The Keys to Keeping on

Soul-Building Sermon Outlines 15 / The Key to Keeping On Keeping On

THE KEY TO KEEPING ON KEEPING ON

Text: “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” (Matt. 24:13).

I. Keep Dedicated to God

“Whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s” (Rom. 14:8).

A. Many fail to yield completely to God’s will. Selfish motives and pursuits cause them to withdraw their surrender.

B. God must have first place in our lives. As we continue to yield to His will, we are strengthened and enabled to keep on keeping on (Rom. 12:1–2).

II. Keep Dependent on God

“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Prov. 3:6).

A. Some leave God out of their plans. They depend entirely upon themselves and others. They become disillusioned and fail.

B. We must trust the Lord implicitly. As we depend on Him, He gives us guidance and causes us to keep on keeping on (Prov. 3:5–6).

III. Keep Delighted in God

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice” (Phil. 4:4).

A. Many fail to rejoice in the Lord. Because they are negative, they become discouraged and give up.

B. We must delight in the Lord continually. As we count our blessings and look for the best in others, we are enabled to keep on keeping on (Rom. 12:12–21).

IV. Keep Diligent for God

“For the love of Christ constraineth us” (2 Cor. 5:14).

A. Many are vitally concerned about pleasing themselves, but they are lazy and careless about spiritual pursuits.

B. We must be diligent about working for God. When we help the needy and share Christ with the lost, we receive blessings which empower us to keep on keeping on (Col. 3:12–14).

THE KEYS TO KEEPING ON

INTRODUCTION:

ME

There was a conversation between two mega-church Pastors. One said early on that he wanted to quit. People would lie to him. Slander and gossip about him behind His back. Even a local newspaper wrote an article on him demeaning his character. He said that he didn’t ask for this and he didn’t need this. Many times he’d preach places on fire but inside he just wanted to quit. It came to the point where it wasn’t worth what it was costing him anymore

He then remembers after church service and the fellowship, after many people left and the music died down, that there was a woman there who stayed there for hours after the service wanting to talk to him. He was hoping she would give up and leave. He finally approached her. She was this tiny woman and she said Pastor, i’ve been in the hospital. She said I was pregnant in my fallopian tubes and the baby died in my tubes and I was carrying around a dead baby and the toxicity from the baby almost killed me.

She said the only thing that kept me alive was the words that would say, the hope that you would share, and the love that you have shown. If you haven’t been doing that for me and helping me to “keep on keeping on” I would of died. Then she looked at me and said “It’s for us”. It’s not for them. It’s for us!

WE

We all face times of discouragement. Times when we just want to quit and give up. Where enough is enough! We get tired and worn down and don’t feel like we can go on anymore. We’ve been lied to one too many times. We’ve been betrayed, beaten down, and broken for far too long. We suffer with a sickness or physical ailment that seems uncurable and never-ending.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt said....

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

God says a lot about perseverance, not giving up in our struggles, and keeping on!

says... “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” ().

The first key to keeping on is....

I. We are to Keep Dedicated to God

(NKJV) For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

A. Many fail to yield completely to God’s will. Selfish motives and pursuits cause them to withdraw their surrender.

A. Many fail to yield completely to God’s will. Selfish motives and pursuits cause them to withdraw their surrender.

A. Many fail to yield completely to God’s will. Selfish motives and pursuits cause them to withdraw their surrender.

B. God must have first place in our lives. As we continue to yield to His will, we are strengthened and enabled to keep on keeping on ().

The second key to keep keeping on is....

II. We are to Keep Dependent on God

“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” ().

A. Some leave God out of their plans. They depend entirely upon themselves and others. They become disillusioned and fail.

B. We must trust the Lord completely. As we depend on Him, He gives us guidance and causes us to keep on keeping on ().

The third key to keep keeping on is....

III. We are to Keep Delighting in God

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice” ().

A. Many fail to rejoice in the Lord. Because they are negative, they become discouraged and give up.

B. We must delight in the Lord continually. As we count our blessings and look for the best in others, we are enabled to keep on keeping on ().

The fourth key to keep keeping on is....

IV. We are to Keep being Diligent for God

“For the love of Christ constraineth us” ().

A. Many are vitally concerned about pleasing themselves, but they are lazy and careless about spiritual pursuits.

B. We must be diligent about working for God. When we help the needy and share Christ with the lost, we receive blessings which empower us to keep on keeping on ().

V. Application

Nothing worth while is easy. Pain, heartaches, and disappointments will come. What matters is how we react to them.

Nothing worth while is easy. Pain, heartaches, disappointments will come. What matters is how we react to them. We can come out bitter or we can come out better. We can come out of them feeling defeated or we can come out feeling more determined. We can just go through it or we can grow through it!

We can come out bitter or we can come out better.

We can come out of them feeling defeated or we can come out feeling more determined.

We can just go through it or we can grow through it!

The keys to keeping on is to keep on being dedicated, dependant, delighted, and diligent in a relationship with Christ!

(NKJV)

9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Luicille ball from I love Lucy- She was Dismissed from Drama school with a note from her teacher that said she is too shy to put her best foot forward-

The beatles were Turned down from a recording company. They said “We dont like your sound and guitar music is on it’s way out.

Micheal Jordan was Cut from his high school basketball team he went home and locked himself in his room and cried

and Walt Disney was Fired from his newspaper because he had no original ideas and lacked imagination.