Sunday Morning December 11, 2011
scriptures: Romans 2, Hebrews 4, Hebrews 5, 2 Timothy 1
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You need to be for real and show that you are. Men know more right than they are willing to commit.
The book of Romans tries to prevent excuses. God has given every man a conscience.
People know more than they pretend. Success is a choice. You have to choose to do for God.
If you cannot get deep into worship, you need to get deeper into God.
The one that keeps God’s commandments is the one that loves Him.
Can’t excuse sin, especially if you find the ability to do for yourself, but cannot find it within yourself to do for
God.
It is simply that you do not care enough about God to do so. The bible said we will know them by their fruits.
Thinking about yourself and how you look to people will keep you from praising God.
Truth – knowing that God will bring judgment on those that do those sinful things, whether it be you or anyone else.
God deserves to be served with a spirit of excellence. The things that you do for God, you have to want it to be the best.
People take God for granted. His service doesn’t stop for our issues. We need to seek Him more in trouble versus assuming that you can put God off.
You can be successful in God. It takes a choice.
People store up wrath and bad things for them against the day when God is going to hold each of us accountable for how we lived our lives.
Patient continuance, people who serve and fight to serve through life situations to make sure they are still serving.
Look in the mirror – Am I one of those that are serving and seeking that the bible is talking about?
Or are you contentious? Stop arguing with people who are asking or trying to correct you.
You cannot obey emotions, anger, wrath, unforgiveness.
Living like that – you will have a messed up soul. They have emotional problems because they have spiritual problems.
Or can I honestly say that I am working good?
Don’t say that God is unfair with you. He knows what we need. Often we don’t have or experience things because of how we have treated Him.
One day God is going to judge the secrets of your heart. Secret – cryptic. God sees our true motivations and efforts. He knows where our hearts really are. Whether or not we are ashamed of Him.
Hebrews 4:11-14
Excuses are always compared to the word of God to see if it lines up. It is either good or not.
Hebrews 5:10-14
There are basics in God. There is a time when we should have matured enough to be able to tell others.
We should be able to tell between good and evil. The more you apply the word to situations, the more you can tell.
The bible says judge yourself and you won’t need to have others tell you.
2 Timothy 1:1-7
God has not called anyone to be timid, fearful or weak about your relationship in God.
If you have fear about serving God, it is not from Him.
If you are Christ-centered then you have power, love and a sound mind.
If you can’t take it, then it’s not because of God.