faithful One, so unchanging, ageless one, You're my rock of peace...
my Pastor preached an awesome sermon yetserday which rele helped me, so i figured i'd share it :-)
"Facing failure and getting the victory" by Pastor Rick Amendola January 30, 2005
Scripture~ 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
"Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written 'The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play'. Nor let us commit sexual immoraltiy, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell; nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; nor complain, as some of them complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you except which is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."
failures are big issues in our lives
"it was supposed to be something light, but it turned into something heavy that damaged your emotions" (Pastor Rick)
Romans 3:21~ He is without sin!
don't focus on your failure, focus on the One who forgives you!
we're under the covering of the Holy Spirit! (verse 2)
vs. 6~ God has forgiven us of these things! we no longer need to part take in them!
vs. 7~ we let other things take the place of God! we need to stop doing that! focus on Him!
vs. 8~ when we don't worship God our morals are the first things to go
vs. 9~ don't tempt God (the serpents)
vs. 10~ don't complain (cross reference Josh, Caleb and the spies)
vs. 13~ sometimes when we go through temptation we think we are alone, but God is faithful!
so, despite 1 Cor. 10:13, do Christians still fail? do temptations still over-come them? YES! look at the story of Peter! (Mark 14) he denied Christ three times! but Jesus was faithful and forgave him!
when we get to a place where we fail, the question is do we love Jesus? (John 3:16-17)
bad news~ we fail!
good news~ there's hope!
well i hafta go to dance so thats all i have time for now...i'll finish it lataz! byebyes all be blessed!!! ~Alayna~
"Facing failure and getting the victory" by Pastor Rick Amendola January 30, 2005
Scripture~ 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
"Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written 'The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play'. Nor let us commit sexual immoraltiy, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell; nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; nor complain, as some of them complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you except which is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."
failures are big issues in our lives
"it was supposed to be something light, but it turned into something heavy that damaged your emotions" (Pastor Rick)
Romans 3:21~ He is without sin!
don't focus on your failure, focus on the One who forgives you!
we're under the covering of the Holy Spirit! (verse 2)
vs. 6~ God has forgiven us of these things! we no longer need to part take in them!
vs. 7~ we let other things take the place of God! we need to stop doing that! focus on Him!
vs. 8~ when we don't worship God our morals are the first things to go
vs. 9~ don't tempt God (the serpents)
vs. 10~ don't complain (cross reference Josh, Caleb and the spies)
vs. 13~ sometimes when we go through temptation we think we are alone, but God is faithful!
so, despite 1 Cor. 10:13, do Christians still fail? do temptations still over-come them? YES! look at the story of Peter! (Mark 14) he denied Christ three times! but Jesus was faithful and forgave him!
when we get to a place where we fail, the question is do we love Jesus? (John 3:16-17)
bad news~ we fail!
good news~ there's hope!
well i hafta go to dance so thats all i have time for now...i'll finish it lataz! byebyes all be blessed!!! ~Alayna~