Here I Stand!

This Week’s Theme: Guided by God’s Commands

Word for the Week is Commandments: God’s demands made of His people or obligations laid on His people to fulfill.

Memory verse: John 14:15 (NKJV) “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Sermon Passage: Proverbs 6:20-24

Proverbs 6:20–24 NKJV

My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.

I boldly address you today as one

I. A PROTECTED PERSON

YES I HAVE BEEN LIED ON, TALKED ABOUT, MISTREATED, AND MISUNDERSTOOD

YET I AM STILL HERE

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD

TO THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD

TO THOSE WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSES

YES I HAVE BEEN HARD PRESSED ON EVERY SIDE BUT I HAVEN’T BEEN DISTRESSED

YES I HAVE BEEN PERSECUTED BUT NOT FORSAKEN

YES I HAVE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN BUT NOT KNOCKED OUT

BECAUSE NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL BE ABLE TO PROSPER

YES I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY 3 DIFFERENT ENEMIES

1ST THE DEVIL

WHO COMES

TO KILL MY TESTIMONY

BY

WreckING MY Witness

MarrING MY Ministry

MisconstrUING MY Mission

TaintING MY Teachings

SpoilING MY Salvation

YES THE DEVIL COMES

TO KILL MY TESTIMONY

AND TO STEAL MY PEACE AND JOY

BY TRYING TO DISRUPT TO CAUSE ME TO HAVE

SAD SUNDAY,

MISERABLE MONDAY

TROUBLE FILLED TUESDAY

WOEFUL WEDNESDAY

TRAUMATIC THURSDAY

FAILED FRIDAY

STRESSFUL SATURDAY

BUT I KNOW TO FOCUS ON the Problem-solver NOT the problem

TO FOCUS ON Christ NOT the challenges

TO FOCUS ON the Master, NOT THE MESS OR MISFORTUNE

I KNOW THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTHEN

YES THE DEVIL COMES

TO KILL MY TESTIMONY

AND TO STEAL MY PEACE AND JOY

AND TO DESTROY MY LIFE

BY TRYING TO CONVINCE ME

TO REJECT THE WORD RATHER THAN RECEIVE THE WORD

TO BLOCK THE WORD RATHER THAN BELIEVE THE WORD

TO FORSAKE THE WORD RATHER THAN FOLLOW THE WORD

TO CRITICIZE THE WORD RATHER THAN CONSIDER THE WORD

TO DENY THE WORD RATHER THAN DELIGHT IN THE WORD

2ND ENEMY IS THE WORLD

THE WORLD SEEKS TO DISTRACT ME TRYING TO GET ME TO

CONCENTRATE ON THE CARES OF THE WORLD

AND THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES

3RD ENEMY IS THE FLESH

LUST OF THE EYE, LUST OF THE FLESH, PRIDE OF LIFE

FLESH SAYS YOU DESERVE IT

SAYS YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO DO THAT

SAYS WHY CAN’T I MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS

SAYS I WANT COMFORT NOT CHALLENGES

PERSECUTION

Proverbs 6:24 NKJV

To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.

I boldly address you today as one

II. A PLEASED PERSON

Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;”

Psalm 1:2 “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.”

NEED THE LORD 3 “Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

CONTINUOUS PRAYING MOURN OVER SIN 4 Blessed [are] those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

IN MYSELF IN OTHER SAINTS IN SOCIETY HUMBLE, MEEK OR MILD DISPOSITION 5 Blessed [are] the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

PURSUE RIGHTEOUSNESS 6 Blessed [are] those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

ACTIVE COMPASSION 7 Blessed [are] the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. GENUINE HEART 8 Blessed [are] the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

PEACEMAKER 9 Blessed [are] the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS 10 Blessed [are ]those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

REJOICING DESPITE PERSECUTION 12 “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great [is] your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

I boldly address you today as one

III. A PARENTED PERSON

Deuteronomy 6:4–9 NKJV

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Proverbs 6:20 NKJV

My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.

20 My son, keep (guard with fidelity: faithfulness and exactness, keep: to act fittingly or appropriately in relation to, observe: conform one’s actions or practice to) your father’s command, And do not forsake (abandon: to cease from maintaining, practicing, or using) the law (instructions) of your mother.

I boldly address you today as one

IV. A PERSUADED PERSON

Ephesians 6:1–4 NKJV

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Proverbs 6:23 NKJV

For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

For the commandment (of code of wisdom) is (produces light like) a lamp, And the law (instructions) are a (guiding) light; Reproofs (rebuke or criticism for a fault) of instruction (correction or discipline) [are] the way of life,

Proverbs 6:20 NKJV

My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.

THEREFORE

I PERSUADED TO

A. Conform Your Actions and Practice

B. Comply with Your Actions and Practice

C. Constantly checking Your Actions and Practice

The instructions will guide you

The instructions will comfort you

The instructions will

Proverbs 6:21

Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck.

Bind or tie figuratively

Continually on your heart (intellect, emotions, will)

Proverbs 1:8-9

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

22 When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And [when] you awake, they will speak with you.

Proverbs 2:11 (KJV)

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

Proverbs 3:23,24 (KJV)

23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.