Fellowship Church Ed Young
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 Thursday, February 9, 2012 Isn’t that weird. You are a glancer if you do that. says that let’s relate that to the Bible, because James is talking about a physical mirror and comparing it to the Bible. A lot of us want to glance at the mirror, the word of God. We don’t want to study it. We don’t want to prance in front of it. Why? Well, what is the purpose of a mirror? The purpose of a mirror is it shows us who we really are. It reflects back to us what we really look like, blemishes and all, wrinkles and all. Also, a mirror shows us what we need to change about ourselves. This morning when I got up, I thought to myself, I need to shave, take a shower, put some stuff in my hair to make it look okay, and, hopefully, this Johnny Cash outfit matches. I thought about that when I looked in the mirror, and so did you. You looked in the mirror, it showed you who you really were, and you said, “I’m going to make some changes. I’m going to make myself into whatever.” said that most of us know Rob Johnson and Vanessa Whitwell, the two talented singers and music leaders here at Fellowship Church. They are unbelievable. Okay. Here is what happens. Rob got up early in the morning several days ago and took a picture of himself. Here is what Rob looked like right when he got up. Look at that. Is that pathetic? Rob looks terrible. Posted by at Labels:
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,Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 But that’s a lie according to . That’s a lie from the enemy, because here’s what Scripture says about you. I Peter 1:18-19: “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” How much is an object worth? Well, it’s worth what someone will pay for it. What are you worth? The precious blood of Jesus. Some say, “Well, I'm just unloved. I'm unloved. I'm totally unloved. No one loves me. If they knew what I was involved in; if they knew the websites I was frequenting; if they knew the clubs I was attending; if they knew the conversations; if they knew the beds I was sleeping in, they wouldn’t love me. I’m really not loved.” Well, that’s not true either. Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Something else people have told me about being caught in lust is that they’re unfulfilled. And because of that, because of being unworthy, unloved, and unfulfilled, the fourth thing they say is, you know, sex is the biggest need in my life. It’s all about sex! Philippians 4:19 says, “And my God will meet all of your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Exchange the truth for a lie. Just call the enemy what he is—a liar! “Well,” you might be saying, “, that’s it! Nice message on lust. I’ll see ya later.” No no no. That’s not it. There is hope for every luster here. It’s something that every single person deals with and struggles with. I don’t care how old you are. I don’t care if you're a boy or a girl. We all deal with it. Posted by at Labels:
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,Saturday, December 17, 2011 Saturday, December 17, 2011 Do you remember back in the day—I’m talking about junior-high school—when you went to the skating rink? Did anyone go roller skating? “Couples only, couples only.” Does that bring back memories?
How about this? “You put your right foot in, put your right foot out, put your right foot in and shake it all about. You do the hokey-pokey, and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about.”
I love that song. Let’s stand and do that together. Come on. Everyone, we’re going with the right foot first, okay? “Put your right foot in, put your right foot out, put your right foot in and shake it all about. You do the hokey-pokey, and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about.” You sound great!
You know, when it comes to change; when it comes to transforming our lives, isn’t it true that a lot of us just put our right foot in and kind of do the hokey-pokey, and we don’t really get involved in deep and everlasting change? Isn’t it so true? We change the exterior as opposed to the interior. We get stuck in the superficial as opposed to those significant changes.
“I need to change.” We all would admit that. Yet, it’s sort of paradoxical. shows that change only occurs when we come to the end of our efforts, and when we throw up our hands and say, “God, I can’t.” Isn’t that interesting? Change happens when I say, “I can’t.” tells us that God, who does not change, is all about change. Change is from the outside. It comes from the outside in. Because when we say, “I can’t;” when we open the lid of our lives and invite Jesus to come in, this exchange takes place. We exchange our guilt for his grace, our failures for his forgiveness, our self-centeredness for the savior of the world. Posted by at Labels:
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