Desire The Right Things (Aligning Our Desires with the Lord’s) Part 1  (Baptist Preaching - Ph)
Channel: Discerning Word Baptist Church
Date: 26/04/2021

Sunday Morning Preaching on Desire of Christians - Part 1 of 2
April 25 2021



Desire The Right Things
Aligning Our Desires with the Lord’s 
Text: 1 Pet. 2:2

 Obj: that the brethren learn to desire the things that the Lord wants us to do 

 Intro: 
  Baby – needs, wants 
  What do you want in life?
  Desire = An inclination to want things 
   - The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state 
   - sample on believer’s life – church, bible, fellowship, learn the bible
    - contrast unbelievers 

 Types of Desire: 
1. Negative 
a. Too late 
b. Earthly wealth 
c. Earthly Desires 
d. False Religious Practice 
e. Selfish 
f. Self-hurt 
g. Self-aggrandizement 
h. Against Jesus 
2. Positive 
a. Heaven – permanent status of being with the Lord 
b. Rewards from the Lord 
c. Peace
d. Privileged – desire of others of what we have
e. Be Aligned with the will of God 
f. Ministry - God service 
g. Soul winning – salvation of the souls 
h. Brethren – fellowship 
i. The Lord Himself – Jesus 
j. Learn – know the Lord 
i. Bible, Church, Fellowship 


Desiring the Right Things: 
1. We need to lay aside the negative – v.1
2. Consider our state in the Christian maturity – v.2
3. First step is to test it – taste – v.3
4. Grow in the Knowledge of the Lord – v.2
a. Start in the Basics – Bible, Church attendance, Pray
5. Focus on the Lord – v.4 – know Him better
a. Living stone - cornerstone
b. Disallowed of men – rejected of the unbelievers – Jews
c. Precious – to the believers

 Message/conclusion:  

 Let us take the learn the good desires that are acceptable to the Lord. 
 We’ll start with the word of God and the Lord’s instructions. 




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