Sunday, 10/11/15 Hos 13:1, When
Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in
Baal, he died. And now they sin more and more... Zombie
Christians...walking around while they’re dead and doing wrongly. Stay humble
my friend. Re-read the verse. Hos
13:9, O Israel, thou hast destroyed
thyself; but in me is thine help. Ultimately, YOU got yourself into the
mess that so troubles you; it’s no one else’s fault, so quit trying to pass out
blame like Halloween candy. YOU made the choices, and it’s YOUR mess to clean
up. Ps 119:95, The wicked have waited for
ME to destroy ME. I’m not trying to be callous, but YOU have destroyed
YOURSELF. So now the focus needs to be on rectifying what you’ve messed up.
Now, God is the One Who believes in you; He is the One Who can forgive you; He
is the One Who can restore you: run TO,
not AWAY from Him. Get back into Sunday School and church; rekindle old
relationships with spiritual people. Apologize for your foolish selfishness.
Dust off the Bible and ask God to speak to you again. Get on your knees and
come clean with God: admit your guilt and pride and rebellion... O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but
in me is thine help.
Four great messages for you this fall weekend!
- The Best Way to Avoid Trials
- Why Not Now?
- Giving God Glory Through the Scriptures
- Why
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Exodus 4:28
“And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.”
Moses had many excuses when it came to surrendering to God’s
calling upon his life. One of those excuses was valid because it was an
actual weakness in his life. Moses was not an eloquent speaker, but God
showed Moses that overcoming that weakness could actually strengthen him
and the work he had to do. Aaron was the answer to Moses’ weakness by
becoming the mouthpiece for him. Everything God told Moses, he told to
Aaron who relayed it to Pharaoh and God’s people. Certainly, there were
some pitfalls along the way, but Moses and Aaron became a mighty team
that God used to bring Israel to the borders of the Promised Land.
Acts 24:25
“And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment
to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I
have a convenient season, I will call for thee.”
God never said that it would be convenient to serve Him. In fact, when Jesus called people to follow Him He said, “…If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)
Felix wouldn't get saved because it was inconvenient. He knew if he got
saved that there were some things that would change, and he surmised
that it would inconvenience his lifestyle. There were four things that
were inconvenient that stood in the way of him getting saved. It was not
that these things were necessary for salvation, but he understood that
God expected these things of a Christian. These four things that Felix
found inconvenient are the same four things that keep most Christians
from selling out for Christ. Let me show them to you.
The 10/11/15 FBC Hammond bulletin is up at Baptist City.
Sunday, 10/4/15 “I just CAN’T seem to catch a break!!” Eph 6:8,Knowing that whatsoever good thing any many doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. To get more breaks, give more breaks to others. Ps 106:3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness AT ALL TIMES. Just a reminder that there is not time, place, or circumstance in which we are not expected to be a stellar Christian (including at work, the gym, behind the wheel, during a party, etc.
- The Curse of Wanting is Getting
- The Simple Ones are the Happy Ones
- What Think Ye of Christ?
- Judah
Four tremendous sermons for the week of 10/04/15 are now up at Baptist City.
Enjoy!
Genesis 39:7
“And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.”
Anytime a person experiences success, they will have to watch out
for the vultures who will take their success away. In the verse above,
Joseph had a vulture who tried to take away his purity. It says, “And it came to pass after these things…” “These things”
is talking about his success. Thankfully, Joseph handled this vulture
correctly and it benefited him in the long run. Vultures come in
different forms, but each vulture will destroy you and the success God
has given if you don't watch out for them. Let me show you three
vultures that you will have to watch out for and how to kill them.
Genesis 47:9
“And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my
pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days
of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the
years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.”
The Scriptures consistently compare life to a pilgrimage. When Jacob talked about his life he said, “The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years…” When God talked about the heroes of the faith He said about them in Hebrews 11:13, “…that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” God encouraged the Christian in 1 Peter 2:11, “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts…”
God is teaching the Christian that we are not citizens of this Earth,
but we are citizens of Heaven. We then need to live our lives in such a
manner that we make the most of our pilgrimage on this Earth. There are
four things you need to keep in mind if you are going to make the most
of this pilgrimage.
Genesis 32:6
“And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy
brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with
him.”
Jacob found himself in a situation that he hoped would never
happen. That situation was that Esau was coming to meet him. Jacob had
successfully avoided this situation for years, but now the thing that he
feared was about ready to become reality. His brother was coming to
meet him with four hundred men, and the only thing that Jacob could
think of was that he was coming to kill him. Jacob’s problem was that he
thought he could avoid his unresolved issues, but he found out that
unresolved issues must be resolved for you live a peaceful life. There
are four lessons that must be learned to resolved unresolved issues.