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563 Live Remain Go Overcome … Repeat

As I sat and reflected and prayed this weekend, I couldn’t help but wonder:  “What should we do as followers of Jesus?

LIVE

REMAIN

GO

OVERCOME

…

REPEAT

LIVE

LIVE … as a child of God: 

John 1 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

We are God’s children.  And as a child of God—we are free.  This is not to say that we are instantly sinless.  We are sinless because we are His sons and daughters.

REMAIN

REMAIN … in Him

John 15 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

Connection to God is our only way.  It is the way we are to live and the only way to survive.

GO

GO … and make disciples of all nations

Matthew 18 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

We are to GO.  Our God is calling us to GO and spread the gospel to the lost and to the broken.  For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life!  That’s news for everyone we see.

OVERCOME

OVERCOME … by the blood of the Lamb and testimony

Revelation 12 11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

As we encounter opposition, we should never forget this.  We are broken people who are sitting ducks for Hell.  But God has us!  His love is over us and His blood saves us!  And we are to testify to His goodness in all things.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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551 There’s A Hope In Front Of Me

I can’t stand what we did to ourselves…And I can’t stand what the devil does to us as a result of it.

We sin.  And he attacks.  He gets us on the ground and he kicks and kicks and kicks until he has us broken and bloody.

Romans 3:23 says that we all fall short of the glory of God.  And with that falling short, we exist in a broken world.  That will never change.  And there is nothing that we can do about it.

I am glad that is not the end of the story.

Since we were sitting ducks for hell and all of the things that go with it, God made a decision.

He sent Jesus.

And Jesus came as a Lamb so that He could come back as a Lion.

Romans 5 15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!

Romans 8 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

His grace is enough.  It is enough to bind the enemy’s plan, it is enough to overcome our sin, and it is enough to raise us from the dead.  And we can be assured that this Jesus … this Lamb of God … is also the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.  And we, are More Than Conquerors.

He is the Holy One.

And He is coming to rescue His bride and bring justice for those who were pushed into the pit.

These are not just words in a book  …  They are the hope of ages.

They are not unattainable wishes … We HOLD these promises.

We are not the victims … We are More Than Conquerors.

So do what you have to do.

Cry.

Mourn.

Sit in sadness.

But get up.

And when you get up … throw haymakers.  Swing for the knockout and go for blood.  You are not called to lay on the ground and take a beating.

You are called to get up and fight.

And FIGHT you will … because Jesus took on the gates of hell so that you could be free.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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453 The Open Door

What a Word God put on my heart on Friday.  

God is for us.

I know that this is a simple phrase, but with God it is an amazing thing.

Revelation 3 8 … See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

God knows our deeds.  But He has given us an offer.  “Whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”  The message that is trying to take over is that Jesus allows us to think and do whatever we want.  Nothing could be a bigger lie.

The Truth is:  God offers us a way out from our sin by Loving Him, by being Born Again, by Surrendering to Him.

The devil doesn’t want us to do that so he has gone open season on standards.  While we will never meet the standard I will say this:  Everyone I know who ATTACKS Standards and the way people think has not surrendered to God.  They would know better.  He is the Lion from the Tribe of Judah and He is the one who tore up the temple.

And so I go back to the above verse.  He knows our deeds.  Even so, He has placed before us an Open Door that no one can shut.  You should choose to walk through it.  And when you do, you get three things.

  1.  He Knows You.  Revelation 3 8 I know your deeds. Even though you are broken and full of hideous sin—He accepts you.  The one who KNOWS YOU BEST is the one who LOVES YOU MOST.
  2.  He Calls You To Overcome.  Revelation 3 21 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne.  He isn’t asking us to overcome, He is COMMANDING us to overcome.  Stand up, Be accountable, and walk out the call.
  3.  You are a son or a daughter.  Galatians 3 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.  This is the greatest deal that you will ever get.  BECAUSE Jesus died and paid for your sin, you get to be a son or daughter of the King.  All the rights.  All the privileges.  All the blessings.  You will never get a better deal than this.

God has placed before you:

An open door  …  And no one can shut it.

Stand up and walk through it.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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