TOPIC:
CALLED UNTO HOLINESS
RCCG IOPEN HEAVENS AND FDTEB MSG JULY 19TH 2015
MEMORISE
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good
to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute
you;
Matthew 5:44
Read
Matthew 5:43-48
43 Ye
have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate
thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father
which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good,
and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what
reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do
ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect.
Message
The call to salvation is a call
to holiness. The day you were invited to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and
Saviour, you were automatically called to a life of holiness. The Bible in 1
Thessalonians 4:7 says:
"For God hath not called us unto
uncleanness, but unto holiness"
Have you
responded to this call? The reason why many Christian
leaders are heading for
Hell today is because they have not answered the call to holiness. This
ingredient is so indispensable to the Christian faith that having salvation
without holiness is like leaving the substance and taking the chaff that can be
easily blown away. Without sanctification, the salvation experience may not
know stability. This accounts for the rising-and-falling syndrome being
experienced by many Christians. When you are sanctified after receiving Christ
into your heart, your faith in Christ is given the strong roots it needs.
Hence, when the winds of affliction, temptation, persecution and other
challenges of life blow, your faith in Christ will be unshaken, because it is
deeply rooted. While the experience of salvation is akin to cruising in God's
shallow waters, experiencing sanctification is like launching out into the deep
oceans of God's nature. You need this experience!
When you are
sanctified, you will have control over your emotions. If you have been battling
with lust and sexual sins, ask God for a sanctified heart and you will
overcome. Do you know that many leaders still have problems with anger? When
they are angry, they can destroy just about anything. They become filled with
rage and behave irrationally. What they need is sanctification. When you are
holy, you are not easily provoked. In fact, after several failed deliberate
attempts to make you angry, people will wonder whether you can ever get
annoyed. If you are sanctified, you will find it impossible to cheat anyone,
how much more your fellow Christian brother. With a sanctified heart, you will
easily forgive your persecutors like Stephen and Jesus did. You will make
excuses for those who fall below your expectations. You will have grace to love
the unlovable, and pray for those who spitefully use you. When Jesus gave the
instructions in today's reading, He was actually calling us to holiness. Have
you accepted this call? Have you received a new heart?
Prayer Point:
Father,
as I renew my mind with Your Word, sanctify me wholly that I may live to please
You.
3 REASONS WHY YOU MUST NEED JESUS
Jesus loves you! he desires to have a relationship with you,and to give you a life full of joy and purpose.
why do you need need him in your life?
1. Because you have a past.
you cant go back,but he can.The Bible says,"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever"
(Hebrews 13:8). He can walk into those places of sin and failure, wipe the state clean and give you a new beginning.
2. Because you need a friend.
Jesus knows the worst about you, yet he believes the best. why? Because he sees you not as you are, but as you
will be when he gets through with you. what a friend?
3. Because he holds the future.
Who else are you going to trust? in his hands you are safe and secure today,
tomorrow,and for eternity. his word says," for i know the plans i have for you...plans for good
and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. in those days when you pray i will listen"
(Jeremiah 29:11-13 TLB)
If you'd like to begin a personal relationship with Jesus today,please pray
this prayer.
"Lord Jesus, I invite you into my life,I believe you died for me,and that your blood
pays for my sins and provides me with the gift of eternal life, by faith i receive
that gift and i acknowledge you as my Lord and Saviour Amen".
Dear Lord Jesus, i give my life to you as my Lord and Saviour so that my joy will be full. Lord Jesus, i dedicate my soul, spirit and body to you,i know you have delivered and saved me. Amen."
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