Part II: FOR HIS GLORY

Part II:  FOR HIS GLORY

THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP

Ephesians 3:21    ²¹ Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

 

I.                  GOD WANTS GLORY FROM HIS CHURCH

 

·        Ephesians 3:10  ¹⁰ to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places.

·        Ephesians 5:25-27  ²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; ²⁶ That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, ²⁷ That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

 

II.               WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MEMBER

 At FAHOW, we recognize the need for a formal membership. We ask you to commit to membership for four reasons:

1.    A Biblical Reason: Christ Is Committed To The Church.

“...Christ loved the church, and he gave himself (his life) for it.” Ephesians 5:25

2.    A Cultural Reason: It Is An Antidote To Our Society.

 We live in an age where very few want to be committed to anything: a job, a marriage, our country. This attitude has even produced a generation of “church shoppers and hoppers.” Membership swims against the current of America’s “consumer religion.” It is an unselfish decision. Commitment always builds character.

3.    A_________________________ Reason: It Defines Who Can Be Counted On.

Every team must have a roster. Every school must have an enrollment. Every business has a payroll. Every army has an enlistment. Even our country takes a census and requires voter registration. Membership identifies our family.

4.    A _____________________________ Reason: It Produces Spiritual Growth.

The New Testament places a major emphasis on the need for Christians to be accountable to each other for spiritual growth. You cannot be accountable when you’re not committed to any specific church family.

III.           FAHOW MEMBERSHIP COVENANT

 

1.    I Will Protect The Unity Of My Church:

·        By acting in love toward other members.

·        By refusing to gossip.

·        By following the leaders.

 

2.    I Will Share The _____________________________________ Of My Church:

·        By praying for its growth.

·        By inviting the unchurched to attend.

·        By warmly welcoming those who visit

3.    I Will Serve The Ministry Of My Church:

·        By discovering my gifts and talents.

·        By being equipped to serve by my pastors.

·        By developing a servant’s heart

4.    I Will Support The ___________________________ Of My Church:  

·        By attending church, serving in the best capacity that fits my unique giftings/abilities, and connecting regularly with other members of FAHOW.

·        By living a godly life

·        By giving regularly

 

 

 

IV.            A FRESH HISTORY

1.     The Origin

2.     Are My Knees Knocking?

3.     Prayer And More Prayer

4.     What’s Wrong?

5.     ______________________

6.     That’s What I’m Talking About

7.     Another Service

8.     Catch The Vision

9.     How ______________________?

10.                       Finally _____________________     _______________________

 

V.    WHAT DOES TOMORROW LOOK LIKE?

 

1. A Fresh __________________________

FOR HIS GLORY - BISHOP K. SEARCY

Part I:

FOR HIS GLORY

 

 

1 Chronicles 16:29                                                                                                                    Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come before him: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

 

2 Corinthians 5:13-15

¹³ For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. ¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵ And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

 

 

I.                  GOD MEASURES MOTIVE NOT JUST ACTION

Matthew 15:8-9

⁸ This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. ⁹ But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Mark 12:41-44                                                                                                                                                                              ⁴¹ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. ⁴² And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. ⁴³ And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: ⁴⁴ For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

 

Revelations 2:1-5

¹ Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; ² I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: ³ And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. ⁴ Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. ⁵ Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

 

II.               MOTIVES FOR SERVING GOD

 

1.    What He Can Give You

 

John 6:26-27

²⁶ Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. ²⁷ Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

 

2.    Cause We Have _____________   ______________________

 

John 6:66-69

⁶⁶ From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. ⁶⁷ Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? ⁶⁸ Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

 

 

 

3.    ___________________________________    Reasons

 

Phil. 1:15-16

¹⁵ Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: ¹⁶ The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds.

