“Live unto God”
Sunday Morning February 19, 2012
scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5, Ecclesiastes 12
keywords: sacrifice, communion, labor, heaven, hell, life, love, live, survive, young, old, beauty
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Communion- If we don’t take it the right way then it can be detrimental to us. 2 Corinthians 5:1-15 – A true believer really wants to go be with God. Verse 10- what are you doing to labor for God? Verse 11- We know that some will go to heaven or hell. Live a life that is acceptable to God. We all have to give an account for what we do. It is so critical to know this as a believer that we try to persuade men. Your life should remind others of Jesus. Verse 13- what you do should be so that others can see Christ. Verse 14- Christ’s love empowers us. Verse 15- Its hard to get so-called Christians to be on the same page. How many of you say that I am not doing what I am doing for me? Some people don’t really realize what God has done for them because their is no response to what God has done. He died for us. Challenge yourself in communion and ask yourself, “What kind of person am I?”. Are you just trying to survive or are you living unto God? Lady giving the two mites it was clear that she was living for God- she gave all she had. Jesus saw what she had done and was impressed with her giving. Most people give based on the
abundance than what they have. Bible says seek ye first he kingdom of God. God should take priority in your life. When you put God as your priority then you will produce. You won’t be procastinator or somebody with just potential.
Ecclesiastes 12:1-15 While you are young, use your energy to serve God. As you get older, things that we used to do become harder. Our eyesight will get worsened and our hearing will get worse. Our teeth will fall out one day. Man’s life is about three score and ten years- only about 70 years. A lot of things that were working will begin to not work as well. Verse 8- we are just dust and one day we will decay.
Regardless of how good you look on the outside that is not you- who you really are is on the inside. All the beauty that a person thought that they had will be nothing. Verse 14- When it all breaks down, you are here and you are going to die. What will be said about you? Will you be one that it is said that you followed God.