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I think when we truly start to live fully is when we stop obsessing over ourselves and our own petty problems and we start to look outwards. Looking outwards is the appreciation of the free things the Lord has provided us & given us dominion over. Taking a moment to thank the Lord as we look at his beautiful creation out our window. When we stop focusing on filling our lives with "things" and start focusing on pleasing God and ministering to the Lost that is when we truly start to live fully. Plugging in a praise & worship cd and praying all the way to town for the lost souls who I know, this is living fully... spending time with my boys teaching them or just playing car or just appreciating their smell after a bath, this is living fully. Loving my husband and trying to be (but failing) a wife of nobel charactor this is living fully. I may not be an overseas missionary or a televangelist but I can live fully for the Lord in the place where I am. For me living fully is planting my garden and reflecting on this hobby of mine and how it was a necessity to life for my grandmother. My garden is where I truly shine in living fully... I sing praises to the Lord in a broken voice cause thats what he gave me. & thankfully there are no neighbours to hear or I wouldnt sing. I suppose fullness of life has nothing to do with the house we live in, the car we drive or the things we accumulate. Fullness of life is the receiving of Gods grace in Christ Jesus and living in his grace that those around us cant help but see our light shine in the fullness of the Lord. Fullness of life is knowing that even in our deepest trials & concerns the Lord has us in hand. My son's school bus was rear ended by a semi transport truck. Probably the most stressful day of my life... that night a rainbow appeared on our property, starting on one property peg & ending on the other. i took pictures & they are in my profile. Fullness of life is acknowledging the Lord in the miracles that he gives us. I took my dad to church shortly after my mom died... fullness of life was watching his eyes well up in tears as the pastor preached an unconventional message about the sit com cheers (you wanna go where everyone knows your name) and the choir performed the song stand by me. I've never seen a message b4 like that or after. You see these were my dad's favorite song & sitcom... no I didnt set it up... the Lord set it up. My dad chose to ignore the fullness of life and has forgotten those tears. The fullness of life is knowing that when I put my dad's soul in the Lords hands he will be faithful and continually soften his heart until he receives his salvation. I suppose fullness of life truly began for me when I received the Lord and every bad thing i ever did was delivered of me in an instant and those bad things within me were replaced by a care and concern for all the lost souls in my life that they might know that amazing grace... for it truly is amazing. Living fully is about living life for God & others and when you do this suddenly you find... the self that needs fullfilling is overflowing with Gods grace.
dont know if this will help but this is my take on it.
dont know if this will help but this is my take on it.
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The next opportunity that you have to preach, whether for 10 minutes or more, preach on the following passages. Don't think of these passages in a conventional or orthodox manner but allow the Holy Spirit to reveal God's intent and meaning. Let your application of the message come from the scriptures so that those that hear can mix faith with the message and walk in the light and truth of it. God wants to use you as a vessel to be poured out as a river of living water, not just to preach a message but to quench the thirsty soul that may be in a time of drought without knowing it. We as believers need to think in the Spirit instead of the natural mind when it comes to the things of God. You may get some strange looks but go on with the message and keep your mind on Christ and what he shows you.
John 12:32-36
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
John 7:37,38
37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
John 4:7-15
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
John 12:32-36
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
John 7:37,38
37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
John 4:7-15
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
IM NOT SURE ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM
I MYSELF
AS AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR AND EVANGELIST
NEVER WORRY ABOUT WHAT IT IS GOD WANTS ME TO PREACH ABOUT
MAYBE I AM UNIQUE
BUT I KNOW MANY WHO RECEIVE FROM GOD THE SAME AS I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL UNTO YOU
FOR ONE
I NEVER STRUGGLE ON MONDAY THRU THURSDAY
ABOUT
OH I HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING STIMULATING AND COOL TO READ AND PREACH ABOUT
