Promises ofGod
24.PleasesGod
Hebrews13:16"Buttodogoodandtocommunicateforgetnot: forwithsuchsacrificesGodiswellpleased."
Meaning:HowcanmortalmanpleaseAlmightyGod?TheBible tellsushow.TherearetwelvespecificthingsthattheBiblesays pleaseandbringdelighttoGod.Theyare:faith(Hebrews11:6), praisingHiminsong(Psalm69:30,31),prayer(ITimothy2:1-3), fearingHim(Psalm147:11),thankfulness(IThessalonians5:18), obedientchildren(Colossians3:20),giving(Philippians4:18), honesty(Proverbs12:22),uprightness(Proverbs11:20),not conformingtotheworld(Romans12:2),beingspirituallyminded (Romans8:5-9),andabrokenandcontriteheart(Psalm51:17-19).
Application:Justasearthlychildren candospecificthingsthatpleasetheir parents,socaneveryChristiandothese specificthingstopleasetheirHeavenly
Father.Ingeneral,pleasingGodis accomplishedbyobeyingHisWord.
OtherVersesforStudy:Proverbs16:7;Ecclesiastes7:26;Micah6:7,8; Galatians1:10;Colossians1:10;IITimothy2:4;IJohn3:22
1.NametwothingsthatspecificallypleaseGod: _______________________________________________________________
2.Ingeneral,pleasingGodisaccomplishedbywhat?
3.InwhatspecificareasareyoulackinginpleasingGod?