What Motivates Us To Obey God?

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What Motivates Us To Obey God? 3/25/2012 pm What Motivates Us To Obey God? Luke 6:46-49 Micky Galloway

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Our Love For God. First and greatest commandment. Matthew 22:37 We love Him because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19; Romans 5:8 If we love Him, we will keep his commandments. John 14:15, 21, 23

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Our Hope Of Reward. Be faithful. Revelation 2:10; 1 Peter 1:4 Example of Abraham. Hebrews 11:8-10 Example of Moses. Hebrews 11:24-26 Example of Paul. 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1; 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Hope is the great motivator. Romans 8:24-25; cf. 2 Corinthians 11:23-28

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Our Hope Of Reward. Heaven is real. Matthew 5:12; 6:19-20; 1 Peter 1:4; Colossians 1:5; Philippians 3:20 Paradise. Revelation 2:7 Permanent home of the soul. Matthew 25:46; 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 Worship and service. Revelation 22:3 Place of rest. Revelaiton 14:13

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Our Fear Of God. Ecclesiastes 12:13, “(This is) the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole (duty) of man.” Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; (But) the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.” Hebrews 12:28-29 “Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe: for our God is a consuming fire.”

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Our Fear Of God. God is a consuming fire, fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:30-31 Threat of punishment. 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 Examples of punishment. The flood. Genesis 6:5; 11-13 Sodom and Gomorrah. Genesis 18 Ananias and Sapphira. Acts 5 Paul used the fear of God as a motive for obedience. 2 Corinthians 5:10-11

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Our Fear Of God. Hell is real! Matthew 25:41 Hell is everlasting! Matthew 25:46 Hell is a place of unquenchable fire. Mark 9:43 Hell is a place of vile companionship. Revelation 21:8

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Do you LOVE the Lord? Do you want to go to HEAVEN? Do you NOT want to go to HELL?

What Motivates Us To Obey God? Some have left their first love. Revelation 2:1-7 Some no longer desire, or long for the reward. Colossians 1:23 Some no longer fear God. Hebrews 10:30-31; cf. Amos 4:12