Sunday Vesper Service: February 25, 2007
I Corinthians 13: 9-13
LOVE: A More Excellent Way : THE REFINING
Ptr M.R.
“LOVE CAN BE PROCESSED”
HOW DOES LOVE BECOME REFINED TO US?
I. It is given in whole but we exercise it in parts. (v.9-10)
- God’s love is pure and unadulterated
- As human being, we don’t have intrinsic value of love (not natural)
- It always takes time (no shortcut in love) Fidelity not romance that make the love of marriage work.
Why? We learned/knew by parts in this life. (fiber optics work)
(I Jn. 3:2) Our perfection in love will take place as we see Jesus face to face.
II. Love can be learned from one maturity to another. (v.11)
- How does a child (immature) learns to love
o Parent are angry
o The child obeys through bribery
o When in misery
o When it understands love as family
- Love goes through stages as you mature in years. (from phileo – storge – agape)
III. There are blind spots in the context of love, but nevertheless love covers them all. (v.12)
- Cover – atonement ( I Peter 4:8)
BLIND SPOTS we see when we apply love:
1.) Rough Edges (wrong & ugly)
2.) The repeated nd unlearned manner
3.) The love you share is never compensated, yet you still love at all. (I Peter 4:8)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
BA2007-02-22: TARGET MARKET
Sunday Morning Service: February 25, 2007
Acts 16: 9 - 10
TARGET – MARKET (Evangelism)
Ptr M.R.
“We can always choose whom we want to belong with.”
- You may not always be able to choose your crowd, but you can choose your confidante.”
- We call this as your target market
I. DEFINE YOUR TARGET MARKET
A. People (Regardless of their ethnicity)
- God has given us
- Vision – “mental image” (Prov. 29:18)
- Invitation – “come over” (matthew 20: 19 – 20)
- Responsibility – “help” (Luke 19:10)
II. DISTINGUISH YOUR TARGET MARKET
A. Process them
- You cannot compartmentalize them (box people)
- You cannot easily convinve them (deepest level of crisis: the Crisis of Truth)
- But you can commit for them (pray, invite, acquaint)
B. Never Discriminate
- Key Factor: A unity in diversity
III. DELEGATE YOUR TARGET MARKET
A. Places to go
- Go over to them to their partners, companion and select group. (luke 10: 1,2)
- Create an atmosphere to their needs
Acts 16: 9 - 10
TARGET – MARKET (Evangelism)
Ptr M.R.
“We can always choose whom we want to belong with.”
- You may not always be able to choose your crowd, but you can choose your confidante.”
- We call this as your target market
I. DEFINE YOUR TARGET MARKET
A. People (Regardless of their ethnicity)
- God has given us
- Vision – “mental image” (Prov. 29:18)
- Invitation – “come over” (matthew 20: 19 – 20)
- Responsibility – “help” (Luke 19:10)
II. DISTINGUISH YOUR TARGET MARKET
A. Process them
- You cannot compartmentalize them (box people)
- You cannot easily convinve them (deepest level of crisis: the Crisis of Truth)
- But you can commit for them (pray, invite, acquaint)
B. Never Discriminate
- Key Factor: A unity in diversity
III. DELEGATE YOUR TARGET MARKET
A. Places to go
- Go over to them to their partners, companion and select group. (luke 10: 1,2)
- Create an atmosphere to their needs
BA2007-02-21: THE POWER OF PRAYER
Prayer Meeting: February 22, 2007
Ephesians 6:18
THE POWER OF PRAYER
Ptr J.C.
PRAYER:
1.) A Basic thing to do
2.) We have an armor through prayer
3.) Prayer can change us
Prayer also:
1.) Reflects our dependence on God
2.) Far better than complaining to each other
3.) Can restore relationship with God
Ephesians 6:18
THE POWER OF PRAYER
Ptr J.C.
PRAYER:
1.) A Basic thing to do
2.) We have an armor through prayer
3.) Prayer can change us
Prayer also:
1.) Reflects our dependence on God
2.) Far better than complaining to each other
3.) Can restore relationship with God
Saturday, February 24, 2007
BA2007-02-20: LOVE: A MORE EXCELLENT WAY
I Corinthians 12:31; 13: 4-8
LOVE: A More Excellent Way
Ptr M.R.
