![]() Galatians 6:9 "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."Ģ. We are a people who have been commissioned by God himself!ġ. Barriers, deterrent, discouragement will not quench our resolve.Ģ. Note: How many of us would have given up at that point?ġ. But the problem was that there were some barriers to getting to Jesus. Note: Oh that we might have friends like these! ![]() Some friends were bringing their paralyzed friend to Jesus. What about a spiritual dramatic intervention? Gathered the family and talked to the family member about the addiction. Family was worried about their loved one's drug addiction.Ģ. What situations would lead you to dramatic intervention?ġ. People will do amazing/ crazy things in intense/ stressful situations. "Desperate times call for desperate measures."ġ. God wants to use you to show who He is to your family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, & church family. Your decision to live for the Lord, is your own but it is not made in a vacuum. The world will know that God reigns b/c of what He is doing in His people! This is where I made a decision to glorify God with all my life! 36b "I am the Lord I have spoken, and I will do it."Ĥ. Live for His glory, not your earthly desires! Some push through the crowds of religious patrons, false doctrines, & sinful hypocrites to the cross of Jesus that has been tucked away in a corner!ġ. and finds the Christ who formed the world!Ĥ. Occasionally some seeking soul breaks through the form, programs, false/weak/shallow preaching, complacency, etc. ![]() Seeking to glorify God (and actually doing it) in our lives is suppose to be the normal Christian experience!ģ. Not a defect or error that the church produces (the defect is the shallow weak Christian we produce)Ģ. Every once in a while there is an individual who's very life brings glory to God.ġ. The plan involves God working in your life! Psalm 94:14 "For the Lord will not forsake his people He will not abandon his heritage." What is impossible w/ man is possible with God! You may have heard sermons saying otherwise (testimonies, ‘Bible' studies, lessons, etc.)ģ. In the church we want God to be glorified/ make His name Holy!ġ. Be willing to put your comforts behind God's Will! Live with some inconvenience for the sake of others.Ģ. Not just abstain from sin, but do good!ġ. Idea of not shaming Christ as Christian standard.Ģ. When the disciples finally moved past self-love. 21 "But I had a concern for my holy name which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came." If you are lost/in sin then you are profaning His Holy name.ġ. Billy Graham said: "The church has almost lost her moral authority to speak to the world." Point: You may have seen nasty church splits, scandalous church fights, self-centered & ego-driven agendas, hateful board members, two-faced hypocritical members, divisive/ gossiping/ back-biting/ slanderous church goers.ġ.but don't accept that as the work of the Spirit. and if the church doesn't support that (meet me needs) then I'll leave! We are all consumed w/ our needs, wants, schedules, etc. I can't understand why you don't love me just as much as I love me!ģ. Know why there is division in church? B/c.ġ. Know why Christians won't forgive Christians? B/c pride won't allow it. ![]() The greatest abomination in the church is the gross infatuation w/ self. Ppl have disgraced the blood of Jesus/forgiveness b/c of their wickedness. Ppl have perverted the love of God to approve of their sins.Ģ. Sermons being preached all over the nation today are being used to justify/ excuse sin rather than solve the problem of sin.ġ. Being a holy people just didn't seem very practical (or appealing). She has replaced the power of the Holy Spirit with charisma, programs, & human talents.Ģ. The church has faltered in the proclamation of the truth.ġ. Don't let God's holiness become watered down or common in your life. New Christians base their lives on the "Christian" lives they see modeled before them. Your life is a reflection of who God is. Vindicating His Holiness: Glorified in You ![]()
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