(Hebrews 12:12-17) Lift up your hands. (Psalm 121) Realize that our help is from the Father. Realize that God planned for us to lean on Him to accomplish His work on earth! The Christian finds their strength from above. (Psalm 28:7-9) Putting on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:1-20) Standing in the victory of the cross (1 Cor. 15) …
7-23-17, Serving in Seventeen, Eyes Wide Open #34, Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect! (Hebrews 12:3-11, 1 Cor. 15) Because Jesus endured: (Heb. 12:3-4) Hardship Hostility Death on a Roman Cross (2 Cor. 5:16-21, Rom. 6:1-11) Because Christ died we can live eternally! (1 Cor. 15) With Love comes an exhortation of: (Heb. 12:5-6) Discipline Chastisement Don’t grow weary! (Heb. 12:3) We are in a struggle against sin! (Heb. 12:4) Discipline …
7-16-17, Serving in Seventeen, Psalm 34
Taste and See That the Lord Is Good 1 Of David, when he nchanged his behavior before oAbimelech, so that he drove him out,and he went away. 34 I will bless the LORD pat all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul qmakes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and rbe glad. 3 Oh, smagnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4 I tsought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are uradiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. 6 vThis poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and wsaved him out of all his troubles. 7 xThe angel of the LORD yencamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8 Oh, ztaste and see that athe LORD is good! bBlessed is the man who takes refuge in him! 9 Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! 10 cThe young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who dseek the LORD lack no good thing. 11 eCome, O children, listen to me; fI will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 gWhat man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may hsee good? 13 iKeep your tongue from evil and your lips from jspeaking deceit. 14 kTurn away from evil and do good; seek peace and lpursue it. 15 mThe eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous nand his ears toward their cry. 16 oThe face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to pcut off the memory of them from the earth. 17 nWhen the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD is near to qthe brokenhearted and saves rthe crushed in spirit. …
7-9-17, Serving in Seventeen, Eyes Wide Open #33, Eyes Wide Open
(Hebrews 12:1-2) Do you see the great cloud of witnesses for who they are? Men and women of weakness. Men and women who knew they needed God’s help. Men and women who depended on God by FAITH. They are Human beings acting by human means until FAITH! We must realize that without FAITH it is impossible to please God! (Heb. …
7-2-17, Serving in Seventeen, Eyes Wide Open #32, Faith That Works Through Weakness
(Hebrews 11:32-40) Brief Review: Faith requires obedience. Faith grows from testing to blessing. Faith desires to leave a legacy and blessings to future generations. Faith in action requires the practice of faith. Descriptions of the Faithful. (Heb. 11:13-16) Through faith all things are possible. (Heb. 11:33) Faith that works is not necessarily clean and polished. (Judges 11) God used Jephthah …