Life can be made very complicated or can be very simple. It seems sin tends to complicate it.
The sermon tomorrow is: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=13111219580
Life can be made very complicated or can be very simple. It seems sin tends to complicate it.
The sermon tomorrow is: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=13111219580
This book is a book about one solitary man. The heart of this godly man is being seen very closely, as through a microscope.
In this life we possibly won’t know why we must suffer through trials. Job didn’t know that God was showing Satan what a failure he was, as he tested Job.
The godly man will always have times where he has to stand alone. The evil culture in which you live will always criticize the godly man.
People should know that you are a Christian. Do you stand out? Not because of anything because of you? But because of being blameless, upright, and uncontaminated? Are you standing firm in Christ and making a stand out in this culture, which will always hate you as a Christian.
You can’t produce this godliness. But God will produce this within you. Repent of your sins and surrender your life to him.
Next Sermon: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=13111219580
P.S. I’m going to listen to 3 of sermons from this series per week. The rest of the time I’m going to reserve for blog posts. ^_^
I ran out of time to listen to the sermon today. 🙁 But I will tomorrow. ^_^ Never fear, for Daniel is here.
Or at least will be eventually…
This is a book about a godly man. A very godly man. And we can learn much from this passage, and how we should act under suffering.
Dr. Morecraft brought out the fact that if as a young unmarried man or woman and you want to attract the attention of a godly man or a virtuous woman you must be either a godly man or a virtuous woman.
What is a godly man? He’s a man who understands his obligations to God, his family, his church, his boss, and everyone around him. He understands where he has been placed in this life. He’s a man who has integrity.
Job was a very rich man. God blesses the Christian on this earth. But many of us cannot handle money. We would begin to worship it. And so God does not give us wealth. He does not want us to be stumbled by it. But there are a few who are like Job and can handle wealth and not worship it.
What did Job do when he lost everything? He blessed the name of the Lord. He did not sin and did not become angry with God.
Do you abhor yourself when you sin against God? Do you repent of your self love? Or is that concept so despicable to you that you spit it out and abhor the very thought of abhorring oneself?
May we all be more manly and godly as we grow older.
These were a couple things I got, feel free to leave any others you picked up in the comments.
Job 1-2 – Sermon #2: – http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sid=13111219350
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. ~ James 1:26”
Have you ever wondered how you can tell if someone is leading you astray? I think this verse helps determine that. If they’re not bridling their tongue, are willing to speak of the faults of others readily, or rather easily lessen their wisdom and piety, I think you have some good signs that this is a cult or their religion is vain. We can often identify cults by their impurity and uncharitable like spirits.
True religion will always teach us to do everything in the presence of God.
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. ~ James 1:27”
One big thing you can see in a person who is immature is excuses. They have an excuse for everything. It’s not my fault because the sun was in my eyes. It’s not my fault because I told someone else to do it. Etc. Etc. Well stop. People who aren’t willing to take responsibility for their actions will never be fun to be around. They won’t get stuff done. They’ll get divorced. They’ll live in denial. Do you want to be this person? If not, take responsibility for the mistakes you make. No one likes being around a person who is so proud they won’t accept the fact that they make mistakes and are sinners. The humble man will be lifted up. “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” ~ Luke 14:11
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. ~ 1 Peter 1:23
And a couple days ago I passed my 1 year goal. ^_^
The message of the world will typically appeal to your sinful nature; especially in today’s culture. Most of the messages are extremely humanistic. It’s all about being your own god. The messages will typically appeal to your fleshly desires. It’s said that when in marketing or creating a product, in order to be successful, you should appeal to elements of the seven deadly sins.
Don’t walk around naively believing that you aren’t affected by the culture around you. these messages kill a lot of young people and they wander around following these appeals to their lust and pride. Think about what affects you and don’t be the one who wanders off into the wide road. The narrow road is narrow for a reason.