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Series: God and Kings (2 Chronicles)
Sermon: Lukewarm and Mediocre
Bible Verses: 2 Chronicles 33-34
By: Jeff Piepho
Date: 4-19-15
Revelation 3:15-16: I know your deeds, that you are neither
cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So,
because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am
about to spit you out of my mouth.
Manasseh
He did ____________ in the eyes of the Lord by
following disgusting practices of _________nations,
the very nations that God drove out and
___________________ for doing wrong.
He made new altars and places to worship
__________. He even ________________ his own
sons to false gods, burning them to ____________!
____________________________ is not like
Manasseh. I haven't setup idols, closed down a
Temple, or murdered my child in a fire.
Josiah
He did what was ________ in the eyes of the Lord,
not turning aside to the right or to the left (that
means he was __________________ and
wholeheartedly following God). He was NOT
_____________________ or mediocre.
He _______________ to find God, he ___________
God, and he wanted to know God and serve God.
Josiah didn’t ______________for good things to
happen, and he didn’t _______________ avoid evil.
He was passionately and diligently seeking God.
Josiah ___________ Judah of high places and idols.
Josiah began to ___________ the ____________ of
the Lord. He decided to do great things in service
to God.
When they found God's word, and read it, Josiah
immediate ___________________ in mourning for
not doing ___________________ in God's book!!
Finally, when Manasseh was in distress he
_____________________ of the Lord and humbled
himself, and GOD HAD ____________________ ON
MANASSEH, BECAUSE TRULY PURSUED GOD.
________________ ____ can be _______________
(blah!), or I can make decisions today, tomorrow,
and each day to follow Josiah's example of
__________________________ seeking God.
IDEAS ON HOW TO BE MORE PASSIONATELY HOLY
and KILL MEDIOCRITY:
- Read about the life of Jesus (Books of Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John in the Bible)
- Actually ____________________________ Jesus
says instead of just reading
- Find the idols in your life (anything that distracts
you from God) and ___________________ them
- Stretch yourself by _________________________
to do things for God
- Look for opportunities to tell people about Jesus'
forgiveness
-Get in a ________________________ and open
myself up to God and others
- Commit to follow him with all your energy, no
matter what may come. Be it life or
____________________, wealth or poverty
-Pray for passion
Growth Group prep
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He didn't get rid of evil stuff - He __________ them
down, ___________ them to pieces, ____________
them, etc. He even ____________________ the
bones of the false priests!
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Read 2 Chronicles 34 (Josiah). List the idols/problems
that keep you from God. How can you destroy them?
Read Mark 12:28-31. How much strength should you
use? Jesus lists four things you should love God with,
what are they? Which of those do you need to work on
more? How can you do that?
Read James 2:14-19 - what does it mean?
Read Psalm 46. God is described as what? If you gave
God EVERYTHING what do you fear most? How does this
Psalm help?