Feb 27, 2022
Here We Grow
Series: 2022

Last week we heard a great message about self examination

We all need to come to a place where we have complete assurance of our salvation

If you have not yet gotten to that place, I would love to talk to you after the service today

If you know, without a doubt, that you have the salvation that Jesus offers, then it is time to Grow!

Perhaps you say “We understand this because we have known Christ a long time.”

You see, we are never too old to keep growing

Understand that we all have been given tasks according to how God saw fit to give them

Some preachers, some teachers, some apostles and some evangelists

The point here is that he didn’t appoint any of us to do nothing

He appointed all of us for the building up of the body of Christ

Vs 13 is talking about when we are in Glory and we have become mature

The point is, that until that time, none of us will reach full maturity

Then we will no longer be infants, but for now…

Tossed back and forth, blown here and there, this is how we are if we are not trying to Grow

 
If you have received salvation, you are to put off your old self and put on the new self to be like God

We have to grow! We begin with the spiritual milk immediately after salvation as an infant in Christ

Infants do not stay infants! As they take nutrients, their physical body develops

As spiritual infants, we need the spiritual nutrients to grow in Christ

Speech, conduct, love, faith and in purity

Devote yourselves to reading of scripture, preaching and teaching

Like Psalm 92:13 says “plant yourself in the house of the Lord” both physically and spiritually

Plant yourself through your own reading and studying of God’s word

Plant yourself through the corporate teaching and preaching of God’s word

Always devote yourself to a time of prayer daily

If I planted a Satsuma tree, and it didn’t grow to produce fruit, I would cut it down.

When we are planted in salvation, we need to Grow and produce fruit as the sower expected us to do.

Have you been planted in salvation?

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  • Feb 27, 2022Here We Grow
    Feb 27, 2022
    Here We Grow
    Series: 2022

    Last week we heard a great message about self examination

    We all need to come to a place where we have complete assurance of our salvation

    If you have not yet gotten to that place, I would love to talk to you after the service today

    If you know, without a doubt, that you have the salvation that Jesus offers, then it is time to Grow!

    Perhaps you say “We understand this because we have known Christ a long time.”

    You see, we are never too old to keep growing

    Understand that we all have been given tasks according to how God saw fit to give them

    Some preachers, some teachers, some apostles and some evangelists

    The point here is that he didn’t appoint any of us to do nothing

    He appointed all of us for the building up of the body of Christ

    Vs 13 is talking about when we are in Glory and we have become mature

    The point is, that until that time, none of us will reach full maturity

    Then we will no longer be infants, but for now…

    Tossed back and forth, blown here and there, this is how we are if we are not trying to Grow

     
    If you have received salvation, you are to put off your old self and put on the new self to be like God

    We have to grow! We begin with the spiritual milk immediately after salvation as an infant in Christ

    Infants do not stay infants! As they take nutrients, their physical body develops

    As spiritual infants, we need the spiritual nutrients to grow in Christ

    Speech, conduct, love, faith and in purity

    Devote yourselves to reading of scripture, preaching and teaching

    Like Psalm 92:13 says “plant yourself in the house of the Lord” both physically and spiritually

    Plant yourself through your own reading and studying of God’s word

    Plant yourself through the corporate teaching and preaching of God’s word

    Always devote yourself to a time of prayer daily

    If I planted a Satsuma tree, and it didn’t grow to produce fruit, I would cut it down.

    When we are planted in salvation, we need to Grow and produce fruit as the sower expected us to do.

    Have you been planted in salvation?

  • Feb 23, 2022Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 4 Part 2
    Feb 23, 2022
    Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 4 Part 2
  • Feb 20, 2022Self-Examination
    Feb 20, 2022
    Self-Examination
    Series: 2022
  • Feb 16, 2022Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 4 Part 1
    Feb 16, 2022
    Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 4 Part 1
  • Feb 13, 2022A New Perspective
    Feb 13, 2022
    A New Perspective
    Series: 2022
  • Feb 9, 2022Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 3
    Feb 9, 2022
    Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 3
  • Feb 6, 2022Vacation Or Peace
    Feb 6, 2022
    Vacation Or Peace
    Series: 2022

    Probably every person in this room or listening online has spoken these words:

    I NEED A VACATION!!

    Life gets hard and sometimes we just feel the need to unplug from everything

    I don’t know about you, but after almost every vacation I have ever taken, when I get home, I need another vacation

    Unplugging from the daily grind is good, but, while it brings some relief, it adds other stressors too

    "It costs more than I planned for; I’m running late to the next place; I can’t sleep in this bed…….. "

    Do you know that Jesus said we would have tribulation in this world?

    It is not a quick vacation, or stress break, or shopping trip, or any of these things we need:

    We need the peace that only God can give.

    Jesus was talking to His disciples here, and they had finally believed that He was God

    Vs 31 Jesus says “Do you now believe?”

    Guess what, now that you finally believe you are about to find trouble

    Just like I talked about on Wed night, it is when you act upon those things of God that Satan comes against you

    You will be scattered, you will have tribulation, in other words this world is going to be against you!

    New believers often have trouble because somehow, they thought, once they accepted Christ, trouble was over

    Jesus never ever told us that we would not have trouble, in fact twice in this passage He warns of trouble

    So a vacation, while it is good to relax a little, doesn’t solve the problems in our world

    What we really need is the peace that only God can give.

