Sermon Tone Analysis

Target Living God \\ Interacting with God.

January 12, 2007

 

Intro.

Phil.

3:14 I press toward the *mark* for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Phil.3:17

Brethren, be followers together of me, and *mark *them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

A *Mark* is a goal which *controls* one’s whole life.

“to *hold* something before one as a *model *on the basis of the inspection,”

 

A.-*ligning* your *Priorities.

\\ *I.

-Jan.

14th.

*Interacting *with God.

M.-

Jan. 21st  Maneuvering with People  

E.-

Jan. 28th  Enjoying your Employment

 

 

 

This  exact word that Paul uses as the mark or target  in Phil.

3:14 that is worthy of controlling his life… is also used… in  2 Cor.

4:18 \\ \\

2 Cor.4:18 as we look (mark, target) not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.

For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Now this gets a little sticky.. to engage in Target living as a Christian… we have to understand.. our target what we set our sights on.

Are you ready for this..What we steady, our aime on.. is invisible..  \\ \\ Notice the role of the invisible in the life of the Christian… \\ 2 Cor.

4:18

 

Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance  of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.[1]

Heb.11:

27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

1 Tim 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever.

Amen.

Our target our aim.. is on an invisible God, and invisible salvation, a invislbe salvation.

That is what being a person of faith is about..

Even though we have never seen it we Know there are Angels in the invislbe real as well as spirits of just men made rightiois, demons, satan, mansions.. there is an invislbe world…

 

Plato understood in part about the unseen world .. as he taught the unseen world was more real then then the one we know… what we see to plato was merely the saddows dancing off the real images that we can’t see.. \\ \\

Even through we set our eyes on an invisible … make no mistakes portholes from the invisible to the visible… that have been a bridge for the unseen world to be made real in the seen.. \\ \\

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse

Ro 8:24, For /y/in this hope we were saved.

Now /z/hope that is seen is not hope.

For who hopes for what he sees?

*25 *But if we hope for what we do not see, we /a/wait for it with patience

 

Col 1:15  Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature

 

 

Rom.. chapter one.. gives some harsh worlds for those who fail to make their aim the Invisible God.. \\ \\  Rom.

1: 28 Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done

 

 

 

John 14;6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

You get to the invislbe father though Jesus and as you follow Jesus you will find the unseen life of God flowing, permeating, filters flooding entering your everyday life though the following entrance points on your targe..

Your adjust Your aim in the invisible though

1.  prayer.. \\ \\

What is going on in prayer.. \\  

Prayer is God’s communcition link with his children..

/ / Luke 22:39  And he came out and went, /p/as was his custom, to /q/the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

*40 */r/And when he came to /s/the place, he said to them, /t/ “Pray that you may not /u/enter into temptation.”

*41 *And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and /v/knelt down and prayed, *42 *saying, /w/ “Father, if you are willing, remove /x/this cup from me.

/y/Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

*43 *And there appeared to him /z/an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

*44 *And /w/being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground./4/

*45 *And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, *46 *and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping?

Rise and /a/pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

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\\  In prayer you are : \\             getting to know God.

Discover God’s will

            Engage in Spiritual warfare

            Create spiritual enviorments.

Move into favor with God.

Release God to work.

\\             Make petitions know.

Your adjust Your aim in the invisible though

 

2,  Study of the Word.

* 2 Tim.

3:16 */d/All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, *17 *that /e/the man of God/2/ may be competent, /f/equipped /g/for every good work.[3]

 

 

1 tim.

4:12 *13 *Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

*1*[4]

 

The word is the revelation of God’s person works and words.

\\              Through the Word you:

                        Recevive absolute truths

                        Receive reproof correction

                        Training in Righteouness

                        Revelation of God.

Reveals inward motives.

Frees from bondange.

Brings preace, sucesss joy

                        Gives and inheritance

                        Guides..

Your adjust Your aim in the invisible though

 

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Submission

Submission is the surrendering of ones self, possessions for the greater good of the Kingdom.

\\           Through submission you: \\                         Protect your self.

Protect your church.

Protect your brothers and sisters in the lord.

The submissed life is a life of order…

 

/   / Luke 7:3  …Sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.

*4 *And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, /d/// “He is worthy to have you do this for him, *5 *for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us /e/our synagogue.”

*6 *And Jesus went with them.

When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, /f/do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

*7 *Therefore I did not presume to come to you.

But /g/say the word, and let my servant be healed.

*8 *For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

*9 *When Jesus heard these things, /h/he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such /i/faith.”

*10 *And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

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Your adjust Your aim in the invisible though

 

            4.

Fellowship.

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Fellowhips is the responsibility and privilege of providing an atmosphere to reconnect people to God and each other in the church..

 

/A cold church, like butter, will not spread.