Life in Relationship

ILMS 59 - Ten Minutes of Patience

What are the things and people in life that refine your patience?

How is patience different Biblically than our basic understanding of patience?

Ten Minute Truth #1 - God is in charge, so we can stay in the present.

Jesus is always present - through His time on earth and also in His Spirit now.

Impatience = wishing away what we have right now

Ten Minute Truth #2 - Technology and devices aren’t evil, but do impact our moments.

• missing the moment for the picture of the moment

Ten Minute Truth #3 - Patience is more circular than linear.

Matthew 18:26-27

• patience feeds on patience
• God knows the long game

Ten Minute Truth #4 - The eyes of faith change our lens.

Hebrews 11:13

• sometimes we just have to wait and that’s just reality
• other people have had to wait and do wait, not only us

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ILMS 58 - Ten Minutes of Holy

Occurrences of the word Holy

611 in ESV

639 in NLT

565 in HCSB

551 in NIV

546 in KJV

1 Corinthians 6

1 Peter 2:9

GREEK hagios = fundamental meaning is “different”

http://biblehub.com/greek/40.htm

Revelation 4:8

Love Does by Bob Goff - Loving big and being different shouldn’t be such an out there concept

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Distinguishing Fear, Anxiety, and Worry

http://ilovemyshepherd.libsyn.com/distinguishing-anxiety-fear-and-worry

“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” Brene Brown - The Gifts of Imperfection

In the midst of…

Genesis 15:1

Red Sea and the Army - Exodus 14

Number 21:34

Luther’s Small Catechism - “fear, love and trust in God”

God is not a disengaged participant in punishment.

The One who makes the demands, meets the demand.

He gives us forgiveness instead.

Knowing His full character = real hope, real trust, real peace.

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ILMS 56 - Jesus in Everything: Doors

Red door

Article from Concordia Publishing House blog - Open Doors, Closed, Doors: Friends, family, drama, and boundaries

John 10:7-11

Balance!

Safe spaces -

away from danger

in His presence

on the internet

to create relationship

Those giant cathedral doors and the importance of invitation

Joining Jesus on His Mission -https://dwelling114.org/

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ILMS 55 - Written in Iron Ink: Tending Marriage

Leah Heffner from leahheffner.com and Life Around the Coffee Cup

The ripple effect

God of the Overflowing Cup (Psalm 23)

Resting on the foundation when it’s hard

Building up one another’s marriage

Friendships that build marriage with accountability

Praying together for our marriages

Leaning in and waiting when it’s hard

Who are your people?

There isn’t a template.

Broadening the verses we study for marriage

Practical ideas for tending marriage:

Assume the best in one another

Take 20 minutes if you need 20 minutes to respond kindly

Learn how the other is wired - love languages, strengths finder

Take T-I-M-E

Kindnesses in the different seasons

Studying our spouse

Asking good questions, learn what your spouse likes to talk about

Look for your spouses cues

Resources:

For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn - https://amzn.to/2JS7Zv5

For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn - https://amzn.to/2vm78Q8

The Respect Dare by Nina Roesner - https://amzn.to/2vjL0G9

Visionary Marriage by Dr. Rob and Amy Rienow

31 Ways to Love Your Wife/31 Ways to Love Your Husband series print copy from leahheffner.com

31 Ways to Love Your Wife for kindle on amazon - https://amzn.to/2HFxP54

31 Ways to Love Your Husband for kindle on amazon - https://amzn.to/2H3T4Mx

John Gottman and the 5 to 1 ratio: https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-magic-relationship-ratio-according-science/

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ILMS 52 — Commendable

What things in this life are commendable?

Leadership and commendable

Arnold H. Glasow

https://www.phoneburner.com/blog/8-inspiring-leadership-quotes-2/

Ten Minute Truth #1- It is commendable to commendable others and Jesus rather than self.

Praising the Fruits of the Sprit

Ten Minute Truth #2 - Paul commends the practice of faith, not just the knowledge of faith. 

1 Corinthians 11:2

Being the Gloves of Jesus

Ten Minute Truth #3 - Paul also calls out what is not commendable within the Body of Believers.

This is called accountability. We can hold believers accountable in a way we may not outside the Body of Christ. 

1 Corinthians 11:17, 22

Ten Minute Truth #4 - Joy is commendable. 

Ecclesiastes 8:15

How can eating and drinking be abused? When and how can it be commendable?

Receiving joy as a gift and then letting joy be experiential part of our lives. 

Hammer in the Carpenter’s Hands

Psalms are an honest look at joy and commendation.

Psalm 37

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ILMS 54 —Worthy of Praise

What things around you are worthy of praise?

Ten Minute Truth #1 - The Creator is worthy of praise.

God reveals Himself in His Word and in His creation.

Ten Minute Truth #2 - It’s easy to praise everything but the Creator.

Ed White, astronaut quote- 

http://time.com/3739536/americas-first-space-walk-edward-white-makes-history-june-1965/

What things around us do we praise that are only meant to highlight Him?

Ten Minute Truth #3 - Christ on His Mercy Seat is certainly worthy of praise. 

Revelation 19:4-6

He delivers His entire creation.

2 Samuel 22

Ten Minute Truth #4 - We want lots of praise, but “worthy of” means it has to be connected to what is worthy. 

Philippians 4:8

Worthy of Praise Challenge

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ILMS 51 — Lovely

What would you describe as lovely?

Ten Minute Truth #1 - We are looking for lovely.

Biblically lovely is applied to God’s creation, God’s dwelling place, and relationships. 

Ten Minute Truth #2 - Communicating “you are lovely” is complicated. 

- There is vulnerability in sharing what is lovely about someone.

- I see myself differently than those that love me see me. 

Ten Minute Truth #3 - God calls us lovely. 

Song of Songs 6:4

• delicate is beautiful 
• strength is beautiful
• God sees us clearly/completely

Ten Minute Truth #4 - We see other people as lovely creations of God. 

Psalm 84

What biases do we have that mess with the way we see people as lovely?

Philippians 4:8

cph.org/altogetherbeautiful

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ILMS 53 — Excellent

What says excellent to you in the world around you?

Ten Minute Truth #1- God does value excellence.

He is Holy and Excellent.

Matthew 5:28

God expects excellence.

Ten Minute Truth #2 - The culture is searching for things which are excellent.

Matt and Kim lyrics - 

*warning: explicit content warning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyVzPx4ecHA

Ten Minute Truth #3 - Jesus fulfills excellent for us.

Hebrews 1:4

Hebrews 8:6

Jesus and His New Covenant is absolutely excellent - so much better!

Ten Minute Truth #4 - Jesus bestows on us, cover us in, excellent to us.

We bring Jesus to a difficult culture. 

Daniel 5:12

Daniel 6:3

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ILMS 50 — Pure

What is a pure heart?

Mathew 5:8

1 Timothy 1:5

Ten Minute Truth #1 - We only half-heartedly want a pure heart.

Ten Minute Truth #2 - A pure heart comes from some uncomfortable refining.

- when God works on us and in us there are going to be some things He takes out of us

- what idols are we clinging to that are comfortable

- what idols are chasing us

- the cycle of sin can often come because we feel so far from pure 

Ten Minute Truth #3 - We are touchable people because we are forgiven people in Christ.

Altogether Beautiful

Song of Songs 4:7 

Ten Minute Truth #4 - Justification pure just IS. Sanctification pure is a process. 

Ephesians 5:25-27

- found pure in Christ, not because I do anything “right”

- we respond to people as those also presented by Christ, worthy of His sacrifice

Romans 7

- purity in our lives isn’t going to be perfect, but it is going to be possible

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