We must be ready and prepared to receive all God is about to do, no matter what else we may have going on. Now is not the time to make excuses. We see in today’s key passage that the people making excuses missed out on the banquet. What is it that God has prepared for you that you are too busy to receive? God wants to bless you and use you to bless others. We must move quickly, and overcome all excuses so that we can keep reaching out to people, wherever we are.
Further Scripture:
Luke 14:1-5, John 3:16-17, John 6:35, Luke 12:16-21, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Isaiah 55:6, Luke 19:5-6, Mark 1:20, Revelation 5:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, 1 Timothy 2:3-4
Key Points:
1. God wants to bless people
2. God wants us to overcome all excuses
3. God wants us to go quickly
4. God wants us to go everywhere
5. God wants us to go to all kinds of people
6. God wants us to keep reaching out to people
7. God wants a full house
Apply The Word:
Are there things that have stopped you inviting your friends or family to church? Are there things you need to overcome to become more confident about sharing the Gospel with others? Firstly, we must break the chains that may be holding us back. Perhaps there are certain fears or previous experiences that are stopping you from reaching out to others. Pray and apply the blood of Jesus over these things. Pray for a renewal of the mind, a new purpose, healing from things of the past. God will use you to bless many people and he will not send you into any situation you cannot conquer.
Secondly, we must pray for those people we want to see come to know Jesus. Pray into the 7 points this week. Visualise names and faces of people you know as you pray. Think about your areas of influence. Where has God placed you? Work, social groups, School, University. Who are those people God has called you to save? Where do you have influence that others don't? Set aside time this week to pray specifically into these things, and watch as God starts to move in powerful ways.
Time To Invite Everyone To The Banquet
August 18, 2019 • Mike & Jacqui Simpson
Time To Conquer Your Mountain, Part 4
September 29, 2019 • Pastor Wes Richards
Caleb was the first of the spies to see the potential of the Promised Land and was determined to persevere until he saw the promise fulfilled. In this week’s key scripture, we read how He achieved his goal by staying determined. Like Caleb, we can achieve every God-given goal as we follow the Lord wholeheartedly, as we declare our faith in God, and as we walk determined to fulfil His purpose. On Sunday 22nd September we covered points 1 & 2 of this message. Further Scripture: Genesis 23:19, Matthew 28:19-20, Philippians 3:10-14, Ephesians 6:10-13, Revelation 12:11, 1 Timothy 6:12, Acts 27:22-25, Joshua 21:3–12, 1 Chronicles 6:54–56, 2 Samuel 2:4, Acts 28:14, 2 Timothy 4:18 Key Points: 3. Faith (v12), 4. Fulfilment (v13) Apply The Word: Do you keep a spirit of determination to achieve all that God has for you even in the face of opposition? Like Caleb in this week’s passage and the apostle Paul as a New Testament example (2 Corinthians 11), you must keep your faith through difficulties. When the apostle Paul was caught in a prolonged storm at sea and when all hope of being saved had seemingly gone, he spoke confidently to everyone on board. When Caleb was hearing the downcast arguments of the other spies, he stood to declare the land was good. We too need this determined faith that God will help us conquer in every fight that we face. You will conquer in your finances. You will conquer in your family. You will conquer to win people to Christ. Do you have a focus on the simple purpose God has given you? We can’t lose focus because of the cares of everyday life. We must not get distracted from the vision we have to change the world for Jesus. This means a focus on our daily development as being and making disciples of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20).
Time To Conquer Your Mountain, Part 3
September 22, 2019 • Pastor Wes Richards
Caleb was the first of the spies to see the potential of the Promised Land and was determined to persevere until he saw the promise fulfilled. In this week’s key scripture, we read how He achieved his goal by staying determined. Like Caleb, we can achieve every God-given goal as we follow the Lord wholeheartedly, as we declare our faith in God, and as we walk determined to fulfil His purpose. Further Scripture: Genesis 23:19, Matthew 28:19-20, Philippians 3:10-14, Ephesians 6:10-13, Revelation 12:11, 1 Timothy 6:12, Acts 27:22-25, Joshua 21:3–12, 1 Chronicles 6:54–56, 2 Samuel 2:4, Acts 28:14, 2 Timothy 4:18 Key Points: 1. Focus (v12), 2. Forcefulness (v11) Apply The Word: Do you keep a spirit of determination to achieve all that God has for you even in the face of opposition? Like Caleb in this week’s passage and the apostle Paul as a New Testament example (2 Corinthians 11), you must keep your faith through difficulties. When the apostle Paul was caught in a prolonged storm at sea and when all hope of being saved had seemingly gone, he spoke confidently to everyone on board. When Caleb was hearing the downcast arguments of the other spies, he stood to declare the land was good. We too need this determined faith that God will help us conquer in every fight that we face. You will conquer in your finances. You will conquer in your family. You will conquer to win people to Christ. Do you have a focus on the simple purpose God has given you? We can’t lose focus because of the cares of everyday life. We must not get distracted from the vision we have to change the world for Jesus. This means a focus on our daily development as being and making disciples of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20).
Time To Conquer Your Mountain, Part 2
September 15, 2019 • Pastor Wes Richards
There is great power in declaration. To be an overcomer who gets over every obstacle in your way, it’s important to know how to speak positive words, and in particular, the Word of God. To conquer your mountains, you must take care of how you speak. The words of our tongue have great power to deliver, delay, or destroy our destiny. Learn from the life of Caleb in this week’s message how we can declare the promises of God to see our conquest. Further Scripture: Joshua 14:6-15, Nehemiah 1:4-7, Acts 4:23-31, Deuteronomy 1:35-36, 2 Peter 1:3, Hebrews 11:26-27, Romans 4:18-21, Isaiah 54:4, 13, 17, Isaiah 57:18 Apply The Word: What do you declare with your words? When we speak out positive words, and especially the Word of God, we can see great things. Caleb clearly understood the power of declaration. He didn’t just hide words in his heart or mull them over in his mind. He spoke them out so that everyone would know that what was coming out of his mouth was an overflow of a great heart. Read Numbers 14 and see how Caleb declared the Word of God and had determination to claim and hold on to it. Do you know the promises of God to declare? God makes great promises all through the Bible. He made promises to many individuals including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Daniel, and Paul. Of course, He also made promises to His people; to the Israelites and to the church. Every promise to Abraham for multiplication, for all generations, for a holy nation, and for transformation are promises to us also. God’s promises are eternal and obtainable. The promises are for all believers who are the spiritual descendants of Abraham, our father in faith. Search the scriptures for promises (including those listed above) and declare that these promises are alive and working on your behalf today.