Others Brethren Need Your Help

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TOPIC: Others Brethren Need Your Help

Hebrews 12:12-14

TO PERSEVERE, WE MUST HELP EACH OTHER IN RUNNING THE RACE.

The wording of this exhortation allows it to be applied both individually and corporately. He doesn’t say, “Strengthen your own weak hands and knees,” although we must do that. Rather, “strengthen the hands and knees that are weak,” whether yours or someone else’s. You may need to come alongside your brother and help him wrap his sore joints. The word translated “make straight paths for your feet” comes from a word meaning, wheel tracks. The idea is that we’re leaving tracks for others to follow in.

Make sure that your life stays on the course so that someone else doesn’t follow you off course and be disqualified from the race. We aren’t running this race alone, or competing against each other. We’re all on the same team, and we need to encourage one another by our words and example to finish the course.

“But,” we may wonder, “what exactly is the course that we must run? How can we know where it goes?” In 12:14-17, he shows the path which we are to pursue. For now, we can only deal with verse 14.

We must pursue peace and purity to finish the Christian race: Stay on course (12:14)!

The course entails the two great commandments. Pursuing “peace with all men” is the second commandment, to “love your neighbor as yourself”
(Matt. 22:39).

To pursue “the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord” is the first commandment, to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind”
(Matt. 22:37).

Jesus links these two themes (in reverse order) in the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:8, 9).

The link between pursuing peace and sanctification shows that we must not pursue peace at any cost. As Paul puts it (Rom. 12:18), “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.” His words imply the reality of living in this fallen world, that sometimes it is not possible to be at peace with everyone.
Sometimes the other person clings to bitterness and hatred, and you can’t do anything more than you’ve done to be reconciled. At other times, to make peace would require compromising, either morally or doctrinally.

I want you to know this, You can’t sacrifice personal holiness or commitment to God’s truth for the sake of peace. God must be first in our life's
But, Whatever you can do without compromise, the race set before us includes pursuing both peace with others and purity before God.

LET US PRAY
In Jesus Name, you will not be a failure in life.

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Winners Mind

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TOPIC: Winners Mind.

Hebrews 12:12-14

TO PERSEVERE, WE MUST DEAL WITH WEARINESS AND INJURIES IN THE RACE.

Weariness and injuries are inevitable in this lifelong race. The implication is, it’s not going to be easy to finish the course. The crucial question is, “Will you drop out because of the hardships or will you deal with the problems and keep running?” If you drop out, you need to examine whether you are truly saved.

Like that Olympic runner, true Christians finish the course. They may be limping and hurting with every step, but they cross the finish line, looking unto Jesus. They don’t quit because they’re tired or hurt. As the author said (Heb. 3:14), “For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end.”

In an actual race, the runner has to deal both with mental and physical hindrances. If the runner becomes mentally discouraged, he loses the motivation to keep going. Physically, he may turn his ankle or develop blisters or experience joint pain. He may have to stop at a rest station and deal with these problems in order to finish the race. But then he keeps going.

Spiritually, it is the same. We must battle in the realm of the spirit to overcome discouragement and to maintain hope and joy. Paul commands us to “keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth” (Col. 3:1-2). That can be a constant, hour-by-hour battle, depending on the intensity of the problems we are facing!

The appeal of our text is, “Deal with spiritual weariness and injuries so that they don’t put you out of the race!”

LET US PRAY
Every Spirit of failure and loser in you is cast out by fire in Jesus Name.

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Are You Genuinely Saved?

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TOPIC: Are You Genuinely Saved?

PERSEVERANCE IS A MARK OF EVERY TRUE BELIEVER.

This is the great truth of Scripture, that those whom God saves, He keeps. Many verses teach this, but here are three of the strongest texts:

Philippians 1:6: For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

John 10:27-30: [Jesus is speaking]: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”

Romans 8:29-30: For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

Paul continues the same theme to the end of that great chapter, arguing that if God did the greatest thing for us by not sparing His own Son, then nothing can separate us from His great love. It is a wonderful truth that God gives to His weak and struggling children for their assurance.

However, this doctrine is often misunderstood and misapplied. For example, some use this truth to give assurance to those who have professed Christ as Savior, but who have no evidence that God has changed their hearts.

Sometimes it is phrased, “once saved, always saved.", but the key question is, “Was this person once saved?”
Many who claim to be born again are not even truly and scripturally born again. So where is the assurance of heaven for them.

The parable of the sower teaches that it’s possible to make a profession of faith and even to exhibit some signs of new life (such as the seed on the rocky ground and thorny ground). But only the seed that “bears fruit with perseverance” (Luke 8:15) is genuinely saved.

If you only serve God when this is easy for you, your faith is doubted.
If you can't endure for your faith your faith is doubted.
If you are save for real till the lord comes you can not miss heaven if Jesus found you in faith.

LET US PRAY
NO POWER OF SIN AND HELL WILL OVERCOME YOU IN JESUS NAME.

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Fighting, Finishing, and Keeping!

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TOPIC: Fighting, Finishing, and Keeping!

In the Christian life, finishing well means everything. As Paul faced execution, he wrote to Timothy, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith” (2 Tim. 4:7).

As Paul writes to Timothy and contemplates his impending death, he evaluates his life and ministry. While we live in a culture that exalts the winner and scorns the loser, Paul assesses his life based on three things: he fought the good fight, he finished the course, and he kept the faith. How interesting that there is no mention of winning—only that of fighting, finishing, and keeping!

We are so prone to think of ourselves as failures if we don’t set records or win so demonstrably as to have monuments built to our endeavors. But for Paul, most likely the greatest Christian who ever lived, it was a matter of endurance. For Paul, he won by lasting.

