Things to Remember

Transitions in life

Life is filled with transitional times.

People will come and go

Situations and circumstances will arise

Life happens

True growth is not in what you know or even what you have experienced. True growth is measure in your response to what you know.

Foundation

Going to Church

++Not optional

++Expected

++Required

I had a drug problem

Many people may resent being required to do something…Most do

Growing up in Church

Growing up in Church

I learned

++About God

++His Son

++His Sacrifice

++His Power

It was a normal thing

++To hear about Heaven

++To hear about Hell

The Church was

Demonic power

++A Revered place

++A place of power

++Healing

++Deliverance

It was not enough

I was a leaking vessel

Broken, though close to the church

I was far from God

In my book “The War Within the Storm” I describe my life as adrift like a ship without a sail.

I joined the Army

Most join for a change, Chalenge

I joined to go make my mom proud of me.

To let her know her work was not in vain.

So much of my life was shaped by what I had learned in church and home. Though far from God personally. The Godly standards place boundaries on my life.

I can’t Say that God had delivered me from a great deal of sinful activity.

I can say that he protected me... Placing a guard over my heart.

The Love of God

Romans 5:8 KJV 1900

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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When His love for me was revealed

++I was changed

++I was available

++I was commited

++My Life was not my own

Ephesians 3:7 KJV 1900

7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

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Everyday God Causes me to Remember

In the things I remember I find strength, Hope, the power to keep going even when things get hard. This is why I believe Paul constantly calls us to remember.

I find strength, Hope, the power to keep going even when things get hard.

Thing to Remember

1 Timothy 4:6–16 KJV 1900

6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. 10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. 11 These things command and teach. 12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

1 Timothy 4

Be a good minister

++Exercise yourself to Godliness

++You have a promise

++Be prepared to work and suffer

++Trust in God, He is your Saviour

Don’t be discouraged

++Don’t be discouraged

Be an example

++In the word

++In conversation

++In charity

++In spirit

++In faith

++In purity

Be connected

++Reading

++Exhortation (Preaching)

++Doctrine (Bible Study)

Use your Gift for God

++Don’t neglect it

++Don’t hide it

++Release it

++Stir it up

Be committed

++Meditate on it

++Give thyself to it completely

++Your benefit will is seen in your faithfulness

Be teachable

++Let the word be your place of strength

++Remember what you have learn

++Build upon it

Finding Your Strength

Psalm 121:1 KJV 1900

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.

Don’t get distracted

Finding Your Strength

++By the high places

++By the great time

++The corporate anointing

This is not the place of your Strength

Psalm 121:2 KJV 1900

2 My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:1–2 KJV 1900

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth.

The Unchanging God

Psalms 121:1

He never sleeps or slumbers

He is always with you

You may not see him, feel him, can tough him

Some things you just have to know

Acts 9:3 KJV 1900

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

Acts 9:

Acts 22:6 KJV 1900

6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

Acts 22:6

Acts 26:13 KJV 1900

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

Colosian

Colossians 3:13 KJV 1900

13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Colossians 3:16 KJV 1900

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.