West End Baptist Church
We need to stay commitment to God, our Families, and to others
We are called to build up and not tear. Love builds up and Criticism tears down
God deliver us so that we can grow but in order to do that we have to allow him to Regin in our lives
God gives us rules so that He can expand us and grow us
Living a life of Self Control will be the blessing of God
God's truth can help change the areas in our lives that we want to change.
God Wants you to grow Anything can change in a moment
The greatest thing you will ever wrestle with in your life is self. The “easiest” way to overcome it is to die to self and live to Christ. John 12:24-26 In order to live fully, we must die to self. If we die to self fully, God will honor us Either Jesus must be King of your life or self must be King. There is no between. When you sit down to pray, you need to shove all your concerns aside. Revelation 1:10 When you are fully and totally committed on God, you will hear him speak to you in a loud voice, like a trumpet blast We need to always be desperate for God in our live. Ecclesiastes 8:8 When you die, your body release the spirit. God sends no on away empty, except those who are filled with self. We hear from God when we have given up everything else.
Don’t rely on old bread for new needs. Every new challenge requires new solutions. Exodus 16:14-17, 19-21 Manna: What is it? Israelites attempted to gather more than they needed, and it rotted. They learned quickly to only gather what they would eat each day. God will give you manna when you ask for it. It may be weird, but it is exactly what you need. You need that “something other”, that thing that doesn’t have a name. They gathered their manna- their provision- early in the morning They were allowed to gather double the day before the Sabbath God wants you to be dependent on him for EVERYTHING daily We should never be okay with day-old bread. Bethlehem means fresh bread. God’s blessings never come in a way that is ordinary or natural. Instead, they are extraordinary and supernatural. John 6:31-35 Jesus is the manna we need We are not to understand, but we need to take it in for nourishment “…Give us this day our daily bread…”
The devil will always try to get you to take a shortcut to prosperity. Our blessings are to be beneficial to others. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 In whatever area you are hoping for blessing in, you need a mentor above you. When you receive your blessing, you need to be a mentor to others. Proverbs 10:22 God’s blessings come with no sorrow. Your blessings should not come at the expense of others. Sin is caused by an insatiable need to fill a legitimate desire in an illegitimate way. James 1:14-17 If what you are calling “a blessing” causes harm to others, chances are it’s not a blessing. God operates in the light. The devil operates in the darkness. Are you living a blessed life?
Are you willing to move beyond the usual into the unusual? How can you keep doing the same thing over and over, expecting something different? 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Jabez was called more honorable because he was willing to do something different. He asked that God’s hand would be with him -He was not asking for a gift God’s hand means 2 things: -Power -Might Jabez was asking God for empowerment When you want something different, you have to be willing to top into something different God is willing to empower everyone, but when we see that we have to do something different we don not want to make that move towards it. When we invite God’s hand into our lives, we go from our limited abilities to God’s limitlessablities. Luke 4:18-19 Even Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit. Empowered = anointed Christ = The Anointed One 1 Corinthians 14:1 Love -> Gifts
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