The author of Hebrews was concerned that some of his readers were about to drop out of the race because they were fainting under God’s discipline. “Therefore” (12:12) points back to what he has just said about the need to endure God’s discipline because it stems from His love and it is designed “for our good, so that we may share His holiness” (12:10). It also points back to our need to look to the greatest example, Jesus, “who for the joy set before Him endured the cross” (12:2). So the author is exhorting them (and us) to persevere in the Christian marathon, to stay in the race to the end, in spite of weariness or whatever injuries we may have sustained. He tells us that…

To finish the Christian race, persevere in the pursuit of peace and purity.

LET US PRAY
You will not be Spiritualy tired, you will finish well in Jesus Name.
Amen

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Reason For a Conflict in your Marriage.

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TOPIC: Reason For a Conflict in your Marriage.

What would you consider is the basis for building an effective relationship involving two or more people?

1 Corinthians 1:10 gives the answer.
“I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (KJV).

That’s two people whose hearts beat together; their minds work together, their plans are the same, and their objectives are the same. That’s cooperation, and that’s how marriage should work.

But the normal kind of relationship between two or more people today is competitive, not cooperative. One partner has an idea on how something should go, and the other partner has their idea on how it should go. Does that sound familiar?

This condition is described in Isaiah 53:6 as selfishness. The actual verse says,

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way.”

You can’t build an effective relationship until you come to grips with this tendency of selfishness. Selfishness often happens whenever a decision has to be made between you and your partner. You don’t even have to work at it.

Talking it over, thinking there just needs to be more understanding, probably won’t work. It can just solidify your opposition to the other’s viewpoint, because the more you understand their viewpoint, the less you appreciate it. Maybe you try talking it over with friends. That too probably won’t work, for the same reason that just you and your partner talking it over didn’t work.

So when it comes to you both trying ways of coming to the right decision, and none work, you have to face the fact that you’ve hit a stalemate. You also have to face the fact that somebody has to have the last word and be the leader, or the problem won’t be solved. That’s a tough conclusion to come to, because even though you’ve tried ways to solve the dilemma, nothing has really changed. Why? You each still want your own way. You are still competing.

What is it that introduces the competition you still find yourselves involved in? It’s that selfish attitude that is still in control. Selfishness is the great hindrance to cooperation.

But you don’t need to be stuck there, in that spirit of selfishness. You just need a Savior. You need to surrender your competitive nature to God and let him give you an attitude of cooperation.

Read 1 Corinthians 1:10; Isaiah 53:6

TAKE A STEP
Do you want your marriage to work? Then make the choice to invite Christ into your life and into your relationship. Ask Him to fill you with a spirit of cooperation and choose daily to approach your marriage in a cooperative way.

LET US PRAY
Every Spiritual and Physical Power Assign to Destroy your Marriage is hereby Sentence to Death in Jesus Name

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Reason For a Conflict in your Marriage.

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TOPIC: Reason For a Conflict in your Marriage.

What would you consider is the basis for building an effective relationship involving two or more people?

1 Corinthians 1:10 gives the answer.
“I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (KJV).

That’s two people whose hearts beat together; their minds work together, their plans are the same, and their objectives are the same. That’s cooperation, and that’s how marriage should work.

But the normal kind of relationship between two or more people today is competitive, not cooperative. One partner has an idea on how something should go, and the other partner has their idea on how it should go. Does that sound familiar?

This condition is described in Isaiah 53:6 as selfishness. The actual verse says,

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way.”

You can’t build an effective relationship until you come to grips with this tendency of selfishness. Selfishness often happens whenever a decision has to be made between you and your partner. You don’t even have to work at it.

Talking it over, thinking there just needs to be more understanding, probably won’t work. It can just solidify your opposition to the other’s viewpoint, because the more you understand their viewpoint, the less you appreciate it. Maybe you try talking it over with friends. That too probably won’t work, for the same reason that just you and your partner talking it over didn’t work.

So when it comes to you both trying ways of coming to the right decision, and none work, you have to face the fact that you’ve hit a stalemate. You also have to face the fact that somebody has to have the last word and be the leader, or the problem won’t be solved. That’s a tough conclusion to come to, because even though you’ve tried ways to solve the dilemma, nothing has really changed. Why? You each still want your own way. You are still competing.

What is it that introduces the competition you still find yourselves involved in? It’s that selfish attitude that is still in control. Selfishness is the great hindrance to cooperation.

But you don’t need to be stuck there, in that spirit of selfishness. You just need a Savior. You need to surrender your competitive nature to God and let him give you an attitude of cooperation.

Read 1 Corinthians 1:10; Isaiah 53:6

TAKE A STEP
Do you want your marriage to work? Then make the choice to invite Christ into your life and into your relationship. Ask Him to fill you with a spirit of cooperation and choose daily to approach your marriage in a cooperative way.

LET US PRAY
Every Spiritual and Physical Power Assign to Destroy your Marriage is hereby Sentence to Death in Jesus Name

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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM IN MARRIAGE.

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TOPIC: SOLUTION TO PROBLEM IN MARRIAGE.

Almost every marriage starts out as a huge celebration. Together with their family and friends, each couple is full of hopes and dreams for their future life together. But the road to a happy marriage is far from easy. And as today’s divorce statistics demonstrate all too well, many couples opt not to complete the journey.

It would be easy to blame our high rate of marital failure on things like not spending enough quality time together, allowing bitterness and resentment to build in our hearts and failing to keep communication lines open.

But while quality time, forgiveness and communication are vitally important to creating a happy marriage, if such things aren’t happening, it’s usually a sign of a much deeper problem. And until this problem is addressed, no amount of external behavior modification will work.

an expert in the law, tested him [Jesus] with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
(Matthew 22:35-40)

I believe that virtually every marital problem can be traced back to one or both partners failing to abide by these two laws. The same is true of any relationship. The minute we begin to focus on our own wants and needs over those of God or our partner; we’re destined for trouble.

