Let's go back to the heart of worship and look at the essence of receiving salvation.

Scriptures:

• Isaiah 64:6
• Hebrews 4:15
• Hebrews 11:6
• 2 Corinthians 3:18

When 1 John 4:19 says that we love because He first loves, we get to understand that God is the source and the end goal of all human love.

Furthermore, we get to see how His commandments also stem from this point of love. It is then only through loving Him that we can faithfully obey Him.

What aspects of us resemble God's?

And how does this knowledge affect how we relate to Him and fellow man?

Scriptures:

• Genesis 1
• John 1:1-14
• Romans 11:33-34

Scriptures:

• 1 Corinthians 2:13-16
• John 6:44
• Matthew 6:5-7

How was religion meant to supplement our relationship with God?

And when do we need to put down THE IMAGE of religion and simply chase after knowing God?

Scriptures:

• Psalm 51:5
• Luke 18:19
• Matthew 9:36
• John 6:44
• John 9
• Acts 8

What things in our lives do we do out of religiosity rather than growing our relationship and intimacy with Jesus?

Matthew 6:11

The Lord's prayer has almost become a reciting done out of religiosity so let's take a moment to break down what Jesus really meant, alongside all the references He highlighted.

Why bread? What does it symbolise?

Exodus 16

John 6:34-58

How do we obtain an unshakeable peace regardless of our circumstances?

Isaiah 26:3

Philippians 4:7

John 14:27

Where does our free will end and God's supremacy begin?

How can we use the free will that HE GAVE US to please Him?

In what ways does God respect our free will and how far does He let it run?

Part 5 of Understanding Spiritual Warfare:

2 Corinthians 10:3-6

The place of our thoughts in either winning or losing our battles