Gillette Abundant Life Podcast

God is with us everywhere, in every stage of life. Its up to us to reach out to him and trust him. He will use the trials to refine us to create in us who He has designed us to be.

This was the last Chapter in Corinthians. Paul was addressing men being uncovered in prayer and women letting their hair to be a covering in prayer in the 1st half. In the 2nd half, Paul was talking about referring your brother (or sister) in Christ and not to neglect them. Let the Lord help you in these areas.

As long as we keep on getting back from when the enemy keeps knocking us down we shall overcome him. The Lord is in our corner telling us to get back up, but its up to us to get back up and keep on fighting.

If we want to be rooted and grounded with God we have to be in his word and let it change our lives.

Paul gives us instructions to live by here. The importance of head coverings on women, and no coverings for men.

We have a shall. The Lord has given us a shall. Our story isn't over because we say it's over. The Lord has the finale say. Let the Lord be the author and finisher of our faith. We still have a shall.

This is the final lesson on the sermon on the mount. In this chapter it talks about people said they knew Jesus, but He says that He never knew them because they didn't take the time to get to know Christ. It's one thing to know of Christ, but it's another thing to have a relationship with Him. You can know someone, but never know about them. We can do the same with Christ. Lets not be listeners of the word but doers of the word.

We may fall but in the name of Jesus we will get back up! Micah 7:8

When things seem impossible, remember we serve a God who can do ALL things. He is looking for believers who have faith of any amount, He will provide the means for it to grow.

We have a choice everyday to choose Jesus and live according to His teachings. God allows us to wake each day with a clear conscience, let us be used by Him.

Paul was addressing the Church in Corinth to pay attention to the Israelites. Pay attention to their mannerisms. In the latter chapter he addressed not to eat things that are offered to idols. Let's draw closer to Christ and let Him lead us.

In this lesson we cannot serve two masters, God and mammon. If we try to serve God and our flesh we will fall because our flesh will mostly take over.

Is your situation seem grim? Are you on a mountain in your life or are you in a valley? Whatever it is you are going through, it doesn't matter. God has it under control. He's the God of the valleys and the God of the mountains. Trust God with it.

Prayer is not just a one way conversation between you and God. It is a connection to God. Prayer is our life line. God can change things in you through prayer if you allow Him. But if you are praying only for people can see you, than that is not sincere. Fasting also can go with prayer and help change you.

Trust God in all things large and small equally. Respect the Lord as well as your brothers. Do not create or become stumbling blocks.God will give everyone a job to do for His kingdom. He will reward each greatly. Give God your whole effort.

We are most precious to God. He loves us so much he died on the cross for our sins and took all those stripes for us and shed his blood for us.

Acts of righteousness, specifically giving to the needy, must be done with sincere motives to honor God rather than for human applause.

This chapter talks about marriage. Marriage is a Godly thing and you will be blessed. Being single is also a Godly thing and you can be blessed just the same.

The seed represents Gods word and the soil represents the human hearts receptivity. Only the seed on good soil thrives representing those who hear, understand, and produce fruit.

Gods sermon is to teach the world to be Born again.

For the church body to be totally unified we must practice forgiveness, settle disputes with brethren in a Godly manner. Stay close to God in all ways. Treat your physical body as Christs temple, because it is such!

We all have a spot of us that we all are ashamed of. Let's not hide it anymore. Let's give it to God. He wants your bad side that way, He can heal it. You can trust Him to take care of it.

In this series, Jesus talks about our speech and our thoughts. It's not just an action that can be bad. It goes as deep as our words and thoughts. Jesus says we are in danger if those go astray. Lord help us keep our thoughts and words pure.

The church must discipline flagrant sin among its members. Such sin, left unchecked, can polarize and paralyze a church.

God allows us to go through trials to refine us, continue to push through trusting that God will provided and give us rest when we need it. He is faithful to His word.

So much that we can learn from Jesus in the opening statements, from the sermon on the mount. Allowing him to dwell within us will make the Beattitudes shine in our lives.

I Corinthians 4 begins with being a faithful steward. But then Paul gets into being a minister. The people of the Corinth wanted to be seen more than wanted to work without being noticed. God's Kingdom is not about fame.

Jubilee of the Lord will bring Joy and Peace to your life like you have never have had before. David danced because he had a jubilee from the Lord.

Because of His love, we can be saved. We are to always remember the ultimate sacrifice that was Jesus.

When you say No, it disrupts the concentration or the thought process of the person or thing that is tempting you in some way. Too many times we give into the desires of the flesh when we need to say sometimes shout no. With this new year rounding the corner, Let's start saying no to things we know we need to say no to.

No matter how we feel, God is with us through all seasons.

As King David did, we should also consider all things through God. Good, bad, joy, and despair, God uses all things to refine us and further His Kingdom.

What kind of soil is your heart. Does it have stones, weeds, thorns. Or does your heart have good soil? Hopefully your heart has the last option. We need to be rooted in Christ especially in this day and age. What does rooted mean, well listen in on this podcast and find out.

The birth of Christ was prophesied many years prior. Keep the Christmas story really about Christ.

God wants to break any and every chain that has you bound. It doesn't matter if it's been 2 weeks, 2 months, 2 years or however long it has had you bound. God can deliver you from anything, if you are willing to give it to Him.

David and Saul were both anointed of God to be king. What was the difference between the 2. Saul was full of himself and wanted to please himself and people. David was man after God's heart and wanted to please God. David repented when he messed up. Saul did not.

Part of the thing of the Corinthian church was they were too carnal. We cannot walk in the Spirit of God and please the flesh at the same time. We are going to choose one of the other. Let us choose God.

Jesus has a plan for each of us to overcome the things of this world. Becoming holy through His ways will help us to draw others near to Him.

When we have a grateful heart. God can do wonders in our lives.

King David fully put his trust and faith in God. We should learn from King David as an example of putting trust and faith in the Lord.

Paul reminds the church of Corinth to keep Christ in the center, also calls for unity among them.

Have you messed up lately? Have you really messed something up? That voice will say "It's too late now. You are worthless. Now God doesn't care for you anymore." That is a lie from hell. God loves you so much He died for you. God's love is deeper than your mess ups.

Having a heart for or after God. What does that mean? That means doing whatever pleases God, no matter what others think. It is more refreshing then trying to please this world.

We need to let God transform us so he can use us for his Kingdom. Look at the story of the apostle Paul.

Don't ever think of yourself as useless or of no value to God. Submit to Him and get ready to be used!

No man can serve 2 masters no matter how much you think you can. Jesus said and if He said it then you can take that to the bank that it is true. So who are you going to serve, God or wealth. You can put any label on it. Maybe it's time that God becomes your master.

Judas betrayed Jesus. The devil used Judas to betray Jesus. we need to learn from Judas and not listen to satan.

We can learn a lot from the seven churches. Church of Laodicea is covered here.

The disciples that were mentioned today were part of the outer circle. They were not as close to Jesus like some of the other disciples were. That does not make them less important then the others. Jesus still used them and counted them as the 12. That doesn't make us less important in God's kingdom. God can still use you no matter how insignificant you feel.

The church of Philadelphia was a faithful church. They teach us how to be faithful in this day in age. We need to be faithful to God with prayer and fasting and reading and studying his word. We also need to be faithful to the church in our attendance and tithes and offering.

God will communicate several ways to get our attention. We have a duty to here him and respond.