1. Enjoyment is Commended.
Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.
2. Enjoyment is an Energizer.
3. Enjoyment is a Stress Reliever.
4. Enjoyment is to Be Demonstrated.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
5. Enjoyment May End Quickly.
Ecclesiastes 11:7-8
7 Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. 8 However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all.
Making peace with your past
Making peace with your past
Isaiah 43:18-19
Vs.18
Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past
Vs. 19
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
1. Let go of the junk that is killing you. You can’t control it anyway.
2. Embrace the One that wants to give you life.
3. Enjoy the new things God is wanting to do in you and through you.
4. Spring into action. Don’t get left behind.
5. Get ready to drive through the forest and swim in the desert.
Fight for the Family Part 2
Nehemiah 4:14
I. Fight to Get Them to Heaven.
(A) Dad, you have to know that you are going there yourself.
(B) Dad, lead a life that is worth imitating.
(C) Dad, the road to Heaven doesn’t have to be boring.
II. This Fight is Bigger Than Any Physical Fight.
(1) Fight by remaining Steadfast in the Word of God.
“To hit the devil in the face with a force he cannot resist. What are you hitting him with? He’s a million times stronger than you and he hates you and your family. How anybody walks through this devil ruled world without a sword in his hand is beyond me.” John Piper
(A) Did you know the word of God is a tool of Protection?
(B) Did you know the word of God is a Detector?
(C) Did you know the word of God is a Strengthener?
(2) Fight by walking in Faith.
(3) Fight by persevering in Prayer.
(4) Fight by Patiently Loving them.
Fight for the Family Part 1
Fight for the Family
Nehemiah 4:14
“After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your people, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
1. Fight to Get Them to Heaven.
(A) Dad, you have to know that you are going there yourself.
(B) Dad, lead a life that is worth imitating.
(C) Dad, the road to Heaven doesn’t have to be boring.
2. This Fight is Bigger Than Any Physical Fight.
(A) Fight by walking in Faith.
(B) Fight by persevering in Prayer.
(C) Fight by remaining Steadfast in the Word of God.
(D) Fight by Patiently Loving them.
Even if God doesn't
Even If God Doesn’t
Daniel 3:16-18
16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question. 17. If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king. 18 But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”
1. My Life Will Not Be Controlled by Anger and Fear.
“Dear King Nebuchadnezzar.”
2. My Mind Was Made Up Way Before I Even Got Here.
“We don’t need to give you an answer to this question.”
3. I Still Believe God Is Capable of Anything.
“If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king.”
4. It’s God Prerogative and I Trust Him Either Way.
“But even if He does not rescue us.”
5. My Faith Will Remain Committed.
“We want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”