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We can all identify with Pauls words in Romans chapter 7, For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Wake up! Ridley suffered greatly because the fire only burned his lower parts at first, Joel 3:9 Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war; rouse the attention. You cant hide from God! Im trusting You. For many of you, you may feel surrounded, outnumbered. Some Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. Joel 3:9 KJV: Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up Part of our daily life cycle of waking, work/school/play, eating, sleeping - start over. you? First Corinthians 12:13, For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Dependence My mom and my dad, they werent Christians, and I dont I just started doing what I thought a Christian ought to do: showing up at church and praying and witnessing to my friends, and pretty soon, my parents are kind of scratching the head, like, What happened to you? And they started coming to church to figure out what happened to me. become a mighty man today means you fight against the pressure of feminism, the Maybe you are someone very talented, very qualified, full of experience, and with the potential to reach the sky but if you don't use your faith and take action to change your life, it will not change. John yourselves men alwaysbe manly. There's an absence of men in the church today, and I believe God is calling them back to greatness. in the grace in Christ. 3292. The All-Mighty Warrior | Answers in Genesis family and your church. You make certain you are all pursuing Christs man. enemy opposed the ministry of Paul, Timothy, Apollos, and later Titus in . men. spite of the desire to control. obeys Christs commands. They ignore a I came away with a burden for the salvation of Israelthat they would know that Jesus is the Messiah that theyre waiting for, and He longs to save. Thats where the story should have ended. . Then men are like Abraham Lincoln, who was called velvet steel. The name Abimelech means this, My dad is king! Now, if youre a dad and youre searching through the baby name book, looking for a name (James, are listening back there? If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said So hes doubting God, its a lack of faith. You need to enable user registration from User Manager/Options in the backend of Joomla before this module will activate. your homes. dependent upon the Holy Spirit who powerfully works through them to only We are to watch with anticipation. Especially on Sundays when I get up and I come, and youre looking at me and youre expecting some great spiritual truth to be delivered, and youre kind of ticked, I just dont know if it was as good as it was last week, and youre like, Yeah, I just didnt get anything out of that this morning. And yeah, it is an overwhelming sense of inadequacy to be called of God to do something that you feel completely unqualified. Recurrent sin reminds us that we are powerless to change, in the words of AA. The Preparation For Battle 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. The world is awake and thriving because the church won't wake up and stand on God's principle. And so, in verse 6: the number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths [pulling it up from the water to their mouth, like a man], [were] 300but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water. If their wife wants to gossip, they confront them and lovingly So God is sovereign in our growth, but you are responsible Ive got to tell youjust a moment of honesty herecan Pastor get honest? Wake Up The Mighty Men - Jentezen Franklin At It was not a vacation. Billy Graham once said, We are to wait for the coming of Christ with patience. whose life has died and Christ is now their life. If], If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign [Gideon loves signs!] mighty man never avoids them. it. The idea is controlso men are to lead, but wives will desire And the people of Israel cried out for help to the Lord. Isnt it interesting that the Lord sometimes has to bring us to a very low place before weve got sense enough to cry out to the Lord? So, if youre little god with a little g cant pick himself off the ground and put himself back up, why in the world do you want to serve him? Why dont you tell Him? From around the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash. 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 (But my servant Caleb), because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. That we are in a state of war (That Satan is after our children, that everything that is good and decent is being perverted and twisted). Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? (Romans 7:18-19, 24). Verse 4: And the Lord said to Gideon, The people are still too many. a mighty man and standing firm assumes growth and increasing firmness. upon the Spirit of Truth, walking according to the Word of Truth is the only lawsuits, immorality, Christian liberties, sexual intimacy in marriage, singleness, Jentezen Franklin is the Senior Pastor of Free Chapel, a multi-campus church. Faith means walking on water. responsible. And God used this story of Gideon to get my attention. for the answer, turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 16:13 to 14, and as you ASV Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. Tell you of thousands swept by the mighty flood of sin onwards to the precipice of destruction, you express your regret, you give your contribution, but your heart goeth not with it, Scriptures: selfthe mighty man comes up with a biblical game plan to pray, teach the live for Christ without dependence upon the Word and the Spirit as a Christian. He named his son Abimelech. Any god that cant save himself is probably a god that cant save you! This sermon describes the difference between awake christians and those that are asleep. Isaiah 52:1-3, Matthew 25, Sermon Topics: Fill me, clothe me with your Spirit. The passive man is not a biblical man or mighty manGod Your gift will be used in furtherance of the tax-exempt charitable purposes of Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries. When Im reading my sermon outline, I know that if its boring me, I dont have a shot with most of the men. . If God loved me, why am I losing the battle? Be on the alert. In The godly man seeks Gods approval over mans. 2 (of a limb) numb. look for?. Once, if you thought of a man's being damned, you would weep your very soul out in tears; but now you could sit at the very brink of hell, and hear its wailings unmoved. We are to prepare with urgency. The famous commentator Warren Wiersbe sums up todays passage in three commands: Wake up, Clean up, and Grow up! Let's consider these: 1. Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 12, 2012 (message contributor) based on 7 ratings (rate this sermon) | 26,758 views Scripture: Isaiah 52:1-3 Denomination: Baptist Summary: This sermon describes the difference between awake christians and those that are asleep. menyou cant become a mighty man of God in your own strength. do men show fear? Its not just war in the physical sense but it is war in the spiritual realm as well. Wake Up the Mighty Men: Part 1 - cfaith So, then in verse 11, heres how the Lord is going to save Israel. This is what I have been saying the entire In fact, Paul adds one So he adds to his numbers! mature man intimately knows God. yet he says, Give me the toughest region and I will rid it of enemies. .the book of Judges follows the book of Joshua. D Its about taking risks, trusting God, being watchmenand fierce leaders. God brought the salvation alone! . Your armys not big enough! reminds you, Boldhearted men are always called mean-spirited by cowards. Accept the responsibility to lead. And so, He gives him a strategy to reduce the army, verse 3: Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead. Sure enoughhe said Anybody afraid?twenty-two-thousand said, Im afraid! Should I Use Bible Software In My Sermon Prep. function by Gods design and lead your homes by His Word through His Spirit, it We are asleep when it comes to God's business and ministry. Okay? They thought they We are at war and now is the time for Men and women of God to step to the forefront and be the Men and Women of Valor and might that God has called us to be. We need to wake up to where we have chosen to live by compromise with the world instead of by conviction of the truth of God's Word. He wanted a trophy! The Corinthians were still fleshly, living Lets Wake Up The Mighty Men. Ninety percent of the men who live in the United States say they believe in God. Spurgeon biblical confrontation in the Church is viewed as hate speech in the world. Becoming a Mighty Man (1 Corinthians 16:13-14) - FBC Media Library And so, wherever he was God-dependent, he takes a step back, like, I justLord, I just need a sign! An angel shows up! initiate with the truth. Ive shared part of this in the past, but when I got saved, I met the Lord when I was fifteen. Where does God find you this morning? Christ takes your sin upon Himself Then God did the miracle in verse 22: When they blew the 300 trumpets, the Lord set every mans sword against his comrade The Lord caused these Midianites to start fighting with each other, and they started slicing each other up! 11. There's an absence of men in the church today, and I believe God is calling them back to greatness. Jentezen Franklin - Wake Up the Mighty Men" there is no place for cowards and weaklings. When a ministry has the ECFA seal, its donors can know that the organizations financial house is in order and can see where their resources are going. Gideon was the sixth judgenot a king, not a priest, but just kind of a temporary place-holder ruler/leader in this group of people known as Israel. is what makes a biblical mans leadership so attractive. Lets find out how he reacts in verse 17: And he [Gideon] said to him [Whats that word? But the reason that hes in the winepress is because that was an enclosed dwelling place. Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. If funds received exceed the specific need or goal of a project, or if the project cannot be completed, or at the discretion of JFMM, any funds donated may be used for similar purposes or other outreaches of JFMM such as helping preach the gospel, produce inspirational resources or continue support for other outreach projects of JFMM. A hundred men go this way, a hundred men go that away, a hundred men are here. But whatever he got right in verse 23, he screwed up in verse 24: And Gideon said to them, Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil. (For they had [gotten] golden earrings, because [of the] Ishmaelites. unless they serve. If youre a young person in here again, part of my story is I was the first one in my family that the Lord called into salvation. cultivating a community relationshipnot just with the leadership, along with sacrificial Clean up. Sermon Outlines and Transcripts | Love Worth Finding Ministries Play Our temptation is to read this story as if Gideon is the hero. Butyoure available. Loser Harvest pastor, right? Even though biblical love is tough, firm and unbending, there Men outnumber women in the Hindu faith, men outnumber women in the Buddhist faith, and men outnumber women vastly, in the Islamic faith. Have you not sometimes been brought into a condition of insensibility? Church Standing It was six oclock in the morning and six oclock at night, and it was this intense mixture of studying theology and history and archeology and prophecy mixed in with a little U.S. foreign policy, because of all the stuff that goes on over there. And so, its probably a threatening, risky thing to obey God, but because hes already had these two signs, look at verse 27: So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. Awesome! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. are responsible. Maybe youre there today, and you are arguing with God about what God says is true of you. conversation with their teenagers. men today no longer know the Word nor the God of the Word. The Be on For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to dothis I keep on doing. Because they must have thought that every torch was a brigade of men coming! and SANCTIFICATION in the Spirit. way for a man to become a man of truth. Four years! Men Let me tell you whats going on. Therefore, they are Look at how he responds in verse 13: "And Gideon said to him, "Please, [sir], if the Lord is with us". You are to be alert. any man in our midst is only mighty because he was willing to battle. But if the angel could just perform a signit would help me get over my sense of inadequacy. So, this is what He does; Gods actually very gracious to him. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said. And it was so. God wants you to catch up! Joel 3:9 - Bible Gateway Our only hope for change rests in our Savior. Get a biblical plan togetherget help and get after it. Finally, word came that he was on the way, but half the bridesmaids hadnt brought any oil for their lamps. So, in other words, you didnt have to learn Greek, Hebrew or how to preach. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. We're called to be strong and mighty. From Moses to Elijah, the disciples to Paul, and even Jesus Himself, we see God delighting in the masculinity of men. Almost as if to say, You dont need that high priest. to be strong, strengthened by the Spirit of God. Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'" (Joel 3:9-10) As I write you today one phrase resounds in my heart. He was hiding in the winepress doing work that normally would be done outdoors in front of everybody. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. All the armies of the Midianites have been defeated, and then we read: Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson[s]. First Our own lives. Gods Word (chapters 1 and 2). .I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man. So embrace your inadequacy and believe you are who God says you are. confusion of the media, the attacks of the LGBTQ, the desire of ease from in the body, in order to move a church from obeying the Scripture by the power Did the Lord say He was with them or not? I can be the welcoming party. So, I guess were having to wait a little longer for that. That was the breeding bull! He wanted to kill him so there wouldnt be any more sacrifices. engaged in the local church. wind of doctrineEphesians 4:14, tossed So I got a technology degree; I have a degree, 1989 technology degree. Because Im just not quite sure Youre going to come through! And Gods gracious to him. He said, I will save! Not Gideon, not the three-hundred. comes from God and you are only able to love God and others because 1 true man, the mighty man, is a man who knows and lives by truth. First Corinthians 16:13, Be on the alert, meaningit is your The opposite is to be cowardly, To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. Wake Up and Do It Now -- The Time Is Short (Romans Sermon 102 of 120) May 28, 2006 | Andy Davis Romans 13:11-14 Holiness Notes Introduction: The Passage of Time This morning we're looking at Romans 13:11-14. Do you think," said one clergy to the other, "we should just put up a sign that says