Sermons About Loyalty
The Fan: Part 1
God is seeking TRUE, LOYAL, PASSIONATE, WHOLE-HEARTED FANS who are UNIFIED and who KNOW THERE’S NOTHING LIKE CHEERING ON and PLAYING FOR the WINNING TEAM!
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Daniel 1:1-21
Our Holiday Bible Club this summer will follow Daniel and his friends on their Babylon Adventure, so we're going to spend the next few weeks getting to grips with the book of Daniel. The events take place at a time when Gods people have separated into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms, but both have been disobedient to God. The Northern Kingdom has already suffered Gods wrath at the hands of the Assyrians. Now it's the turn of the Southern Kingdom as Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, the regional superpower, brings unstoppable might to bear, even walking into Gods temple in Jerusalem and walking off with his plunder. Where was God in all this? What were Gods people to think... was God still there? Was He dead? Was He just a delusion? Not only was God not dead, he was in control all along, even though the people couldn't see it. In the same way, when we feel as though God has abandoned us, we can have faith that He's still there and still the only thing that really matters. We need to keep telling ourselves - Our God reigns! Our God reigns! It's as true now as it was for Daniel and his friends. As Daniel shows us, we should not shut ourselves away in a Christian bunker, but engage with the world while staying loyal to our King, knowing when to say no to those things that might weaken that bond. Don't eat at the enemy's table! Daniel's faith eventually bore the fruit of his captors conversion. If we live as God wants us to we will eventually be proved to have been right! Vindicated!
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Biography: Jonathan
Biography: Jonathan Reconnect – June 14, 2009 Text: I Samuel 20:1-17,33-42; John 15:12-13 Key Thought: Jonathan shows that it takes loyalty and humility to put others ahead of ourselves, and we see the same in God’s love for us. “Come out to the field with me,” Jonathan replied. And they went out there together. Then Jonathan told David, “I promise by the LORD, the God of Israel, that by this time tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, I will talk to my father and let you know at once how he feels about you. If he speaks favourably about you, I will let you know. But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the LORD strike me and even kill me if I don’t warn you so you can escape and live. May the LORD be with you as he used to be with my father. And may you treat me with the faithful love of the LORD as long as I live. But if I die, treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.” So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, “May the LORD destroy all your enemies!” And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself. (I Samuel 20:11-17, NLT)
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A Tale of Two Leaders
Sermon on Acts 1:15-26 by Dr. John Oakes, Sunday, May 24, at Holy Trinity, Vancouver.
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Babylonian Bar and Bistro
Every day followers of Jesus face a myriad of choices that define their citizenship and their loyalties. We walk with a tentative step and live in a constant state of "tension". How can we live IN this Babylonian world, and YET not be poisoned by the waters? Is it possible to sit at the barstool with friends and neighbors who are drinking deeply from the "kegs" of life that offer them power, pleasure, sex, money and fame - and yet be unaffected myself? Won't my friend next to me wonder why I'm not drinking from the same cup as they are? Won't I stand out like a sore thumb? Key Passage: Revelation 17:1 - 19:5
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Covenant People IV
Some people wonder why they’re not blessed by God, yet they “go to church”. Blessings come to those who live in covenant relationship with God…Not necessarily to those who merely visit his house.
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Doing Life Together - LOYALTY
We can't work together if we are not loyal to God and our fellow believers.
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Exhibit Genuine Faithfulness
God earnestly longs for our friendship, but friendship with God comes with conditions - we must give up our own desires and motives and choose to be wholly devoted to God.
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The Power of Focus
You will only have real spiritual growth in life by learning the power of focus. To achieve what God wants for you – you must be a person of focus. In 2 Timothy 2 Paul is writing to Timothy in a jail cell and he is telling him how to be a focused, growing disciple. He gives him three illustrations to teach him how to use the power of focus.
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