Pray for God's Word
Monday, February 8, 2010, 11:35 AM
2 Thessalonians 3:1 – “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you.” Paul, the great missionary and preacher, says to the believers in Thessalonica,
"pray for us", reminding us that in the area of prayer we are all on the same level. We can all have a partnership in prayer.
Paul also requests prayer for the subject of the message, that it “may have free course,” literally meaning to have free run. The power of God’s Word and its effectiveness can be greatly enhanced when carried on the prayers of God’s people. Simply pray that the Bible will do what it is intended to do - cause people to be wise unto salvation.
Then Paul says pray that the Word will be glorified, that it will be beautiful in the lives of the people receiving it. A life that has been made beautiful by the Word calls attention to the author of that Word. Pray God’s Word will catch the attention of this lost world.
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( 0 / 0 )What is An Act of God and Why So They Happen?
Friday, February 5, 2010, 11:07 AM
Jeremiah 10:15 The portion of Jacob is not like these; For the Maker[7] of all is He, And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; The Lord of hosts is His name. A clause written in most insurance polices; An act because man couldn’t start it and man couldn’t stop it.
Acts of disaster are never nature’s random laws of operation. Natural tragedies are not impersonal; the Bible says a person controls the weather. The news stations have not given us any information on what an “Act of God” means. We all have questions about trying to understand what is up with all these disasters such as- Is God behind it? God says charge me with the Good days and the Bad days…
Isaiah 45:7 The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing well[6]-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these.
The earth has an upset stomach, a groany, growling belly. An upset stomach causes you to vomit, what was hidden came out. Throw up-earthquake, tornado or a hurricane. There is a Spiritual reason why the earth “vomits”.
In other words, when God wants to say something He shakes things up.
-Could it be because God wants us to understand?
-Could it be God wants to get our attention?
-Could it be because of our sin?
-Could it be these tragedies will wake the church?
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( 0 / 0 )Quench Your Thirst
Thursday, February 4, 2010, 10:44 AM
If you’re not a Christian this morning – never been saved, not confident if you were to die you would go to heaven. If you have never settled the sin issue and you don’t know where you stand with God’s son, there is nothing you can do in and of yourself to become a Christian.• You can’t get better and become a Christian.
• You can’t clean your life up and become a Christian.
A Trap the enemy uses is that he lies to you and says-
I’ve been feeling better since I’ve been going to church;
I’m getting better every day and in every way and before too long I’ll be ready to become a Christian. I’ve got news for you; You can come just like you are.
John 7:37-39 “Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.’ But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”
What an Invitation! Joining the church is not the answer, being baptized is not the answer…Jesus is the answer! He will quench your thirst.
Coke says it’s the real thing – It’s not!
Gatorade says it’s the thirst quencher – It’s not!
If you are thirsty, come to Jesus! Jesus is the only thing that will quench your thirst.
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( 0 / 0 )What Does It Mean To Be A Christian?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 10:15 AM
Galatians 3:26-28 – “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Everyone wants to be happy and they will try many ways to be happy; such as:
Some look for happiness by acquiring possessions.
Some look for happiness by experiencing pleasure.
Some look for happiness by gaining prestige and power.
But real happiness comes from understanding you’re Purpose in Life.
Why am I here? God made me to love me!
What’s the problem? Man has a natural desire to be Boss and to ignore God’s principles for living.
What’s the solution? Jesus has already taken care of your sin problem!
What does God want me to do?
Admit God has not been first place in your life.
Believe that Jesus died to pay for your sins and that He rose again on Easter, and is alive today.
Accept God’s free gift of salvation; invite Jesus to come into your life and be the director (LORD) of your life, follow the Lord in baptism.(to follow the example set by Jesus.)
If you have not accepted Jesus, I urge you to do so today. Tomorrow may never come.
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( 0 / 0 )Living By Convictions
Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 10:30 AM
Interviewer Andrea Lee once asked Gianni Versace if he believed in God. “Yes,” he responded, “I believe in God, but I’m not the kind of person who goes to church; who believes in the fairy tale of Jesus born in a stable with the donkey. I’m not stupid. I can’t believe that God, with all the power He has, would have let Himself be born in a stable. It wouldn’t have been comfortable.” And in Versace’s world it wouldn’t have been. Versace represents a great deal of the culture that we are a part of today. How do you come to grips with such a culture?Let’s answer a few questions.
1. Who is in Charge? A problem is like a knife, which can either cut you or serve you according to where you grab it –on the blade or on the handle. Daniel looked at this thing he was about to go through as a chance to grab that knife by the handle and let it serve him rather than cut him. So, in life grab the handle, not the blade and remember that God is in control.
2. What about our Christian convictions? Destiny-determining decisions are made when we are young. When making these decisions we must decide our response ahead of time. We can cooperate without compromising our convictions. We must have a support team or accountability partner and remember God honors those who honor Him.
3. What is a Christian suppose to do? Do we respond with fear or faith? We are to pray and praise the Lord because we know who God is and that He is in control.
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