Ministry is all about Jesus.
Everything we do is about Jesus.
It was never about us, but Him.
& we have to trust He always has the best plan for us.
Every sermon should point to…
#1 The glory of God
#2 Our need for Jesus
#3 The Lordship of Him
#4 The hope of salvation
Be in love more with the person of Jesus over the person sharing Jesus.
We are called to love others, but to love God above all!
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Matthew 22:37-39)
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. (Luke 14:26-27)
We honor people, but we love God above all.
God’s word must be honored.
Preached with clarity, accuracy, power & authority.
4 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2)
It’s Him who breaks chains, it’s Him who heals, & Him that delivers.
We must acknowledge God as God, who has all power & authority in His hands.
We used to deal with a prosperity gospel but now we are dealing with a popularity gospel.
A saved person’s life demonstrates your salvation.
The moment you read your word from adoration instead of obligation… you’re in a real relationship with God.
If you want to see revival, you must revive your reverence for God.. we need a bible revival!
we are called to..
Follow Jesus
Fish for souls
Forsake Sin
Everything that is not eternal, is worthless in eternity.
Holiness isn’t proving you have more of Jesus, holiness proves that Jesus has more of you.
We are living holy because we want to please Him & we love Him!
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1)
It’s not perfection, it’s making ‘set apart’ decisions.
We pursue God because He is constantly pursuing us.
There could be 1000 steps between us and Him, & His love is so great that He will take 999 of those steps & leave the last one for us.
He could look at a million people yet you are the only one He sees.
Our hearts burn for Him because His heart burns for us.
Revival is an experience in the church.
Evangelism is an expression of the church.
Evangelism is telling people about the grace of God.
Discipleship is teaching people how to walk in it.
The gifting draws people to you.
The anointing draws people to Him.
When you start to point everything you do towards Jesus, your life changes.
Click here to listen to the podcast episode on Why We Must Point Everything To Jesus with Matt Cruz.
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