Experiencing communication problems in your marriage? How often do you really focus on listening to what your partner (or God) has to say instead of insisting on more airtime? Feeling bitterness and resentment growing toward your partner? When was the last time you brought him or her before the Lord in prayer and truly thanked God for your relationship? Struggling to find quality time together? How about praying with your partner and asking God how he would like you to use your time?

As you begin to do these things, you’ll notice that your focus automatically starts to shift away from you and your desires and over to God and your partner. As a result, communication problems begin to improve, anger and resentment fade away and you naturally want to spend more time together. Of course, you can’t expect such changes to happen overnight. Your relationship is also bound to face financial pressures, childrearing issues and other problems that are beyond your control. But if you commit your relationship to God and make a conscious decision each day to put God and your partner first, your marriage will be able to weather any storm. Not only that; you’ll also have plenty of fun together along the way!

LET US PRAY
I Command Every Power Causing Disorder in your Marriage to Catch fire in Jesus Name. You will Enjoy your marriage Henceforth.

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Rewards from Jesus for Overcomer

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TOPIC: Rewards from Jesus for Overcomer

This are the Scripture Promises from Jesus in Revelation for those Believers who Overcome Sin, Trials, & Tests through Christ:

1 - Revelation 2:7 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. To him who OVERCOMES, I will give to eat from the TREE OF LIFE which is in the the Paradise of God."

2 - Revelation 2:11 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. He who OVERCOMES will NOT be hurt by the SECOND DEATH."

3 - Revelation 2:17 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. To him who OVERCOMES, to him I will give some of the HIDDEN MANNA, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it."

4 - Revelation 2:26 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES, and KEEPS MY DEEDS until the END, to him I will give POWER over the NATIONS."

5 - Revelation 3:5 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES will thus be CLOTHED in WHITE GARMENTS, and I will NOT ERASE his Name from the BOOK OF LIFE; and I will CONFESS his name before My Father and before His Angels." (What does Revelation 3:5 mean? Is it Possible for a Person's Name to be Erased from the Book Of Life?)

6 - Revelation 3:12 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES, I will make him a PILLAR in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the Name of My God and the Name of the City of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of Heaven from My God."

7 - Revelation 3:21 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES, I will grant to SIT with ME on MY THRONE, as I also OVERCAME and sat down with My Father on His Throne."
He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne."

8 - Revelation 21:7 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES will INHERIT THESE THINGS, and I will be his God and he shall be My son."

- 1 John 5:4-5 (NASB) "For whatever is BORN OF GOD (Born Again) OVERCOMES the WORLD; and this is the VICTORY that has OVERCOME the WORLD— our FAITH. Who is he who OVERCOMES the WORLD, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

- John 16:33 (NASB) Jesus says, "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have Peace. In the WORLD you will have TRIBULATION, but take courage; I have OVERCOME the WORLD."

LET US PRAY
Every Spirit of failure and set Backwardness in your life Spiritually and Physically is Destroyed in Jesus Name

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Rewards from Jesus for Overcomer

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TOPIC: Rewards from Jesus for Overcomer

This are the Scripture Promises from Jesus in Revelation for those Believers who Overcome Sin, Trials, & Tests through Christ:

1 - Revelation 2:7 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. To him who OVERCOMES, I will give to eat from the TREE OF LIFE which is in the the Paradise of God."

2 - Revelation 2:11 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. He who OVERCOMES will NOT be hurt by the SECOND DEATH."

3 - Revelation 2:17 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. To him who OVERCOMES, to him I will give some of the HIDDEN MANNA, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it."

4 - Revelation 2:26 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES, and KEEPS MY DEEDS until the END, to him I will give POWER over the NATIONS."

5 - Revelation 3:5 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES will thus be CLOTHED in WHITE GARMENTS, and I will NOT ERASE his Name from the BOOK OF LIFE; and I will CONFESS his name before My Father and before His Angels." (What does Revelation 3:5 mean? Is it Possible for a Person's Name to be Erased from the Book Of Life?)

6 - Revelation 3:12 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES, I will make him a PILLAR in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the Name of My God and the Name of the City of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of Heaven from My God."

7 - Revelation 3:21 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES, I will grant to SIT with ME on MY THRONE, as I also OVERCAME and sat down with My Father on His Throne."
He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne."

8 - Revelation 21:7 (NASB) Jesus says, "He who OVERCOMES will INHERIT THESE THINGS, and I will be his God and he shall be My son."

- 1 John 5:4-5 (NASB) "For whatever is BORN OF GOD (Born Again) OVERCOMES the WORLD; and this is the VICTORY that has OVERCOME the WORLD— our FAITH. Who is he who OVERCOMES the WORLD, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

- John 16:33 (NASB) Jesus says, "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have Peace. In the WORLD you will have TRIBULATION, but take courage; I have OVERCOME the WORLD."

LET US PRAY
Every Spirit of failure and set Backwardness in your life Spiritually and Physically is Destroyed in Jesus Name

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Reward Are for the Winners.

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TOPIC: Reward Are for the Winners.

Rewards Are For Those Who Win The Race - The Prize of Eternal Life

Philippians 3:12-14 "I PRESS ON to Possess that PERFECTION for which CHRIST JESUS first possessed me. No, Dear Brothers & Sisters, I have Not Achieved it, but I FOCUS on this one thing: FORGETTING the PAST and Looking FORWARD to what lies ahead, I PRESS ON to reach the END OF THE RACE and Receive the HEAVENLY PRIZE for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us."

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 "Do you not know that those who Run in a Race all Run, but one RECEIVES THE PRIZE? Run in such a way that you may obtain it (THE PRIZE). And everyone who competes for the PRIZE is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a Perishable Crown, but we for an IMPERISHABLE CROWN. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I DISCIPLINE my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have PREACHED TO OTHERS, I myself should become DISQUALIFIED."

