Sunday Morning, August 2, 2015
Sermon
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Sunday Notes
August 2, 2015
Scriptures
Briefly revisited Psalms 116:1-19
Statements
What we’re discussing are the things that pertain to whether we spend eternity with the Lord, or not.
What you believe about God should make a difference in your life. God isn’t just a portion of your life, he must be the hope of your life.
In James it talks about the difference in true faith and faith that is empty and can’t safe.
Speaking concerning your faith, is a large part of our relationship with God.
If we are ashamed to speak about our “confession of faith”, then we are not confessing in the manner in which he desires.
In Psalm 116 we see a theme that is contrary to the Word. For instance, in today’s age, even in the church, people seek peace in counseling and medicine things people used to go to God about. Psalm 116 assumes that a believer would go to God.
In Verse 4 the psalmist says “deliver my soul”, that is repairing your broken psyche. We often bear needless burdens because of the soul because we don’t talk to Jesus.
When you come to God you must realize that you have wronged him, your own eternal soul, and that you need his touch of grace and mercy. God is good enough to bust your bubble to bring you here, to this point, but it would better for you to reach out to before the crisis. If you willfully chose sin, then you willfully chose to sin against God. With that said, you are in big trouble, unless you repent.
1. Ask God to deliver your soul.
2. Wipe the tears from my eyes. (This is not worldly sorrow, 2nd Corinthians)
3. God will keep you from falling. We don’t have to fail, in the sense that we are unable to be righteous. Also, he can make your life suited to be righteous.
A relationship with God will change the things that you get emotional about. You are supposed to care about how your testimony influences and affects other people. The scripture says I will talk of the lord in the land of the living.
You have to live your life before people. They used to say that they would pay their vows before other people. This isn’t to make a show, but it demonstrates that you have no fear or no shame in him.
Even death becomes something different when you serve God. We have eternal life to look forward to.
We should very thankful people in our commitment to the Lord.
Aspiration!!!!
God saves us to be righteous, not to be like the world.
Genuine Faith leads you to purify yourself. We can’t let what others are doing be our gauge. We have to let that be based on the word.
If you sin, you are transgressing his law. He says he came to take away our sins.
The new religion is based on accepting things that God condemns. The Key to the new “Christianity” is to feel bad after you have chosen sin. The difference most people say, is the world does things and feels no guilt, but the Christian at least feels the guilt. But God requires or compliance with his goodness.
When people sin, it is a manifestation of Satan in their lives. He is evil, a liar, a destroyer, etc. And God sent Christ to crush the works of Satan.
The Bible makes a distinction between the children of God, and the Children of the devil. God should be so deep in your heart that he tells you who you are to be friends with. You have to be righteous in your deeds towards people, but above all, other Christians.