Awake My Glory

The World The War

&

The Warrior

To Awaken the Hearts of Men to Fierce Dependency upon Christ!!

Part One: The World

Awake my Glory Psalms 57:8

Context: 1 Samuel 22:1

Ephesians 5:14 Awake O Sleeper….

Kavode…..”Weighty”

A Walk Thru Psalms

Psalms 16:9-11

Psalms 30:11-12

Psalms 57:5

Psalms 57:11

The Driving Pursuit

Two Driving Forces: Avoid Rejection or Keep Peace

Love Value Worth Acceptance Security

Solomon Syndrome

Solomon’s Example

Power

Popularity

Possesions

Pleasure

The Heart of Man Divided

Grieving for Solomon’s chasing the wind “He was foolish, I will learn from his mistakes” “I could accomplish it better!”

“If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”

- C.S. Lewis

The Covering

There is another way!!!

Eccl 3:11

He has also set eternity in the hearts of men!

Psalms 140:7

Oh Lord my God, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

Day of War

David

Benaiah

The Fire

Strength

Courage

Power

You were made to house fire!

The glory of man is best revealed when a man is fully operating under God’s mighty covering!

Fireteam QuestionsWhat grabbed your heart in this session? What

stuck out?

In what ways do you see yourself yearning to avoid rejection or keep the peace?

In what ways do you see yourself pursuing glory?

How do you change the strategies we use to pursue glory?

Part Two: The War

The war rages!

The next level of alertness

2 Kings 6:8-18

The unseen is revealed

The Enemy’s Hatred

We bear the mark of the King

If you are associated with the King you adopt the enemies of the King

Because we are the King’s men….we are the focus of the enemy’s attacks

Fireteams

Ready

Team

Fire

Assist

Know your enemy

He knows your weakness

He knows your temptations

He knows when to tempt

He knows when to attack

He knows how to attack

The Spiritual War

The spiritual become physical

The Father of Lies

The deceit sets in

2 Cor 10:3-5

Spirit vs Flesh

Where does your allegiance rest

1 Cor 10:13 the verse of promises

“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness — they have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because He was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means — the only complete realist.”

― C.S. Lewis

The Rescue Mission

You are not left alone to defend yourself

Deity saw fit to invade and engage the battle

God has landed on this enemy-occupied world in human form. The perfect surrender and humiliation was undergone by Christ: perfect because He was God, surrender and humiliation because He was man. C.S.Lewis

Calloused Hearts

The Gospel

1 Thess 5:9-11

The Cross

Divine Focus Isaiah 53:10

Your Freedom

Shekinah Kavode

Glory came near

The High Priest Hebrews 4:14-16

The longing for our glory to be awakened found its answer

Lesser Loves

The enemy attacks

Idolatry

Proverbs 25:27

The roots of worship

Achille’s Heel

Shame

Guilt

Pride

Fear

An idol is whatever you look at and say, in your heart of hearts, “If I have that, then I

will feel my life has meaning, then I’ll know I have value, then I’ll feel significant and

secure. There are many ways to describe that kind of relationship to something, but perhaps the best one is worship. (Keller)

The bible uses three basic metaphors to describe how people relate to the idols

of their hearts. They love idols, trust idols, and obey idols. (Keller)

Letting your heart affections sleep in the wrong bed!

Rotten Idols

Socially Acceptable Idols

Religious Idols

The constant striving for failed results

Fireteam QuestionsYou probably will not enter physical war with the

man next to you. What does a fireteam practically look like?

Why are fireteams not present today?

What does the attack of the enemy look like personally for you?

The enemy desires isolation through shame, guilt, and fear…how do we fight against that?

Part Three: The Warrior

The Man beneath the armor.

Hebrews 10:10

John 3:18

Romans 8:10

Colossians 1:22

True worship comes from knowing the truth of Who’s you are!

The invisible made visible!

The Glory is Awakened

Fierce Dependency

You are a mirror….not a light!

Romans 8:11 Resurrection Power

The war demands fierceness in our dependency

Study of Ephesians 1 & 2-In Christ

Humility Leads the Charge

You must learn to listen before you speak

Follow before you lead

Become weak to be strong

Die before you can live

Consciously Aware

John 15

Remain Alert

Knowledge of the King and my affection for him dictates my behavior!

Victory over temptation

Obedience Unleashed

Obedience is not passivity

Abiding is not sitting and doing nothing.

God is very active and if you are allowing Him to live through you, you will be bold in knowing which actions to take.

Ferocious Love

The greatest act of love

The Creator indwelling the man

Moment by moment intimacy

The Spirit within you awakens your glory

The design is fulfilled

You Are Redeemed

Fireteam Questions

How can you position yourself to realize your glory awakened this week?

How do you utilize what you’ve heard this weekend?

How can you spure on another on to good deeds this week?

You can go back to asleep or remain awakened….what is your decision?

May Your Hearts Be Awakened