Midweek service:
Teacher: Pastor Cyracus Anyanwu
Parable of the sower
Roadside ground: there was not enough contact time between seed and ground.
Stony ground: challenge is that heat dries it up, cause it has no root. Eg emotional christians
This need to invest in personal study, ask questions from people who know so they can understand, get study or prayer partners. Strive to be a complete christian, grounded to be able to stand when temptations come. Knowledge of the word will make you to understand the blessings that come from overcoming temptations and trials. And equip you to overcome.
2nd Corithians 4:17
God sets a boundary for every temptation, making sure its not more you can handle.
James 1:12
2 Timothy 3:12
Overcoming trials and temptation and affliction is easy when you focus on the glory to come after; not on the persecution at present.
Hebrews 12:2
Thorny Ground:
Luke 8:7
It is the sower that can uproot the thorns, the seed cannot succeed if he tries to compete with the thorns. The thorns are better adapted to grow there. So they have no fruit.
Luke 8:14, Mark 4:18-19
These are mature christians who have the holy spirit but do not allow him to have absolute control of all areas of their lives. Eg in business. They set boundaries for the Lordship of Christ In their lives.
Matthew 6: 24-34
1st Timothy 6:9-10
1 peter 5:7
Jame 1:14-15
Good ground: a ground is called good only after it has produced fruits.
Hebrews 6:7-8
Bearing fruits require patience. Keeping the word inspite of sun, thorns, stone requires patience. Hide the word, so the enemy can't steal it because it is precious to you.
Philipians 3: 7-10
Counting all other things as dung, treat the Word as precious.
Hebrews 12:1
The word of God is potent enough to bear fruits in all hearts, we need understanding, obedience and patience to bear fruits.
Created for His purpose; Fashioned to bring Him glory.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The Exceeding mentality part 2
John 10:10-14
God came not just for you to partake of His goodness, but He also wants you partake of greatness.
Jesus came to give
1- Life
2- Life abundantly
Many Christians receive the first and stop at that level.
God wants you to operate at the extraordinary
His goodness is general. So if that is all you ever experience in God, then you are a mediocre, no different from others.
God wants to take you from the practical to the supernatural.
God does the abundance with excellence. Whatever Jesus does is with perfection. None can do it equal or better.
There is nothing outside of Christ that is comparable, if you will approach the excellency of God's abundance.
Jesus used the sheep (most derogatory) because they know how to follow.
Jesus introduces three persons.
The thief- comes to steal, kill and destroy
The Shepherd- owns the sheep
The Hireling- paid to keep sheep eg the pastors, prophets etc. Unable to die for the sheep.
When danger/ enemy comes only the shepherd stays between it and the sheep. So the arrows, battles don't get to you.
It is not only to anticipate His goodness and enjoy it, we should expect his greatness.
The challenges that God allows to get to you, is because He has judged you able to defeat them.
3rd level, Shepherd puts challenge while he trains the sheep to handle it, at the right time when the conquering of it will bring promotion, the challenge will be allowed when the sheep is ready to win. Eg David was prepared with bear and lion, for the goliath that is yet to manifest. So when at the right time David faces goliath it will open the palace to him.
The Sheep is fat and robust because he is following the Shepherd in obedience. The shepherd is able to care for the sheep, but disobedience will prevent the sheep from enjoying the abundance of life.
Created for His purpose; Fashioned to bring Him glory.
God came not just for you to partake of His goodness, but He also wants you partake of greatness.
Jesus came to give
1- Life
2- Life abundantly
Many Christians receive the first and stop at that level.
God wants you to operate at the extraordinary
His goodness is general. So if that is all you ever experience in God, then you are a mediocre, no different from others.
God wants to take you from the practical to the supernatural.
God does the abundance with excellence. Whatever Jesus does is with perfection. None can do it equal or better.
There is nothing outside of Christ that is comparable, if you will approach the excellency of God's abundance.
Jesus used the sheep (most derogatory) because they know how to follow.
Jesus introduces three persons.
The thief- comes to steal, kill and destroy
The Shepherd- owns the sheep
The Hireling- paid to keep sheep eg the pastors, prophets etc. Unable to die for the sheep.
When danger/ enemy comes only the shepherd stays between it and the sheep. So the arrows, battles don't get to you.
It is not only to anticipate His goodness and enjoy it, we should expect his greatness.
The challenges that God allows to get to you, is because He has judged you able to defeat them.
3rd level, Shepherd puts challenge while he trains the sheep to handle it, at the right time when the conquering of it will bring promotion, the challenge will be allowed when the sheep is ready to win. Eg David was prepared with bear and lion, for the goliath that is yet to manifest. So when at the right time David faces goliath it will open the palace to him.
The Sheep is fat and robust because he is following the Shepherd in obedience. The shepherd is able to care for the sheep, but disobedience will prevent the sheep from enjoying the abundance of life.
Created for His purpose; Fashioned to bring Him glory.
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