This day and age Christians are seen as weak. Christian men are not only weak but not even leaders. There is no courage, no passion, no sincerity, no true examples of what it means to be a MAN\WOMAN OF GOD. I'm talking about a guy that plays church, plays house, plays daddy, plays friend, yet behind closed doors there is so much more going on. I am so sick of weak Christians. Not men alone, but women as well. Our children are growing up in a world full of weak Christians, or should I say "Christians". Are you curious why we have weak men and women of Jesus?
Matthew 7:24-27 (ESV)
Build Your House on the Rock 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Today's men and women build their faith upon the sand and not upon the rock. When I say the sand, I mean themselves or another person. We are born into sin. No one teaches us how to sin, how to tell a simple lie, or how to disrespect our parents. We are born with that ability. If you look to any person they will ALWAYS let you down. No man is perfect, no man is God. We have a weak foundation because we aren't taught what it really means to have a solid foundation. To be taught we have to have a teacher, to be a teacher you have to be willing to teach. Sad reality is there are men and women that have been saved since they were in their teens or 20's who are now in their 40's or 50's or even older yet they are still satisfied with the milk. There is no meat in their life. They dont understand this next passage.
Matthew 28:16-20 (ESV)
The Great Commission 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Ever heard of the great commission? Ever wondered why we don't do that?
Luke 14:25-33 (ESV)
The Cost of Discipleship 25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple
Because Jesus demands us to die to ourselves, and live for him. Its not you who lives but him who lives in you.
Matthew 16:24-28 (ESV)
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[g] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Are you willing to die to yourself? I will tell you it is the hardest thing you will ever do. I;m sorry if this is hard for anyone to hear, but its time we buckle up and become men and women of an all powerful God. He is so powerful but the example we are is the exact opposite. Die to yourself, live for him, and then you will see the true power of Jesus and if you share that, you will begin to see the church take a turn for Jesus!
Matthew 7:24-27 (ESV)
Build Your House on the Rock 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Today's men and women build their faith upon the sand and not upon the rock. When I say the sand, I mean themselves or another person. We are born into sin. No one teaches us how to sin, how to tell a simple lie, or how to disrespect our parents. We are born with that ability. If you look to any person they will ALWAYS let you down. No man is perfect, no man is God. We have a weak foundation because we aren't taught what it really means to have a solid foundation. To be taught we have to have a teacher, to be a teacher you have to be willing to teach. Sad reality is there are men and women that have been saved since they were in their teens or 20's who are now in their 40's or 50's or even older yet they are still satisfied with the milk. There is no meat in their life. They dont understand this next passage.
Matthew 28:16-20 (ESV)
The Great Commission 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Ever heard of the great commission? Ever wondered why we don't do that?
Luke 14:25-33 (ESV)
The Cost of Discipleship 25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple
Because Jesus demands us to die to ourselves, and live for him. Its not you who lives but him who lives in you.
Matthew 16:24-28 (ESV)
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[g] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Are you willing to die to yourself? I will tell you it is the hardest thing you will ever do. I;m sorry if this is hard for anyone to hear, but its time we buckle up and become men and women of an all powerful God. He is so powerful but the example we are is the exact opposite. Die to yourself, live for him, and then you will see the true power of Jesus and if you share that, you will begin to see the church take a turn for Jesus!
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