Sermons from Good News: The need to feed

Church 11/4/2023 

Offertory scripture:

Deuteronomy 28:1-2,12
“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

God has commanded us to give.

And to do it diligently

Sermon message:

Thesis: The need to feed

Ever since the beginning God knew that His creation needed to be fed.

Genesis 2:16

We need to feed ourselves.

What you don’t feed will become weak.

What you do feed will become strong.

Believers need to feed. Believing is important but we also need to feed.

Hebrews 10:25

The same need to feed also applies to our spiritual lives.

Psalm 1:3

Romans 10:17

There’s a need to feed both for the body and for the spirit.

Feed love and not hate.

Feed faith and not fear.

Consider Joseph in the Old Testament.

The king’s dream: seven lean cows devoured the seven fat cows but didn’t get fatter. The cupbearer remembered that Joseph interpreted his dream, and asks him to interpret the king’s dream.

Genesis 41:35

Jesus was led in the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Satan tempted Him physically and spiritually.

Matthew 4:4

The real “you” is a spirit; you just have a body

Matthew 4:11

Angels came and ministered to Jesus after the devil finished tempting Him and left.

As you see the Day of the Lord approaching, gather, pray, and study the Bible more.

Point #1: Feed your spirit.

Psalm 119:103

Jeremiah 15:16

Don’t feed your body only; feed your spirit first.

Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Jesus prayed. Jesus attended church. (Synagogue) Jesus read the word of God.

Point #2: Meditate on God’s word.

Stop and think about God’s word.

Point #3: Check your tank.

Check your spiritual tank.

Matthew 12:34 out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

If your heart is full of the word of God, you’ll be speaking it. If not, you’ll be speaking the results of that.

Am I speaking faith or unbelief?

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Point #4: Make the change that’s needed.

Commit yourself. Come to church. Pray. Study and meditate on God's word.