Wednesday Night November 11, 2015
Sermon
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SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 24
SCRIPTURE: 1 Peter 4
-Your life cannot be only about you.
-Living for the Gospel should be a priority in your life.
-True forgiveness is an act of giving.
-Don’t do things for God with a nasty spirit, Do all things without murmuring (Phillipians 2:14).
-Be hospitable, God has called us to be proactive about showing other love.
-God has given us grace, mercy, and forgiveness share those same things with others.
-God does not us to wine and whimper through our trials…
-If your are suffering for truley being a christian, do not be ashamed.
-There is no such things as a “good christian or a bad christian”, you either are a christian or you are not.
-If you know you are not right with God then…
-“And if the rghteous scarecely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” (1 Peter 4:18)
-God wants our lives to be profitable for him.
-Sadly, a lot of people that regularly attend church are not “Godly” people
SCRIPTURE: Phillipians 2
-“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” (Phillipians 2:4)
-What are the things you are motivated to do? Do you spend the same time if not more time for the things you do for Christ or do you limit Gods time?
-Try to find a way to maximize Gods work, not minimize it.
-A key sign that you are not seeking God is if you are not concerned with doing his work
-Can other beilivers vouch for your work in Christ?
-Respect Gods time meaning (1) be on time and (2) spend the adequate time doing Gods work
-Give God the effort, praise, and attention he deserves.
-You ought to care that other people are following the Lord.
SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 5
-You need to make sure you are doing more things for God, which might mean you eed to buy some time back (Ephesians 5:16).
-You should be improving and getting better at the things you are doing for God because you are giving it your best effort.
SCRIPTURE: Nehemiah 4
-Looking at Nehemiah 4:6 as an example, do you have a mind to work?