Refocusing from Responsibilities to Loving God with All of your heart!

When's the last time you volunteered for a project? Not because you had everything put together, not because you had nothing to do, but you felt that you could be a blessing to that project. When's the last time you invited somebody to church? See, the word of god says, remember therefore from whence thou art fallen and repent and do thy first works. What are the three steps? Remember, repent, and return. [01:32:53] (28 seconds)  #RememberRepentReturn

When was the last time you wept in prayer? When's the last time when you were crying? Tears came to your eyes. When's the last time you were in worship and you felt moved by god? Not just sit there in the in the church but you feel unction. He's speaking to me. God can heal me. God can pick me up. When did the last time you felt god do something in your life? [01:32:18] (35 seconds)  #MovedByGod

That there are sometimes you're going through a season of situation and you may even feel overwhelmed what what it is that you're going through. You're not gonna feel powerful. You're not gonna feel spiritual. You're not gonna feel like a prophet. You're not gonna feel like god is moving your soul. You feel weak. You feel defeated. But there's a still small voice inside of you saying, keep on going. Something is telling you, put one foot in front of the other and keep on praying, keep on working, and do what you know to do. Whether you feel god or not. [01:04:26] (37 seconds)  #PersevereInFaith

I wanna preach on love of god with my whole heart. You must serve the lord. When the spirit convicts you about attitude, when the spirit convicts you of bad habits, when the spirit convicts you of compromise, it's time to refocus on god's love. Let your love show obedience. We have to adjust our schedule sometimes. We have to change our habits. We have to be more patient at home. We have to lead our family spiritually and prioritize church faithfully. [01:25:22] (35 seconds)  #LoveLeadsToObedience

I can preach this message lord god because there have been times in my life. I got busy, distracted. Lot of things came my way and made me feel overwhelmed, but I had to work through those issues and get my focus back on you. And if you help me, I know you can help somebody else. I know what it's like to have requirements on the job. I know what it's like to have requirements for the kids and bills and everything else. But in the name of Jesus, help me to teach them, god, how you helped me, how I was able to overcome, and how I'm still here today. [01:35:50] (42 seconds)  #RefocusAndServe

So, we wanna share with you this morning. Love that is real moves. Love that is real sacrifices. Love that is real acts even when there's a cost associated with it. That father didn't just prove his love of his words. He proved it with actions. And so we walk around about talking about how we love God. How we give God all the praise. We have to understand something. Jesus is not calling us to a casual love. He's not calling us to a convenient love and definite not a leftover love. [00:59:29] (38 seconds)  #SacrificialLove

People do things the same way over and over again, and they lose that relationship with god. They they lose that zeal. There's a time you fell in love with god and you made things happen. You stayed up late talking about god, maybe rearrange your schedule and something. But over a period of time, effort stops. Closeness fades. And there's no longer a burning for Jesus on the inside. [01:30:19] (31 seconds)  #RestoreTheZeal

See, his love is reactive and not intentional. It's emotional but not obedient. Occasional but not commanded. He feels love for God when the atmosphere is right. He feels the love of god if the song hits him in the right way. He feels the love of god when life is going well. But Jesus did not say, feel the love of god. He said, thou shalt love the lord by god. [01:01:54] (29 seconds)  #LoveIsIntentional