NCCF Church Sharing

November 23, 202028mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: NCCF Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 11/22/2020 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The message centers on Psalm 55:22, encouraging listeners to 'cast your burden upon the Lord' for His sustaining power. The speaker emphasizes that this means trusting God with everything, recognizing His sovereignty even amidst chaos, and understanding that His sustenance means enduring trials patiently. To truly be sustained, one must also strive to be righteous, particularly by maintaining a heart of love toward those who cause trouble.

Outline

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Cast your burden upon the LordDrawing from Psalm 55:22, the speaker encourages believers to cast all their burdens onto the Lord, who will sustain them and keep the righteous from being shaken.Psalm 55:22

The Lord is sovereign and in controlReflecting on a painting of a bird safe in a rock during a storm, the speaker notes that our trials are simply what God has given us, and His sovereignty remains absolute.

The Lord will sustain usJust as someone feeds a sheltered bird daily during a storm, the Lord sustains us through trials, meaning we do not need to rush an end to our difficulties.

Living a righteous life in trialsTo be protected like the bird in the cleft of the rock, we must maintain a righteous heart and love toward those who cause us trouble.

Accepting adversity from God's handUsing Job 2:10 and 1 Peter 5:6-8, the speaker discusses the necessity of humbling ourselves under God's mighty hand and casting all anxiety on Him.Job 2:10

Submitting to life's difficult circumstancesTrue submission involves accepting not just God's word, but the specific trials and delayed projects He allows in our lives.

Choosing honesty and rest over deceptionFaced with a costly truck repair and the temptation to fabricate a story for insurance, the speaker chooses truth, submission, and rest in the Lord.

Sowing seeds of faith during exileDrawing on Jeremiah and Psalm 126, the speaker discusses how persevering through difficult exiles with weeping and faith leads to a deeper, joyful knowledge of God.

Lessons of faith from a farmer's life and biblical heroesJust as a farming father worried about weather before a good harvest, figures like Abraham and the Apostle Paul sowed seeds of faith through great trial and tears.

Yielding to the fruit of the SpiritBy weeping in secret before the Lord over personal shortcomings, believers can experience an abundance of the fruit of the Spirit.

Becoming fishers of men through persistent sowingConnecting back to earlier verses about becoming fishers of men, the speaker emphasizes actively sharing the gospel, checking on sown seeds, and trusting God's timing.

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