Really good meeting @ ReCovery Church last night. You can catch the message in the audio section of this blog if you'd like to listen to it, or you can download for latter auditory enjoyment.
Taught from John Chapter 11 / the events surrounding the death of Lazarus, the appearance of Jesus and the power that He brought to raise this dead man back to life. When it comes to addiction and the desire to break free from that "tomb of death", I have asked the question, "Do you believe in God?" To which most will say, "Yes!". "Do you believe that what we read in Genesis 1:1 is the truth, that God created the heavens and the earth?" Once again, their reply is "Yes." With such an answer that God alone possesses such power, then why do people find it so hard to believe that He could not "SPEAK" into their lives, just as He spoke in Genesis, and raise them to new life out of the tomb of death we call addiction?
II Corinthians 5:17 tells us that if we are IN Christ, then we are (not will be) a new creation. A turning point takes place when we receive the salvation that Jesus offers to all who come to Him. We no longer are driven by the dark desires of our old nature.....our sin/ nature. We are following a new voice in our life as we go about our day listening for His Holy Spirit to guide us. Now this doesn't mean that the old nature gives up. We still carry it around. Galatians 5 talks about the war that goes on between the flesh and the Spirit. There is an old adage in recovery that compares this war between flesh and spirit to 2 dogs who are at odds with one another. The question is asked, "Which dog will win the fight?" The answer is quiet clear. The dog that we feed. One we feed, the other we starve. If you feed the flesh at the expense of the Spirit, the flesh will rise up and take control. If you expend yourself feeding the Spirit, then it will be the dominant force in our lives.
I have rambled enough...check out message if you wan to.
If you have a ROKU device, do the following
*Go to search and type in Sermon.net
*Down load the app
*Open the app and type in Recovery Church
*It should take you to our page where you can scroll through and select the message you'd like to listen to.
Ain't technology something else. Well, it's time for the high-tech redneck to move on down the line. Until next time.....
God on you...
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