PRIMED 4 U! Sermon
Series starts January 11, 2015, Rev. Evelyn Lemons, Deerfield UMC
New Vision statement for our church: PRIMED 4 U!
We want to be a church in our PRIME in 2015!
Life
Cycle of the church:
Reference Dr. George Bullard
PRIME
BIRTH
DEATH
Prime: Letter “P” Key Verse: Psalm 19:14
“Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” (NRSV).
Praise: Let the words of my mouth
293 verses speak to praise
Prayer: Meditation of my heart
253 verses speak to prayer
Perfection: Be acceptable to you
39 verses speak to perfection, John
Wesley Sermons: Sermon 76 “On Perfection, Sermon 40 “Christian Perfection” Perfection equals holiness.
Aimed at the Lord:
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Key verses:
Praise:
Isaiah 25: 1 “O Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure.”
Jeremiah 17:14 “Heal me , O Lord, and
I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my praise.”
Psalm: 7:17 “I will give to the Lord
the thanks due to his righteiousness, and sing praise to the name of the Lord,
the Most High.”
Psalm: 9:2 “ I will be glad and exult
in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”
Psalm: 18: 3 “I call upon the Lord,
who is worthy to be praised, so I shall be saved from my enemies.”
Psalm: 22:22 “ I will tell of your
name to my brothers and sisters; in the midst of the congregation I will praise
you.”
Psalm 150: 1 Praise the Lord! Praise
God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament!
Psalm 150: 2 Praise him for his mighty
deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
Prayer:
Book of Psalms-the prayer book of the
Bible
Mt. 21:13 “My house shall be called a
house of prayer;”
Mt. 21:22 “Whatever you ask for in
prayer with faith, you will receive.”
Romans: 12:12 “ Rejoice in hope, be
patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.”
Ephesians 6: 18 “ Pray in the Spirit at all times in every
prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in
supplication for all the saints.”
Phillipians 4:6 Do not worry about anything,
but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known to God.”
Perfection:
God’s perfection:
Deut. 32:4 “The Rock, his work is
perfect and his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright
is he;
2 Sam. 22:31 “ This God-his way is
perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take
refuge in him.”
Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is
perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the
simple;
Our call to perfection:
Mt.
5:48 “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Mt. 19:21 “ Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Mt. 19:21 “ Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Romans
12: 2 “ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God-what is good and
acceptable and perfect.”
2
Cor. 12:9 “ My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in
weakness.”
Hebrews 5:9 “
and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all
who obey him.
Hebrews 6: 1
“ Therefore let us go on toward perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching
about Christ, and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works
and faith toward God.”
Hebrews 10:4
“ For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are
sanctified.”
I John 2:5 “
but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached
perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him:
I John
4:12 “ No one has ever seen God; if we
love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.”
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