The Three Stones of Fellowship: Faith, Prayer, and Community

You have to have these three stones or nothing else I say during this series is going to matter. First is salvation. I'm saying Bought with a price I am not my own I belong to the Lord. The Father of Heaven has redeemed me Not because I did anything but because He did. The second is the Word. The Bible says that Jesus is the Word And so that means God made flesh. It's a living example of how I can live my life. Jesus not only told us how to live He came and lived it. And then the third is the Holy Spirit. Every safe person through the blood Bought redemption of Christ Receives the Holy Spirit. [00:00:08] (44 seconds)  #SalvationWordSpirit

The Holy Spirit is the power source of God. It is the ability for the believer to walk in righteousness Not just in a different way. The Holy Spirit is the power of God to give us the ability to have grace To walk through life in a righteous way rather than an unrighteous way. We talked about that. Many people say to themselves I'm incapable of doing good And they use the word The idea that they're not perfect And you're right You're not perfect You're not. But that's not an excuse to live a sin-laden life. [00:00:50] (45 seconds)  #HolySpiritPower

Sometimes we want to place On the altar of our lives We want to place on that altar Kind of a partial A partial sacrifice. And I'm going to tell you something A partial sacrifice Isn't acceptable to God It's just not. So when we say to ourselves I'll give you this God But I can't give you this That person in their heart That says I'll forgive everybody in my life But I will not forgive this person That's a problem. Because Jesus said If you won't forgive others My Father in Heaven Is not going to forgive you. [00:02:59] (35 seconds)  #NoPartialSacrifice

You didn't know that Your spiritual worship Is not putting your hands up In church on a Sunday Singing and praying something That's not your spiritual worship. Praying really hard For somebody's need Or something that's going on In your life For other people's lives You didn't know that Wasn't your spiritual worship. Oh your spiritual worship Your simple Most basic spiritual worship Is to present yourself Before God As a living sacrifice. That means not me Him. That means not what I want What he wants. That means not my way But his way. [00:04:18] (33 seconds)  #TrueSpiritualWorship

``There's A Lot Of Moral People In This World That Are Going To Go To Hell. That's A Hard Concept For Us To Attach To But There's A Lot Of Moral People That Are Going To Go To Hell. Why? Because The Definition Of Salvation Comes Through Christ And Christ Alone. It Does Not Come From Works It Does Not Come From Morality It Does Not Come From Good Political Views It Does Not Come From Any Other Source Than Jesus Christ. And If You Do It Any Other Way You're Wrong. Listen To Me Carefully God Is Faithful. [00:14:49] (40 seconds)  #SalvationThroughChrist

Remember God Is Faithful Even When You Go Through Struggles Even When You Go Through Trials Even When You Go Through Tribulations Even When You Find Yourself In Circumstances That You Don't Know How To Overcome Or Get Through God Is Faithful. The Only Reason You Don't Recognize God's Faithfulness Is Because You Don't Believe It And So Therefore You Don't Trust It. So Therefore When Things Go Bad You Say Well God Wasn't Faithful No God Was Always Faithful You Are The One Who Chose Not To Agree With And Believe In. [00:16:17] (33 seconds)  #TrustGodsFaithfulness

Paul Had A Thorn In His Flesh That He Couldn't Overcome And He Prayed For It To Be Taken Away God's Response Was Was Very Simple My Grace Is Sufficient For You Trust My Grace Oh But This Thing Hurts Oh It's So Hard To Trust My Grace. Years This Ministry Life First I Used Think That Because I Struggled In School I Struggled In Things And I Used To Be Frustrated God Why Can't I Learn The Way Other People Want Why Can't I Conceive The Other Way I Sit In Classes Where My Brain Hurt Because I Couldn't Comprehend. [00:20:22] (44 seconds)  #GraceIsSufficient

You Want To Talk About Being Focused Focus On God's Faithfulness Look Back At Your Life In Deuteronomy Chapter 10 God Says To The People Of Israel Look Back On Your Life And See What The Lord Has Done And Remind Yourself Of It. Joshua Told The People Of Israel Before He Died I In My House We're Going To Serve The Lord Don't Forget What God Has Done Remember When He Brought You Out Of The Wilderness Remember When He Brought You Into The Promised Land Remember All The Things That He's Done For You Don't Forget It. [00:23:36] (31 seconds)  #RememberGodsFaithfulness

Too Many Times We Pray God Solved This Problem For Me And Then I'll Trust You How About We Do This God I'm Going To Trust You Despite The Outcome Of The Problem Then The Second Part Of This Verse Is Important Because In Verse Seven It Says And The Peace Of God Which Surpasses All Understanding Will Guard Your Hearts And Your Minds In Christ Jesus. I Am Not A Strong Person I Don't Do Funeral Services And I Just Stoic And Solid Because I'm Just Capable. [00:31:52] (38 seconds)  #TrustBeyondOutcome

Church We Have To Be A People That Are Moved Not By The Things Of This World We Are Different. You Are Bought With A Price You Are Not Your Own You Are A Stranger In A Foreign Land This Is Not My Home I Am Just Passing Through Too Many Times We Convinced Ourselves That We Have To Be Part Of This World. We Don't We Have To Live In It We Have To Love People And Lead People To Christ In It But We Have To Call Sinners Out Of The Darkness Into Repentance That's What We're Called To Do. [00:41:11] (46 seconds)  #ThankfulForFaith