DPC Sermons 2013 (pdf) - Deal Pentecostal Church

the day Christ Jesus returns. Phil.1:6 It is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope
set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and
secure. Heb.6:18-19 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we
hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. Heb.3:6
Sunday January 13 th 2013 Ps.138 Acts 13
Will you serve God in our Generation?
Now when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. Acts13:36
The greatest accolade we can ever receive is that we served God‘s purpose in our
generation – that we completed the work God set out for us.
Today‘s business management seems to be totally focused on efficiency – more for less;
but God wants us to be effective, not necessarily efficient. God has always astounded
people by over-ruling the ―natural laws‖ that He put into place. We call this a ―MIRACLE‖
but actually it is only God being God! Elisha was used by God to show God‘s
―MIRACLE‖ power many times including healing the sick, 2Kg.5:14 raising the dead 2Kg.4:32-36
and pouring a little oil into lots of pots! 2Kg.4:1-7 God has the whole of creation at His
disposal and can create anything out of nothing – including time – so He is not concerned
about being efficient. What God is really interested in is something which cannot be
valued - our life (that is, our eternal spirit: No man can pay for the life of anyone else. No one can
give God what that would cost. The price for a life is very high. No payment is ever enough. Ps.49:7-8 We,
who can truly call God ―our Father‖, have all His resources available to us – in fact: the
Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you. So the God who raised Christ from the
dead will also give life to your bodies, which are going to die. He will do this by the power of his Spirit,
who lives in you. Rom.8:11
So how can we serve God's purpose in our own generation? To serve God’s
purpose in our life means that we do what He wants us to do. The greatest call on
our life is to ‗Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your
mind.‘ (This is the first and most important commandment). Matt.22:37 The Westminster Shorter Catechism
(1674) states that man‘s chief end in life is to glorify God and enjoy Him for ever. Nothing else is as
important as loving God but this love is not just emotion – it is a commitment to
believe God and to love, honour and obey Him at all times and in every situation.
Believing God means that we trust Him and entrust ourselves to Him which then
gives us contentment and peace: for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I
know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being
content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do
all this through him who gives me strength. Phil.4:11-13 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great
wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can't take anything
with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. 1Tim.6:6-8NLT At the end
of Paul‘s life he was able to state: I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept
the faith. Now there is a crown waiting for me. It is given to those who are right with God. The Lord, who
judges fairly, will give it to me on the day he returns. He will not give it only to me. He will also give it to
all those who are longing for him to return. 2Tim.4:7-8 But this trust (our faith) is not private but
public – faith speaks: It is written: ―I believed; therefore I have spoken.‖ (Ps.116:10) Since we have that
same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord
Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself. 2Cor.4:13-14 Faith has
lips as well as legs!