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Don't Lose Heart for Jesus!


Sunday, December 9, 2012
Led by Eric Gintert



Are We Crying DAY & NIGHT?

Luke 18:1-8
  • Are we crying day and night unto Him? We may say a traditional prayer before meals and before bed time, but do we continually cry unto Him with our heart?
"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again..." Proverbs 24:16
  • The just man gets back up because He wants Jesus... he's continually seeking Him. He has heart!

"Get-it-Quick" Jesus Gospel

Today we have a "get-it-quick", "drive-thru" Jesus gospel going on in our church buildings. Have you ever heard this from an evangelist?
"Would you like to come down and be saved? It will only take 5 minutes of your time."

Who (or What) is Your God?

Want to know who your God is? Who (or what) do you think about and dream about the most?
  • Money?
  • Business?
  • Church?
  • Family?
  • Friends?
  • Television?
  • God?
That's is your God... what ever most fills your thoughts and dreams.

We even take the word of God and make it an idol. We endeavor to memorize it, read it habitually every morning and/or night, share it with others, etc. But, if we do not live it and practice what it says, we have make a book become our god!

Exodus 20:2-17
We have things so backwards. We endeavor to do good things that we think will please God instead of having a heart for God that causes us to do the things that please Him.

We bow down to graven images in the church. We see the way one man preaches and try to emulate it, we see how so-and-so dresses and copy them, we see what our fellow congregants are reading and watching and we do it too (whether it pleases God or not). We bow to the pastor and say, "Well if he does it, it must be okay and I'm going to do it too."

Has our investment in Christ become so stale that we aren't willing to take a little persecution for His name? Are we too worried about offending people that we won't say anything against what they believe if it's wrong?

Are we being "seeker sensitive" or "Christ sensitive"?

Prayer Requests

Del M. brothers and sisters
Dotty J.  -  heart problems
Elisabeth G.  -  tooth pulled on Mon.
Lois & Sherry  -  wisdom
Bill & Donna L. - health problems, marriage
Larry D. - undergoing cancer treatments
Connie G. - dad health problems; dementia
Jane T. mom - fell at nursing home and hurt back
Jordyn G. & family - life after cancer, marriage
Melody - brain tumor
Wendy D. niece's sister, Sara - leukemia diagnosis
Emily D. dady - home from hospital, heart problems
Ethan G. - tonsils
Dirk, Phil, Josh, Scott - come to know the Lord
Sara N. - baby due this month
Elisabeth G. - teeth pulled next week
Kathy - spot found on lungs by doctors; existing health problems
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