Fuel for Life, Part 1

On the dashboard of our lives, we all have gauges that let us know how we’re doing, how fast we’re going, and how much fuel we have left for the journey ahead. For many of us, the light in the middle of our dashboard is lit up and says in bright letters “Please Refuel”. We are individuals and a society that are trying to live much of our lives on empty. But what if it didn’t have to be that way?

We’re Here for You
Jeremy Riddle

Everything and Nothing Less
Jesus Culture

Carried to the Table
Leeland

Gratitude
Brandon Lake

Hebrews 4:15b
One who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.

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Luke 3:21-23
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.

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Luke 4:1-2
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

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Luke 4:1
Full of the Holy Spirit, was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.

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Eremos
Desert, desolate, or solitary place.

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Luke 4:42
At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place.

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Luke 5:16
But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

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Luke 6:12
Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.

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Luke 22:41-42
He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”

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If Jesus, God Himself, practiced withdrawing from all the noise of the world to be alone with the Father in order to complete the mission God had for Him, what does that communicate to us, finite imperfect people, that are walking into a messed up world with a mission from the Father?

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Henri Nouwen
“Without solitude, it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life…We do not take the spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to him.”

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Solitude
The practice of temporarily withdrawing from the distraction of things and people to be with God.

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Silence
The practice of temporarily withdrawing from noise to listen and hear from God.

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William Barclay
“It may well be that the whole trouble in our lives is that we give God no opportunity to speak to us because we do not know how to be still and to listen; we give God no time to recharge us with spiritual energy and strength because there is no time when we wait upon Him. How can we shoulder life’s burdens if we have no contact with Him who is the Lord of all good life?”

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Getting Started
1. Pick a place
2. Pick a time
3. Pick a goal
4. Pick a plan

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