Theme: Love
Topic: Definition
Title: The Real Thing
LOVE – defined in verse 4
BIBLICAL USAGE (Literal Meaning)
1.) Phileo – Brotherly Love
2.) Eros – Romantic Love
3.) Storge – Sentimental Love
4.) Agape –Unconditional Love (Jn 3:16)
PRACTICAL USAGE (language to convey)
1.) Acts of Service
2.) Words of Affirmation
3.) Quality Time
4.) Receiving Gifts
CONTEXTUAL USAGE (lasting definition)
1.) INTERNAL (love is…) v.4
a.) Patient – Waiting is an attitude in a fast-paced world
b.) Kind – breaks the ‘eye for an eye’ mentality
- a pleasant mood
c.) Not Jealous – jealousy is a rottenness of the bones
- we make friends, not enemies (PeaceMakers)
d.) Not Boastful – the older he get, the better he was
- God resisteth the proud (I Peter 5:5)
2.) EXTERNAL LOVE (Love is…) v.5
a.) It is not Rude – Insult is a mockery (Jer. 9:24)
b.) It is not self-seeking – the first law of life is the preservation of self
- Jesus emptied His divine prerogative
c.) It is not easily angered – anger is a denied feeling of right
- slow to anger (wrath)
3.) EMOTIONAL LOVE (Love is…) v.6
a.) It keeps no record of wrong
- memory bank
- visiting the past versus lingering in the past
b.) Rejoiceth not in iniquity but in truth – manipulative in nature, violation of God’s will – iniquity)
- truth is triumphant
4.) IDEAL LOVE (Love is…) v. 7-8
a.) Bears – to cover, Passover in silence, to keep confidential
b.) Believes all things – a positive outlook
c.) Hope – in the face of greatest odds
d.) Endures – to sustain the assault of the enemy
AGAPE LOVE NEVER FAILS.
LOVE: A More Excellent Way
Ptr M.R.
Theme: Love
Topic: Definition
Title: The Real Thing
LOVE – defined in verse 4
BIBLICAL USAGE (Literal Meaning)
1.) Phileo – Brotherly Love
2.) Eros – Romantic Love
3.) Storge – Sentimental Love
4.) Agape –Unconditional Love (Jn 3:16)
PRACTICAL USAGE (language to convey)
1.) Acts of Service
2.) Words of Affirmation
3.) Quality Time
4.) Receiving Gifts
CONTEXTUAL USAGE (lasting definition)
1.) INTERNAL (love is…) v.4
a.) Patient – Waiting is an attitude in a fast-paced world
b.) Kind – breaks the ‘eye for an eye’ mentality
- a pleasant mood
c.) Not Jealous – jealousy is a rottenness of the bones
- we make friends, not enemies (PeaceMakers)
d.) Not Boastful – the older he get, the better he was
- God resisteth the proud (I Peter 5:5)
2.) EXTERNAL LOVE (Love is…) v.5
a.) It is not Rude – Insult is a mockery (Jer. 9:24)
b.) It is not self-seeking – the first law of life is the preservation of self
- Jesus emptied His divine prerogative
c.) It is not easily angered – anger is a denied feeling of right
- slow to anger (wrath)
3.) EMOTIONAL LOVE (Love is…) v.6
a.) It keeps no record of wrong
- memory bank
- visiting the past versus lingering in the past
b.) Rejoiceth not in iniquity but in truth – manipulative in nature, violation of God’s will – iniquity)
- truth is triumphant
4.) IDEAL LOVE (Love is…) v. 7-8
a.) Bears – to cover, Passover in silence, to keep confidential
b.) Believes all things – a positive outlook
c.) Hope – in the face of greatest odds
d.) Endures – to sustain the assault of the enemy
AGAPE LOVE NEVER FAILS.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
BA2007-02-19: The GRACE of GOD
I Corinthians 15:10
Grace of God
Pastor Emmanuel Sinoy
- a missionary in Burma
- He told a story about a man who at the age of 44 has read the bible for the first time when Ptr Sinoy shared it to the man. How many in the world, like that man, who had never read the Bible?
1.) All is because of the Grace of God
- Salvation
- Needs
- Faithfulness
We are what we are because of God’s Grace.
2.) Prayer – churches, pastors… are praying for us
3.) Continue the things that you are doing for the Lord.
Grace of God
Pastor Emmanuel Sinoy
- a missionary in Burma
- He told a story about a man who at the age of 44 has read the bible for the first time when Ptr Sinoy shared it to the man. How many in the world, like that man, who had never read the Bible?
1.) All is because of the Grace of God
- Salvation
- Needs
- Faithfulness
We are what we are because of God’s Grace.
