Remember Your Mission.
Current events
When we examine current events: (Just to name a few.)
Coronavirus
Left wing policies – government spending – government defying the constitution.
Events in Afghanistan.
Support of Pro-abortion views.
An atheist is now Harvard’s head chaplain.
The modern revolt against marriage.
The breakdown of the Biblical “male” and “female” marriage.
Wide spread acceptance of alternate life styles.
We see the demise of America as we once knew it.
We are surrounded by moral decay.
It’s easy to become discouraged.
It’s easy to lose focus.
We read about the rise and fall of nations (God’s people) in the Old Testament.
The outcome for America is predictable.
Don’t lose your focus.
Remember Your Mission.
Where do we start?
Philippians 4:6-9 NLT
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
You all know a lot of scripture. Focus on what you know. Do the things you know you should be doing, and don’t be sidetracked by the things you don’t understand.
Actions:
Don’t worry about anything.
Pray about everything. – Tell God what you need.
Thank God for all He has done.
Fix your thoughts on Scripture.
Put into practice all you learned from scripture.
- Keep putting into practice all you learned.
Results:
You will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
- You know a lot of scripture. Focus on what you know.
What are some things that you know?
- God is Sovereign
God is the supreme authority.
God is sovereign over history and time.
Ephesians 1:11 NLT
11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
1 Timothy 6:15 NLT
15 For, At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
Psalm 47:7-9 NLT
7 For God is the King over all the earth.
Praise him with a psalm.
8 God reigns above the nations,
sitting on his holy throne.
9 The rulers of the world have gathered together
with the people of the God of Abraham.
For all the kings of the earth belong to God.
He is highly honored everywhere.
- Some things never change.
- God never changes.
Malachi 3:6 (NLT)
6“I am the Lord, and I do not change. …
Hebrews 13:8 (NLT)
8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Numbers 23:19 (NLT)
God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
- God’s Word never changes.
Isaiah 40:8 (NLT)
8The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the word of our God stands forever.”
Psalm 119:89 (NLT)
89Your eternal word, O Lord,
stands firm in heaven.
Luke 21:33 (NLT)
33Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
John 10:34-35 (NLT)
34Jesus replied … 35And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered.
Matthew 5:18 (NLT)
18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
- Remember Your Mission.
Don’t forget! Busy schedules!
What is something that God has called you to do?
Our mission. (from the scriptures)
Ephesians 2:10 NLT
8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 2:8-10 English Standard Version
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
