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Sermon Topics
Sermon Topics
Sunday -
May 22nd, 2005
"7 Steps To Holiness" Psa 99:5 Exalt ye the
LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. by
Pastor Tony Sutton
MORAL STANDARD
A) OUR STANDARD HAS SLIPPED
FROM WHAT IT USED TO BE. EACH GENERATION SEEMS TO GET A LITTLE
MORE LAXED. OUR WORD DOESN'T MEAN WHAT IT USED TO. OUR CONDUCT
GETS MORE LIBERAL EVERY DAY. RESPECT FOR ELDERS HAS VANISHED,
NOW THEY ARE POPS, OLD MAN, OLD WOMAN. THEY ARE OLD SCHOOL.
BAD LANGUAGE HAS BECOME ACCEPTABLE.
SPIRITUAL
STANDARD
A) A NEED TO BE SPIRITUAL HAS
GONE. OTHER THINGS HAS TAKEN IT'S PLACE. MATERIAL POSSESSIONS
HAVE REPLACED THE DESIRE TO BE HOLY. WE NEED TO WORK, MORE
THAN WE NEED TO PRAY. WE NEED TO WORK MORE THAN WE NEED TO
STUDY, OR VISIT. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE OBTAIN WORLDLY
GAIN THAN HOLINESS. WE ARE SATISFIED WITH JUST A LITTLE OF
GOD, BUT WE NEED A LOT OF THE WORLD.
PRAYER
A) WE CAN TALK FOR HOURS TO A
FRIEND ABOUT THE RACES, WORK, TV SHOWS, FISHING, ETC... BUT IT
ONLY TAKES ABOUT 2 MINUTES TO SAY WHAT WE NEED TO THE BEST
FRIEND WE'VE EVER HAD. OUR PRAYER MOSTLY CONSIST OF OUR NEEDS
AND WANTS WHEN IT SHOULD BE ABOUT PRAISE AND SOMEONE ELSE'S
NEED.
BIBLE STUDY
A)
IF WE ATE PHYSICALLY LIKE WE DO SPIRITUALLY MANY WOULD BE ANOREXIC.
MANY TODAY ARE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY, BUT ARE SPIRITUALLY STARVED
TO DEATH. WE CAN WATCH TV FOR HOURS, PAY A FORTUNE FOR
GUIDANCE FROM A LOST PERSON. SEEK HELP EVERYWHERE IMAGINABLE
TO MAN, AND OUR BIBLE WILL LAY DUSTY ON THE TABLE, WITH ALL
THE ANSWERS TO OUR PROBLEMS.
DESIRE TO WORSHIP
A) CHURCH IS A PLACE TO
SOCIALIZE. WE CAN GO OR STAY AT HOME. A NEED TO WORSHIP IS SO
SO.
DESIRE TO BE
GODLY
A) WE WANT TO BE GODLY, BUT
NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR TIME. WE WANT TO BE HOLY, BUT NOT BY
LIVING GODLY.
SEEK GOD
A) WE DON'T SEEK GOD LIKE WE
ONCE DID, IF HE DON'T COME IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES THEN WE
GIVE UP. FASTING IS A THING OF THE PAST FOR MANY. AT WHAT
LENGTH ARE YOU WILLING TO GO TO IN-ORDER TO HAVE THE WALK WITH
GOD THAT YOU SHOULD?
Friend: Would you let us know if this sermon has led you to the
Lord, inspired you to re-dedicate your life to the Lord, or simply
been a Blessing unto you?