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NKJV) “Therefore we DO NOT LOSE HEART. Even though our OUTWARD MAN is PERISHING, yet the INWARD MAN is being RENEWED DAY by DAY. For our LIGHT AFFLICTION, which is but for a MOMENT, is working for us a FAR more EXCEEDING & ETERNAL WEIGHT of GLORY, while we do NOT LOOK at the things which are SEEN, but at the things which are NOT SEEN. For the things which are SEEN are TEMPORARY, but the things which are NOT SEEN are ETERNAL.”

Brethren, you and me must rain the race with whatever it going to cost us to win so that we may receive the reward prepared for us, Don't be tired Jesus is coming soon.

LET US PRAY
In the name of Jesus your strength is renewed in the lord, your love for God is stronger than before, and you will not go to Hell at the end in Jesus name.

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7 FACTS ON THE FIVE CROWNS & REWARDS

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TOPIC: 7 FACTS ON THE FIVE CROWNS & REWARDS

2 Timothy 4:1 "I solemnly urge you before God and before Christ Jesus—who will someday JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD when He appears to set up his Kingdom."

1 - CROWNS & REWARDS ARE TO BE GUARDED

Revelation 3:11 Jesus says, "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that NO ONE WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR CROWN."

2 - CROWNS ARE TO BE GUARDED AGAINST DECEIVERS & SPIRITUAL DECEPTION

2 John 1:7-8 "I say this because MANY DECEIVERS have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a DECEIVER and an Antichrist. Watch out that you do NOT LOSE what we have worked so hard to achieve. BE DILIGENT SO THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR FULL REWARD."

3 - CROWNS ARE LOST WHEN GOOD DEED IS DONE WITH WRONG MOTIVES

Matthew 6:2 Jesus says, "Therefore, when you do a CHARITABLE DEED, do NOT sound a Trumpet before you as the Hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have GLORY FROM MEN. Assuredly, I say to you, THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD."

4 - GOLD CROWNS GIVEN

Revelation 4:4 "Twenty-Four Thrones surrounded Him (Jesus), and Twenty-Four Elders sat on them. They were all CLOTHED IN WHITE and had GOLD CROWNS ON THEIR HEADS."

5 - CROWNS WILL BE CAST DOWN BEFORE JESUS AT HIS THRONE

Revelation 4:10-11 "The Twenty-Four Elders will FALL DOWN BEFORE HIM who sits on the Throne, and will WORSHIP HIM who lives Forever and Ever, and will CAST THEIR CROWNS BEFORE THE THRONE, saying, "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to Receive Glory and Honor and Power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they Existed, and were Created."

6 - JESUS WORE A CROWN OF THORNS AT HIS DEATH

Matthew 27:29 "And after twisting together a CROWN OF THORNS, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

7 - JESUS WEARS MANY CROWNS WHEN HE RETURNS

Revelation 19:11-19 "Then I saw Heaven opened, and a White Horse was standing there. It's Rider was named Faithful and True, for He JUDGES FAIRLY and wages a Righteous War. His Eyes were like Flames of Fire, and on His Head were MANY CROWNS. A Name was written on Him that no one understood except Himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and His Title was the Word of God. The Armies of Heaven, dressed in the finest of Pure White Linen, followed Him on White Horses. From His mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the Nations. He will Rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce Wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. On His Robe at His thigh was written this Title: King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords."

LET US PRAY
May you never lose your reward in Jesus Name, you will receive your reward in Jesus Name,

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CROWN OF REJOICING

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TOPIC: CROWN OF REJOICING

This is the Soul Winner's Crown - For Believer's who were Obeying Jesus' Great Commission (Matt 28:19-20)

1 Thessalonians 2:19 "For what is our hope, or joy, or CROWN OF REJOICING? Is it not even YOU in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His Coming?"

Daniel 12:3 "Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who LEAD MANY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS will shine like the stars forever."

Brethren, God is expecting you and me to fulfil the commandment of "Go ye" as much as you know that we are at the end of the world, the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ is imminent, we should get every means of evangelising soul to the kingdom. Knowing fully well that, there is a reward for us in the kingdom.

LET US PRAY
YOU WILL NOT BE CONDEMNED OF THE BLOOD OF YOUR NEIGHBOR, AND MAY GOD COUNT US WORTHY OF HIS KINGDOM IN JESUS NAME. AMEN

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WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

What Is the Kingdom of God?

​Is the Kingdom of God real? Where is it going to be established? When will it come? How can we prepare for it?

What is the Kingdom of God? It is the central theme of Jesus’ teaching and the foundational message of the Church founded by Him through His disciples. As Mark explains in his Gospel account, “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.’”

The gospel of the Kingdom of God
Matthew and Luke likewise record that Jesus’ message was the “gospel” or “glad tidings” of the Kingdom (Matthew 4:23; Luke 8:1). Even though Matthew referred to it as “the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 4:17; Matthew 5:3, 10, 19-20) and Paul once called it “the kingdom of Christ and God” (Ephesians 5:5), the predominant name in Scripture is “the kingdom of God.”

Jesus consistently taught this same message of hope—“gospel” means good news—of the Kingdom throughout His ministry. His parables—stories with spiritual lessons—often dealt with this Kingdom, which God the Father and His Son had prepared prior to the existence of man at “the foundation of the world’” (Matthew 25:34). In the Kingdom parables, Jesus explained what we must do to enter the Kingdom and what conditions will be like in it. Many of the Old Testament prophets had written of this Kingdom while under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21).

After training His 12 disciples, Jesus sent them out “to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick” (Luke 9:2). After His crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus appeared before His disciples and continued “speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3).

Later, Paul likewise described his ministry as preaching “the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22; Acts 19:8; Acts 20:25; Acts 28:31; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 1 Corinthians 15:24) and referred to his fellow ministers as “workers for the kingdom of God” (Colossians 4:11).

