Holistic Lifestyle Intimate Relationship

Holistic Life Lifestyle that practices practical Christianity and intimate relationship

John 17:13-16 Jesus said that we are to live in the world but out of the world.

John 10:10 This is the joyful fulfilled abundant life promise to those who will accept Christ and live for Him.

I. Holistic Reality A. Life’s Span

Psalm 90:10 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years; Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

Matthew 24:22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

I. Holistic Reality A. LIFE’S SPAN So learn to number your days accordingly. Plan and pursue your plan at limited time.

I. Holistic Reality B. Life’s Journey

James 4:13-17 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”

I. Holistic Reality B. LIFE’S JOURNEY There is a big difference between believers who are walking in the will of God and those who don’t.

I. Holistic Reality B. LIFE’S JOURNEY We do not know what tomorrow will be but we know who holds tomorrow.

I. Holistic Reality B. LIFE’S JOURNEY “Loobin nawa ng Dios – God willing”

1 Peter 1:18-21 It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God.

Joel Osteen, Pastor, Lakewood Church How you see yourself and how you feel about yourself will have a tremendous impact on how far you will go in life.

I. Holistic Reality B. LIFE’S JOURNEY Listen to what God and the Scripture is saying rather than what the society is saying.

I. Holistic Reality B. LIFE’S JOURNEY God sees you from a heavenly perspective and calls you to live a life perfectly designed for you.

I. Holistic Reality C. Life’s Destination

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember your creator in the days of your youth.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Fear God and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed for man to die once, but after this the judgment.

Philippians 3:21-23 Our citizenship is in heaven.

Solomon There is no better way to live life than to enjoy it.

I. Holistic Reality C. LIFE’S DESTINATION Remember that the way to enjoy life is to serve God and serve others.

Work to eat. Eat to work. Rest to pray. Pray to rest.

Ecclesiastes 12:7-8 Vanity of vanities. All is vanity.

Live with people. Live with the world but out of the world. Serve God and serve others. Have a happy fulfilling life. Pursue, struggle, succeed, and have a happy ending!

Intimate Relationship Lordship – servant Stewardship – manager Friendship - friend Sonship – child Kingship – citizen Church – bride Discipleship - follower

Intimate Relationship Intimacy works in knowing and understanding your relationship. Life’s most important pursuit is not success nor money, but relationship.

I. Holistic Reality A. Our Position

Psalms 8:4-5 Who am I that I can relate to God?

John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own

2 Corinthians 2:15 For we are the aroma / offering of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

1 Peter 2:15 You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

I. Holistic Reality B. Our Condition

1 Corinthians 6:20 For you were bought with a price. So glorify God with your body.

James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Psalm 51:10-13 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Psalm 51:10-13 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.

I. Holistic Reality B. Our Condition Our present condition should be guarded and nourished by meditation into His abiding presence.

John 15:1-8 I am the true vine. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me and I in you.

John 15:1-8 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me, you can do nothing.

John 15:1-8 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

John 15:1-8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

We are determined by whose we are. Our true identity is from the inside out, not from the outside in. Not by our accomplishments but by the motive from the inside of us that produces spiritual fruits.

I. Holistic Reality B. Our Condition Our present condition should be empowered by constant communing with God through prayer.

Getting close to God is easy, staying close to God is more difficult. It requires commitment and dedication.

God is always close to you. But it is up to you to remain close to Him. Stop running your own life alone! Let God be God!

Psalm 5:3 I lay my requests before you Lord in the morning, and I wait in hopeful expectation.

As you pray to God with your urgent requests, you will wait expectantly for His answers.

Realizing that God wants to bless you with the desires of your heart, keep your focus on Him as you wait and whatever you do, do it for our amazing, loving, merciful God!

Live a holistic-intimate relationship with God and experience the promise of an abundant significant satisfactory fulfilled life!

Titus 2:11-15 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Philippians 4:4-9 Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Let us live as chosen ones trained by God’s saving grace!