Perseverance In Winning

Act 26:28-29  Agrippa interrupted him. "Do you think you can make me a Christian so quickly?" Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains." 

Wherever Paul went, he was there to testify. Not for himself, not JUST to defend his cause and himself from the accusations of all the others… he was there to testify ABOUT JESUS.
His encounter was so real that he can't stop talking about Jesus and telling everyone about his personal encounter with him. He was always on the WINNING MODE. He wants to convince everyone that JESUS is real. That what he experienced were true and that everybody can benefit from it.
Paul even faced kings and rulers. And he shared the same thing. HE WAS PERSISTENT. HE WAS CRAZY FOR JESUS.

PROMISE

God gives us opportunity to face kings and rulers in our time today, not just for the sake of meeting them… but for the sake of really sharing Jesus. We are where we are for a purpose. 

Proverbs 22:29 A man chosen by God will serve before Kings and not just ordinary men.

COMMAND

1. Wherever you are, you are called to TESTIFY about JESUS. 2. Always be reminded of your encounter with Him, and have that as your weapon towards opposition. 3. Be crazy for Jesus.

WARNING

It will not be easy, it will always be challenging. Facing kings are not easy, but they are worth it. Without persistence, perseverance, you can never stand such calling.

APPLICATION

We are called to face before KINGS and RULERS. We are to testify before BIG men and women in the industry. We are called for the professionals and the great men and women of our time. Many people may reject us, but we must persist. Persevere in sharing God, in sharing JESUS.

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Say NO To Confusion

Act 19:32  Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn't even know why they were there. 

The Ephesians had their own God, Artemis. But when Jesus was introduced to them, some believed but some kept their faith. Why? Because of practicality. Not because they really understood what Jesus really did, but because they will lose their BUSINESS. They were SELFISH. And with this, two gods led people to confusion.

SELFISHNESS => Too many gods => Confusion => RIOT

When we are selfish, we create another god. It can be any of the following: ourselves, money, talent, career, others. And when we create another god, we also create confusion not just to the people around us, but to ourselves. And confusion is not from God. Our God will never cause confusion. He is the God who makes everything clear. He is the God that is SURE.

When we are sure of who our God is, everything else will be clear.

PROMISE

Jesus is the God of clarity. He brings clarity to everything; and when we allow Him to be our ONLY ONE TRUE GOD, everything else will be clear for us as well.

COMMAND

1. Say NO to selfishness. Life was not given to revolve around YOU. It is not about YOU all the time. Don't make a god out of yourself. 
2. Don't have OTHER GODS. Don't put anything else or anyone else above God. Don't form any other God that Himself.
3. Don't allow confusion in your life. Be set free! Have clarity in everything you do, in every intention.

WARNING

Being selfish is creating another god, and this will cause confusion in your life. You would not know who to follow and what you really should be doing. When there is confusion, something is wrong.

APPLICATION

1. Say NO to selfishness. Do not be selfish and desire more of God's will than yours.
2. Do not make too many gods out of my desires, money, career, friends, relationships, human love. Nothing else will be greater than God and His love.
3. Do not lead anyone to confusion, be clear everything out in my life. SAY NO TO CONFUSION.

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Judged for Life

And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:11-15 NLT)

The glory of the Lord will rule over all. No one can hide from the presence of God. Now until forever.
Great or small will stand before the throne of God.
Everyone will be judged according to what he/she has done on earth.
Everything is RECORDED in the book of life.

What will your record be like?

Will it be a record of LIFE, or a record of DEATH.

Everyone who will not be in the book of life will be thrown into the lake of fire.

PROMISE

Those written in the book of life will celebrate with God. They will celebrate EVERLASTING LIFE.

COMMAND

What are you living for? Who are you living for?
At the end of this life, we will face God. Are we going to be proud of our life when we get there?

Live only for God. Not for yourself, not for anybody.
Live and die with God in your heart.

WARNING

Those who rejected God will not celebrate with Him. They will forever be tormented by death.

APPLICATION

I will live my life worthy to celebrate LIFE with God.
I will live my life worthy to face him on judgment day. Where He will tell me "Good job, my daughter. You did very well on earth." :) <3

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