A literal or a figurative kingdom?
What is the Kingdom of God—a literal or a figurative kingdom? While it is generally understood that the message Jesus preached was that of the Kingdom of God, the question as to whether this Kingdom is literal or figurative is more complicated. Since Jesus came preaching that the Kingdom was “at hand” (Mark 1:15), some think it is literally here on earth via the Church or figuratively in our hearts. Others, recognizing that “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 15:50), say it is not yet here.

“And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever” (Daniel 2:44). The Kingdom of God will thus replace the governments of this earth.Acknowledging the difficulty in understanding this part of His message, Jesus termed it a “mystery.” Speaking to His disciples, Jesus said, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them’” (Mark 4:11-12).

So what did the disciples understand? What did Jesus and the prophets foretell? A careful study of the Scriptures provides clarity.

The Kingdom of God is a literal kingdom. God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream of an image of a man with a head of gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron and its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. God revealed the meaning of the dream through Daniel, showing that there would be four world-ruling empires (Daniel 2:31-43). History has shown these to be the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greco-Macedonian and Roman empires.
Concluding this explanation, Daniel wrote: “And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever” (verse 44). The Kingdom of God will thus replace the governments of this earth.
The Kingdom of God will be established on earth when Jesus returns. The time that the Kingdom is established will be after Christ’s return to earth. Revelation 11:15 states: “Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!’” Jesus told His disciples that when the Kingdom was established, they would “sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (Matthew 19:28, also compare Luke 22:30).
We prepare for the Kingdom by living according to the rules of the Kingdom now. Explaining how one might enter the Kingdom of God, Jesus told Nicodemus that one must be “born again” (John 3:1-8). This process begins with baptism, which signifies the death of the former sinful man and the beginning of a new life dedicated to Christ (Romans 6:1-5). It culminates in a change from mortal flesh and blood to immortal spirit at Christ’s return (1 Corinthians 15:50-53; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
Once we embark on this process, we are symbolically “conveyed” into the Kingdom (Colossians 1:13) and our “citizenship” is now described as being in heaven (Philippians 3:20). At the completion of the process of being born again, we will be changed into immortal beings and become kings and priests serving in God’s Kingdom on earth (Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:10). For a more in-depth explanation, see our article “What Does It Mean to Be Born Again?”

Now that you know what the Kingdom of God is, you need to understand how to follow Jesus’ command to seek this Kingdom and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Your task is to learn what God’s laws are and then to begin living in accordance with the rules of that Kingdom.

Be sure to read “‘The Kingdom of God Is Within You’—What Did Christ Mean?” and “Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God.”

CROWN OF GLORY

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TOPIC: CROWN OF GLORY

this is the Elder's Crown - This Crown is for those Leaders, Pastors, Elders, Teachers who were Godly Examples to the Flock of Believers that were entrusted and assigned to their care.

1 Peter 5:2-4 "Care for the FLOCK God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. DON'T LORD IT OVER THE PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO YOUR CARE, but LEAD them by your OWN GOOD EXAMPLE. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the CROWN OF GLORY that does not fade away."

Matthew 5:19 Jesus says, "If you ignore the least Commandment and Teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who OBEYS GOD'S LAWS & TEACHES them will be called GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN."

I encourage all our leaders, pastor's and elders in the lord to endure faith and be faithful because if we faint not, we shall receive this crown.

LET US PRAY
EVERY HINDRANCES THAT WONT ALLOW YOU TO BE FAITHFUL IN YOUR DEALINGS IS DESTROYED IN JESUS NAME,

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CROWN OF LIFE

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TOPIC: CROWN OF LIFE

This is the Martyr's Crown - for those who were Faithful unto Death— those who Patiently endured Testings, Temptations, and Trials.

James 1:12 "God blesses those who Patiently endure Testing and Temptation. Afterward they will receive the CROWN OF LIFE that God has promised to those who love Him."

Revelation 2:10 "Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to Test you. You will Suffer for ten days. But if you remain Faithful even when facing death, I will give you the CROWN OF LIFE."

2 Timothy 2:15 "Work Hard so you can Present yourself to God & RECEIVE His Approval. Be a Good Worker, one who does Not need to be Ashamed & who Correctly explains the Word of Truth."

LET US PRAY
IN THE NAME OF JESUS YOU WILL NOT BACKSLIDE, YOU AND ME WE END IT WELL NO MATHER WHAT THE TRIAL IN JESUS NAME,

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INCORRUPTIBLE CROWN

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TOPIC: INCORRUPTIBLE CROWN

This is the Victor's Crown - for those who Disciplined their Bodies, and brought their Bodies unto Subjection— and had Self-Control.

1 Corinthians 9:25-27 "Everyone who Competes for the Prize is temperate (DISCIPLINED) in ALL THINGS. Now they do it to obtain a Perishable CROWN, but we for an IMPERISHABLE (INCORRUPTIBLE) CROWN. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I DISCIPLINE MY BODY AND BRING IT UNTO SUBJECTION, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified."

A lots of Christian can no longer discipline themselves today on various things of life, many has lost their self control to sex, drunkenness, money, pornography, fight, gossip, backbiting, covetousness, malice, and many worldly habit, which are too much of and too deep in.
We should know that when we discipline ourself on all of this we will receive the crown.

LET US PRAY
Everything that will make you to miss your reward is cast away, you will not miss Heaven in Jesus Name,

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CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

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TOPIC: CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

This week we shall be talking on the reward God has set to give us if we can make it the the kingdom faithfully. Brethren this is so glorious of which you don't have to miss it.

THIS CROWN IS FOR THOSE BELIEVER'S WHO WERE READY & WAITING FOR THE RETURN OF JESUS - ALL THOSE WHO HAVE LOVED HIS APPEARING.

2 Timothy 4:8 "Finally, there is laid up for me the CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing."

Ask yourself is this crow for you? Are you expecting the lord or you are still saying I want to enjoy this wicked world?

