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Grace Place Atlanta COGBF
4700 Mitchell Street
Forest Park, GA 30297
Website: atlantacogbf.org
Email: info@atlantacogbf.org
Phone: (404) 241-6781
Wayne D. Mack, Pastor
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Pastor Wayne D. Mack Sermon Notes
January 22, 2023
Reverential Responsiveness:
Knock-Knock . . .
Who’s There?
Revelation 3:14-22 NLT = New Living Translation
“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea.
This is
the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true
witness, the beginning of God’s new creation:
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“I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold.
I
wish that you were one or the other!
16 But since you are like
lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my
mouth!
17 You say, ‘I am rich.
I have everything I want.
I don’t need
a thing!’
And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable
and poor and blind and naked.
18 So I advise you to buy gold from
me—gold that has been purified by fire.
Then you will be rich.
Also
buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your
nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.
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correct and discipline everyone I love.
So be diligent and turn from
your indifference.
“Look!
I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice and
open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as
friends.
21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne,
just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
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“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and
understand what he is saying to the churches.”
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We are now 22 Days into the year 2023.
And for some people, enough
has already happened to last them or carry them through to the rest of
the year.
For the rest of us, the year has only just begun.
But for all of
us, despite our characterization of 2023 on this 22nd day in – it behooves
us all to be as sober as possible and fully alert to the providence of God
in our lives and in the world at large.
Just to note the kinds of prayer requests we’ve received so far this year
serves as a signal that time is precious, and the days of our lives and the
events of our time are filled with unpredictable and unprecedented ups
and downs, and swift transitions.
It goes without saying, we need the
Lord.
After nearly three years of a pandemic and a time to experience life and
the Lord in a very extraordinary way, I believe God has used such a time
to get our attention in a new way.
I believe that [that] new way demands
our best response.
That’s why I’m convinced that this year for GP
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should be a year of Reverential Responsiveness.
In simple, this theme
means respectfully responding to God’s interests above our own.
It
is an appeal to every heart to make God’s way the priority of our lives;
to hear HIM and say YES Lord instead of no or maybe.
It is a challenge to exercise godly discernment and learning that results
in every Believer saying: Not my will Lord, but Thy will be done.
And
we’ll say this regarding: family, marriage, money, careers, spiritual and
non-spiritual things, entertainment, worship, social and romantic
relationships, child rearing, preaching, praying, politics, personal goals,
lifestyles, vision, finances, community ministry, in reach, out reach,
education, forgiveness, daily living, church attendance and fellowship,
and on and on.
Though it is true we have our own approach and response to these
things, I believe God is knocking at the door of our hearts with a better
remedy, a better solution.
One that is perfect and works to our favor and
His every time.
And, to get it, we need only respond to His voice, the
voice of the Holy Spirit knocking at the door of our hearts.
Let’s quickly review where our 2023 theme emerges from.
Turn with
me to Revelation 3: 14-22 NLT
Our Theme is: Reverential Responsiveness!
Revelation 3:14-22 NLT = New Living Translation
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“Look!
[Behold] I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my
voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal
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