BUT INSTEAD
I NEVER DOUBT
I WALK IN FAITH
THAT IF EVEN
I DONT HAVE A THING COME SUNDAY
WHEN I STEP ONTO
THE PODIUM
AND I BEGAN TO PRAY WITH THE CHURCH
THAT GOD WILL INDEED COME THRU
SOME OF THE GREATEST MESSAGES I HAVE PREACHED AND RECEIVED FOR MYSELF
ARE THOSE
BY WHICH
I NEVER HAD A CLUE WHAT GOD WAS GOING TO DO OR SAY
JESUS TOLD US
TO NOT BE PRACTICED IN WHAT WE WILL SAY
FOR WHEN WE ARE QUESTIONED
OR
PUT IN FRONT OF OTHERS TO SPEAK
WE ARE TO GO IN CONFIDENCE
THAT THE HOLY GHOST IN US
WHEN GIVEN FULL PERMISSION BY OURSELVES
WILL GIVE US WHAT TO SAY OR ANSWER
I PRAY BROTHER
IF YOU ARE A MINISTER OF GOD
WHICH BY YOU SAYING YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO PREACH ABOUT IN YOUR SERMON
SUGGESTS THAT YOU ARE A PREACHER
THAT
YOU BEGIN WITH TRUSTING IN GOD FIRST
THEN EACH STEP YOU TAKE FORWARD
YOU BELIEVE
HE IS RIGHT THERE ALWAYS
READY
ON YOUR BEHALF
TO GIVE YOU
WHAT IS NEEDED
WHEN YOU COME TO THAT POINT
YOU HAVE NOTHING AT ALL
MAY GOD KEEP AND BLESS YOU
I MYSELF
AS AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR AND EVANGELIST
NEVER WORRY ABOUT WHAT IT IS GOD WANTS ME TO PREACH ABOUT
MAYBE I AM UNIQUE
BUT I KNOW MANY WHO RECEIVE FROM GOD THE SAME AS I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL UNTO YOU
FOR ONE
I NEVER STRUGGLE ON MONDAY THRU THURSDAY
ABOUT
OH I HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING STIMULATING AND COOL TO READ AND PREACH ABOUT
BUT INSTEAD
I NEVER DOUBT
I WALK IN FAITH
THAT IF EVEN
I DONT HAVE A THING COME SUNDAY
WHEN I STEP ONTO
THE PODIUM
AND I BEGAN TO PRAY WITH THE CHURCH
THAT GOD WILL INDEED COME THRU
SOME OF THE GREATEST MESSAGES I HAVE PREACHED AND RECEIVED FOR MYSELF
ARE THOSE
BY WHICH
I NEVER HAD A CLUE WHAT GOD WAS GOING TO DO OR SAY
JESUS TOLD US
TO NOT BE PRACTICED IN WHAT WE WILL SAY
FOR WHEN WE ARE QUESTIONED
OR
PUT IN FRONT OF OTHERS TO SPEAK
WE ARE TO GO IN CONFIDENCE
THAT THE HOLY GHOST IN US
WHEN GIVEN FULL PERMISSION BY OURSELVES
WILL GIVE US WHAT TO SAY OR ANSWER
I PRAY BROTHER
IF YOU ARE A MINISTER OF GOD
WHICH BY YOU SAYING YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO PREACH ABOUT IN YOUR SERMON
SUGGESTS THAT YOU ARE A PREACHER
THAT
YOU BEGIN WITH TRUSTING IN GOD FIRST
THEN EACH STEP YOU TAKE FORWARD
YOU BELIEVE
HE IS RIGHT THERE ALWAYS
READY
ON YOUR BEHALF
TO GIVE YOU
WHAT IS NEEDED
WHEN YOU COME TO THAT POINT
YOU HAVE NOTHING AT ALL
MAY GOD KEEP AND BLESS YOU
MAYBE I LIVE IN FULL VICTORY
AND YOU NEVER
HEAR OUT OF ME SOME
SAD CRAP THAT IS A CONTINUATION
AND I HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO STOP IT
SO
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
I BEG OF ALL YOU
PRAY FOR ME
I AM SOO DEFEATED
LIKE WE GET FROM
MANY OF YOUR POSTS IMOSS
AND IN FACT
MANY OTHERS ON THESE FORUMS
COULD IT BE
I WALK IN FAITH
MORE THAN OTHERS
SO
I AM IN VICTORY ALWAYS
SEE IMOSS
UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY KNOW
HOW IT IS TO PUT EVERYTHING
AND HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN GOD
FOR...................EVERYTHING
THEN
YOU WILL BE
QUALIFIED
TO ASSUME
WHETHER I KNOW
WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT OR NOT
YEAH THAT WOULD BE COOL
BUT
WE ARE IN A DAY AND TIME
WHEN AFTER 20 YEARS OF SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS
ARE SURFACING ALONG WITH THE NEW GENERATION
AND THE FIRST THING YOU HEAR
IS HOW
SATAN ATTACKS ME
AND HURTS ME
AND MY MARRIAGE IS A DISASTER
AND MY BILLS ARE NOT PAID
AND MY GIRLFRIEND LOOKED AT ANOTHER GUY IS SHE CHEATING NOW
OH THIS PERSON AT CHURCH DIDNT SHAKE MY HAND
THE PASTOR FORGOT TO AKNOWLEDGE ME
THEY GET TO SING IN CHOIR WHY NOT ME
THEY PICKED THEM BECAUSE THEY LIKE THEM MORE
MY JOB IS TERRIBLE
LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING
MY PROBLEMS ARE BIGGER THEN YOURS
MY SITUATION IS WORSE THAN YOURS
YOU JUST HAVE NO IDEA
EVERYBODY HATES ME
GOD DOES NOT LIKE ME
GOD HATES ME
OOOOOOH POOOOOOOR MEEEEEEEEE
BOOOOOHOOOOOOHOOOOOO
THAT IS NOT CHRISTIANITY
THAT IS NOT WALKING IN GOD
OF COURSE WE ALL GET BOMBARDED BY ISSUES AND SATAN
WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS
WE ARE AFTER ALL IN FACT
ENEMY NUMBER ONE TO SATAN
WE WHO LIVE IN VICTORY
ARE THE ENEMIES BIGGEST THREAT TO HIS ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT US
THE KEY IS
DO WE LIVE IN OUR PROBLEMS OR DO WE LIVE IN GOD.......?
I AM SAYING THIS
AND
PLEASE
UNDERSTAND
WHEN I SAY THIS
IT IS WITH THE MOST UTMOST RESPECT
UNTO THOSE WHO WILL READ
BUT
IF YOU TRULLY WALKED IN GOD AS YOU CLAIM
AND LIVED IN THE POWER OF GOD
YOU WOULD BE ON HERE
PREACHING VICTORY
AND
IF
YOU ARE NOT
THEN
YOU BETTER GET AHOLD OF GOD
AND FIND OUT WHY
BECAUSE
JESUS
WHEN HE DIED AND ROSE
GAVE US
POWER
VICTORY
WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS
WE ARE JOINT-HEIRS TO ALMIGHTY GOD
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD
IF GOD BEFORE ME WHO CAN BE AGAINST ME
THIS IS WHAT CHRISTIANITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE..........
PERIOD.......NO QUESTIONS ASKED.......BOTTOM LINE
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