LET US PRAY
IN JESUS NAME, ME AND YOU WILL NOT LOSE OUR HEAVENLY REWARD IN JESUS NAME.

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YOU ARE WARNED BEFORE THE WRATH OF GOD.

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TOPIC: YOU ARE WARNED BEFORE THE WRATH OF GOD.

Paul labored to show this truth in the first part of this letter to the Romans. Let me remind you of how he said it: “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth” (Romans 1:18). Wrath does not come without warrant. It is deserved. The truth of God is known (Romans 1:19–20). And the truth is suppressed. And the fruit is ungodliness and unrighteousness. And on that comes wrath (Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 3:6).

He says it even more explicitly in Romans 2:5: “Because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.” We are responsible. We are storing up wrath with every act of indifference to Christ. With every preference for anything over God. With every quiver of our affection for sin and every second of our dull affections for God.

Then he says it once more in Romans 3:5–6: “If our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) By no means! For then how could God judge the world?” Nothing was clearer for the inspired apostle than that God is just and God will judge the world in terrible wrath.

And lest you think that your sins do not deserve this kind of wrath, ponder these four things:

1. It was one sin alone that brought the entire world under the judgment of God and brought death upon all people (Genesis 2:17; Romans 5:12). And you have not committed one sin, but tens of thousands of sins.

2. Consider James 2:10: “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.” Not only have you sinned tens of thousands of times, but each one had in it the breaking of the entire law of God.

3. Consider Galatians 3:10: “For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.’” The wrath of God’s curse falls on us for not obeying all that is commanded. One failure and the curse falls.

4. Consider that any offense and any dishonor to an infinitely honorable and infinitely worthy God is an infinite offense and an infinite dishonor. Therefore, an infinite punishment is deserved.

LET US PRAY
IN JESUS NAME, YOU WILL NOT DIE INTO YOUR SIN, SALVATION AND GRACE IS YOUR POTION IN JESUS NAME.

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The Final Wrath of God on Unbeliever

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TOPIC: The Final Wrath of God on Unbeliever

The final wrath of God will be terrible — indescribable pain.

Jesus says in Matthew 13:41–42, “The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (see verse 49). Then he adds at least three more terrible images of God’s wrath besides fire:

He pictures it as a master returning and finding his servant disobeying his commands, and he “will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 24:51). The wrath of God is like cutting someone in pieces.

Then he pictures it as darkness: “The sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 8:12). The wrath of God is like being totally blind forever.

Finally he quotes Isaiah 66:24 and says, “Their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:48). In Isaiah 66:24 God says, “And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me. For their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

In Revelation 6:15–16, the apostle John adds that the wrath of God — indeed the wrath of Jesus himself — will be so terrible that every class of human beings will cry out for rocks to crush them rather than face the wrath:

Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.”
The last picture of horror that I will mention is the final one of the Bible; namely, the lake of fire. It is called the “second death” in Revelation 20:14:

“Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.” Revelation 2:11 says that those who conquer — that is, believers in Jesus — “will not be hurt by the second death,” implying that those who do not believe will be.

John 3:17-18 KJV
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. [18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

LET US PRAY
IN JESUS NAME YOU AND ME WILL NOT END IT IN HELL FIRE.

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THE FINAL WRATH OF GOD IS ETERNAL — having no end.

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TOPIC: THE FINAL WRATH OF GOD IS ETERNAL — having no end.

In Daniel 12:2, God promises that the day is coming when “many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”

Jesus spoke of the eternity of God’s wrath in numerous ways. Consider three. In Mark 9:43–48, he said,

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.

So twice he calls the fires of hell “unquenchable”; that is, they will never go out. The point of that is to say soberly and terribly that if you go there, there will be no relief forever and ever.

Secondly, in Mark 3:29 Jesus says, “Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.” This is a startling statement. It rules out all those thoughts of universalism that say, “Even if there is a hell, one day it will be emptied after people have suffered long enough.”

No. That is not what Jesus said. He said that there is sin for which there will never be forgiveness.

Thirdly, in Matthew 25 he told the parable of the sheep and the goats to illustrate the way it will be when Jesus comes back to save his people and punish the unbelievers. In verse 41 he says, “Then [the king] will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’”

And to make crystal clear that eternal means everlasting he says again in verse 46, “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” So the punishment is eternal in the same way that life is eternal. Both mean: never-ending. Everlasting.

This morning don't ever do anything that will causes God's wrath upon you. Serve God faithfully and be holy to enter into Gods kingdom than ending in Hell.

LET US PRAY
MAY YOU NEVER SEE THE WRATH OF GOD AND YOU WILL NOT END IT IN HELL IN JESUS NAME. AMEN

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God's Wrath in His Vengeance

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TOPIC: God's Wrath in His Vengeance

Paul says in verse 19, “Leave it to the wrath of God.” Then the wrath of God is defined further as God’s vengeance, “Vengeance is mine.” So wrath is connected with God’s response to something that deserves vengeance. And then it says, “I will repay.” So God’s wrath is treated as a repayment to man for something man has done.

Taking this verse alone with its pieces, we could venture a definition of the wrath of God like this:
The wrath of God is God’s settled anger toward sin expressed in the repayment of suitable vengeance on the guilty sinner.

What shall we say then about this wrath? Perhaps in the limits of one message
If we focus on the wrath of God that falls on human beings at the final judgment, we can say at least these four things about it:

1) It will be eternal — having no end.

2) It will be terrible — indescribable pain.

3) It will be deserved — totally just and right.

4) It will have been escapable — through the curse-bearing death of Christ, if we would have taken refuge in him.
...CONTINUE TOMORROW

LET US PRAY
GOD WILL AVENGE YOU OF ALL THE ENEMY HAS DONE TO YOU IN JESUS NAME.

