.

What’s up Mergers! Here are the notes from Bishop’s message on Sunday. They have really been a blessing.

I Chronicles 29:1-9

David sets the order for the house of God (2012: the year of order). David says “I have set my affections on the house of God.”  We have misconceptions about love.  Love demands that we make sacrifices.  David said “I have set…” meaning God did not influence him to do it.  He did it on his own.  Love is not emotion but devotion.  It’s always a choice.  It’s commitment.  Love is loyalty and accountability.  Love is not a feeling.  We must distinguish between love and lust.  Love gives, while lust takes.  Lust can never be satisfied.  Lust is a strong physical desire.  Love is embodied in the mercy and grace of God toward humanity. 

Give me someone who is with me not for what I can do for them, but for what they can do for me.  Real love meets the real need.  Real love makes you vulnerable.  David said “I set my affections.”  Affections for anything will eventually surface.  You’ll know for sure fi someone loves you when the right situation occurs.  God wants us to be completely open to him.  God is looking for the level of devotion that we give to our lovers.  Have you inconvenienced yourself for God? Have you suffered ridicule for God?

No one had to ask anything of David, he just gave.  Love is always asking “What have you done for me lately? Ooh ooh ooooh yeah!” *Janet Jackson voice* David says because of his love, he’s holding back nothing.  Out of his sacrifice he gave openly.

We are not of this world.  Our resources are not of this world.  We must become a faith culture.  We’ve been where we are not because God is not able but because “without faith it is impossible to please God.” The just shall live by faith.