Morris Dirks at CMA-Canada Eastern District Conference part 3

Morris moved even closer to home as he took us to the parable of the two me who prayed (Luke 18:9-14).
Our spituality - do we have Pharasaical Spirituality which has something to prove or something to compare ?
or do we have Tax collector spirituality ?

He posed a to-the-point question for us to ask ourselves as we serve others - What is the primary emotion God has for you ? Is it anywhere near love ?

Finally bringing it to an end he asked us if we were thinking - I'm glad I'm not like the pharisee - then we are the pharisee :0

Morris Dirks at CMA-Canada Eastern District Conference part 2

Morris knows where it's at. He was encouraging us to look at our motives and emotions as we serve.

What are our motives -

Are we compromising to please other ? (1 Thes 2:1-6)

Are we working to prove ourselves ? (Phil 1:6)

Are we staying on a pedestal that people put us on ? (I Cor 3:4-9)

Emotions
Let God be in touch with your emotions otherwise they'll rule you !

Much to chew on !

Morris Dirks at CMA-Canada Eastern District Conference part 1

Morris Dirks laid it out for us and was a BIG encouragement. In Isaiah 43, 100 years before the babylonian captivity, God was sowing seeds of hope for when they would be exile.
In that place of captivity Isaiah points to

NOT the CAPTOR but the CREATOR(v 11-14)
Not to look at the chains or things that bind us but our creator.

NOT the PAST but the FUTURE (v16-19a)
forget the great things God has done already and all our garbage, He's going to do a new thing.

NOT the DESERT but the STREAMS(v19b-20).

It was totally encouraging. thanks Morris.