All Things Work Together For Good
Romans 8:28-30
Maybe He’s working on:
your character
your obedience
your heart
your faith
your life
someone else
something unknown
Is there an area he’s working on in you?
Audio
There’s Light at the Tunnel’s End, and Hope for the Wait Romans 8:16-27
Romans 8:18-23
Light at the Tunnel’s End
God’s future overshadows our current difficulty.
Romans 8:24-27
Hope is for the Wait
Romans 15:13
(The prayer time at the end was only partially recorded.)
Start in the middle Romans 8:1-17
Romans 8:1-17
We need to: live by and walk in the spirit.
Psalm 139:23-24 ESV “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
Are you living in the flesh, as a slave to fear? Or do you resemble a child of God?
Renewing Certainty in an Uncertain World
Jeremiah 32:1-15
Look Beyond Right Now
Jeremiah 32:16-25
Trust the God of our Past and Present for the Future
Jeremiah 32:36-41
God’s Promise is Our Future
Hope
Jacob
Already…but not yet
Recap:
Turn your heart back to God because the kingdom of heaven is near.
If you want to be part of the Kingdom, all you have to do is say YES!
God’s word in a good heart makes a great life.
You can’t fake being a friend and follower of Jesus.
God can turn something SMALL into something HUGE!
Whatever we have to give up to get God’s Kingdom, it’s worth it.
Wanna be a good fish? You Gotta get right with God.
Don’t be jealous when God is generous to others.
Always be ready. The king could come at any time.
Be Strong when life gets hard. The King and His Kingdom is near.
Final Thoughts on the Series:
The King and His Kingdom ALREADY… BUT NOT YET.
Ephesians 2:4-7
Hebrews 2:8-9
The King and His Kingdom ALREADY… BUT NOT YET.
It’s Like The Fig Tree
Be Strong When Life Gets Hard. The King and His Kingdom are Near
Matthew 24:1-34
Hebrews 12
Set Aside Sin. Look to Jesus. Be Ready For Anything. Accept God’s Discipline. Walk in Righteousness. Strive for Peace. Seek to Be Holy. Be a Grace-Giver. Don’t Be Bitter. Be Pure. Do Not Refuse God. Worship Him Right.
Ephesians 6:10
Isaiah 40: 28-31
It’s Like the Bridesmaids and Their Lamps
Matthew 25:1-13
Always be ready; the King could come at any time!
Luke 12:35-36, 40 “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, 36and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks… 40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
Always be ready; the King could come at any time!
Oswald Chambers from My Utmost for His Highest: “Readiness for God means that we are prepared to do the smallest thing or the largest thing— it makes no difference. It means we have no choice in what we want to do, but that whatever God’s plans may be, we are there and ready. Whenever any duty presents itself, we hear God’s voice as our Lord heard His Father’s voice, and we are ready for it…”
Always be ready; the King could come at any time!
It’s like the Man hiring Vineyard Workers
Matthew 20:1-16
When God is generous to others, don’t be jealous.
The Master has Work To Be Done
1) The Work is Important
2) The Work is Incomplete
God is a generous God.
Even though they spent all day working for the master, they did not understand or appreciate his generous heart.
Proverbs 14:30
When God is generous to others don’t be jealous.