"THE DECAFFEINATED CHRISTIAN"
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· 2 viewsChristians that are in name only and not following Jesus request to feed his sheep.
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MY PROFILE:
I am a Baptist, raised in New York City
Baptist family that attended church twice on Sunday which started around the age of 5.
I remember bible study with Ms. Kimble and her ginger-snap cookies.
Two Sermons that I remember
“Try God”
“The Decaffeinated Christian” - Sermon in Lubbock Texas.
break down definition here of both… with elaboration
CAFFEIN=
CAFFEIN produces a stimulus effect and it improve on the taste of coffee and tea.
CAFFEIN also has a jolt that wakes you up or keeps you awake.
CHRISTIAN=
A Christian is someone whose behavior and heart reflects Jesus Christ. Follows of Jesus were first called “Christians” in Antioch.
QUESTIONS:
Who many do not have time to read the Bible… ?
When somebody plays Beethoven poorly who do you blame? if some one plays Jesus poorly, who do you blame.
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WHAT IS A DECAFFEINATED CHRISTIAN???
Three Sermons: “That Drive The Boat”
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”
He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
****Actually bible scholars suggest a difference between verse 15 “Feed my lambs” and 16&17 “feed my sheep” ..… Lambs represent new believers, children, and those young in the faith.… Sheep represent mature believers and the wider or yet general congregation.
"THE DECAFFEINATED CHRISTIAN"
MY ROD TO DAMASCUS
MY ROD TO DAMASCUS
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
***Saul traveled to Damascus after obtaining letters from the high priest authorizing him to search the synagogues there for followers of the Way—both men and women—whom he intended to arrest and transport to Jerusalem. (Acts 9:1–2) As a Pharisee deeply committed to Jewish law, Saul viewed this mission as essential to preserving the purity of Jewish religious practice.
***—that Saul was traveling to persecute Christians when he himself would encounter the risen Jesus and become Christianity’s greatest missionary—marks one of history’s most dramatic reversals. As Saul neared Damascus, confident that his actions would help suppress Christianity’s growth, he instead encountered a heavenly light that fundamentally transformed his life and ultimately shaped world history.
MY NICODEMUS MOMENT
MY NICODEMUS MOMENT
1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
I looked for every chance I could find to find an excuse to not join CONVENT AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH…
I DID NOT WANT MY FRIENDS TO SEE ME WALK THAT ISLE … OR ANY OF THE YOUNG LADIES TO KNOW THAT I REALLY WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THAT CHURCH…. I WAS JUST PUTTING IN CAMEO APPEARANCES EVERY SUNDAY….. BECAUSE MY MOTHER/DAD DRUGGED ME THERE…
I VISTED MY PASTOR ONE DAY… BUT I WAITED UNTIL NO ONE WAS IN THE CHURCH AND NO ONE WOULD SEE ME….. ENTER THE PASTOR’S OFFICE
THE BAPTIST CHURCH HAS A SPECIAL METHOD OF JOINING ….. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE BAPTIST KNOW THIS…. YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT WALK AND PUBLICALLY AND VERBALLY COMMIT YOURSELF TO GOD….. …..
THE DAY OF RECONNING CAME ON AUGUST 6, 1975
THE DAY OF RECONNING CAME ON AUGUST 6, 1975
