4 He is not the Author of Confusion Samaritan woman Sunday 2015 Restore me I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself You have chastised me and I was chastised Like an untrained bull ID: 464399
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Restore me (4) He is not the Author of Confusion
Samaritan woman Sunday 2015Slide2
Restore me
“I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained bull
;
Restore
me, and I will return
, For
You
are
the Lord my God
.
Jer
31:18Slide3
Restore me
Restore me (1) Set
my Mind on Things
Above
Restore me (2)
Your Word I have hidden in my Heart
Restore me (3)
Those
who are
Christ’s
Restore me
(4)
He is not the Author of ConfusionSlide4Slide5
Restore me (4)For God
is not the author
of confusion
but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints
.1
Cor
14:33Slide6
Where to worshipOur fathers worshiped
on this mountain, and you Jews
say that in Jerusalem
is the place where one ought to worship.
”
Jn
4:20Slide7
St. John Chrysostom He does not show preference to any place, but focuses on one’s intentions.
Hom. On John, 33:1 Slide8
Our PrayerYour kingdom come.
Your will be done
. On
earth
as
it is
in heaven
. Matt 6:10Slide9
Who is my God
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable
.
Isa 40:28Slide10
St. Augustine
Even when you wish to seek for an elevated place, a holy place, have an altar within you for ‘the temple of God is holy, which temple you are’ (1Cor 3:17).
Do you wish to pray in a temple?
If you begin by being the temple of God, then the mountain is within you; for He listens to those who pray in His temple.
St
. Augustine: On the Gospel of St. John, tractate 15:25Slide11
Sources of distortions Our Inner Experience and Distorted Images of God
The Family and Distorted Images of God
The
Church and Distorted Images of God Slide12
Healing sources
Set with yourself and explore itExamine the role God was assigned in your family of origin and to look at any similarities between your descriptions of God and your descriptions of your parents and other important people in your life.
Seek support from a spiritual mentor or your father of confession
Seek the proper and full teaching of the Scriptures about God as understood by the ChurchSlide13
NotesWhen we are taught wrong we have wrong expectation and we blaspheme
against himWhen we are are taught wrong we pray wrong and we are disappointed and saying he did not listenSlide14
This week's spiritual exercise
Spend some time in prayer discovering what confusions/misconceptions you have about God.
Arrange
to meet with your spiritual father or mentor to help you bring these lies to the light of the true teachings of Christ and His word.