Today the word of God given to me and I want to share with you is EXHORTATION. In the dictionary it says
- The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
- Language intended to incite and encourage; advice; counsel; admonition.
Philippians 4
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice! 5 Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near! 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things. 9 And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
In the sermon of Pastor Larry I would use his message for I believe it was cascaded perfectly. He said this scriptures gives us a teaching that when we are facing difficult situation or in the middle of a worry let us not entertain the problem but focus on the greatness of our God. Rejoice in our Lord is our way to praise God and make him be happy for us. In doing so when you praise wholeheartedly I guarantee you that it helps you feel good too. The scripture also promise the peace be given to us the peace coming from God that is priceless and unconditionally extraordinary.
There are commands on these verses that we should consider. To be good to others, do what is good, think what is good and live good. For the Lord will judge us by what we do.
Let us not stop praising and thanking God for his holiness. You might ask what if you are in deep trouble can you still do praise? We'll to tell you frankly - it is all in your mind that you are in deep trouble, in reality its the evil spirit that gives you that idea. You can be so thankful because you are alive - remember as long as you are alive there is HOPE. You have to be thankful for the circumstances because it gives you the side of need and prove you need to trust God. That situation also gives you an opportunity to see how can your trust to God make things better. That problem you may have will prove the power of GOD when you fully trust him. And best of all God can show his plan and love to you when you know that its only GOD who can help you.
We can never know that God is the only one we need until the time that God is only what we GOT.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice! 5 Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near! 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things. 9 And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
In the sermon of Pastor Larry I would use his message for I believe it was cascaded perfectly. He said this scriptures gives us a teaching that when we are facing difficult situation or in the middle of a worry let us not entertain the problem but focus on the greatness of our God. Rejoice in our Lord is our way to praise God and make him be happy for us. In doing so when you praise wholeheartedly I guarantee you that it helps you feel good too. The scripture also promise the peace be given to us the peace coming from God that is priceless and unconditionally extraordinary.
There are commands on these verses that we should consider. To be good to others, do what is good, think what is good and live good. For the Lord will judge us by what we do.
Let us not stop praising and thanking God for his holiness. You might ask what if you are in deep trouble can you still do praise? We'll to tell you frankly - it is all in your mind that you are in deep trouble, in reality its the evil spirit that gives you that idea. You can be so thankful because you are alive - remember as long as you are alive there is HOPE. You have to be thankful for the circumstances because it gives you the side of need and prove you need to trust God. That situation also gives you an opportunity to see how can your trust to God make things better. That problem you may have will prove the power of GOD when you fully trust him. And best of all God can show his plan and love to you when you know that its only GOD who can help you.
We can never know that God is the only one we need until the time that God is only what we GOT.
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