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DON'T TAKE LAW INTO YOUR HANDS

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TOPIC: DON'T TAKE LAW INTO YOUR HANDS

Romans 12:19–21

THE WRATH OF GOD
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Here we have in verse 19 the phrase, “wrath of God.” “Never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’”

Since God is going to take up your cause and see to it that justice is done, you can lay it down.
You don’t have to carry anger and bitterness and resentment and revenge. Indeed, you dare not. Jesus warned that an unforgiving heart will destroy you in the end (Matthew 6:15; 18:35).

LET US PRAY
TODAY GOD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU IN JESUS NAME AND YOU WILL HOLD YOUR PEACE.

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GOD WORKS THROUGH PRAYER.

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TOPIC: GOD WORKS THROUGH PRAYER.

There Is No Prayer That God Cannot Answer
God delights in answering our prayers.

Deu 4:7 "For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?"

Psa 34:15 "The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry."

Listen He may not answer our prayer just the way we want it answered, but He will answer it.
Let me show you something about prayer.

POINTLESS PRAYERS:

1. We cannot pray, "Lord, send revival", and then fail to do everything we can to personally draw closer to Him.

2. We cannot pray, "Lord, save souls", and then refuse to witness to the lost.

3. There is no need to pray for more missionaries if we are not willing to be used of God.

There is no prayer that God cannot answer.
He can answer your prayers too.
God can do anything. What do we need this morning? Is anything too hard for the Lord? No. If you are without Christ today, come and receive Him as Lord and Savior. If you are in the midst of a hard situation, submit yourself to Him today and He will see you through. If you wonder about prayer, realize that God wants to answer your prayer today.

LET US PRAY
WHATEVER IS CALL DIFFICULT WILL NEVER BE YOUR POTION AGAIN IN JESUS NAME,

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GOD THE PERFECT CORRECTOR.

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TOPIC: GOD THE PERFECT CORRECTOR.

There Is No Hardship That God Cannot Correct
Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible."

Often times God may allow certain hardships to come our way.
1. He may do this to shake us out of our lethargy and indifference.
2. He may do this to strengthen us for future battles.
3. He may use it to work in the life of others. But be assured about the the Salvation of God.

Nothing can get to us without God knowing it. Personal illness or sickness; family problems; difficulties on the job; all of these and many more. God is aware of what is happening to us.

From time to time I need to remind myself that God is omniscient…He knows what is going on! And, He is still in control!
I want you to remind yourself this morning again,
Whatever you are passing through, God is involve and he will see you through, he is a perfect corrector.

LET US PRAY
MAY GOD CORRECT EVERY WRONG THAT WANT TO DESTROY YOUR LIFE IN JESUS NAME.

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God can do it

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TOPIC: GOD CAN DO IT

Genesis 18:1-16
Jer 32:17 "Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:"
God came to Abraham when he was hundred years old and told him that He would give he and Sarah a son. Isaac was born to them when Sarah was ninety years old. God presented Abraham with the question in v14, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" The answer: No, God can do anything!

There is no way to measure the number of problems, difficulties, heartaches, and hardships that exist today, but I assure you that there is nothing that is too hard for the Lord.

I. THERE IS NO PERSON THAT GOD CANNOT SAVE.

(1 Tim 1:15) "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief."

A. Paul's personal testimony.
1. He said the world's most wicked person has already been saved.
2. If God has already saved the "Chief of sinners", then anyone can be saved.
3. There is no soul too hard for God to save.
4. Don't give up, just keep on praying and trusting God to save them.

B. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
1. The devil wants you to believe that it cannot be done.
2. He wants us to stay enslaved to sin.
3. God wants to set us free!
4. Peter tells us that God is not willing that any should perish.
5. Look at the thief on the cross.
a. The only thing that made him different from the other thief.
b. He placed his faith in Jesus Christ.
c. That is what makes the difference in anyone's life.

C. IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD?
1. Are there any people that the Lord cannot save?
2. No, nothing is too hard for the Lord.
3. He can change your life.
4. He can save that one that you have been praying for.
5. There is no soul too hard for God

LET US PRAY
TODAY IN JESUS NAME, YOUR CASE WILL NOT BE DIFFICULT AGAIN.

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God is Able

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TOPIC: GOD IS ABLE

There has been a thief who has stolen by deception from us the original state God held from man. Jesus talks about him.

John 10:10

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill, and to destroy. I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly."

Stolen from us is the ideal God had.
Instead, we have wound up with:

-hatred
-strife
-bitterness
-jealousy
-perversion
-sickness
-disease

Galatians 4:22 pictures for us the restored state God wants for us. Paul paints in the "Fruit of the Spirit"

"love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control"

This is what the enemy has ravaged and stolen from us.
The Psalmist says:

"He restores my soul."

God wants you to put the brokenness, the hurt, the pain and the anguish of your life in His hands for restoration.
The Psalmist says:

"He restoreth my soul."

I. Believe
Matthew 19:26 says:
"With men this is impossible; but with God all things
are possible."

Jesus had come from the mount of transfiguration that child was laying on the ground foaming at the mouth. He was having a seizure.

Mark 9:23
"If you could believe all things are possible to him that believeth."

And He healed the child.

God has the Credentials to take your brokenness.

He is able

-the boy with the seizures
-woman who had given up on life
I Kings 17: Elijah her life and the oil to her
by he power of God.

-He is able to deliver from the oppression of the Midianites, Gideon, Judges 8
-He is able to turn the bitter waters sweet
-He is able

LET US PRAY
Today, God of all possibilities will make things better for you in Jesus name.

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God is Able

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TOPIC: GOD IS ABLE

There has been a thief who has stolen by deception from us the original state God held from man. Jesus talks about him.

John 10:10

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill, and to destroy. I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly."

Stolen from us is the ideal God had.
Instead, we have wound up with:

-hatred
-strife
-bitterness
-jealousy
-perversion
-sickness
-disease

Galatians 4:22 pictures for us the restored state God wants for us. Paul paints in the "Fruit of the Spirit"

"love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control"

This is what the enemy has ravaged and stolen from us.
The Psalmist says:

"He restores my soul."

