Sunday, April 02, 2006
derek was sick, so he never go SNL!!! after snl we went he's house see how he was... he seems to be doing fine lehz.... haha... now... sermon notes!!
after a spiritual high, you needa do something to sustain the "high"... this week pastor shares on "how to sustain spiritual momentum"...
at our spiritual high, satan will definately not be happy and will try to pull us down he will try to make us trip, fall, get discouraged and give up!! we must be aware...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.[2]We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy He knew would be His afterward. Now He is seated in the place of highest honor beside God's throne in heaven. hebrews12:1- 2(NLT)
verse 1 tells us what we should do. strip butt naked of all that hinders us from growing in the Lord and run with endurance. verse 2 tells you how to do it, by looking to Jesus and base our faith in Him. hebrews 11, the hall of faith, shows how God use people and how did the people respond in faith. all the people are even from the old testiment, of which Jesus haven arrive, when living by faith was harder. a christian walk is like a marathon, which needs tons of endurance. how do we do it then?
How Do I Sustain Spiritual Momentum?
1)find strength from those who have gone before. only people who have experienced it before really knows how it feels.
even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it's written for us. romans 15:4a
the bible is specially for you... God created it that way!!
now think... before you scroll down more, think about this question... what person of faith and godliness can strengthen my walk with God? it may be your cell leader or area leader, which will be able to encourage you even at hard times.
2) put off things that trips you up.
*let go of the ungodly, for example, sin.
*let go of the unneccessary. that might not mean sin, it may also be good for you, such as guitar practicing and sports. but spending too much time on it is not neccessary, and may take up time you have with God. even Ministry may also deem as unneccessary, if you serve so much that you totally forgot about spending time with God.
endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.[4] No one serving as soldier gets involved in civilan affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer. 2 tim 2:3-4 you cannot please everybody. either you please God by letting go or you cling onto them, pleasing men.
now think, what do you have to let go off?
3)Pesevere until you cross the finish line. God is interested in how we finish, not how we start. we may start slow, or even with a bang, but if we never hit the finishing line, that's pretty useless anyway. just like you land a beautiful attack on your enemy, leaving him with very little damage. but you did not manage to kill him, that beautiful attack does not count at all.
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the eork of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain. 1.cor 15:58 press on!!
4)endure the suffering to see the smile. God is waiting at the finishing line, with open arms and big wide arms to embrace you at the end of the race. are you going to press on to see the smile, or are you going to give it up?
kenken
Scribbled by: Child of God @1:19 am
