Wednesday, October 16, 2019

October, 13, 2019 - Homecoming

Sunday School
Prayer - Part 4
o   Matthew 26:41 – “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
o   Proverbs 15:8 – The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases Him.
o   Psalm 17:6 – I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn Your ear to me and hear my prayer.
o   Psalm 102:17 – He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their plea.
o   Psalm 141:2 – May my prayer be set before You like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
o   Romans 12:2 – Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- His good, pleasing and perfect will.
o   Romans 12:12 – Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
o   Psalm 4:1 – Answer me when I call to You, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
o   Psalm 145:18 – The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
o   Proverbs 15:29 – The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
o   Romans 8:26 – In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
o   Philippians 4:6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
o   Colossians 4:2 – Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
o   1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Pray continually.
o   James 4:3 – When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
o   James 5:16 – Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
o   1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
o   1 Timothy 2:1-2 – I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people …. For kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.


Prayer is the essential expression of the relationship between God and humanity.  When we open our hearts to God and converse with God regularly, our lives change, and we have the ability to change others as well.

Sermon
Isaiah 40:29-31 - He give power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increases strength.  Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:  But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Subject: Waiting on the Lord"

  • It seems we are always waiting on something: on the light to turn green; at the checkout counter; at the doctor's office; in line at the post office; the list goes on.
  • Becoming discouraged leads to defeat and is a trick that Satan loves to use.
  • We should address a problem by offering a promise - by waiting on the Lord.
  • Waiting in faith will boost hope.
  • Trust in God's power.
  • Believe in God's holy will.
  • We expect God to renew our strength because we have exhausted ourselves fighting with Satan. By using the Word of God, we are strengthened.
  • Supernatural strength from God restores our strength.
  • Why wait?     1. To receive God's clear direction.     2. To Keep in step with God's timing.   3. So that God can strengthen our faith in Him.   4. To allow God to sift thru our motives to find the correct reasons.


Homecoming Sermon (by Pastor Reginald Houston) - Habakkuk 2:1-3 - I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer wen I am reproved.  And the Lord answered me, and said, "Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that reads it.  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
Pastor Houston used a pencil, Joy, Favor, a switch, and a few other objects along with his sermon.

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