God wants you to put the brokenness, the hurt, the pain and the anguish of your life in His hands for restoration.
The Psalmist says:

"He restoreth my soul."

I. Believe
Matthew 19:26 says:
"With men this is impossible; but with God all things
are possible."

Jesus had come from the mount of transfiguration that child was laying on the ground foaming at the mouth. He was having a seizure.

Mark 9:23
"If you could believe all things are possible to him that believeth."

And He healed the child.

God has the Credentials to take your brokenness.

He is able

-the boy with the seizures
-woman who had given up on life
I Kings 17: Elijah her life and the oil to her
by he power of God.

-He is able to deliver from the oppression of the Midianites, Gideon, Judges 8
-He is able to turn the bitter waters sweet
-He is able

LET US PRAY
Today, God of all possibilities will make things better for you in Jesus name.

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THE PRINCIPLE OF RESTORATION

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TOPIC: THE PRINCIPLE OF RESTORATION

THE PRINCIPLE OF RESTORATION IS CLEAR. IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO RETURN BACK IN FOLDS WHATEVER YOU HAVE FORCEFULLY TAKEN.

1. Leviticus 6:4-5 "Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering."

2. Exodus 22:4 "If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double."

3. II Samuel 12:6 "And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

4. Luke 19:8 "And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold."

5. Proverbs 6:31 "But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

CONCLUSION
II Samuel 9:7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

LET US PRAY
IN JESUS NAME, MAY YOU RECEIVE BACK IN DOUBLE ALL THAT THE ENEMY HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

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THE PRINCIPLE OF RESTORATION

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TOPIC: THE PRINCIPLE OF RESTORATION

THE PRINCIPLE OF RESTORATION IS CLEAR. IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO RETURN BACK IN FOLDS WHATEVER YOU HAVE FORCEFULLY TAKEN.

1. Leviticus 6:4-5 "Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering."

2. Exodus 22:4 "If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double."

3. II Samuel 12:6 "And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

4. Luke 19:8 "And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold."

5. Proverbs 6:31 "But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

CONCLUSION
II Samuel 9:7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

LET US PRAY
IN JESUS NAME, MAY YOU RECEIVE BACK IN DOUBLE ALL THAT THE ENEMY HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

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WHO DO YOU RUN TO FOR HELP?

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: WHO DO YOU RUN TO FOR HELP?

Psalms 121:1-8

We call on God to help us. The Bible shows us many examples.

• When Moses was facing the Red Sea, He did not call for his people to help. They were helpless. He called for God’s help.

• When David faced Goliath, he did not call on his brothers. They were afraid and hiding. He called on the Lord. He trusted God.

• When Daniel was about to be thrown into the lion’s den, no one was around to help him. He called out to God in prayer. God shuts the mouths of the lions.

God did what no man can do.

The God we trust watches over us. He is ABLE to help us.

Psalm 121:2-3 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip.

• See the contrast here – God has the power to make the universe, and that same power is available to help you walk strong!

• Sometimes, the path we take is difficult and hard. We have to look up to Him. He is there to strengthen protect us.

• Missionary Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God’s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: "Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One… He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. If God has bring you into it he will see your through it all.

Verse 3b: He who watches over you will not slumber!

• ’watches over’ mentioned 6 times in this psalm. He is always with you. Psalmist emphasizes the fact that God is with His people - when they start the journey from their home, on the road, and when they reach Jerusalem.

GOD IS THE ONE WHO PROTECTS

An executive was getting ready for a month-long business trip. He prayed with his wife before departing: “Lord, please protect Sharon and the children while I’m gone.”

His wife looked up at him when he finished and said, “Who do you think protects us while you’re here?”

Actually, whether you are here nor not, God is the One protecting us.

MAN’S HELP IS LIMITED

A blind man with a white cane stood at a busy intersection one day waiting for someone to help lead him across the street. It wasn’t long before another many appeared and the two began to talk.

The second man took the first man’s arm and the two of them began walking across the street. Suddenly, there was the sound of tapping as the men walked across the street, but the tapping was more than usual.

They then realized that both of them are blind!

121:7-8 The LORD will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

• God protects us from ‘EVIL’

• Jesus taught us to pray, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil.” (Matt 6:13

So when we encounter a problem and we are hurt, it is not because God has deserted us or that He is sleeping and not knowing our problem. Man suffers today because:

(1) We have deserted Him; we did not rely on God – the Source of help.

• We rely upon ourselves. We did not ask God for help.

• James 4:2 says we do not have because we do not ask God.

• I heard of people who said they don’t want to ‘trouble’ God, who ‘has enough to do’. God isn’t too busy for us—we’re often too busy for Him.

(2) We do wrong. We sin. Our mistakes bring us suffering.

God knows all about life. He knows what you need.

• God says man has sinned and in need of salvation. We need Jesus to settle our sin problem. He came and died on the cross for our sin.

• This may not be something many likes to hear, but it’s the truth.

• Man needs God’s help. We need God to save us from our sin.

There are times when we do the right things and yet faces problem.

• It is not because God has forgotten you. He is watching over you, even in the midst of the difficulties.

• He has a purpose. We don’t understand. God wants us to go through it with His strength.

The promise here is one of preservation in the midst of hard times, not protection from hard times.

• In your life, you will face storms. God did not promise that as Christians, we will not face any storms ever.

• But in the storms, God will protect us and keep us safe through them.

“All the water in the world cannot sink a ship unless it gets inside.”

• If we keep our trust in God, our life will not sink. We can be strong.

• But if we allow the world to get into our heart – sin, evil, hardship – we sink.

LET US PRAY
BEFORE YOU CALL, GOD WILL ANSWER YOU IN JESUS NAME

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