2.) Prayer – churches, pastors… are praying for us
3.) Continue the things that you are doing for the Lord.
BA2007-01-18: GOD'S PROMISES
Psalms 105:1,3,7-8
Promises of God
Bro. Mike Famador
God’s promises are enough to satisfy us and live righteously.
Why can’t we get our hands on God’s promises?
1.) What kind of ground (personality) are we? (parable of the seed)
2.) What kind of fowls (foes) around us. (fowls – Satan)
3.) The Stones – the persecutions and tribulation
4.) The Thorns – Deceitfulness in Life
GOD DESIRES OUR FAITHFULNESS AND OBEDIENCE.
In every promise, you must show God you are worthy of the promise through obedience and faithfulness.
Promises of God
Bro. Mike Famador
God’s promises are enough to satisfy us and live righteously.
Why can’t we get our hands on God’s promises?
1.) What kind of ground (personality) are we? (parable of the seed)
2.) What kind of fowls (foes) around us. (fowls – Satan)
3.) The Stones – the persecutions and tribulation
4.) The Thorns – Deceitfulness in Life
GOD DESIRES OUR FAITHFULNESS AND OBEDIENCE.
In every promise, you must show God you are worthy of the promise through obedience and faithfulness.
Monday, February 19, 2007
BA2007-01-17: DEPRIAVATION OF LOVE
I Corinthians 12:31 – 13: 1-3
DEPRIVATION OF LOVE
Pstr Manolito Ramos
LOVE should be expressed in a right way.
Two things that are deprived:
1.) Material Aspect
2.) Emotional Aspect
We are in a period where success matters.
1.) Status Symbol – accepted and applauded by the society
2.) Security - not bothered by tomorrow
3.) Satisfaction – well-meaning feeling
IRONY OF SUCCESS: Instead of fulfillment, we experience the bloated sensation of being full of our self. The result is not contentment but nausea.
Apostle Paul’s advice in verse 31.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE FOR:
1.) Spiritual Enablement
2.) Capacity for Specific Service
The exercise of Spiritual Gifts should be substantiated with love.
WHEN DO WE DEPRIVE LOVE? (Even if we are successful and spiritually gifted)
1.) When our SPEECH is EMPTY OF FEELING. V.1
- full of sound but no substance
Speak the truth in love. Ephesians 4:15
- we create emotional wounds (sliced feeling)
2.) When our SPIRITUALITY is ENVELOPED IN FORMALITY (v.2)
- every person has a spiritual stance
- with knowledge but no attitude of love
- we cannot false spirituality. Love is felt like a magnet.
3.) When our service is externally and fleshly. V.3
- Man enjoys showmanship. Love is convincing.
- True colors lie inside. Love is natural.
“LEARN TO DEFINE LOVE, NOT DEPRIVE IT”
DEPRIVATION OF LOVE
Pstr Manolito Ramos
I Corinthians 12:31 – 13: 1-3
31But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
LOVE should be expressed in a right way.
Two things that are deprived:
1.) Material Aspect
2.) Emotional Aspect
We are in a period where success matters.
1.) Status Symbol – accepted and applauded by the society
2.) Security - not bothered by tomorrow
3.) Satisfaction – well-meaning feeling
IRONY OF SUCCESS: Instead of fulfillment, we experience the bloated sensation of being full of our self. The result is not contentment but nausea.
Apostle Paul’s advice in verse 31.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE FOR:
1.) Spiritual Enablement
2.) Capacity for Specific Service
The exercise of Spiritual Gifts should be substantiated with love.
WHEN DO WE DEPRIVE LOVE? (Even if we are successful and spiritually gifted)
1.) When our SPEECH is EMPTY OF FEELING. V.1
- full of sound but no substance
Speak the truth in love. Ephesians 4:15
- we create emotional wounds (sliced feeling)
2.) When our SPIRITUALITY is ENVELOPED IN FORMALITY (v.2)
- every person has a spiritual stance
- with knowledge but no attitude of love
- we cannot false spirituality. Love is felt like a magnet.
3.) When our service is externally and fleshly. V.3
- Man enjoys showmanship. Love is convincing.
- True colors lie inside. Love is natural.
“LEARN TO DEFINE LOVE, NOT DEPRIVE IT”
BA2007-01-16: BIBLICAL STEWARDSHIP
Luke 16: 10-12
BIBLICAL STEWARDSHIP
Pstr Edwin Tan
I. ELEVATION
Faith should be dynamic… continue moving.
