Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
Hunger for Christ
November 7th, 2010Previous |
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Preached by Mike Gross
Nearly 1 Billion people in the world do not get enough food
25,000 die every day because of starvation
Are you hungry?
John 6:22-28
- Just witnessed 5,000 people being feed
- They were looking for free food but in reality they had to work at it find it
- The bread they needed was to spend time to know about Jesus - the bread of life
- Are you searching for the right kind of bread?
- The search and hunger for God does not end when we are baptized, it only begins
Proverbs 2:1-5
- We need to find God like hidden treasure
- God does not change but our viewpoint changes
- Example - Engagement ring to a couple verse the a jewelery store owner
Food Poising
Mark 4:18-19
- Money, worries, wasted time choke out our hunger for him
- During the holidays this becomes a bigger issue
Hunger for the bread of life
John 6:28-40
- They asked for a miracle but they had already forgotten about the miracle they just saw - feeding the 5,000
- The work is to believe - it takes work to believe
- NOT working to get salvation but we need to work at our salvation
Key Phrase: The search and hunger for God does not end when we are baptized, it only begins