2-26-23
Pastor Michael
Sunday Morning
God is stirring His people. We all want to be a part of it. Venture Church is not in competition with other churches.
What He is doing in your life is unique and special to your life. Don’t compare yourself. Everything is not a competition. Comparison is the thief of joy.
The Time is NOW.
John 8:10 Jesus was preaching in the temple and anytime Jesus was preaching there was a crowd. The woman who was caught in adultery was brought to Him and Jesus stood up and said to her …;.”Sin no more.”…”Neither do I condemn you.”
Almost every time He healed someone he would tell them to repent and sin no more. We need to look deep into our lives, is there anything in my life? Search our hearts and minds. He wants a connection with you, a deeper relationship. His will is that all will come to repentance.. ALL. God is stirring people, waiting for us to open our hearts. People are curious and curiosity can drive revival. There is hunger and God is showing up.
John 4:23 What is He looking for? He is looking for true worshippers; those who will worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
Don’t hide from the Lord. Ask Him to expose anything in us that he doesn’t like.
If there is true worship then there must be false worship. Looks good on the outside but something is missing. These are hypocrites. We must allow God to expose the things in us that need to change. Get rid of hidden sin. Don’t tolerate sin. Man looks at the outside, but God looks directly into the heart-He sees what we can’t see. To be like Him, we have to learn about Him.
Have no reservations, no plan B- JUST GOD.
God wants people to give complete control to Him. THE TIME IS NOW. All you need is the faith God has given you. He has given you enough faith to keep you on His path. God is moving.
He is a GOOD God, a JUST God. Stay on track.
God destroyed whole cites that tolerated sin. There was exceedinly grave sin in Sodom and Gomorrah. A little sin destroys the whole vessel. It’s time to stop tolerating any sin in your whole life.
When God is working in a life it shows up in the outward life in the form of Peace,Patience, Joy, Integrity.
Tolerated sin brings down the community church.
Is there anything in me?
When God is at work in a life, people want to know- What is different?
Your entire walk with God is ultimately up to you. He will use people to encourage you.
Rev 2:2-7
1. What do we need to do? Repent and sin no more.
Have we left our first love? Repent and do the deeds you did at first or “I’ll remove your lampstand out of it’s place.”
Repent and turn back to your first love.
To him who overcomes, will eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
2.Rev. 2:14 Don’t tolerate false teaching.
2:17 To him who overcomes will be given hidden manna, a new name-just for you.
3. Rev 2:20 Don’t tolerate immorality. God will always provide a way out, a way of escape.
Rev 3:10 …To him who overcomes (He gives us the tools we need to overcome)
To those who hold fast-no one will take your victor’s crown- you will be a pillar in the Kingdom of God.
God wants to do great things in your life. Things are not the indicator of when you have arrived. The peace of God is when you have arrived.
Examine your heart. Is there anything unpleasing to God in me?
Time to get sin out. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock.”
Let God restore you. Bring anything hidden out. Time to repent any sin-name it- call it for what it is and get rid of it.
God forgive me, I repent.