Motive Is Everything

An episode of the First Baptist Church of Lindale, GA podcast, hosted by Rev. Tim Burnham, titled "Motive Is Everything" was published on January 17, 2010 and runs 41 minutes.

January 17, 2010 ·41m · First Baptist Church of Lindale, GA

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Summary

Proverbs 4:23Our motives direct what we value and what we value determines how we act. There are many admirable motives we can have in our spiritual life. What should be our primary motive to experience authentic spiritual maturity?If our primary motive is to please God we will develop a performance based relationship that brings little fulfillment and no freedom.If our primary motive is to trust God we will experience a partnership driven relationship that allows for fulfillment from God’s resources and freedom to accomplish God’s purpose. ( Hebrews 11:6)We can trust God with exactly who we are today. Don’t you think it’s time to take off the mask?

Episode Description

Proverbs 4:23Our motives direct what we value and what we value determines how we act. There are many admirable motives we can have in our spiritual life. What should be our primary motive to experience authentic spiritual maturity?If our primary motive is to please God we will develop a performance based relationship that brings little fulfillment and no freedom.If our primary motive is to trust God we will experience a partnership driven relationship that allows for fulfillment from God’s resources and freedom to accomplish God’s purpose. ( Hebrews 11:6)We can trust God with exactly who we are today. Don’t you think it’s time to take off the mask?

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