OUTLINE:
Pulpit Messages
The Need for Rest – Part 2 – 10/3/21
The Only Reality is Now – 10/7/21
Martha vs. Mary – 10/10/21
Your Idols Are the Source of Your Anxiety – 10/14/21
Blogs
No Future, No Past – 10/8/21
Come to Jesus! – 10/15/21
The Truth Heals
We need the Great Physician’s medicine, not the world’s. We need His healing power, not our own. We need to be humble, not so arrogant to think we can invent other ways of salvation/deliverance. (Jn 14:6)
Mt 6:27 [Amplified Classic]
And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life?
STOP IT!!!
STOP accepting your status quo as “who you are”. God’s intention is to sanctify you, which implies progression (aka “progressive sanctification” = Phase 2). A life of anxiety is NOT God’s will for you! Break free by living in the “NOW”.
“for you have died”
Your old life is gone. Any mistakes you made yesterday are to be buried with the old self. Any plans you made yesterday about your future are buried with the old self. The Lord God desires that you live in the “NOW”, for that’s who you are now.
Rom 6:2 [Amplified]
How can we, the very ones who died to sin, continue to live in it any longer?
“forgiving each other”
Slavery to the past is fed by unforgiveness. An unforgiving heart keeps a person in bondage. Forgive so you can let go of the past and live in the now!
The Right Tool for the Job – 10/8/21
“Love is the right tool for every job.”
Love Exists in the Moment
Enjoy it, right now! Stop pining over yesterday’s or hoping for tomorrow’s – those times aren’t even real!
The Sphere of Love
You have a God-given right to abide in the sphere of love. This state of being is independent of any transactions/expressions of love you might experience, practically speaking. Don’t waste your time away pining/waiting for past/future love. Love is now.
“whatever you do”
This means everything. Do not worship idols you crafted when you weren’t even a believer! This includes idolatrous concepts, philosophies, and ideas such as those in the past/future.
“keep yourselves from idols”
Idols are very commonly concepts and ideas that we cling to that supplant the Lord’s rightful place in our heart.
Your idols are the source of your anxiety.
“keep yourselves from idols”
Idols are very commonly concepts and ideas that we cling to that supplant the Lord’s rightful place in our heart.
“one thing is necessary”
To learn from Jesus Christ. In Martha’s & Mary’s cases, to learn from Him, directly. In our case today, to learn from His Word. This is a believer’s top priority – to worship Him through the intake of His Word.
Col 3:16 [Amplified Classic]
Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with [His] grace in your hearts.
Martha vs. Mary, According to Jesus
Martha was anxious about “many things” to the point where she missed the blessings right in front of her. Mary, on the other hand, prioritized the “now”, living for, learning from, and appreciating the presence of her Lord.
‘Now’ is Beautiful
Regardless of your past or future, embrace the “now”. Live in the moment. If you are a believer, you are precious to God. Enjoy this fact always, disallowing anything/anyone from robbing you of it!