Obey Me (3 of 4)
Series: What in the World
James Merritt
John 14:15; 21, 23
Introduction
1. I have to tell you one of my all-time favorite stories is about a marriage counselor who was writing a book on happy couples. His theory was that the more frequently a couple would make love the happier that they were. He gathered together several hundred couples in a room at random, and he said, ''How many of you make love once a day?'' About 5% of the couples raised their hands, but they had this huge grin on their face which was just what he expected.
2. He then said, ''Once a week?'' About one-third of the group raised their hands and they were barely smiling at all. He then said, ''Once a month?'' About half the room raised their hand and they were actually frowning.
3. Then he thought to slam home his point and show how accurate his thesis was he said, ''How many of you make love once a year?'' A man in the back of the room began jumping up and down, clapping his hands and shouting, ''Yes! Praise God! Hallelujah!'' The counselor was shocked. He said, ''If you only make love once a year, why are you so happy?'' He said, ''Because today is the day!''
4. In a way, that story leads us into what we are going to talk about today, because I believe that the most joyful, happiest people on planet earth are the people who are truly loving Jesus every day. Because, it leads into something that God wants from all of us, if we love Him, He will never get it from us.
5. We are in a series of messages we are calling ''What in the World?'' and we are answering the question, ''What in the world does God want from me?'' We are experts at telling God all the time what we want from Him, but I think the far more important question for us should be ''What does God want from us?''
6. Understand that the only way we can know what God wants from us is He has to tell us. Now, we don't have to tell Him what we want (He already knows it before we tell Him), but we have ...
Series: What in the World
James Merritt
John 14:15; 21, 23
Introduction
1. I have to tell you one of my all-time favorite stories is about a marriage counselor who was writing a book on happy couples. His theory was that the more frequently a couple would make love the happier that they were. He gathered together several hundred couples in a room at random, and he said, ''How many of you make love once a day?'' About 5% of the couples raised their hands, but they had this huge grin on their face which was just what he expected.
2. He then said, ''Once a week?'' About one-third of the group raised their hands and they were barely smiling at all. He then said, ''Once a month?'' About half the room raised their hand and they were actually frowning.
3. Then he thought to slam home his point and show how accurate his thesis was he said, ''How many of you make love once a year?'' A man in the back of the room began jumping up and down, clapping his hands and shouting, ''Yes! Praise God! Hallelujah!'' The counselor was shocked. He said, ''If you only make love once a year, why are you so happy?'' He said, ''Because today is the day!''
4. In a way, that story leads us into what we are going to talk about today, because I believe that the most joyful, happiest people on planet earth are the people who are truly loving Jesus every day. Because, it leads into something that God wants from all of us, if we love Him, He will never get it from us.
5. We are in a series of messages we are calling ''What in the World?'' and we are answering the question, ''What in the world does God want from me?'' We are experts at telling God all the time what we want from Him, but I think the far more important question for us should be ''What does God want from us?''
6. Understand that the only way we can know what God wants from us is He has to tell us. Now, we don't have to tell Him what we want (He already knows it before we tell Him), but we have ...
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