Sunday, April 26, 2009

SIMPLICITY IN A COMPLICATED WORLD - Sunday April 19, 2009.

SIMPLICITY IN A COMPLICATED WORLD - Sunday April 19, 2009.


Matthew 11:29
"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me(JESUS CHRIST), for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

Luke 18:9-14
9- "To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:
10- "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11- The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
12- I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
13- "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'
14- "I(Jesus Christ) tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Luke 14:7,11
7- "When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:
11- For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

James 4:6, 10
6- "But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
10- "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

Matthew 16:24
" Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."

Isaiah 66:2
"..."This is the one I(GOD) esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word."

Philippians 2:5-8
5- "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6- Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7- but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8- And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!"

CONCLUSION
THE HUMILITY IS A DISTINCTIVE AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE INSIDE THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. It IS HUMBLE WHO RESORTS TO GOD TO DEPEND ON HIM AND TO EXPECT HIM. THE HUMILITY IN A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST IS SAMPLE OF THE PRESENCE OF HIM IN OUR LIFE.
THE HUMILITY OF HEART IS THE BASE OF THE RELATION WITH GOD, OF THE SERVICE THAT WE PRESENT HIM, AND OF THE WORSHIP TO HIM.
THE PRIDE IS IT OPPOSED TO THE HUMILITY, FOR THIS WE SHOULD PRAY DAILY THAT DO NOT REIGN IN OUR LIFE THIS DESTRUCTIVE SIN.


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THE SERVICE AS INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE - Sunday April 12, 2009.

THE SERVICE AS INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE - Sunday April 12, 2009.


Ephesians 2:10
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

Ephesian 4:12-13
12- "to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
13- until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."

Luke 10:27
"He (Jesus Christ) answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself."

Matthew 5:44
"But I (Jesus Christ) tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,"

Matthew 20:26-28
26- "Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
27- and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—
28- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

CONCLUSION
SERVING IS ONE OF THE PRIVILEGES THAT GOD HAS GRANTED US AS HIS CHILDREN. ALSO IT IS THE DUTY THAT WE SHOULD FULFIL WITH GOD BECAUSE WE ARE HIS SERVANTS. THE SERVICE TO GOD CONCRETE IN THE SERVICE WITH LOVE TO OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, ENEMIES. IN THE CROSS JESUS SHOWS US HIS LOVE TO US SINFULNESS AND LOVE IS SERVICE.


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THE PRAYER INSTRUMENT OF SANCTIFICATION - Sunday April 5, 2009.

THE PRAYER INSTRUMENT OF SANCTIFICATION - Sunday April 5, 2009.


Psalm 63:1
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water."

Psalm 119:147
"I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word."

Psalm 95:6-7
6- "Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
7- for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice,"

Psalm 103:2
"Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-"

1Tessalonians 5:17-18
17- "pray continually;
18- give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Ephesians 6::18
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."

Philippians 4:6-7
6- "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7- And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Romans 8:32
"He(GOD) who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?"

CONCLUSION
IN THE DAILY CHRISTIAN LIFE, THE PRAYER IS THE INTIMACY AND COMUNION WITH GOD, IT IS BORN OF A HEART SINCERY, HUMBLE, AND IT IS GUIDED FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRAYER: WORSHIP (TO RECOGNIZE THE GREATNESS OF GOD), GRATITUDE (FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT GOD GIVES US), INTERCESSION (ENTREATS FOR THE SALVATION OF OTHER PERSONS AND BY OUR BROTHERS IN CHRIST), PROVISION (TO ASK WITH FAITH BY OUR MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS AND TO EXPECT IN THE WILL OF GOD).


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THE BIBLE, INSTRUMENT OF SANCTIFICATION - Sunday March 29, 2009.

THE BIBLE, INSTRUMENT OF SANCTIFICATION - Sunday March 29, 2009.


Hebrews 4:12
"For the word of God(BIBLE) is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."

Romans 10:17
"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ(BIBLE)."

1Peter 2:2
"Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk(BIBLE), so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,"

Psalm 119:11, 97, 105
11- "I have hidden your word(BIBLE) in my heart that I might not sin against you(GOD)."
97- "Oh, how I love your law(BIBLE)! I meditate on it all day long."
105- "Your word(BIBLE)is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path."

Joshua 1:8
"Do not let this Book of the Law(BIBLE)depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."

