Church 1/13/2024
Offertory scripture:
God is faithful and we lean on Him (and not our own understanding). Anything besides God that you lean on WILL let you down.
Regardless of your circumstances, God’s word is still true. Trust Him anyway and lean on Him.
Bible verses:
Numbers 23:19
“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
Sermon message:
Thesis: This year, sow seeds of blessing
Point #1: You can change your life by the seeds you sow.
You can change your attitude and the way you think.
Your seed is something you say or something you do.
This matters to God.
Everything you say and do has a potential of reaping a harvest.
Questions to ask ourselves:
- What was I doing or saying last year?
- And what am I saying and doing so far this year?
Point #2: God says what you sow is what you get.
Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Of course Satan would have you sow evil seeds. But God would have you sow good seeds.
This applies to speaking, serving, forgiving, and more.
Galatians 6:8
For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
Reaping what we sow goes all the way back to Genesis 1.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.
Genesis 8:22
“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”
Point #3: You can change to sowing seeds of blessing.
Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Point #4: The size of your harvest is determined by the amount of seed you sow.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8
But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Sow, baby, sow!
Sow blessings and reap blessings.
Point #5: God’s Word is Spirit - sow it.
How about friendship?
Proverbs 18:24
A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
How about marriage?
Ephesians 5:32-33
This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
How about worry?
1 Peter 5:7
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
How about an unbreakable habit?
Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Sow good seeds this year.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.