Sunday Celebrations

Tom spoke on the “Five Mistakes Most Christians make” this morning. It was a good message that got me thinking about several things. Here’s the basic outline:

1. They don’t know who their enemy is (John 10:10-12)
“It’s the devil’s ploy to get Christians to concentrate their fire on the wrong target”
2. They don’t know what their mission is (1 Tim. 1:5)
“You like someone (or something) because of what you may gain, but you love someone (or something) because of what you may give.”
3. They don’t know what to hope for (Heb. 1:3)
“Hope, for a Christian, shouldn’t be based upon whatever their heart desires. It should be based upon whatever God has promised to him/her personally.”
4. They don’t know what faith is (Heb. 11:6)
“Faith isn’t trust and trust isn’t faith.”
Trust is based upon your perception of God’s character – faith is based upon God’s
promises.”
“Trust gives the believer the ability to remain inactive (when he needs to do so) – faith
motivate the believer to take action based on God’s promises (when he needs to do so.)”
5. They don’t know what prayer is (Mark 11:34, Luke 11:8)
"Many Christians need to stop asking and start receiving.”