    So how do we get that?

    Vs 33

    “in Me you may have peace”

    The greatest thing about God’s peace is that He gives it to us freely.

    Believing in Jesus, and walking with God daily brings peace greater than anything in this world can give

    The next part of vs 33 immediately says “in the world you have tribulation”

    You see the peace that God gives doesn’t stop tribulation; while we are in this world, it will come

    One of the greatest phrases ever spoken is the end of
    vs 33

    “take courage, I have overcome the world”

    Jesus conquered the grave, and overcame this earthly world so that we too can have that power

    Don’t be disheartened when trouble comes, but, instead hold onto that peace in God, knowing He has overcome ALL

    Are you finally ready to accept that peace that passes all understanding today?

  • Feb 2, 2022Bible Study Nehemiah Chapter 2
    Feb 2, 2022
    Bible Study Nehemiah Chapter 2
  • Jan 30, 2022A Blessed Man
    Jan 30, 2022
    A Blessed Man
    Series: 2022
  • Jan 23, 2022Send Me
    Jan 23, 2022
    Send Me
    Series: 2022

    On January 20, 1961 President John F. Kennedy made this statement:

    “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”

    As we began our study in Nehemiah this week, that thought pattern came to mind about believers and God

    What if we stopped asking God to give us everything and make our lives easy and instead asked...

    How can we serve you, Father?

    For the first time really in Isaiah’s life he saw the glory of God and how small and sinful he was.

    What if we could each have that experience of seeing the true Glory of God

    The reality is that through Isaiah’s experience we should be able to see ourselves in that throne room

    The experience was amazing, beautiful, and terrifying all at the same time

    Most importantly, it truly showed Isaiah the sinfulness of his self and it shook him to the core

    “Woe is me, for I am ruined”

    Perhaps that is the true thing that we all need to see, how sinful and ruined we truly are next to Holy God

    But Isaiah was not allowed to wallow in his realization of sin

    His sin was taken away by the Holiness of God

    Even in our sinful state God loves us and is willing to cleanse you

    Why?

    He created you for a purpose and He wants you to be used for that purpose

    If God had nothing for us, once He cleansed us, He would simply take us home

    Once Isaiah saw his sin, then was cleansed, he heard the voice of the Lord

    God asked “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”

    Without any hesitation Isaiah said “here I am, send me”

    Today as believers we seem to be more concerned in what can God do for us.

    What if……think about this

    What if God’s people paused for a moment and considered not what God can do for us

    Instead what can we do for God!

    John F. Kennedy’s speech moved thousands of Americans to civic work that had never considered that before

    If believers could get that message and move to action I have no doubt there would be a revival like has never been

    Will you ask God,
    "What can I do for you in 2022?"

    Maybe what you need to do is give your life to Him in the first place. Are you ready?

  • Jan 19, 2022Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 1
    Jan 19, 2022
    Bible Study – Nehemiah Chapter 1
  • Jan 16, 2022All God’s Children
    Jan 16, 2022
    All God’s Children
    Series: 2022

    Tomorrow is a Federal Holiday marking Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday

    He spent his life preaching that ALL people were created in God’s image and we need to love one another

    Today, the divisions between people simply because of skin color, are still in full existence

    Even though God created ALL people in His image, the world has divided us because we look different

    We are ALL God’s children! We are ALL created in His image!
    He loves us ALL!

    There is only one hope for all this racisim and division to be healed, and that is humility

    Yes, I have preached on this passage before and, to be honest, I will probably preach on it again later

    Our world today is not what Martin Luther King Jr dreamed about

    But it can be!

    “If My people, who are called by My name”

    Understand that God’s people, who are called by His name, do not have a race

    Our race is “God’s people”, no matter what we look like on the outside.

    Only if you are identical twins, do any of us actually look just like one another

    We are all unique creations and if we have given our life to Christ, we are ALL God’s children

    You say, "Preacher, we know that!"

    But do you live that way?

    How many people, who say they are believers, have close friends of another ethnicity?

    Do you have them over to your house for dinner?
    Do you go to their's?

    If my people….”will humble themselves”

    Humility is exactly what we all need to live. When we do that, we are pleasing to God.

    When we stop thinking so highly of ourselves, we can live in Christ, as we are called to do

    When ALL God’s children humble themselves, and make friendships, and let others see, it is amazing!

    If my people….”and pray and seek My face”

    How do we live as God’s children? We pray and seek His face

    It is when we pray and seek Him that we hear from Him, and know how to live each day

    If my people……”and turn from their wicked ways”

    When we don’t treat people as one of God’s children, it is hatred of that person, and that is wicked

    We can say, "I don’t hate people, I just don’t have anything in common with them"

    But we don’t know because we haven’t tried to get to know them

    I’m specifically talking about ALL people who look different from you

    “Then I will hear from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and will heal their land”

    So, we know the answer to all the division and hatred in our land today, so let’s just do it.

    God created every single life in this world today, yesterday, and tomorrow

    ALL God’s children

    Are you called by His name today? Then, it is time we act like it!

    If you don’t know Him, do you want to?

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