Jan 12, 2020
A New Year
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Where does the term 20/20 for perfect vision come from? If you look at an eye chart, the name is the 20ft eye chart, there is a red line. This line is called the 2020 line. A person with average eyesight can see read this line from 20 ft. 2020 is not perfect vision. There are those who have 20/10, they can read the line them most people read at 10ft at 20ft and then there are those of us who have less than average vision. Something like 20/30; we have to be at 20ft to read what the average person can read at 30ft. Vision is more than eyesight.
As we start on the journeys of the this New Year, let us determine that it will be a year of victory! Let us choose our own attitudes and follow the advise of the Apostle Paul. Resolve to...
Function in the Present: Stop living in the future. Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Forget your Past: Look beyond the sins and failures of yesterday; learn from them, repent of them, and then move forward.
Focus your Priorities: Place God at the top of your "to do" list everyday. Worship Him. Study His Word. Put His Kingdom first in your life and everything else will fall into place.
Philippians 3
12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.WatchNotesDownloadDateTitle
- Jan 12, 2020A New Year
Jan 12, 2020A New YearSeries: (All)Where does the term 20/20 for perfect vision come from? If you look at an eye chart, the name is the 20ft eye chart, there is a red line. This line is called the 2020 line. A person with average eyesight can see read this line from 20 ft. 2020 is not perfect vision. There are those who have 20/10, they can read the line them most people read at 10ft at 20ft and then there are those of us who have less than average vision. Something like 20/30; we have to be at 20ft to read what the average person can read at 30ft. Vision is more than eyesight.As we start on the journeys of the this New Year, let us determine that it will be a year of victory! Let us choose our own attitudes and follow the advise of the Apostle Paul. Resolve to... Function in the Present: Stop living in the future. Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Forget your Past: Look beyond the sins and failures of yesterday; learn from them, repent of them, and then move forward. Focus your Priorities: Place God at the top of your "to do" list everyday. Worship Him. Study His Word. Put His Kingdom first in your life and everything else will fall into place. Philippians 3 12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
- Jan 5, 2020God Rules
Jan 5, 2020God RulesSeries: (All)This morning I can promise you this, God is still in control. There is nothing in this world that surprises God. He has a master plan that He is working. Is this the beginning of the end? Honestly, I do not know. Depending on how events unfold we could see Ezekiel 38 played out before us.Have you noticed all the fear-mongering at the beginning of this year? The media and leftist politician have locked onto this to attempt to create mass fear in the U.S. We have seen the Islamic fascist within our government come out and declare that the U.S. is guilty of war-crimes, using words like assassination and murder. We have seen comments that we might go to war with Iran. We see where some have suggested that Iran will use a Cyber attack against the United States. This morning let me put your mind at ease. Iran is a radical Islamic nation who seeks to destroy the Godly nations, Christian ones like the United States and Jewish ones like Israel. They desire to see the United States brought to it knees and forced into an Islamic nation. To that end, they are always looking for ways to attack, whether that is through soft-target or cyber-attacks. The United State is having cyber-attacks daily. While the rhetoric and vocal threats have increased, the reality is those threats have existed before the events of the last week. There is no more reason to live in fear today than there was two weeks ago.Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. 5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
- Mar 10, 2019Figs and Sons
Mar 10, 2019Figs and SonsSeries: (All)This morning I want to take a look at a passage of scripture that seems almost out of character for Jesus. It does not fit into the world’s, what I call “hippy Jesus”. It is not an act of kindness or compassion; It is an act of judgement.Like the fig tree, God has created everything to a purpose, even you and me. Are you doing what God created you to do?Matthew 21:17
- Feb 17, 2019The Love of God
Feb 17, 2019The Love of GodSeries: (All)This morning I want to spend a majority of the time in 1 Corinthians 13. It known as the Love chapter. I think I have read a portion of the chapter at every wedding I have officiated. It did is sometimes used a funeral of those who have been married for years. It is held up as the standard for love in the Christian church. There are a coupe of interesting fact about this passage. It was not written to a couple getting married, but the congregation of a church. The intent of Paul is to bring unity to a church that has become selfish, unforgiving and short on patients. It has become the definition of love.
- Jan 26, 2019Sanctity of Life
Jan 26, 2019Sanctity of LifeSeries: (All)Every life is precious in the eyes of God. One of the greatest tragedies in America today is the number of aborted babies.In 2 Timothy 3:13 God warns us “But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.” Is there a greater deception that vilifying good while exalting evil. We live in a nation where there are those who support the lawless while executing the innocent. This morning I want to tell you why the murder of the unborn is against God. It is a personal insult to Him. How narcissistic of a nation, a people, a person would tell God that He made a mistake and we are going to correct it for Him? New York, not only passed a law legalizing abortion up to birth, but celebrated it with the lighting of the One World Trade Center in pink.
