Why are we doing what we are doing? Better yet, Who is directing us?

It's so easy to take control and do what we want or do what we know we should for the wrong reasons. But if we are being led by God, our hearts align with our motives, to serve Him in gratitude, and direct others to Jesus!

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• (00:04:21) - Kenny on His Backup Plan
• (00:05:41) - Pray for Your Enemies
• (00:10:14) - Praying in the Spirit
• (00:15:07) - Blessings Follow Obedience
• (00:17:04) - James 5: The Prayer of a righteous Man
• (00:21:32) - What, What Was It That I Would Love to Be?
• (00:21:46) - Reveal: Self-Control
• (00:26:19) - How to Deal with a Hardheaded Child
• (00:29:05) - Who Comes First? The Test of Discipleship
• (00:31:53) - Mental preparation for God
• (00:33:22) - How to Do a Three-Part Sermon
• (00:36:33) - The Cross and God's Love
• (00:39:59) - An atheist on God and His Love
• (00:42:38) - Jesus on Self-Love
• (00:45:28) - Check Your Motions
• (00:47:49) - Closing with the Book of Jude
• (00:49:17) - Responsibilities of Others and God

God can do anything He wants. Literally anything. We can't even comprehend His power, let alone match it.

But when it comes to the things most important to us, for some reason we try to limit His power. Yes, He can create the universe, raise the dead, multiply fish and bread, but what is that to us?!

We think this one thing in our life is the one thing God can't handle. We trust ourselves to step up and handle a problem that we think is too big for Almighty God. It really is comically stupid.

We are naturally bent towards comparing ourselves to others. How skilled are we at certain tasks? How kind are we towards others? How much have we been blessed?

Looking only at ourselves doesn't tell us much. We need to know the answers to these questions for other people to know how we measure up.

Very little can come out of this. We either find ways to be jealous of others or find ways to feel superior to them.

But when we compare ourselves to Jesus, there's no room for either. He holds all the power, all the glory, all the knowledge, and all the love. We will never "out know" Him, or be able to "out power" Him, and we most certainly will never be able to "out love" Him.

He is the only standard worth chasing.