How to change your life forever

-Richard Burton

Nehemiah 1: 4-11

4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, 5 And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. 8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. 10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Neh 1:4-11

  1. Present condition must become      a personal burden
  2. Seek God personally and      privately
  3. I must take personal      responsibility
  4. Allow other believers to      provide support for your life
  5. Build a wall between yourself      and your enemies

The Collapse of Evangelism In The Modern Day Church

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 1:8

  1. Like the early church, we      must approach evangelism with humility, the joy of God in our hearts, and      as a joint effort.
  • Jesus is doing all the giving      and enabling. We are doing all the receiving and going.
  1. We must be honest with      ourselves and discover where we lost the Power and Reclaim it.
      2.  
    1. What limits the       power of God?
      2.  
          
      1. Resistors-        consisting of sin
        2.   
      2. Insulators- an insulated        heart as a result of hurt feelings, anger, etc.
        3.   
      3. We need to be conductors to        allow the power to flow
        4.  
  • Sooner or later, man has      always had to decide whether he is going to trust in his own power or the Power      of God.

Sermon

Mike Cothran

Colossians 4:2-6

2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 

1. Prayer
     a. Vs 2-3
2. Place
     a. Vs 3-4
3. People
     a. Vs 4-5
4. Prepared
     a. Vs 6

1 Thessalonians 1:5-6
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 

The Ultimate Pursuit Of Life

Romans 14:19

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 

Luke 19:41-42
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 

• Our problems come from the inside out, not the outside in.

The human heart craves peace
1. Within ourselves
     a. There has to be a total surrender to Jesus Christ as Lord. 
2. Among ourselves 

Dad's, This Is How You Do It!

Psalm 128:1-4

How to be a great father:
1. An awesome relationship with God the Father.
     a. A man who listens to the Word of God. (prayer, devotion, Bible study)
     b. Acts upon the Word if God.
     c. We are willing to face opposition when necessary.
     d. Looking beyond the"now" to see the future.l
2. An awesome contentment in the home.
3. An awesome romance with your spouse.
4. An awesome support to raise your children.