This Week #3-5

Continuing our DUSTY series, we focused on the “S”- Strengthening our desire to imitate Christ. I spoke on the importance of the desire to get to know Christ more. Although this is the 3 lesson of the series, it really is the foundation to spiritual growth. We must desire to fall deeper in love with God or else all of our righteousness for the sake of pleasing other is worthless. We can know all the “rules” and the right way to live, but if we aren’t doing it because we love God and desire to please him it is pointless. Are motivations for doing what is right must be fueled by a desire to know Christ more and show him love. Remember God first loved us, His love isn’t the question. The question is do you love God? Do you honestly desire to love Him? Or are you just showing up to church, living a good life, because that’s what is expected of you? God is waiting for you, he desires you; do you desire Christ? Does your life reflect that?

Questions for discussion:
Ask the previously mentioned questions.

What does it look like to desire Christ? How can you tell if someone desires to know Christ?

How can you strengthen your desire to imitate Christ>? (Not how can you better imitate Christ, but how can you strengthen your desire?)