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Introduction
What does it take for a person to truly be committed to Christ Jesus.
The story of the Parrot… I read this story about a man who bought a parrot.
It was a beautiful parrot but he had a really bad mouth.
He could swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself.
The man was embarrassed because the bird was driving him crazy in front of people.
He tried to appeal to the bird by asking him to clean up his language.
The parrot promised to change but nothing happened.
In fact, his swearing increased in both volume and frequency.
It finally got to be too much, so the guy grabbed the bird by the throat and started shaking him and yelled, “Quit it!”
But this just made the parrot angry and he swore more than ever.
Then the guy got really mad and locked him in a kitchen cabinet.
That really aggravated the bird and he started clawing and scratching and making all kinds of racket.
When the guy finally let him out, the parrot let loose with a stream of swear words that made the man blush.
At that point, the guy was so ticked off that he threw him into the freezer.
For the first few seconds the bird squawked and screamed and thrashed around.
And then there was silence.
At first the guy just waited, but then he started to wonder if the bird was hurt.
After a couple minutes of not hearing anything, he was so worried that he opened the freezer door.
The bird calmly climbed onto the man’s outstretched arm and said, “I’m really sorry about all the trouble I’ve been giving you.
I make a solemn promise and vow to clean up my language from now on.”
The man was astounded.
He couldn’t believe the transformation that had come over the parrot as a result of being in the freezer for only a couple minutes.
The parrot then turned to the man and said, “I just have one question…what did the chicken do?”
Today we are going to talk about making a vow or an agreement… Is there a difference between a commitment a Christian make than a non-believer.
An Agreement is when people will do whatever it takes for purpose of harmony.
For the Israelites, they wanted a harmonious relationship with God.
Prior to this point, it was anything but harmonious, and it wasn't because of God.
It was because of the nations sin; the neglect to remember God; to teach their children about God, to reflect upon his glory and presence, purpose and power.
Now however, they have come to a harmony of peace, which included faith in God as Sovereign over all and their commitment to God.
Their agreement was put in writing which was clear to all, no ambiguity and the leaders, (Nehemiah) Levites, and priest (Ezra being one of them) put their seal upon it!
This is what made it binding in the eyes of all the people.
Church
Summary - After the Israelites read the word of God, they became convicted of their sins, repented of their sin, and then made a binding agreement.
(10:28-39)
Knowing
It began with KNOWING God’s Words as a body of people… the Church!!!
A Christian is identified as a believer in and follower of Christ Jesus.
We continue to emphasis the power spending time in God’s Word.
ILLUSTRATION: I remember at time when I was sitting in Sunday School and the teacher said, we’re going to have a Bible drill to see who will be he first to find the verse and read it.
I was pretty excited because i had learned where the books of he bible were.
There was this one girl who would always get to the verse first.
However, one day i found the verse first and got to read.
As i was reading it there was a word that i mis-pronounce and the rest of the class snickered.
it was embarrassing to say the least.
The fact was i wasn’t a very good reader.
After that I wasn’t so excited to find the verse first.
For many people not being able to read well or not knowing where books of he Bible are, it becomes a road block for them to spend time in God’s word.
For some it being too busy or they find and excuse not to take the time.
For some they just don’t care.
For Israel they had neglected God’s word.
That had been part of their rebellious problem.
Neglect leads to error.
Neglect is nothing new… even Jesus said...
Nehemiah 10:
That had been the case of Israel, but now they had rediscover the importance of reading and knowing God’s Word.
The names are listed of all who used their personal seal stating their agreement with God and one another.
There was a law given to govern oaths.
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There was a law given to govern oaths.
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We also read from the book of Ecclesiastes words from Solomon,
Vows are very important.
they say a lot. the question is do they mean as much as we say they do?
In life, we make commitments to our spouses, our families, our employers our employees.
We addressed this briefly last week talking about the vow that is made between a man and a woman in marriage.
(For better or worse, in sickness and health, till death do we part)
This agreement is sealed by the authority of God, given through the church, through the state, and signed by the Pastor and two witness.
it is an important document.
In the business world sometimes a contract is signed, other times it is not.
However, there is always a non-verbal agreement that the employer and employee will do their part.
In the life of a Christian God made a binding agreement through Jesus who took our curse for sin upon himself, stating, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
In the Old Testament they were committed to laws to be righteous.
In the New Testament it is a commitment to the righteousness we received through faith in the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus.
His righteousness becomes our righteousness.
this brings us to the church… are we committed to the righteousness of Christ?
Are we committed to being like Christ?
Do we love one another as we love ourselves?
Let’s begin with the church.
The Church
The church is defined by the people.
After Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension the church became known as “Christians”
A Christian is identified as a believer in and follower of Christ Jesus.
Like the Israelites who took an oath to God’s laws, believers have take an oath to God’s righteousness.
The Church is made up of people who are followers of Christ Jesus.
Christians are not defined by what they do, but by who they are.
It is who they are that defines what they do.
In our culture we define who Christians are by what they do.
not necessarily as for who they are.
As followers we are to be committed to be like Jesus, to serve for his glory.
Jesus sets the example of service.
It is seen by the way he washed his disciples feet
Jesus sets the example through relationships…
Attitude
In the earlier translations of this text it is Attitude.
Lets begin with the attitude of the mind… Think about Jesus attitude towards you.
How does he feel about your lifestyle as a Christian?
Does he see in your heart the desire to live under His grace and loving others with that same grace?
Attitude is something you choose.
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes.
That's the day we truly grow up.
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