Tuesday, July 10, 2018

When God Speaks: Keep Walking

Early Sunday Morning, I read Romans 8 prior to preparing to leave for church service. Imagine my surprise when Pastor Charles referenced several verses from the chapter I read only a few hours prior to the sermon.

Life Center Ministries 7/8/2018 11:00 am service

Sermon Points: We Need Giants

  • Why we need things that strengthen us.
  • Some doors are obvious, some are not
  • We must keep walking; we must get close
  •  It's a picture of faith; it doesn't look like you can do it.
  • Promises are protected from those who are half-hearted (keep walking in faith)

  • Abram (Abraham) left everything to follow God's direction and promises.
    • given the Promised Land
    • name will be great
    • will be blessed
    • will be made a great nation
    • will be a blessing
  • Are we willing to leave or do we say, "No, I'm fine?"
  • "We must change the we think, the way we inform ourselves and obey."
  • The promises of God will make us into something great. 
  • The promises of God release His blessing on us and cause our life to be significant.
  • We become blessed and become a blessing to the world around us.
  • Grace is given, we explore it by faith. 

  • The 10 spies went to Canaan and 8 gave a bad report while 2 spoke in faith.
    • Be careful what you say about what you see.
    • When you are afraid, everything seems scary.
    • Trust in God's ability to open doors for us and through us. 
    • It may look like we are surrounded (by enemies), but we are surrounded by Him (God).
  • Giants (enemies) are always around us.
    • Trust God, He is with us (our weapon)
    • Only see giants when advancing
    • Our Promise Land is being conformed to Christ
    •  Live our lives in love and walking and carrying the blessings of God wherever we go.
  • Giants who keep us from being conformed to the image of God
    • "I'm right."
    • discouragement
    • disappointment
    • self-interest
    • self-pity
    • what's in it for me

Romans 8:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)

31 What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?

Romans 8:34 Amplified Bible (AMP)

34 Who is the one who condemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty], and more than that, who was raised [from the dead], and who is at the right hand of God interceding [with the Father] for us. 

When you are in a big trial remember Jesus is interceding for us (praying). 

Romans 8:35 Amplified Bible (AMP)

35 Who shall ever separate us from the love of [a]Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 

Romans 8:38-39 Amplified Bible (AMP)

38 For I am convinced [and continue to be convinced—beyond any doubt] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This is our promise!