1.) FAITHFULNESS – Luke 16: 10-12; Jer. 12:5, Matt. 6:26
a.) Things that are LITTLE
There are no little things in God’s eyes, it’s faithfulness that counts.
b.) Things that are LITERAL (v.11) example is money.
c.) Things that are LOANED.
How can you be more careful on the things that you own if you can’t take care of the things that do not belong to you?
2.) FORTITUDE – Luke 19:13, 20, 21, 24 (courage)
a.) RESOURCES – widow and Macedonian churches (they give what they have, regardless of how much it is)
Dreaming beyond the ordinary is also pleasing in God’s eyes, even though we may not achieve it. (giving of material things)
b.) RELATIONSHIP – Abraham & God the Father ( giving of their Sons)
c.) RENUNCIATION of Self – John 15:13, Romans 5:8
3.) FORESIGHT – Luke 16: 1-9
a.) COMMENDATION
b.) COMPARISON
c.) CHALLENGE (v.9)
II. EFFECTS
1.) LASTING EFFECT (v. 19b – 20b)
2.) LOVING EFFECT (v.21, Colossians 3:2)
3.) LIBERATING EFFECT (v. 22 -24)
Pilgrims – trancient. They only carry minimum things with them until they arrive at the final destination.
Out main purpose here os to battle and rattle Satan so we could free other people.
BIBLICAL STEWARDSHIP
Pstr Edwin Tan
Passage Luke 16:10-12:
10He that is
faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust
in the least is unjust also in much.
11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
I. ELEVATION
Faith should be dynamic… continue moving.
1.) FAITHFULNESS – Luke 16: 10-12; Jer. 12:5, Matt. 6:26
a.) Things that are LITTLE
There are no little things in God’s eyes, it’s faithfulness that counts.
b.) Things that are LITERAL (v.11) example is money.
c.) Things that are LOANED.
How can you be more careful on the things that you own if you can’t take care of the things that do not belong to you?
2.) FORTITUDE – Luke 19:13, 20, 21, 24 (courage)
a.) RESOURCES – widow and Macedonian churches (they give what they have, regardless of how much it is)
Dreaming beyond the ordinary is also pleasing in God’s eyes, even though we may not achieve it. (giving of material things)
b.) RELATIONSHIP – Abraham & God the Father ( giving of their Sons)
c.) RENUNCIATION of Self – John 15:13, Romans 5:8
3.) FORESIGHT – Luke 16: 1-9
a.) COMMENDATION
b.) COMPARISON
c.) CHALLENGE (v.9)
II. EFFECTS
1.) LASTING EFFECT (v. 19b – 20b)
2.) LOVING EFFECT (v.21, Colossians 3:2)
3.) LIBERATING EFFECT (v. 22 -24)
Pilgrims – trancient. They only carry minimum things with them until they arrive at the final destination.
Out main purpose here os to battle and rattle Satan so we could free other people.
Friday, February 9, 2007
BA2007-01-15: BIG PRAYERS TO AN ALMIGHTY GOD
Jeremiah 33:3/ Psalms 82:10
Big Prayers to an Almighty God
Bro. Fabby Obillo
ALMIGHTY – absolute power, no restriction
1.) PETITION – personal prayer
2.) INTERCESSION – prayer for others
3.) COMMUNION - devotion
“God is willing to help us in a condition that he is acknowledged as the only God.”
What hinders us from making Him as our only God?
IDOLS – anything that separates us between God
1.) Strange gods (10 plagues to 10 gods of Egypt)
2.) Busy Schedules
3.) Self Reliance
4.) Rest and Favourites
Why ask for big things?
1.) God is inviting us
2.) God is commanding us (Jeremiah 33:3)
3.) God is willing to answer us. James 4:2
Big Prayers to an Almighty God
Bro. Fabby Obillo
ALMIGHTY – absolute power, no restriction
1.) PETITION – personal prayer
2.) INTERCESSION – prayer for others
3.) COMMUNION - devotion
“God is willing to help us in a condition that he is acknowledged as the only God.”
What hinders us from making Him as our only God?
IDOLS – anything that separates us between God
1.) Strange gods (10 plagues to 10 gods of Egypt)
2.) Busy Schedules
3.) Self Reliance
4.) Rest and Favourites
Why ask for big things?
1.) God is inviting us
2.) God is commanding us (Jeremiah 33:3)
3.) God is willing to answer us. James 4:2
BA2007-01-14: JESUS KING OF OUR LIFE
John 20: 28 – 29/ Acts 17: 1-7
JESUS KING OF OUR LIFE
Pstr Fred Frendol
WHY MAKE JESUS KING OF OUR LIFE?
1.) JESUS RESURRECTED. He defeated death.
Romans 14: 8-9 – Live or die, we are the Lord’s
2.) No one call Jesus as Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. There should be no idols (other gods)
Other gods:
- Economic Force - Global Forces - International Forces
- Religion Forces - Personal Forces
3.) JESUS is LORD of the FUTURE,
Matthew 28:18 says that WE HAVE THE RIGHT.
HOW CAN JESUS BE KING?
1.) KNOW HIM. Romans 10:9
Daniel 11:32 – know God and you shall be strong
I Thessalonians 4: 3-9 – moderate and control oneself
2.) IMITATE HIM - Hebrews 12:2
3.) NOTIFY THE WORLD
4.) GLORIFY GOD. Philippians 3:14
JESUS KING OF OUR LIFE
Pstr Fred Frendol
WHY MAKE JESUS KING OF OUR LIFE?
1.) JESUS RESURRECTED. He defeated death.
Romans 14: 8-9 – Live or die, we are the Lord’s
2.) No one call Jesus as Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. There should be no idols (other gods)
Other gods:
- Economic Force - Global Forces - International Forces
- Religion Forces - Personal Forces
3.) JESUS is LORD of the FUTURE,
Matthew 28:18 says that WE HAVE THE RIGHT.
HOW CAN JESUS BE KING?
1.) KNOW HIM. Romans 10:9
Daniel 11:32 – know God and you shall be strong
I Thessalonians 4: 3-9 – moderate and control oneself
2.) IMITATE HIM - Hebrews 12:2
3.) NOTIFY THE WORLD
4.) GLORIFY GOD. Philippians 3:14
BA2007-01-13: COPING WITH CHANGE
Malachi 3:6
COPING WITH CHANGE
Pstr Henry Cabalang
6For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
TROPOPHOBIA – fear of change
- Everything is moving faster. Progress never slowed down anything except of the death process.
- Life gets complicated – we are swimming in the world of many choices. Every value counts
- Change cause stress.
Things of stability are needed when life gets rocky.
ISLANDS OF STABILITY
1.) GOD’s LOVE. Jeremiah 13: 31 -33
I never need to doubt God’s love. Romans 8:38-39.
2.) GOD’s WORD is always right. (Psalms 19)
The Word of God stands forever. (Isaiah 40:8)
First temptation was to question God’s Word.
Memorize the Word of God
3.) GOD’s PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE
Isaiah 14:24
I Samuel 15:29
Habakuk 3:6
God doesn’t have a plan B for my life.
John 10:10/ Romans 10:9
COPING WITH CHANGE
Pstr Henry Cabalang
6For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
TROPOPHOBIA – fear of change
- Everything is moving faster. Progress never slowed down anything except of the death process.
- Life gets complicated – we are swimming in the world of many choices. Every value counts
- Change cause stress.
Things of stability are needed when life gets rocky.
ISLANDS OF STABILITY
1.) GOD’s LOVE. Jeremiah 13: 31 -33
I never need to doubt God’s love. Romans 8:38-39.
2.) GOD’s WORD is always right. (Psalms 19)
The Word of God stands forever. (Isaiah 40:8)
First temptation was to question God’s Word.
Memorize the Word of God
3.) GOD’s PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE
Isaiah 14:24
I Samuel 15:29
Habakuk 3:6
God doesn’t have a plan B for my life.
John 10:10/ Romans 10:9
BA2007-01-12: LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
Romans 14: 7-12
LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
Pstr Fred Frendol
7For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every
tongue shall confess to God.12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Romans 10: 9 – Saviour and Lord
BASIS OF LORDSHIP
1.) DECLARED – Acts 10:36
2.) AUTHORITY – Daniel 2:21
3.) FAITH – Romans 10:9
IMPLICATION
1.) Total Submission – I peter 3:15
2.) Absolute honorship
2.) Obedience – Luke 6:46
Friday, February 2, 2007
BA2007-01-11: ETERNITY: Beyond the Present
Sunday Vesper: January 28, 2007
Ecclesiastes 3:11
ETERNITY: Beyond the Present
Passage Ecclesiastes 3:11:
11He hath
made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their
heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning
to the end.
