"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory."
It never ceases to amaze how so many verses in the Bible can stand alone to bless our lives. Philippians 4:19 is one of those verses. It makes a great promise to those who have put their faith and trust in Jesus. I. "My God" - It is a personal promise. A. As mighty and great as God is, Paul could refer to Him as "my God." B. Why could Paul say "my God" in an intimate and personal way? When we know this, then we will know it for ourselves as well. 1. Because he had a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. 2. Because he had personal power form God through the indwelling Holy Spirit. 3. Because he had a personal mandate from God to serve Him. 4. All of this is available to all of us; therefore, we can all be recipients of the great promise of Philippians 4:19. C. Can you say "my God" for the reasons listed above. Make it personal. II. "Shall supply all your need" -- It is a positive promise. A. "Shall" is not a word of doubt, it is a word of certainty. There is no "might" here. It is positive. B. The problem is that we get our wants and needs confused. This doesn't mean that He will give us everything we want. 1. He supplies the need to be saved. This is a "biggie," because without Him there would be no salvation. 2. He supplies the need to be understood. "Every hair of your head is numbered." He knows and understands all of us. 3. He supplies the need for divine companionship. Jesus has promised that He will always be with us. 4. He supplies the need for peace. Philippians 4:6-7 5. He supplies the need to overcome the world. 1 John 5:4-5 6. He supplies the need for contentment. Philippians 4:10-13 C. This is by no means an exhaustive list of the needs that He meets in our lives. Whatever your need is today, God can meet through Jesus. That is a positive promise. III. "According to His riches in glory" -- It is a bountiful promise. A. God's resources will not run out. He is rich in everything. Let's look at the following promises in the Bible of some of these riches: Romans 11:33 (wisdom and knowledge), Ephesians 1:7 (grace), Ephesians 3:16 (Holy Spirit) B. "According to all of His riches," not just some of them. C. It is guaranteed by Jesus Christ - an eternal, sure guarantee. This is a promise to every Christian and to everyone who will accept Christ by faith and become a Christian. It is a personal, positive, bountiful promises to you. Claim this promise today.
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"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before. 14. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
I. "Forgetting those things which are behind." There are surely some things that you and your congregation want to forget that happened in 2011. II. "Reaching forth to those things which are before." This give you a good opportunity to share what you want to accomplish in 2012. In case you haven't gotten Sunday's sermons together yet, I am sharing with you two ideas that I think would be good texts for New Years. _ |
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