What is the world interested in? Numbers. How many, how much, how profitable, how big, growth rate.
Aren't the numbers important? Maybe. But in a different way. God wants above all else, for us to love Him, and worship Him, and to make Him number one in our life. Look at the ten commandments. What are the first two?
1.) You shall have no other Gods before me! In other words, I'm it! Don't look elsewhere. Don't make anything more important the me. As you can see most everyone fails right here with commandment number one. We have many things we put before God.
2.) You shall not make for yourself a carved image, any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
How many "things" in our life become our obsession?
Yes Kent but that was the old testament and we are new testament people! Correct, and here is what Jesus said,"
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
You have to love Jesus! He keeps it simple and to the point. Jesus took all the law that had ever been given and breaks it down to two things:
1.) Love God with everything you've got.
2.) Love your neighbor as much as you love your self!
You cannot make Christianity any simpler than this. So today, Wednesday November 19th, think about your life. Where is God on your priority list? And where is your love meter with everyone else in your life? Now, make the necessary adjustments and get on with it! Amen!
Announcements:
Reminder, there will be NO SERVICE this coming Sunday November the 23rd, because Bonni and I are out of town for Thanks Giving. We will meet again on November 30th!
Donna Bowers has Christmas Gift requests from Beverly Farm. We will have to make an all out effort to get the requests filled since the gifts are needed by December 12th. We have 50 requests!
Suggestion: Pray for our church and our dedicated volunteers and leaders. We are a people waiting on God, loving God, loving people. Do not become discouraged! Look to the stories of the bible. There were many times of trial but God always came through for those who waited on Him and trusted Him.
Jeremiah 29:1 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
1 Corinthians 15:58" Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain."
2 Corinthians 4:17-18"For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."
Proverbs 3:5-6English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
God has spoken, let's walk in His ways and trust Him! If you have suggestions are requests please email me kent@praisecommunityfellowship.com
See you soon! Love, pastor kent
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