Sr. Pastor Darrell G
Vaughn Text: Mark 8:34-38 (King James Version) "Father, I am your servant, willing and desiring
to be
used to
bless your
people."
The Fields are white and the laborers are
few!
You just can't give away what you do not have! Mark 8:34
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he
said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:35
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose
his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save
it. Mark 8:36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul? Mark 8:37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:38
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed,
when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy
angels. Let's pray. Father, Open my eyes so I can see Your truth.
Open my ears so I can hear Your voice. Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or
figs of thistles? Matthew 7:17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. Matthew 7:17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit. Philippians 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all
things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for
whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I
may win Christ, Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having
mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith
of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power
of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made
conformable unto his death; Bringing others into life. Identity Crisis or Absolute
surrender! II. FOUR STEPS BACK TO REALITY
Faithfulness
- A Key Step to Happiness
July 31, 2011 "Win
by Losing!"
Sun Am Worship To Gain is to Lose and to Lose is to
gain!
C.H. Spurgeon said, "If God does not save a man by truth he certainly
will not save them by lies, and if the old gospel is not competent to work a
revival, then we will do without the revival;"
Open my mind
so I can understand Your Word.
And open my heart so I may receive all that
You want me to receive. AMEN
A disciple is one who builds
disciples.
God's movement will
always take you towards others, only after you have first bowed In totals
surrender to Him.
Moses freed
people when he applied the blood of the Lamb.
Exodus 12:1-13, John 1:35 - "Behold the
Lamb"
1st – Chapter 3:5
of Exodus we Find - "Take off your shoes."
He intentionally makes Moses
vulnerable.
This is about
foundations. What you live out of.
Matthew 7:24 - "Founded on the
Rock"
2nd - "Throw down your rod."
4:1 - Moses asks a reasonable question,
"What if they don't believe me?"
God asks him what is in his hand - a
staff? No
His identity, he was
holding all he was. He was a shepherd.
Worship does this; it brings us to
reality. It allows God to strip away our props.
4:20 - Now it is called the "staff of
God."
3rd - "I have a weakness"
God says your limitations are not limits
to Me.
II Corinthians 12:9, "My
power is perfected in your weakness"
Coming into intimacy with God in worship
brings us from our reality into His.