Answering The Call
Sunday, June 5th, 2011Does God REALLY have a plan for MY life? YES…He does!
In this message we show you how to find it.
Does God REALLY have a plan for MY life? YES…He does!
In this message we show you how to find it.
As a cover is removed and a painting is revealed so revelation unveils the scriptures and God’s plans and purposes are clearly seen.
Jesus said (John 8:31-32), ” If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
The Word of God will take us into a place of truth. It’s our job to stay there so His truth can transform us and make us free.
James 1:21 states. “…receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.”
Ain’t my soul already saved? Yes. In the sense that you are born again. However, there is another kind of saving (heal, preserve, make whole) that God’s Word does for the believer right now.
In this message we consider the REALITY of God’s love for you.
Isaiah 26:3 states, “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You because He trusts in You.”
God’s peace is REAL. It was PAID for. It belongs to you.
Jesus preached the very first Easter sermon. Let’s hear what He has to say about Easter!
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful power in the blood.
Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide;
There’s wonderful power in the blood.
Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin stains are lost in its life giving flow.
There’s wonderful power in the blood.
Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There’s wonderful power in the blood.
Let’s join with Lewis E. Jones (There Is Power In the Blood) in considering the “wonder working” power in the Blood of the Lamb.
As Jesus drew near Jerusalem on that great Palm Sunday He bagan to weep. He said, “…you did not know the time of your visitation”. There are special seasons of God’s visitation in our lives. It’s a call to go higher in Him…know Him more. In this message we look at the some of different types of visitations we may experience with God.
As a gadget junkie I enjoy keeping up with the latest innovations in mobile communication. It used to be that if I wanted to access something on my phone that I needed a large memory chip for storage. However, it still didn’t take long to fill it up with stuff and then have to decide what stays and what goes.
The latest craze is this concept of “Cloud Computing”. It allows a person to upload all their information through the internet to an offsite database (The Cloud) and then simply reference what they need when they need it.
It takes all the storage pressure off the phone and allows those phone resources to just focus on what is relevant at the time.
Consider the following scriptures:
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
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Philippians 4:6-7
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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It seems as though God wants us to know that He has a whole lot of storage space for all our cares and anxieties. He simply asks that we “upload” them to Him in prayer knowing that He “cares” for us.
He gives us the resources we need to handle what is relevant for today.
So if it seems your mind is flooded with cares and concerns about things in your future and you don’t seem to have the “resources” to handle it all? Just remember that He has the extra storage space you need…and “take it to the cloud”!