Attitudes Which Attitudes Which Please GodPlease God

Attitude is ImportantAttitude is Importantin Pleasing God.in Pleasing God.

This lesson deals with some This lesson deals with some attitudes which please God.attitudes which please God.

Attitudes Which Please Attitudes Which Please GodGod

• Thus Noah DidThus Noah Did– Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22

Hebrews 11:7Hebrews 11:7

““By faith Noah, being divinely warned of By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.”righteousness which is according to faith.”

Note Noah’s attitude, regardless of Note Noah’s attitude, regardless of the fact that such a catastrophe had the fact that such a catastrophe had

never yet befallen man.never yet befallen man.

Genesis 6:22Genesis 6:22

““Thus Noah didThus Noah did; according to all that ; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.”God commanded him, so he did.”

Complete submission and faith!Complete submission and faith!

Attitudes Which Please Attitudes Which Please GodGod

• Thus Noah DidThus Noah Did– Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22

• Enoch Walked with GodEnoch Walked with God– Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5

Genesis 5:24Genesis 5:24

““And Enoch walked with God; and he And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.”was not, for God took him.”

What does it mean that Enoch What does it mean that Enoch walked with God?walked with God?

Hebrews 11:5Hebrews 11:5

““By faith Enoch was taken away so that By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, ‘and was not found, he did not see death, ‘and was not found, because God had taken him’; for before because God had taken him’; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.”he pleased God.”

Unlike most, he sought to please Unlike most, he sought to please God rather than himself (cf. God rather than himself (cf.

Romans 15:1-3)Romans 15:1-3)

Romans 15:1-3Romans 15:1-3

““We then who are strong ought to bear We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, with the scruples of the weak, and not to and not to please ourselvesplease ourselves.. 2 2Let each of us please Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.edification. 3 3For For even Christ did not please even Christ did not please HimselfHimself; but as it is written, ‘The ; but as it is written, ‘The reproaches of those who reproached You reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.’”fell on Me.’”

Attitudes Which Please Attitudes Which Please GodGod

• Thus Noah DidThus Noah Did– Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22

• Enoch Walked with GodEnoch Walked with God– Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5

• Caleb Followed me FullyCaleb Followed me Fully– Numbers 14:24; contrast 1 Sam. 15Numbers 14:24; contrast 1 Sam. 15

Numbers 14:24Numbers 14:24

““But My servant Caleb, because he has But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.”went, and his descendants shall inherit it.”

God is never pleased with partial God is never pleased with partial obedience.obedience.

1 Samuel 15:13-151 Samuel 15:13-15

““Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, ‘Blessed are you of the LORD! I have him, ‘Blessed are you of the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD.’ performed the commandment of the LORD.’ 1414But Samuel said, ‘What then is this bleating of But Samuel said, ‘What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?’ which I hear?’ 1515And Saul said, ‘They have And Saul said, ‘They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.’”the rest we have utterly destroyed.’”

Attitudes Which Please Attitudes Which Please GodGod

• Thus Noah DidThus Noah Did– Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:22

• Enoch Walked with GodEnoch Walked with God– Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5

• Caleb Followed me FullyCaleb Followed me Fully– Numbers 14:24; contrast 1 Sam. 15Numbers 14:24; contrast 1 Sam. 15

• God Shall Provide a LambGod Shall Provide a Lamb– Genesis 22:7-8; Hebrews 11:17-19Genesis 22:7-8; Hebrews 11:17-19

Genesis 22:7-8Genesis 22:7-8

““77But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, ‘My father!’ And he said, ‘Here I and said, ‘My father!’ And he said, ‘Here I am, my son.’ Then he said, ‘Look, the fire am, my son.’ Then he said, ‘Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?’ burnt offering?’ 88And Abraham said, ‘My And Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.’ So the two of them for a burnt offering.’ So the two of them went together.”went together.”

Hebrews 11:17-19Hebrews 11:17-19

““By faith Abraham, when he was tested, By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only received the promises offered up his only begotten son,begotten son, 18 18of whom it was said, ‘In of whom it was said, ‘In Isaac your seed shall be called,’Isaac your seed shall be called,’ 1919concluding that God was able to raise concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the deadhim up, even from the dead, from which , from which he also received him in a figurative he also received him in a figurative sense.”sense.”

Attitudes Which Attitudes Which Please GodPlease God

Complete Faith and Submission Complete Faith and Submission to God. An attitude of surrender to God. An attitude of surrender

and trust. This is what and trust. This is what Christians need to be pleasingChristians need to be pleasing

to God in their service.to God in their service.