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We
are beginning 2016 with two Goals that will help us to succeed throughout the
year. BTW - Only God can measure success!
1.
Position
2.
Apply
First
we are going to make and maintain the habit of positioning ourselves to hear
the Word of God this year. This can be as easy as attending Church services,
listening to praise and worship on the radio, reading our bibles or watching
preaching and teaching on TV or online. The second goal is once we have heard the
Word of God we are going to apply that Word to our lives. This is going to be
an enjoyable and productive year for us.
We
will explore and discover the simple power of God’s Word to change every area
of our life for the better. On Sundays and Wednesdays we are going to cover topics
such as marriage, money, parenting, divine health, forgiveness, demonic
oppression, hearing the voice of God and how to overcome temptation. These
subjects and many others will provide opportunity for us to take some simple
steps in life that will make us more pleasing to God and others. Don’t miss out
on the personal and family growth plan God has ready for you this year right
here with us each week.
This
coming Wednesday evening we begin our study of the Word of God concerning
divine healing. I encourage you to position yourself to hear the Word and
thereby you will be empowered to take that next step God has in mind for you.
This morning we are going to begin our journey at the beginning. Turn with me
in your Bibles to the Gospel of John, chapter 1. Did you know that every
Believer in Jesus has been Born of God?
John 1
1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning
with God.
3 All things were made
through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
14 And the Word became flesh
and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father, full of grace and truth.
4 In Him was life, and the
life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the
darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
10 He was in the world, and
the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
11 He came to His own, and
His own did not receive Him.
12 But as many as received
Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe
in His name:
13 who were born, not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 3:6 "That which is
born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
1 John 4
4 You are of God, little
children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he
who is in the world.
1 John 5
4 For whatever is born of God
overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the
world — our faith.
5 Who is he who overcomes the
world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
When
we believe God concerning His Son Jesus and receive Jesus as our Lord and
Savior, we are born of God. We are no longer limited to a mere flesh and blood
existence but have become a new creation in Christ.
2 Corinthians 5
17 Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold,
all things have become new.
As
a new creation in Christ we are born of the Spirit of God through faith and our
destiny is forever settled in heaven. We have been born into the family of God
and like any child, although we require time to grow up and mature a little,
nothing can deny us the inheritance we have in Christ. God
is 100% committed to His family, which is the Church, and He will never
leave us or forsake us. Throughout eternity nothing will ever again separate
God from His children. We have a secure relationship with God.
Romans 8
35 Who shall separate us from
the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
37 Yet in all these things we
are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded that neither
death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present
nor things to come,
39 nor height nor depth, nor
any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God
loves you and nothing is ever going to change that fact. You can’t change it; I
can’t change it; Circumstances or situations of life won’t change it; Failures
or disappointments won’t change it; the devil can’t change it … not even death
will change it. Because you have been Born
of God you are more than a conqueror and greater than any obstacle you will
ever face in life or the life to come. You are a child of Almighty God and He
is your Father. God is the best Father in the universe.
This
morning I challenge you to hear this word and Embrace God as your Father. Begin
taking advantage of the relationship you have with Him in every area of your
life. You have already overcome all this world threatens and can muster.
Greater is He who is in you than he who is in this world. You are a child of
Almighty God!
Now
begin to speak the Word of God over your life, your family, your job, your
nation and the generation you serve. Your words exercise power - so speak the
will of God and see what happens when a Child of God begins to grow up and exercise
their faith.
You
are Born of God … Believe it and receive it in Jesus’ name!!!