CONCLUSION
THE WORD OF GOD IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT INSTRUMENTS TO DEVELOP A HOLY LIFE IN THE BELIEVER.
WE SHOULD USE IT WITH DISCIPLINE AND CONSTANT, IT IS THE VOICE OF GOD FOR OUR LIFE, TO MAJOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE THEN MAJOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORD AND PROMISES OF GOD, TO MEMORIZE THE WORD OF GOD, MEDITATE IT WITH THE GUIDES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WHAT IT SAYS SHOULD GOVERN OUR LIFE.
THE BIBLE IS INDISPENSABLE FOR OUR SANCTIFICATION AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE THE LAMP THAT LIGHT OUR LIVES.




THE CROSS OF CHRIST AND SANCTIFICATION - Sunday March 22, 2009.

THE CROSS OF CHRIST AND SANCTIFICATION - Sunday March 22, 2009.


Please read Romans 6:1-23

Romans 6:6
"For we know that our old self was crucified with Him(JESUS CHRIST) so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin."

Romans 7:18-19
18- "I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.
For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
19- For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing."

Romans 6:4
"We were therefore buried with him(JESUS CHRIST) through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through theglory of the Father, we too may live a new life."

Romans 6:20, 23
20- "When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.
23- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Galatians 5:22-23
22- "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23- gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

CONCLUSION
THE VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE IS BASED ON THE BLESSED CROSS OF CHRIST THAT BROUGHT US THE VICTORY OVER THE SIN, AND THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST OUR SAVIOR, TO LIVE US A NEW LIFE PURE, STRAIGHT AND HOLY IN FRONT OF GOD.
THEREFORE, THE CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD NOT OBEY TO THE SIN THAT WAS CONQUERED BY THE WORK OF CHRIST IN THE CROSS.
THIS NEW CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, OUR SANTIFICATION, IS FRUIT OF THE WORK OF CHRIST IN THE CROSS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD WHO HELPED US TO SURPASS THE LARGE DIFFICULTIES THAT WE HAVE TO FACE DAILY. AND WE SHOULD GROW IN THE AFFIRMATION OF THESE SPIRITUAL VIRTUES IN OUR HEART.
Blessings.


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Saturday, March 28, 2009

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MIND - Sunday March 15, 2009.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MIND - Sunday March 15, 2009.


Philippians 4:8-9
8- "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
9- Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me(Jesus Christ), or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."

Matthew 15:19
"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander."

Ephesians 4:23
"to be made new in the attitude of your minds;"

1John 1:7
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the 
blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin."

Matthew 16:21-23
21- "From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to 
Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. 
22- Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!" 
23- Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a 
stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." 

Romans 12:2
"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

2Corinthians 4:4
"The God of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the 
glory of Christ, who is the image of God."

1Corinthians 2:12,16
12- "We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 
16- "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ."

CONCLUSION
THE PERSON IS WHAT HIS/HER MIND IS. EACH STEP THAT WE GIVE DEPENDS ON WHAT IS IN OUR MIND.  RENOVATION CONSTANT OF OUR MIND BY THE 
HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD THAT IS GOING TO HELP US TO DISCERN BETWEEN THE GOOD THINGS AND THE BAD THINGS.  

THE BELIEVER IN CHRIST HAS A NEW POWER AND IT IS THE INFLUENCE OF THE  HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR HEART AND IS GOING TO CARRY US IN A PROCESS UNTIL HAVING THE MIND OF CHRIST. 
HOW DOES IT ACT?  THROUGH THE DISCIPLINE IN THE PRAYER, MEDITATION IN THE 
WORD OF GOD, DEPENDENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND JESUS CHRIST PROMISED US TO BE WITH US UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD.



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Thursday, March 12, 2009

SANCTIFICATION AND TRANSFORMATION - Sunday March 8, 2009.

SANCTIFICATION AND TRANSFORMATION - Sunday March 8, 2009.


Philippians 1:6
"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus"

Psalms 139:23-24
23- "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24- See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."

2 Corinthians 7:1
"Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God"

Romans 5:5
"And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."

Ephesians 3:16
"I pray that out of his glorious riches he(GOD) may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,"

Philippians 2:13
"for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose."

Colossians 3:9-10
9- "Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
10- and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator."

Colossians 3:5,8-10
5- "Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
8- ... anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips."
9- Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
10- and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator."

CONCLUSION
SANCTIFICATION IS THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD DOES IN THE MIND AND HEART OF MEN /WOMEN THAT HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS HIS SAVIOR AND THEY HAVE TO BE LIVING TESTIMONY FOR THE WORLD.
AN EXAMPLE IS THE APOSTLE PAUL THAT HE ENDEAVORED EACH DAY IN FORTIFYING HIS SPIRITUAL LIFE UNTIL HIS DEATH.


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