SAYING “YES!” TO GOD
Rick & Kay Warren
“They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different!”
Mark 6:12 (Msg)
1. WHAT CHANGES WHEN I SAY “YES!” TO GOD?
· MY DAY BECOMES AN ADVENTURE.
“God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of His Son and our master Jesus.” 1 Cor. 1:9 (Msg)
“By an act of faith, Abraham said YES to God's call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. When he left he had no idea where he was going!”
Heb.11:8 (Msg)
· MY LIFE BECOMES A MIRACLE.
“By His mighty power at work within us, God is able to accomplish infinitely morethan we would ever dare to ask or hope.” Eph. 3:20 (NLT)
“Jesus asked, ‘Do you believe I can make you see?’ ‘YES, LORD!’ they told Him. ‘We do!’ Then He touched their eyes and said, ‘Because of your faith, it will happen.’ And suddenly they could see!” Matt. 9:28-30 (NLT)
· MY HEART BECOMES AT PEACE.
“I've told you all this so that in trusting Me, you will be unshakable and assured,deeply at peace.” John 16:33 (Msg)
2. WHAT KEEPS ME FROM SAYING “YES!” TO GOD?
· My fear
You are afraid to totally trust God.
~ Ignorance
You don't know God.
~ Adulatory
Make anything more importance than God. Idolize other thing....
~ Insecurity
You wish to control thing as you feel insecurity.
Antidote:
1) Knowing God.
“The Lord is good to everyone, and His compassion is intertwined with everything He does.” Psalm 145:9 (LB)
2) Learn to trust God.
“For I know the plans I have for you. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jer. 29:11 (LB)
· My sinfulness
Sin is an "I" problem. I want to be in charge, I want to be God....
Always we will say "yes" Lord.... BUT... I gonna settle my own thing FIRST..
“Another said, ‘Yes, Lord, I will follow You, but let me first say good-bye to my family.’ Jesus told him, ‘Anyone who puts a hand to the plow then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.’” Luke 9:61-62 (NLT)
IF yes Lord, mean is God first. You cannot say is me first.
3. HOW DO I SAY “YES!” TO GOD?
SURRENDER
Not giving up, but is giving in.
“Don’t surrender any part of yourselves to sin to be used for wicked purposes. Instead, give yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to Him to be used for righteous purposes.” Rom. 6:13 (TEV)
“Joshua said to the people, ‘You are your own witnesses to the fact that you have chosen to serve the Lord.’ ‘YES!’ they said. ‘Then get rid of those foreign gods that you have,’ he demanded, ‘and pledge your love to the Lord.’” Joshua 24:22-23 (TEV)
4. WHERE DO I NEED TO SAY “YES!” TO GOD?
“So Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go lie down again, and if someone calls to you again, say,'YES, LORD, your servant is listening!’” 1 Sam. 3:9 (NLT)
“Find out for yourself how good the Lord is.” Psalm 34:8 (TEV)
NEXT WEEK: “PUSHING BACK THE DARKNESS”
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