“September Wrap-Up”
By Tom Hanson
September 26th,
2010
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As
we come today to the end of the month, we find ourselves at the “Praise
and
Worship” Sunday. It
seems like every
Sunday has been a Praise and Worship Sunday, rich and overflowing. And as we wrap up this
month of Spirit-filled
messages, it has been a month of messages centered around, “Is My Faith
Enough?”
The
first Sunday of the month, Parish Lee shared about hoe Jeremiah doubted
that he
had the ability to do God’s will, but God told him, “Say
not, I am a child.”
Parrish
also shared how the world by wisdom knew not God…
So-called geniuses deny the existence of God…
1
Corinthians 1:21
…the world by
wisdom knew not God…
Titus
2:7
In all things shewing
thyself a pattern of good works…
Strengthen
yourselves with God and the people.
Strengthen yourselves with God’s leadership… Parrish closed with: The God of Abraham, the
God of Moses, the God
of David, and the God of Joshua is still the same.
He is the God of Brother Kenneth and Jennifer
Ray, the God of Bill and Becky Adams, the God of Andy and Sonia
Giebler, the
God of George and Zena Holmes, the God of Ken and Abby Avellino, the
God of Jim
and Yvette Martin, the God of Donna Ferguson, the God of Vince
Stepchuk, and
the God of Don and Ann Skinner.
The
second
Sunday of the month, George Holmes asked the question, "Is my faith
enough?" And he answered it, “No.”
He said that we can’t take our faith and sit on it.
2
Peter 1:5-7 Add
to your faith…
Faith
is enough to support virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience,
godliness,
brotherly kindness, and charity.
George
talked
about Jeff Lynch taking a stand at a parade in Zion.
That took moral courage, like Daniel in the lion’s
den. Afterwards,
people came over and thanked Jeff
for taking a stand. Faith
will die if we
don’t put it to work. We
may be the only
Bible some people will ever read.
2
Peter 1:8
For if these things be
in you and abound…
Last
Sunday, Pastor Wilson shared about light and darkness.
Psalms
119:105
Thy Word is a lamp unto
my feet, and a light unto my path.
The
Word of God is a light source. Light
and
truth are not an accident. He
talked
about trees standing tall and giving praise to God who made it, and yet
a vine
covers more ground. It
cannot be that
chaos and confusion cause such purpose and life.
God cannot be dismissed, discounted, or
disproved.
Final Notes:
Romans
1:20 For
the invisible things of Him
from the creation of the world are clearly seen…
This
verse is personal to me. It
was the
first Scripture that I ever memorized.
I
remember the look of pride on my pastor’s face at the time, and I was
thankful
to have been able to make my pastor proud.
Galatians
2:20
…I live by
the faith of the Son of God…
Ephesians
4:5
One
Lord, one faith, one baptism.
Matthew
13:31-32
…mustard
seed…least of all seeds: but, when it is grown, it is
the greatest among herbs…
Faith
is growing because Jesus is alive.
I
thank God for what He’s given us this month.
In
conclusion, if there is a problem with faith in your life, it’s not
from a lack
on God’s part. Ask,
seek, and you will
receive from God more and more of His faith in you.
Sermon
notes by Pete Shepherd
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