Tremble at His Word - Part 5

Tremble at His Word - Part 5 Do all things without complaining Obey God immediately, when it makes no sense and when you don't see a benefit Obey God even when it is painful , tonight focus of the study Out of love he was willing to give his life Phil 2:12-13 What promoted Paul to call for our obedience? v8 obedience even when there is pain Without pain there can be no obedience Adam was disobedient, Christ the second Adam was obedient Col 1v15 Matthew 26v39 Mark 14v36 Abba , my father, possessive , my father, the struggle, take this cup from me Isaiah 51, the wrath of God We obey God even when there is pain The cup represents betrayal, abandonment, rejection, destress of overbearing sin Proverbs 14v26 We are not without hope, we live in a fallen world Philippians 1v29 You get to suffer with him 1Peter 2v21-23 Do good even if it means suffering, Christ is the example Even what he went through He did not retaliate He left is case in the hand of God who always judges fairly We are to turn it over to God, we are not to retaliate, He is the avenger, but He does it in His way, not your way He also avenges in His time not our time Turn it over to God This journey of being Christ like is a difficult time for many, we interact in a fallen world. Mark 14v35 Luke 22v43 Perspective, and Angel from heaven looked at him and strengthened him As He faced the agony of the cup Luke 22v42 Nevertheless Our salvation hinged on " nevertheless " not my will but your will be done Every cup in the sport world is a cup of victory. Christs cup starts in agony and ends in victory Psalms 126 Obey God , even if it's painful Are you willing to love and obey even if .... Endurance also means to turn the cup into victory