                  

4.    ________________________________

 

John 2:23-25

²³ Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. ²⁴ But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, ²⁵ And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

 

5.    Hypocritically

 

Luke 16:15

¹⁵ And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

 

Matthew 23:13-15

¹³ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. ¹⁴ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. ¹⁵ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

 

 

 

III.           A SUPERIOR MOTIVE FOR SERVING GOD

 

1.    Do All For His Glory

 

Isaiah 42:8

               I am the Lord: that is my name: And my glory will I not give to another,

              Neither my praise to graven images.

 

              Exodus 20:1-3

               ²⁰ And God spake all these words, saying, ² I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. ³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: ⁵ Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God.

 

IV.            HOW SHOULD WE MAINTAIN HIS GLORY?

 

1.    Let All Service Be _________________    ______________________

 

Ephesians 5:22

²² Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

 

2.    Do Your Best In The Grace Of God

 

Ecclesiastes 9:10

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

 

3.    Don’t Labor For Man’s Reward (Live For An Audience Of One)

Matthew 6:2-6

² Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before

 

thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. ³ But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: ⁴ That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. ⁵ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. ⁶ But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

 

9/22 PRAYER? BISHOP KYLE SEARCY

Prayer?   

Luke 11:1-13

11 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. ² And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. ³ Give us day by day our daily bread. ⁴ And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

⁵ And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; ⁶ For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? ⁷ And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. ⁸ I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity (Incessant insistence and persistence) he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. ⁹ And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. ¹⁰ For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. ¹¹ If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? ¹² Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? ¹³ If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

 

 

I.            THE MODEL OF PRAYER

1.   Focus On Him First  “Hallowed Be Thy Name”

2.   Think About His Kingdom  “Thy Kingdom Come”

3.   Think About His Will   “Thy Will Be Done…”

4.   Focus On Your Needs “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”

5.   Appeal For Mercy “Forgive Us Our Debts”

6.   Release Mercy To Others “As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us”

7.   Deal With Temptation “Lead Us Not Into Temptation”

8.   Don’t Forget About Evil (The Evil One) “Deliver Us From Evil”

9.   Ascribe Worth To Him  “For Thine Is The Kingdom, Power And Glory”

 

 

II.         THE METHOD OF PRAYER

1.   Intercession For Others Is Essential. V 5-6

2.   There Is Usually Some Resistance. V 7

3.   Insistence And Persistence Is Required. V 8

4.   Answers Are _______________________________To Those Who Persist.              V 10-12

 

III.       THE FAITH TO KEEP PRAYING

 

Luke 18:1-8

 

1.   A Fainting Spirit Will Try To Attack Those Who Pray. V 1

2.   Opposition Shows Up Again V.4

3.   Consistence And Persistence Is Required. V 5

4.   God Promises Answers To The Persistent. V 7-8

 

   IV.    WHY IMPORTUNATE PRAYER?

 

1.   Because of Your _______________________________

 

Gen. 1:28  -  ²⁸ And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth

 

Psalm 115:16  - ¹⁶ The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

 

2.   Because of ________________________    ___________________________

 

Dan. 10:12-13  - ¹² Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. ¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia

 

3.   Because of Your Spiritual __________________________

 

Matthew 26:40 - ⁴⁰ And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

9/8/13 REHOBOTH

REHOBOTH

 

Genesis 26:12-22

¹² Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. ¹³ And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: ¹⁴ For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. ¹⁵ For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. ¹⁶ And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

 

¹⁷ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. ¹⁸ And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. ¹⁹ And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. ²⁰ And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. ²¹ And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. ²² And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

I.             Envy of _________________ -  Genesis 26:14

 

II.           Enemies Attempt To Cut Off Generational Supply - Genesis 26:15

 

III.          We Must _________________How The Enemy ____________Us -  Genesis 26:16

 

IV.          Most Called __________________ Vessels Have Long Seasons Of Seemingly Striving And _____________ -  Genesis 26:20 (Esek); Genesis 26:21 (Sitnah)

 

V.          Rehoboth Will Come – No Strife And Fruit -  Genesis 26:22

 

VI.          Enemies Will Make _________________ With You - Genesis 26:26-27