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Sermon by
Rick Fithen Lay Leader of
Winchester UMC
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What you can or cannot See, does not have to determine what you will Be.
What you Say, may pave your Way.
Greet each other in Christian love. All the churches of Christ send you
their greetings.
[Romans 16:16]
I am a new customer service rep. at the company I work for. Yesterday I
received an email stating that a “Lead Position” is available. Quickly to
the point, the pay was listed beside the position. Astonished, I had to do a
“double take”. I couldn't believe the pay was close to what I was already
making, and I had just started 3 weeks earlier. Is this what I was to expect
in five or six years? Then my “good conscience” tapped my shoulder. How many
know that your good conscience is really GOD trying to tell you something?
Of course you and I know for sure it was GOD, via my “good conscience”
because I discerned the thought. What was GOD trying to tell me? He told me
to review the story of a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (BAR-UH-MAY-US) son
of Timaeus (TIM-MAY-US).
[Mark 10:46-52];
Although Bartimaeus could not see, he was healed by his faith. The point
here Church is that Bartimaeus could not see anything before Jesus healed
him. Another thought to ponder, did Jesus heal him, or was it his faith that
Jesus could heal him, that actually healed him? Anyhow, I am positive that
if I rest my FAITH on the fact that I will only make 1 dollar more than I do
now in 5 years,...Guess what Church? That is exactly what will happen. I
will only make 1 dollar more than I do now in 5 years. However, if I remain
faithful, and stay the course without a murmur or complaint, I am convicted
that GOD will open many seemingly impossible opportunities for me.
You also may want to know that GOD leaves us to our own vices. Jesus is a
Gentleman, thats right, but we knew that.... or did we? Well for cryin' out
loud, what do you mean pastor? It's like this;.. If you reject Jesus, he
will not throw a tantrum, or stomp, or even shuffle his feet. An example of
this was when Jesus was Rejected at Nazareth,
[Matthew 13:53-58]; verse 58 states;.... so he did only a few miracles
there because of their unbelief. If the people had not rejected him there is
no telling what he could have done for them. The scripture DOES NOT go on
to say that Jesus had self pity, pleaded with, or spread rumors about the
people. Things I myself have done when people have rejected me. On a side
note,.. if you idolize something, or someone more than GOD, you will most
certainly lose that someone, or something. Truly I say to you, this is why
my first marriage failed. I idolized my wife, an!
d my own sexual addiction toward her.
What you say may pave your way....[Proverbs
18:21]; The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will
reap the consequences. Church of course I am not talking about the tongue as
a muscle here. I am surely talking about “reaping what you sew” from your
words. Jesus can forgive you, but people are not as easy,.. words when
spoken, can't be taken back,... only changed. So the original slander that
came from the tongue may never be forgotten. Even after you have changed
your mind, and your attitude. If I say, “I am not going to get that
promotion”, “I am not going to succeed”, or “I will always live in this
trailer park!” Guess what, if you constantly say these things, they are all
you will ever have. Believe it in your Heart. Say it, and Pray it until you
believe it in your Heart. If you constantly speak positive things about
yourself and others, until you believe, these events WILL COME TO PASS.
Best Regards I leave you in closing,
[1 Peter 1:8];You love him even though you have never seen him. Though
you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious,
inexpressible joy.
All scripture references made in this sermon, are taken from the NLT
version Bible on BibleGateway.com
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