Title: Trust Only God. (2008-8-10 Sunday Sermon)
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Bible: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11. Sunday Sermon on August 10, 2008.
Title: Trust Only God.
I believe that God will bless you today.
People listen well to others. so whoever says
They are trustworthy and easy to follow.
Then, in the end, you lose and cry
So in a way it's nice and simple, and in a way
It's absurdly stupid.
Everyone! There is only one person we can trust
There is none but our Lord Jesus Christ. no one betrays easily
One day they will say they don't know us, but only God in heaven
It doesn't.
Psalm 27:10. my parents abandoned me, but the LORD
you will receive me look! Everyone! In this world, even parents
There are many who have been abandoned.
But everyone! 1 Corinthians 1:9 says this:
call you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord
The God who does is faithful. Amen.
Today, it shows how miserable the life of the Apostle Paul was.
Start with the word. But everyone! Even in the midst of
It is truly beautiful to see only God.
Everyone! Humans do not know how strong their attachment to life is.
If so, how hard was Paul's situation?
Will he confess that even his wish to live has been “cut off”?
The word being cut off here means any kind of pressure.
This means that the escape route in the environment was completely sealed off.
Or some beast is completely crushed by an overburdened load,
It's a picture of what you can't.
That is why we are falling into a swamp of death and despair over and over again.
And there is. So the Apostle Paul thought that he had already
was sentenced to death. I was thinking like this.
But in the midst of this, today, we see another
You will find a great one. It is God's own hopeless
Because I knew there was a purpose that drove me to this state.
In other words, God told the Apostle Paul not to rely solely on himself,
Seeing only God who raises even the dead, and only Him
I realized it was meant to be relied on.
In fact, it is hopeless from a human point of view. therefore rather
Even in a situation where he had no choice but to blame God, the Apostle Paul was precisely
He knew the deep will of God.
Not only that. Even in the midst of trouble, turn it into a blessing
I realized that the secret to change lies in relying only on God.
So He also believed in God only after that, even in the days to come.
He showed that he was dependable and desired.
Everyone! we need to know God is going the wrong way
To turn your people right away, sometimes before them
He also brings you into trouble.
And he strengthens his people and strengthens their souls
Even to refine you, you sometimes face tribulation.
Therefore, if we are true saints, we must have faith like gold.
We should be able to pray whenever we want.
Everyone! When we pray, it is good to do likewise with others.
That is why it is so good to have a praying friend (colleague) and pray together.
It is also good to set up a time at church to gather together and pray.
Or go to a prayer center and pray together.
Reading the Word together and sharing prayer topics with each other, for the sake of each other
It is good to offer prayers.
Such a friend is truly a good friend.
1 Timothy 2:1-2.
1) Therefore, I urge first of all
Making supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for all
2) Do it for kings and all those in high positions.
that we are still in all godliness and modesty,
to lead a peaceful life.
In today's text, verse 11, the Apostle Paul said that you also for us
He told me to help by supplication (pray). I needed prayer help.
This is the situation in the mission field.
Colossians 4:2-4.
2) Always strive for prayer and give thanks for prayer
stay awake
3) Also, pray for us, but let God open a door for us to evangelize.
Ask him to open it so that the mystery of Christ may be revealed
I was bound for
4) Then I will reveal this mystery with the words I ought to say.
So, also in 1 Thessalonians 5:25, brethren, for us
pray You say this: There were co-workers in prayer.
So, we all participated in (missionary) work in united prayer.
Everyone! A united prayer is like a holistic prayer.
It is praying together with one voice. So also Jesus
Matthew 18:19 Verily again, I say to you, among you
If two people agree on earth to ask for anything, my Father in heaven will
will do it for us. You said.
Everyone! The most representative of united prayer (common prayer) in the Bible
Where do examples come from? In Acts 1
This is Mark's upper room prayer.
As many as 120 people gathered and prayed with one heart.
Acts 1:12-14.
12) The disciples returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Olive Garden.
This mountain is close to Jerusalem, so it is a suitable way to go on the Sabbath.
13) They went in and went up to the upper room, and Peter, John, James,
Andrew and Philip, Thomas and Bartholomew, Matthew and son of Alphaeus
James, Simon the Zelotite, and Judas the son of James were all there.
14) With the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and the brothers of Jesus
With all your heart, put all your effort into prayer.
Everyone! If you do not pray, temptation will come.
If we do not pray together, many difficult problems will arise in the church.
So, the position of a church lay leader is difficult.
In particular, the elders, ordained deacons, and priests of the church
Seats are really important. These are the pillars of the church.
So these people spend more time to God than others.
that you have to give.
First, you must tithe your time. equivalent to 24 hours a day
You must give one tenth (prayer, meditation on the Word, evangelism, etc.) to God.
Only then can you give even a tithe of your income to God.
Faith is born like a fire.
A person who does not pray does not trust God completely.
If we had known that all things on this earth were truly vanity, even more
It is impossible not to get close.
Colossians 3:1-2.
1) Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ,
Find the one above. There Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
2) Think of things above and not things on earth. Amen. Everyone! look.
Are you teaching us the way of life of believers?
Psalm 42:5. My soul, why are you discouraged and why
You are troubled within me, and you look to God, for the help of His face.
I would rather praise. Amen
Everyone! All of us can only see our God who always lives like this
Looking forward, trusting only Him, overflowing with grace and peace
I hope you live your life. Thank you.
Amen. <End>