Friday, April 29, 2011

EXPONENTIAL IV

  • The only reason you and I are here right now is because somebody dreamed it before you. You’re not going to have to die for your dream. But some others before you had to. What you have won’t come at the death of your spouse or children. Know why? Because it already cost the life of some others before you.
  • What we’re doing isn’t new; it’s just ‘our turn.’ We’re here today because people like Peter and John and Paul were faithful to contextualize the Gospel and contend for the faith.
  • Paul doesn’t want John Mark - Paul is fiery. Barnabas, the sweet guy, says, “Let’s give him another chance.” They had a difference in philosophy, not in theology. (We need to be a little more graceful with people who have different views. Our cannibalization of one another has to stop.) Do we believe in Jesus, born of a virgin - lived a perfect life - His death for our lives - and His resurrection ... do we believe that? Then shut up and get to work side by side.
  • Are you Godly?

It doesn’t matter if you’re a good communicator -- how is your home?

Are you in the Word for more reasons than just having to have something to preach? Because sin will choke you out and publicly ridicule the name of our God.

I’m not asking if you’re spotless, but are you clean.


  • If this is just all your fanatical effort and it’s not about the Holy Spirit moving in your life - you weighing every sermon, "Did it work - did it not work?" - then you’ve lost it. Because this is our watch now. It’s our time. It’s our turn.
  • Right now there is a man at work - he is miserable - he is distant from his wife - he has accomplished his dreams - his kids are out of control - his world is on fire. But by this time next year he will have made a decision to throw off the things that hinders him and he will run with endurance the race set before him because of the words God wants to speak thru you. OR ... you will continue to walk against the ways of God - even as a minister - and that man will end up far from God, potentially forever.
  • It is OUR TURN.
And be blessed.

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