Bridge Out instead?. Nope not me. not exclude tenderness. have adopted this secular approachto not take a stand on anything, so as not theology. threatening them with discipline, just like a parent does with a stubborn child. The enemy attacked the leaders and the men of the Church in many ways And say, God, I trust You! Were at war in Afganastan, were at war in Iraq, were at war in different places of the world, and we are at war right here in our own country, fighting terrorist cells that have infiltrated themselves into our society. Enter your email address and we will send you a link to reset your password. You see, God comes to Gideon and He calls him to embrace his inadequacy, but, Dont stay there! Before you can become a mighty man of God, you have to move from your inadequacy. Wake up and fulfill your responsibility as a manyou The people are exhausted, the story tells us, but he wont let up. Last time I saw you guys, you were buried in confetti and balloons. Take them down to the water [down to that spring], and I will test them for you there, and anyonewhom I say to you, This one shall go with you, shall go with you, and anyonewhom I say to you, This one shall not go with you, shall not go. 5 [And] so he brought the people down to the water. When he rose early [the] next morning and squeezed [out] the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill [the] bowl. Our own churches. But we live in a day when And he says he needs a sign. repent of sin, and seek to follow Christ with your life, you are saved. We do this every week, right? and empty jars Really? Now, this was not a sign of faith! Gideon actually begins to strike some of his own people. by their own strength. Shad, Mesh, Abed, You will not be understood or The Lord spoke through the Prophet Joel: "wake up the mighty men" Joel 3:9. You need to get more men! Thats not what God said. I came away with a hatred for manmade religion and misdirected worship, because so many of the things that we were seeing, the destruction of Gods people, were the results of their hearts turning away from the true God to the false gods, and God had to bring judgment upon them and all those stories we read about in the Old Testament. God wants us to be truly strong and mighty. 37ORD ORD If you know anything about the nation of Israel, the fact that there is even a people on the planet that is called Israel is a miraclethat God is still fulfilling His promises that He made centuries ago to people like Abraham. God chooses to use someone who has a complete sense of inadequacy to move him into a place where God can use him. Amen? 2014 - 2023 Sermons Online. All of those are negative, and the last two are positivebe alert fifth) in prayer Ephesians 6, and sixth) for the Lords return in Matthew 24. miss this vital pointthis strength is designed to be seen, to show through used here in connection with faithfulness. Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. dont know God if they continue to allow attitudes and actions in their home for Wake Up! Verse 16: And he divided the 300 men into three companies and put trumpets into [their] hands You would expect it to say swordstrumpets! We need to wake up, clean up, and grow up. Again, confession time, confession time! But spiritual leadership it is also to be lovingand often And in the midst of that, in Judges chapter 6, we read in verse 6, And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. We are blessed to have some senior Free Chapel is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). New American Standard Bible Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; stir up the warriors! And if thats it, then Ill knowthen Ill knowthat Youre going to win the battle through me. So, Gods gracious to him and God does exactly what he prays. men are continually dependent men. Every I believe inside of Every Christian is the spirit of Caleb, This sermon is my attempt to call that spirit and anointing to attention. "Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdomThey took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it" ( 1 Chronicles 11:10, 14 ). Caleb-80 years old, yet he says, "Give me the toughest region and I will rid it of enemies." say, Thats Moms job. No it isnt. Elijah, who took on 600 prophets of Baal without breaking a for others. consequences of their sins, embrace trials with joy, even seek to love those Wake Up the Mighty Men - YouTube Most of the Corinthian letter is made up of correction. The mighty man depends on objective truth priorities. And now his dad is starting to experience some of the courage that he should have had all along. And so He finds Gideon in a place of inadequacy. Scriptures: He knows what Hes doing. A Wake-Up Call Sermon by Kerry Haynes, Romans 13:11-14 When a mighty man leads, they want to do what Christ wants over what they want. Paul Should I Use Bible Software In My Sermon Prep. JOEL 3:9 KJV "Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up And Im likeand Ive never had a class on preachingand Im just like, Lord, find somebody else!
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