When life is all about me
because I’m immature,
there may be many churches
along my tour
until I become secure.
1
Corinthians 13:1-13 Colossians
3:23-24
December 2005
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You’re a Champion in progress,
and you can
choose
to complete the process!
It doesn’t matter what you’ve done
or where
you’ve been,
for the blood of Jesus will erase your sin.
Revelation
1:5-6 Hebrews
9:12
Isaiah
55:7
The middle letter in pride is I.
The middle
letter in sin is I.
The one who suffers most
by pride and sin is I.
We can walk
in humility,
if we shed the "it’s all about me" mentality!
Christians are members
of the Believer’s Club.
In this club there is no fee
for service rendered thee,
we just serve others
with no expectancy.
We get to pay our dues
with a lot of thank yous.
1
Corinthians 4:2 Psalm
100:4-5
Like Abraham,
wherever the believer does TROD
will be blessed SOD.
Lot selected
the fertile land
where crops would surely
grow;
but Abraham said,
“I’ve got the covenant,
it doesn’t really
matter
where I shall go."
So Abraham gave Lot the best land
knowing that he had the blest hand!
Deuteronomy
28:1-14 Proverbs
10:6
When you deny the big "I,"
you
become a little me;
God can use little me’s to accomplish
great victories!
Ecclesiastes
4:9-10 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their
work: If one falls down, his friend can
help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
I actually knew a man who was
working alone in a home when he fell from his ladder. He lay unconscious on the floor until the owner arrived and
called 911. Ron went to visit him in
ICU and there he lay alone and unconscious. If this had happened just a few years before his wife of many years, as
well as a host of church friends would have surrounded his bed. However, he had abandoned his wife and his
church friends to play the fool.
Two are better than one when
one is linked up with a good worker or a wise man. However, I’ve heard someone
say, “Friends are like the buttons on an elevator, they can take you up
or they can take you down.”
My former boss had a saying
every time he heard about boys getting into trouble. The saying was, “One boy…whole brain, two boys…half brain, three
boys…no brains at all.” Choose friends
wisely.
Proverb
13:20 He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools
shall be destroyed.
One insight that prisoners
receive when they go to prison is that they learn who their real friends are.
We thank God for providing generous, wise and merciful friends. We are so blessed.
Godliness is possible
because we have Holy Ghost
assistance
to conquer all fleshly
resistance!
As we celebrate
the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we must remember He is the
original reason for the season. Unless we maintain intimacy through the Holy
Spirit, our focus can gravitate toward materialism and making sure that we have
only “Happy Holidays.”
We are blessed to live in
America and most of us will receive what we “want” (within reason) on our
Christmas gift list this year. Most of these gifts will have a short shelf life
compared to a lifetime of being significant.
I want to list some gifts
that if given with love and genuine sacrifice will have significance to others
for a lifetime and then become your legacy:
1. Time – We give the sacrifice of time to that which we value. Time is one of our most valued commodities.
Fellowship with the Lord and our families must be the priorities of our gift of
time. [Matthew
6:33] It makes our lives significant!
2. Talent (Skills) – These are gifts from our Lord and Savior primarily
to give Him glory and to benefit others. We can all tithe our talents and
skills into the poor, the elderly, and the down & out, and the needy to be
obedient and significant!. [Matthew
25:35-40]
3. Treasury – God wants His children to prosper to receive a
blessing and to be a blessing. It is more of a blessing to give than to
receive. [Acts
20:35] As we are faithful to do
our part in giving, God will continue to provide. Money can only have a stronghold
on the man who has a strong hold on his money. By letting it flow through
us we become significant! [Proverbs
11:25]
4. Prayers of Intercession – Intercessory prayer is all about others. [Philippians
2:3-5] We “stand in the gap” with compassion for the lost and the
hurting. [Ezekiel
22:30] Many of the incarcerated that we minister to today are still
alive and attending Chapel services because of a praying mom or a grandmother
who chose to walk by faith and not by sight. [2
Cor. 5:7] Your prayers of intercession can bring many into the Kingdom
of God or strengthen a fellow believer under attack. They will never forget
you. Your gift will be significant!
