Let's go ahead and confess the title.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Subject: Confess and let's go.
Word: 1 Samuel 7:12
[ Situation Description]
1) Thanks to the spiritual awakening and repentance movements, Israel defeated the Philistines and reclaimed the land.
2) When Israel gathered at Mizpah to repent and pray, they came to know the God of Israel and what faith was.
Without the help of the Holy Spirit, we could not all have come this far.
** Miraculous things have happened.
No one thought that we would be able to live a life of faith together until the end.
We ourselves were too tired.
God has established people, established the church, and has led us to the end, and now we have the founding service.
I couldn't do anything without God's help in every moment.
Our church is a church where miracles have happened like common sense.
As we celebrate our founding, we need three confessions.
First, it is a confession that the God of Ebenezer helped.
? Samuel was thankful for the help of Jehovah God with Israel, and built a stone between Mizpah and Shen.
? Victory in the fight against the Philistines is not just a victory.
** It was a personal victory of faith, and it was a victory of God.
We have shed a lot of pain and tears during this time. But it was not in vain, it was a victory of faith.
? What do saints need?
** God of Ebenezer! In other words, we must have a 'monumental faith' with a heart of gratitude for God's helping hand.
Today we must build a monumental faith in our hearts. A monument to the victory of faith should be erected. We must build a monument to overcoming sorrow and hardship.
Second, it is a confession that the God of Immanuel was with him.
? It is not only in the past that God has protected us.
** God of Immanuel - It is a confession that God is still with us.
What about our church and members? I came with the confession that I could not stand even for a moment without God's help and walk.
? Nothing is possible without God.
** When we abide in God, we have today.
What can we do apart from Jesus?
A tree without roots has no life.
It's not just vines. There must be branches for the fruit to hang.
? Remember that the God who helps us from the past to the present is the God we believe in.
** Faith must realize the existence of God more as we move from the past to the present progressive.
Forget the past! And remember the present God who helps.
Third, confess that the God of Jehovah Jireh is with you.
? ‘Jehovah Jireh’ - He is the God who prepares.
** Keep in mind that God is leading and preparing our church and the families of all the saints as he guided Abraham's future path.
? Remember God who guides you like a lamp.
** The lamp cannot light the whole.
It can only illuminate about 2 meters in front, but the path of the church and the saints is always solid, just as it lights the path every step you take.
? Psalm 84:5
I hope that you will become a church and saints who rejoice in God who opens the highway to Zion and where the faithful confession of their faith is fulfilled.