God has planted eternity in us.
God has given mankind the ability to see beyond the present.
- dreams
- pursuit
- ambition
- goals & purpose
- sunrise & sunset
- earthrise & earthset
- death & life
JESUS WENT OVER THE PHYSICAL AND PUTS PREMIM TO THE SPIRITUAL. (Matthew 6:25-34)
PAUL’S LESSON
- BE GODLY – godliness
- BE CERTAIN – we can carry nothing
- BE CONTENT – food and reinment. Being content means striving hard but be grateful in what you have
TWO KEY ATTITUDES
- a current perspective on eternity
- a simple acceptance of essentials
“This life is a preparation for the next.” – Rick Warren
“Surely God would not have created such being as a man to exist only for a day! No,no, man was made for immortality.” – Abraham Lincoln
“We see either the dust on the window or the view beyond the window, but never the window itself.” – Simeone Weit
God has given us faith – an evidence confirmed by the Spirit. Our faith reaches us to eternity. (eternity – curiosity about the future)
What if eternity is beyond our comprehension and attention?
GOD’s OFFER
1.) Perspective – Psalms 119:4 – “I wait for your words…”
2.) Serendipity – the dip of the serene – Isaiah 29:14)
- something beautiful that breaks into motonous and mundane
- it is marked by ‘suprisability’ and ‘spontaneity’
“WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE LIGHT OF ETERNITY, YOUR VALUES WILL CHANGE.”
II Corinthians 4:18
BA2007-01-10: Moving Force
Sunday: January 28, 2007
Acts 20: 17-28
MOVING FORCE
LIFE
1.) Life is always Temporal
2.) Life is always Tempteous
3.) Life is a Terminal – there’s an endpoint
WHAT MOVES YOUR LIFE?
1.) Are you moved by circumstances? (calendar, schedules, sales)
2.) Is it commitment? (no matter what happens, you’re still in it)
a. How to qualify a commitment?
i. You were scolded (immaturity)
ii. Were you stirred? (moved but not changed)
iii. Did you stumble into it? (multi-generational system)
b. The law is made for the obedient
3.) Is it Christ? (your pattern)
“Follow me as I follow Christ…” Paul
STORY v.18
- we love to tell our story, no matter how ugly or resentful it is
- our story is a prime mover for other people
SERVICE v.19
- Humility of Mind – must be emptied for God
- Sin of the mind is “militant ignorance” (continous resistance)
- Many Tears – so that you can be broken
- Temptations – can be in all sorts. Air Strike (satan) Ground Strike (humanistic)
SACRIFICE v.20
- What is supposed to be yours is gained by others
- What sacrifices are you reasoning today?
"You have not resisted yet unto blood” Hebrews 12:4
Acts 20: 17-28
MOVING FORCE
Passage Acts 20:17-28:
17And from
Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
18And when
they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I
came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
19Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and
temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
20And how I
kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have
taught you publicly, and from house to house,
21Testifying both to the Jews,
and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus
Christ.
22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not
knowing the things that shall befall me there:
23Save that the Holy Ghost
witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
24But
none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that
I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of
the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
25And now,
behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God,
shall see my face no more.
26Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I
am pure from the blood of all men.
27For I have not shunned to declare unto
you all the counsel of God.
28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to
all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed
the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
LIFE
1.) Life is always Temporal
2.) Life is always Tempteous
3.) Life is a Terminal – there’s an endpoint
WHAT MOVES YOUR LIFE?
1.) Are you moved by circumstances? (calendar, schedules, sales)
2.) Is it commitment? (no matter what happens, you’re still in it)
a. How to qualify a commitment?
i. You were scolded (immaturity)
ii. Were you stirred? (moved but not changed)
iii. Did you stumble into it? (multi-generational system)
b. The law is made for the obedient
3.) Is it Christ? (your pattern)
“Follow me as I follow Christ…” Paul
STORY v.18
- we love to tell our story, no matter how ugly or resentful it is
- our story is a prime mover for other people
SERVICE v.19
- Humility of Mind – must be emptied for God
- Sin of the mind is “militant ignorance” (continous resistance)
- Many Tears – so that you can be broken
- Temptations – can be in all sorts. Air Strike (satan) Ground Strike (humanistic)
SACRIFICE v.20
- What is supposed to be yours is gained by others
- What sacrifices are you reasoning today?
"You have not resisted yet unto blood” Hebrews 12:4
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