“Be in Control and Profitable in God”
Sunday Morning March 25, 2012
scriptures: Philippians, 1 Timothy, John, Romans
keywords: strength, control, trust, content, widows, commit, profitable, seek, talk, fear
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When you go through things you need to deal with those things rightly. The bible says rejoice in Philippians 4:4. Know where your strength lies. People should know who is in control. Even in your private theatre you should be in control and trust in God. Philippians 4:5 -Let your moderation be known to all man- God is at hand. God is saying that I am right here. Some people act in control when certain people are around.
1 Timothy 5:4-12 You should be taking care of people that you are supposed to. Widows should have a good report and they were important to the church that they were taken care of by the church. Verse 10- This woman had an impact. Woman below a certain age would not be taken care of because of the concern that they would leave the cause of Christ for a man. Verse 12- younger woman would someone times error and put the man first Philippians 4:6-13 Verse 11- You got to trust in God. He is saying that I got you. Contentment is not unhappy strength; it is happy strength. Regardless of what is going on you should be active. Verse 13- “I can”- say, “You can”. How many of you ask God for strength and feel his strength?
John 2:23-25 Just because you are excited does not mean that you are truly committed.
Romans 3:9-18 Verse 11- how of many of you can say that I seek God. Verse 12- are you profitable in Christ? What are you doing for Christ that is helpful? Make sure your life is profitable in God. Unless a person loves God you can’t trust them. Verse 13- you know where some are because they can’t control their mouth and the talk nasty. Verse 14- watch out for cursing and bitterness. Verse 18- People’s problems are because they don’t fear God. When people get caught then they want to act or respond differently instead of fearing God before it is too late.