Sermons from Good News: Receive from God

One thing I have been getting better about in my life is "tattooing myself internally" with the Word of God. It's nice to receive prophecy and it's nice to receive material things (by no means do I want to stop receiving either of those things!), but oftentimes the very best thing we can receive from God is His Word. Like always, I've been having my ups and downs, mentally, emotionally, etc., but, just like healing and health is promised in heaven...

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:1-2, NIV

...alike down here on earth, God's Word does give the same. The message below is titled "Receive from God." By all means, do what you can to receive all the good things God wants to give you. But above all, receive His Word, the Bible. It will heal you.

He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.” Exodus 15:26, NIV

 

Church 10/14/2023

Offertory scripture:

The Word of God is something we can always count on.

Luke 6:38 give, and it’ll be given back to you…

Sermon message:

Thesis: Receive from God.

We can receive from God.
We want His help.
We need His help.
God wants to help us.

In scripture it shows us how we can receive His help.

Consider Peter. He will come to Jesus with a need. Jesus will respond. Let’s examine His response to Peter’s need.

Matthew 17:24-27

Point #1: Go to God with your needs.

Go to God first.

Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us.

John 14:8-9

Jesus wants to bless you. “God with us” wants to bless you.

Matthew 11:28 Jesus: “come to Me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest…”

God wants us to come to Him.

Matthew 27:50 Jesus cried out and breathed His last.

Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Therefore we can approach God because we became so less, because we were washed through His blood.

Matthew 27:51 the veil of temple was torn into two, from the top to the bottom.

Because of Jesus’s blood we can come to the Father.

John 10:11

John 16:23 Whatsoever you ask the Father in Jesus’s name, He will give to you.

John 16:24 ask and you will receive, that your joy will be full.

Philippians 4:19 my God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Point #2: Realize God knows what you need.

God knows what we need better than we ourselves.

Matthew 6:8

Philippians 4:19

Parable of the prodigal son.

Point #3: Believe what God says.

Peter believed Jesus when He told him to go find a fish and pull a coin out of the first fish he pulls up.

“Where you spend your time will shape your minds.” Will you believe what God says even if it doesn’t appear to makes sense?

Romans 12:2 do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…

Renew your minds. Don’t give up if you haven’t heard from God yet. He will come through and teach you more things if you spend time with Him.

To believe with your heart and have faith, remember faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Apply it by spending time with God.

Romans 10:17 faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.

Point #4: Act on what you believe.

Romans 10:9 …if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

What has God been asking you to do?
What is God asking you to give up?

Point #5: Receive.

Mark 11:24 Jesus: “therefore I say to you, whatever you ask when you pray, believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.”