Living Worship

The Spirit of the Lord really spoke today at Mt. Pleasant COG.

Buckle up, today’s sermon is 57 minutes… However, this is a topic God himself is passionate about, and so am I, worshipping him in all we do!

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ!” Colossians 3:23-24 NLT

We were made to worship, and we will worship something… God wants all our worship!

 

Please note, 1 Peter 4:16 is referenced during the sermon… However, that is a typo in my notes. The verse is 1 Peter 4:11.

True Jesus Church Razed to the Ground in China

Extremely sad!

And the world only finds out months later…

Where are the cries of all the SJWs now?

https://churchleaders.com/news/363886-true-jesus-church-razed-to-the-ground-in-china.html

How did Scripture come to be?

This video from my friends at First Christian Church and Disciple Heritage Fellowship clearly explains how the Church came to recognize the inspired Word of God.

Off the Shelf – Week 6 from First Christian Church on Vimeo.

Adopted

This week’s sermon was given at Mt. Pleasant Church of God in Assumption, IL.

John 1:12 says, “But to all who have received him – those who believe in his name – he has given the right to become God’s children.” –New English Translation

What does it really mean to be a child of God? Who are the children of God? What does it look like to be adopted into the family of God? How should life look as the family of God?

These questions and more are answered in this morning’s sermon.

 

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Demario Davis Dodges $7,000 Fine, Orchestrates $40,000 Donation to Hospital

https://churchleaders.com/news/363669-demario-davis-dodges-7000-fine-orchestrates-40000-donation-to-hospital.html

Spiritual Maturity: 5 Signs You DON’T Have It

https://churchleaders.com/smallgroups/small-group-articles/253823-spiritual-maturity-5-signs-dont.html

Archaeologists Find Proof Genesis Account of Edom Is True

Yet again, the Bible is proven to be true.

https://churchleaders.com/news/360050-archaeologists-find-proof-genesis-account-of-edom-is-true.html

The 5 Styles of Preaching

https://churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/outreach-missions-articles/317747-5-styles-preachers.html

Living Faith

Sermon given at Casey White Oak Church of God on 09/22/19.

The world is watching and wants to know if we, as Christians, can authentically live out our faith. They are quick to point out our hypocrisy and the abundance of media and social media makes it very easy to spin doctor our words and actions to point out that hypocrisy.

In light of this, knowing we are sinners in need of a savior, flawed people trying to serve a perfect God, how can we live as salt, light, and leaven to the glory of our God?

Have faith, do good, show love, and do the next right thing!

Listen to see how this plays out in our Christian walk.

Purpose in Pain

One of the great questions we, as humans, always have in regards to God, is this…

If there is a loving God, why is there some much pain and suffering in the world?

One answer is obvious, free will and sin. We are free to make any choice we want and our choices affect others in good ways and bad ways.

There is another answer we don’t talk about a lot… growth.

As human beings, we usually hate change. For better or worse, we are happy not to have to change. We will not change unless our current circumstance becomes unbearable. It is said, pain is the great motivator to change.

Pain, suffering, trials, tribulations, sickness, death, and temptation; all these spur us to change. God’s great purpose is to change us to be conformed to the image of his son, Jesus.

Sometimes, the negative situations we go through are motivation for us to change. Sometimes, it is our responses to these situations that are examples to others of how great our God is, to bring us through the change and to work all things for good.

God, in his sovereignty, allows us to go through all kinds of pain to bring us, and those around us, closer to him.

See also, Romans 8:28-30 and Romans 5:3.

Read also,

C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

John Piper, Suffering and the Sovereignty of God