The merchant, the military, the majority and the man of God

Acts 27 - the merchant, the military, the majority and the man of God

There are many stories and all sorts of advice going around the internet at this time, but at this time be careful who you listen to. Are you listening to the merchants, the military, the majority or the man of God?

The Merchant         - Concerned with profit
The Military         - Concerned with power
The Majority         - Concerned with popularity
The Man of God     - Concerned for people

4 simples pieces of advice from Paul’s example:
Listen to me (Use this time to look at some of Paul's writings, Romans, Ephesians, Galatians)
Take courage (Courage comes from a man who is in a deep relationship with God.)
Stay close (Stay close to the promises, the people of God, the church God has put you in)
Break bread (Start new habits in your home by honouring Christ for everything that he's done)

There are many stories and all sorts of advice going around the internet at this time, but at this time be careful who you listen to. Are you listening to the merchants, the military, the majority or the man of God?

The Merchant         - Concerned with profit
The Military         - Concerned with power
The Majority         - Concerned with popularity
The Man of God     - Concerned for people

4 simples pieces of advice from Paul’s example:
Listen to me (Use this time to look at some of Paul's writings, Romans, Ephesians, Galatians)
Take courage (Courage comes from a man who is in a deep relationship with God.)
Stay close (Stay close to the promises, the people of God, the church God has put you in)
Break bread (Start new habits in your home by honouring Christ for everything that he's done)

The groan, goal, grace and guarantee of God!

The groan - The Spirit takes our groans and offers them perfectly to the Father.
The goal - To become like Jesus.
The grace - The chain cannot be broken - Foreknown, predestined, called, justified, glorified.
The guarantee - God will use all His power and all His generosity to make sure you are right.

There's a groan in your heart which is difficult to express. God will take it and offer it to the Father.
There’s a goal that God is busy with, turning you into the image of His Son. He will use everything, even bad things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
The grace chain will never be broken. They'll never ever be broken. We are foreknown, we are predestined, we are called, we are justified, we will be glorified. God is busy with that process.
The guarantee is that he will use all his power, all his generosity, all his pardon, all his mercy, to make sure that you are right.

The privilege of serving Jesus

Have we forgotten what slavery was like?

Guard your heart, your furture depends on it

Remember the Duck

Nailed it!

Don't live like a slave in your Father's house

Living like a slave in the Father’s house has been described as condemning, judgemental, anxious, insecure, marked by little intimacy and joy, no music, no dancing, deep insecurity, overly sensitive to criticism or being overlooked. Life for a slave is the same as a religious Christian; it is a joyless crushing drudgery.