All In

In this episode, we look at ALL IN living. We delve into the ways God is all in when it comes to our lives and explore ways we can emulate Him by loving Him with all our hearts, minds, and souls. 

Key Verse: Matt. 22:37 "You shall love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, ALL your mind and ALL your soul."

Point 1: God is all in.

Fully committed to humanity. At creation, He declared, “It is good.” With man, He held nothing back. He had done His best. Humanity is the crown of His creation.

God is ALL IN with His love. - He holds nothing back. He does not have a plan B when it comes to humanity. When we fell into sin, separating ourselves from God, He gave us Jesus, His Son, to take away the sin of the world.

God is ALL IN with His presence - The Holy Spirit is with us here and now. Jesus calls Him "Another Comforter" - Someone like Him in every respect. Same power, same love, same temperament, just like Jesus, but enhanced. When Jesus was on earth, He was somewhat limited by physical presence. People came from far and wide to hear Him, be healed, and interact with Him.  The Holy Spirit has no physical constraints. His is a spiritual (unlimited) presence.

God is ALL IN with His power—Acts 1:8's power is connected to being witnesses for Jesus to the ends of the earth. It starts with those in and around our lives and continues wherever we find ourselves. 

God is ALL IN with His protection - He gives His angels charge over us to make our paths straight. He knows how to care for those who belong to Him.

Point 2: We must be all in

We must be ALL IN loving God - heart, soul, and mind throughout our existence. It is His love in us. It is no longer me who lives but Christ who lives in me.

We must be ALL IN, publically and privately. It is better to be a rough diamond than a polished glass. Genuine substance and value are found within but must be displayed to influence people towards God.

We must be ALL IN serving, not just in reigning. Like a water hose, we must be connected to a faucet and a tank so that water can effectively be traded into the tank. We must receive from God in humility and sincerity to give others His love and compassion.

We must be ALL IN in giving and receiving, devoted, resolute, advancing, elevating, and enlarging. These points to a positive reaching instead of a neutral, hostile life.

Point 3: All in for the gospel

We must be ALL IN to share the love and message of Christ.

We must be ALL IN with words and actions.

We must be ALL IN by being committed to being transparent and vocal.

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