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Opening Prayer - Heavenly Father, we thank you for the oppertunity to worship your Son this morning. We know that if He hadn't died on the cross for our sins and arose from the dead, we would have no way to have a future home in Heaven or the privilage of worshiping Him this morning. Please bless us indeed and give us the strength and wisdom to live the way the Bible says we should live. We pray that everyone who reads this sermon who are not saved will become saved before it is too late. We pray a special blessing on fathers today, and please help them to be the leaders you want them to be. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

 

Worship music - Please click the links and sing along if you know the words (You can also click skip ad to go straight to the songs) -

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIEEz9yaukA&index=1&list=RDkIEEz9yaukA             

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do1NUSPdgaM&list=RDkIEEz9yaukA&index=3

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtjG3k6IiwY

 

NO UNWATED DUTY

 

(The book that is refered to in this sermon is www.areyousureyouaresaved.com)

 

This book has many goals, but three of its goals are to explain how to become a Christian, how to know that you’re really a Christian, and how to live the Christian life (see chapter 39 of this book). The problem is; however, you can decide that you will live this lifestyle, but you may not enjoy living this way. Waking up each morning and knowing what is expected of you may seem dreadful. You may wake up and say to yourself, “Alright, I need to pray, read the Bible, and witness to as many people as possible, then I can relax and have fun.” Or, maybe you have prayed or made a decision to become a Christian in the past, but you know that you enjoy watching TV and using the internet, etc. more than reading the Bible and helping others. You then grudgingly say to yourself, “Well, I guess I need to start enjoying reading the Bible and helping others more than watching TV and using the internet.”  

 

There are many different things people enjoy and look forward to doing each day, for example watching TV and using the internet (However, you will see that these things aren’t always necessarily bad.). No one has to ask or beg them to do those things, because they are truly interested in them. That’s what they want to do, so they freely do them. So, how does someone become excited and have a desire to live the Christian life (Chapter 39 of this book explains how someone can live the Christian life.) each day the way they do while watching TV and using the internet, etc.? The following paragraphs seek to answer this question.

 

What would happen if a billionaire becomes your friend and decides to give you $50 million if you will help advertise his business and be on your best behavior while you advertise it? Like most people, you probably would be so excited about getting that much money, that advertising his business and being on your best behavior while you advertise it would be very enjoyable instead of doing it out of unwanted duty, you probably would thank him over and over, think good thoughts about him throughout each day, and go to work advertising for him every day with a big smile on your face.

 

Alright, think about this, and this isn't make believe; this is reality - God wants to be your friend and will give you eternal life (which means forever) in heaven, and will make you an heir to His Son, Jesus. The Bible teaches us that heaven is more perfect than anything we have ever seen, heard, or imagined. In heaven you will never have another trial, nothing will break or wear out, and everything about yourself will be perfect. There isn't any amount of money or scientific break through that will come close to giving you any of those things that were just mentioned! So, like the billionaire in the previous example who wants to give you $50 million if you will help advertise his business and be on your best behavior while you advertise it, God wants something from you, and chapter 39 of this book describes it.

 

Again, most people probably would be so excited about getting $50 million from a billionaire friend, that advertising his business and being on their best behavior while they advertise it would be very enjoyable instead of doing it out of unwanted duty. They probably would thank him over and over, think good thoughts about him throughout each day, and go to work advertising for him every day with a big smile on their face.  

 

How much more would most people enjoy waking up each day and basically doing the same job, but for a different boss (God) and looking forward to receiving far more than $50 million? The Christian life basically involves advertising Jesus. The way you do this is when you don’t feel that the Lord is leading you to witness to and/or do other things to help others, you try to spend the rest of your time thinking about the things of God and being on your best behavior (see chapter 39 of this book). When you realize these things, it is very hard to live the Christian life in unwanted duty or by hurrying to witness, do acts of kindness, and study the Bible, etc. so all of your “chores” will be done before you can have fun.

 

Another important point is that all Christians are not wired the same way. For example, some Christians aren’t as blessed with the ability to understand what they have studied in the Bible as certain other Christians are. Expecting Christians who aren’t very blessed with that ability to study the Bible all day isn’t a good idea. God can be worshiped in other ways. Christians can do things such as watch sports, if the reason they watch is to enjoy God and thank and appreciate Him for gifting the athletes with such amazing ability (Philippians 4:8); enjoying Christian programs with preaching and singing and TV shows that show different parts of the World's natural beauties and animals that Jesus created (John 1:1-4); and spending time outdoors thinking about and appreciating Jesus’ creation; imagining what heaven is like, verse about think about things that are lovely, pure

 

Also, not every Christian is gifted with the ability to teach people the Bible. God has gifted them in other ways. These Christians can use the talents God has gifted them with, and they can literally work for God. This isn’t just any job where they can earn money, but their rewards are waiting for them in heaven. Unlike earthly rewards, these rewards are perfect and will never break or wear out. Christians can do the following things for people without charging them any money: cutting their hair, cooking for them, fixing their computers, and doing their taxes, etc. Christians also have the responsibility to take good care of what God has given them out of appreciation and respect (be good stewards), such as their homes.

 

If you have prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, but you haven't been saying, thinking, and doing what God wants you to do; you have been sinning on purpose; and/or you have been living the Christian life in unwated duty, please follow this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/makingsure   

 

If you have never prayed or made a decision to trust Jesus' death on the cross and His shed blood to erase your sins and let you into Heaven, you must be willing to repent "from this moment on and for the rest of your life" before you trust Jesus to save you. This website will tell you how - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/howtogotoheaven                         

 

If you have prayed or made a decision to become a Christian, but you are not sure that you are really a Christian (Hebrews 11:6, Matthew 21:18-22, 1 John 5:14, and Hebrews 11:1), you need to be sure - please follow this website - http://chriswaug5.wix.com/howtogotoheaven

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