The Kind of Hero This World Needs
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Invite Children to the front to pass out the Big Hunk Candy bars to all the dads that are present today in church. Show video as they are passing out the candy.
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The Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves...
1. Hero’s that Live a Life of Sacrifice
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.
Live a life of sacrifice for God and Others (family)
a. Time invested in God and Others
To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
b. Talents invested in God and Others
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
c. Treasures invested in God and Others
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves…not only those who live a life of sacrifice but also
2.Hero’s that Live a Life of Knowing
Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Live a Life of Knowing by knowing Christ more
a. Knowing Christ Deeper
Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
b. Knowing Your Family Greater
Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
c. Knowing Yourself Better
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
The Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves…not only those who live a life of sacrifice and a deeper knowledge of Christ but also
3.Hero’s that Live a Life of Obedience
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.
This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.
Live a Life of Obedience to God and His will
a. Obey the Word’s of the Lord through Faith
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
b. Obey the Will of the Father through Devotion
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
c. Obey the Way of God through Christ
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The Kind of Hero this Word Needs involves…not only those who live a life of sacrifice and a deeper knowledge of Christ as well as a life of Obedience but also
4.Hero’s that Live a Life of Repentance
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Live a Life of Repentance Daily
a. True Repentance Changes You
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
changes your direction
changes your thoughts
changes your actions
b. True Repentance Cleanses You
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
c. True Repentance Cultivates You
Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.