Topic: Be of a different spirit
God's obsession is you. God is obsessed with His people, in loving you.
2 Corinthians 9:1-9
Verse 2: Zeal has stirred up the majority. Not giving people the minimum mindset of the majority.
Verse 7: Giving with a purpose in your heart. God loves a cheerful giver. Serving God is not a grudging obligation. Don't live by the minimum.
2 Corinthians 11:23
Apostle Paul talks about the daily things. But of all these things, there comes a deep concern for all the churches.
What is your glorious obsession?
1 Corinthians 16:15
"The first fruits of Achaia" were the early people who "addicted themselves". The bible refers to the deep obsession. People may be obsessed to help others, to make a difference or to build a ministry. Theses are the purposes of one's life.
Just like New Creation Church has an obsession of preaching radical grace. NCC is not built on a certain sermon but it's built on a sense of purpose.
When you have that sense of obsession, you are able to rise above your necessity.
John 18:37
Verse 37: Jesus knew He was born for a purpose.
John 12:27
Jesus said He come for this purpose. He was prepared to die for a God given purpose.
Psalms 100:2
Rise up in your faith and ask God for a glorious purpose in life. Pastor shares about the music ministry who wakes up early on Sundays to the auditorium while most would be either sleeping or enjoying coffee. These people have devoted their time for a glorious purpose. It is not an obligation. Unlike paying tax which is a requirement and obligation.
Proverbs 20:6
A faithful person versus a normal person.
Psalms 25:12-14
The verses say who is that man?
Let's live with a different spirit from the others. Not have the spirit of the majority. It's amazing what can happen.
Matthew 27
Jesus was crucified on the cross while the Romans wanted to lift the cross higher. In context they wanted to crucify Him more. They wanted to see Him come down so that they would believe He is the Messiah. But Jesus stood on the cross for a glorious purpose.
People want you to come down from the glorious purpose in your heart.
Pastor leads the congregation in a prayer to have a sense of purpose in life. He prayed for the purpose to be stirred up. In marriages and relationship for the purpose of God a sense of purpose.
Pastor prays for all fathers for wisdom, things to turn around and to leave a legacy in their household.
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