http://www.kbmlive.tv/
"At First..."
- To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Revelation 2:1-3
- Because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance character, and character hope. Romans 5:3-4
- The things that mark an apostle --- signs, wonders and miracles --- were done among you with great perseverance. 2 Corinthians 12:12
- May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5
- Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1
- The testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you will be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:3
- As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. James 5:10
- I will walk in my house with blameless heart. I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me. Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil. Psalm 101:2-4
- But there will be false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them — bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Peter 2:1
- For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough. 2 Corinthians 11:4
- For such men are false apostles, deceitful workman, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:13
- Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all persecutions and trials you are enduring. 2 Thessalonians 1:4
- Let us not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
- Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Revelation 2:4-7
- You Looked Different - You made sure you looked good for them;
- You Sat Different - Your posture was such that you appeared interested;
- You Dressed Different - You made sure your clothes matched;
- You Acted Different - You treated them with fresh respect;
- You Smelled Different - You made sure you cleaned all 2,000 body parts;
- You Ate Different - You watched what you ate;
- You Talked Different - Your words were always uplifting and polite;
- You Listened Different - you were attentive when they spoke and paid closer attention.
- You Looked Different - People around you could tell something was different;
- You Sat Different - Your posture towards life was better;
- You Dressed Different - You learned how to put on the full armour;
- You Acted Different - you wouldn't accept those forwarded emails or the out-of-taste jokes;
- You Smelled Different - 'We are the aroma or fragrance of Christ' 2 Corinthians 2:15;
- You Ate Different - You feasted on God's word daily;
- You Talked Different - You didn't know Greek or Hebrew, but like the blind man Jesus healed, you simply said, 'Once I was blind, but now I see... Jesus!';
- You Listened Different - You heard the voice of God and listened to what the Spirit was saying to the church.
CHALLENGE: Listen to what the Spirit is saying to you today. He is calling you... go back... to how you first responded to Jesus. It will transform your relationship with Him; it will transform your life. When you go back to courting Jesus, you will find the hunger you once had for Him. Hunger to worship him, hunger to feed on His Word, hunger to serve Him and love Him, hunger like you once had when you first loved Him. Jesus wants to be your Lord; He still wants to take care of you today like he once did... at first.
(All comments are reviewed before publishing.)
The Blogger Navbar includes a button called "Share". When blog readers visit the 'HWC Sunday Message' blog, they can click "Share" to post the blog's URL to Twitter, Facebook, or Google Reader. If they navigate directly to an individual blog post, clicking "Share" in the navbar also lets them share the post by email. Once you have left your comment, please share this post on Facebook. This will allow many others the opportunity to visit the 'HWC Sunday Message' blog and be blessed by the message. You can also subscribe to the blog with RSS feeds. CLICK HERE to subscribe to HWC Sunday Messages with RSS.
Thanks for visiting!
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment