖 Prioritizing God leads to healthy relationships with others and oneself.
- 📖 Self-talk impacts relationships; negative self-talk affects all aspects of life.
- 📖 The importance of examining oneself before partaking in the Lord's Supper.
- 📖 The Lord's Supper serves as a reminder of Jesus' sacrifice and a pledge to His return.
- 📖 Unity in the faith family is crucial for a meaningful Lord's Supper experience.
- 📖 The significance of focusing on glorifying God in all actions and decisions.
- 📖 Understanding unworthiness and relying on God's grace for forgiveness and cleansing.
- 📖 The Lord's Supper links to Jesus' past sacrifice and future return.
- 📖 The act of awareness in proclaiming the Lord's death till He comes.
- 📖 The need for soul healing through confession and trust in Jesus' righteousness.
📖 Quotes
- "First things first is my relationship with God, my relationship with others, and my relationship with myself."
- "It's all about relationships; God created us to be in relationship."
- "Whatever you put before your God is your God."
- "We discipline our self-talk to not let negativity destroy our relationship with God and each other."
- "The Lord's body was given that our sins might be put away."
📖 References
- 1 Corinthians 11 – Instructions for self-examination and the meaning of the Lord's Supper.
- 1 John 4:10 – "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son..."
- Colossians 2:13-14 – God forgave us all our sins, nailing them to the cross.
- John 3:16 – "For God so loved the world..."
- John 3:17 – "God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
📖 One-Sentence Takeaway
Prioritize relationships with God, others, and self, examine oneself before partaking in the Lord's Supper, and focus on glorifying God in all actions.
📖 Recommendations
- 📖 Prioritize your relationship with God above all else for flourishing relationships with others and yourself.
- 📖 Practice positive self-talk to maintain healthy relationships with God, others, and yourself.
- 📖 Regularly examine yourself before partaking in spiritual practices to ensure sincerity and reverence.
- 📖 Focus on glorifying God in all aspects of life to align actions with faith and values.
- 📖 Embrace unworthiness as an opportunity to rely on God's grace for forgiveness and cleansing.
📖 Bible Study Notes
- Discussion Point: What does it mean to examine ourselves before communion? (1 Corinthians 11)
- Thought-Provoking Question: How do our relationships with God, others, and self reflect our spiritual maturity?
- Cross-Reference: 1 John 4:10 – God loved us first, shaping how we love others.
- Strong's Concordance: Greek word for "examine" – dokimazo (to test, prove, scrutinize to see whether a thing is genuine).
- Historical Reference: The early church emphasized unity and confession before the Lord’s Supper to maintain spiritual integrity and communal harmony.
