God's love expressed as discipline

Heart Ablaze: Lesson 11: Whom God Loves, John Bevere

https://messengerinternational.org/churches-leaders/explore-the-messages/a-heart-ablaze/ (Bible study at work over lunch!)

God loves us and disciplines us as a good father disciplines his children out of love.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+3%3A19%3BHebrews+12%3A5-13%3BProv+3%3A11-12&version=NLT

Discipline is severe because my disobedience impacts others.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+3%3A19%3BHebrews+12%3A11%3BProv+3%3A11-12&version=AMP

God cares to discipline us so that we can partake in God’s character.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+3%3A19%3BHebrews+12%3A10%3BProv+3%3A11-12&version=AMP

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+3%3A19%3BHebrews+12%3A11%3B+1+Cor+13%3A11%3BPsalm+119%3A75%3BJames+4&version=NLT

What walking the narrow path looks like:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+3%3A19%3BJer+23%3A22%3B+Heb+12%3A12-15%3B+Isaiah+35%3A3-8&version=NLT

Fool sees his own thoughts and life as the measure of wisdom (Proverbs 12:15; 14:16; 18:2) a fool is deceived

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+12%3A15%3B+14%3A16%3B+18%3A2&version=NLT

Correction without repentance has no value

Be zealous and repent

Repentance is the doorway into God’s blessing

1 John 3:2 says we’ll be just like Jesus, so one of us is going to have to change.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+3%3A19%3B+1+John+3%3A2%3B+Isaiah+35%3A10%3BHebrews+12%3A19-29%3B+4%3A16&version=NLT

Grace gives us the ability to walk in the fear of the Lord and hear his voice

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