TIME WHEN CHRISTIANS ARE TAKING FOR GRANTED GOD IN THEIR LIVES.
Deuteronomy 8:11-20
Intro: One of the greatest sins of
the church today is taking God for granted.We depended upon him for salvation. We
depended upon Him for our deliverance.
But once He begins to bless us, we cast
Him aside – we forget Him. How is that even possible? How does a person do
that? We take God for granted when we take for granted…
5 THINGS CHRISTIANS DO NOT GIVE
VALUE.
I. WHE WE DO NOT GIVE VALUE ON
READING GOD'S WORD.
When we don’t read His Word, we are
taking this wonderful gift for granted.
Thousands of language groups still do
not have the Bible in their language.
Did you read your Bible this week?
If not, you are taking God for
granted.
Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written
for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might
have hope.
II. WHEN DO NOT GIVE VALUE ON PRAYING
TO GOD.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that
we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Isaiah 59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there
was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his
righteousness, it sustained him.
Matthew 26:40-41 And he cometh unto the disciples,
and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me
one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the
spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
III. WHEN WE DO NOT GIVE VALUE ON
WORSHIPPING GOD IN HIS TEMPLE– don’t go to church.
( Hebrews 10:25 ) Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but
exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Nehemiah 13:11 Then contended I with the rulers,
and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and
set them in their place.
Psalms 63:2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in
the sanctuary.
Psalms 77:13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God
as our God?
Psalms 96:6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are
in his sanctuary.
IV. WHEN WE DO NOT GIVE VALUE ON THE
WORKING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIFE. – don’t listen to His voice
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide
you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall
hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:19 Quench not the Spirit.
( Ephesians 4:30 ) 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of
God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
5. WHEN WE DO NOT GIVE VALUE ON
WINNING LOST PEOPLE.
( Mathew 9:36-38 ) 36 But when he saw the multitudes,
he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is
plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will
send forth labourers into his harvest.
* ( John 4:35 ) 35 Say not ye, There are yet four
months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and
look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
* God bless you always *
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