With your Soul
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Sermon slides - 15 May 2016 Glasgow Church of Christ http://www.glasgowchurch.org.uk
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With your Soul
- 2. Matthew 16:26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
- 3. 1 Peter 1:9 …the end result of your faith, [is] the salvation of your souls.
- 4. 3 John 2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
- 5. -Johnny Appleseed “How is your Soul getting along?” “How is your Soul today?”
- 6. If your soul was a plant…
- 7. Soul Care Label 1. Keep in direct SON-light 2. Keep away from harsh conditions 3. Keep watered & well fed
- 8. 1. Keep in direct SON-light 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
- 9. 1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. .Keep away from harsh condition
- 10. Psalm 42 1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. 3. Keep watered & well fed
- 11. So how is your Soul doing?
- 12. Soul Care Label 1. Keep in direct SON-light 2. Keep away from harsh conditions 3. Keep watered & well fed …Invest in your Soul
Editor's Notes
- Loving God with your love Loving your soul Loving each other’s soul
- What gets more attention/focus - things of the world or your soul? What are you investing in - things of the world or your soul? - Greater concern for Soul as earthly temporary things Our lives are so cluttered - careers; homes; families; something Souls neglected - in danger of losing them
- - the entire goal of our faith We run after so many things in life - non lasting value - very little have value to health of our Soul *House on fire - what take with you - what’s really important Jesus coming back - leave for heaven - only one thing take with you LIVE like everything is so important! How important will these things be? - leave them behind Only thing counts - health of soul
- What do we even talk about? - “How’s your Soul doing?” 3 John We asked - weird look or called crazy! - only question that really counts! at work/school EACH OTHER! Ourselves
- How should we answer? Health - ‘Exercising; Eating healthily; Check ups’ - what doing Work - what doing School - hard worked?; grades/results - Use same methodology - SOUL What we’re doing or not doing determines wellness of our Soul
- keep it whole life - only thing take with you you #1 priority What would you do with it?… How treat it?… - Water it; Put it out in sun; nourishment supplements; trim/prune; keep out weeds It’s Health/wellbeing - determined by what you do to the plant - Effort; intent, attention How does your soul look? - Determined by what you do for your Soul? Thriving, blossoming, flourishing? Wilting & Dying Care label..
- “A healthy soul… (pg 52)” Christian leadership magazine A healthy soul, like a plant will maintain itself when it’s in the right environment - Allow the light of Jesus to shine on us Matt 11 Yoke - follow Him Learn Gentle/Humble Be like Him no self - Jesus loves me… Taking plant to Jesus’ - body/Church Don’t want to come to Church - Soul “I do” Don’t want to engage deeply with the body - “I do” Being a disciple - Soul has found its true home Our soul does well when it’s being allowed to achieve its function - when it’s pouring itself out (like Jesus)
- If our life’s goal is health of our plant/soul - protect it from harsh… ‘sinful desires’ - Stop sin at the desire level abstain: hold yourself off from anything that is potentially harmful to your soul - Why do we strive for righteousness/holiness? - Please God; to be saved; Know right; Spirit convicts us Sin is bad for our soul Is this good for my soul? Think about sin/desires/temptation - “at war against my soul”
- What does the Soul need more than anything? To be with God - that’s where it came from - belongs / feels at home *Lady Same for our Soul - comes to life in the presence of God If the Psalmist was asked 3 John 2 - knew how soul was doing (vs 5) Knew what he need to do! (vs 2b) When can I go and meet with God? - To answer our question - “how is my soul?” - How much am I allowing my soul be in presence of the Lord? Be in the environment it was created to be in *Lady - Our soul ‘cries out’ to be in its natural habitat Wakes up in morning ‘longing’ to be taken out to - meet with God in Prayer - Panting with thirst - refreshed by Word - Longing filled with joy - connects with it’s creator Some days we let it out; others we keep it locked up - pining to be with God Deny self - declutter our lives so our souls can find rest in the Lord - needs! - Purpose Quiet times - soul at home w/ God even though here on earth - wellbeing of our souls Even if don’t feel like it! - soul needs QTs as means to an end
- When soul doing well We are doing well Relationships well Think about all we do - with the impact of soul in mind
- BY… What stood out for you?