Worth Fighting For
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PPT message on eating the ashes of worship. Settling for leftovers in stead of new mercies of God everyday.
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Worth Fighting For
- 4. Feeding on Ashes Isaiah 44:19-20 The person who made the idol never stops to reflect, “Why, it’s just a block of wood! I burned half of it for heat and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. How can the rest of it be a god? Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?” The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”
- 5. There are some problems with eating ashes
- 6. Ashes are bitter James 3: 11-12 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring. Hebrews 12:15 15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
- 7. Ashes provide no strength Psalm102:11 11 My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. I am withering away like grass. Psalm 102:4 4 My heart is sick, withered like grass, and I have lost my appetite.
- 8. Ashes make you sick Exodus 16 Take just enough for today, and don’t let any sit until tomorrow morning. Numbers 11:8 8 The people would go out and gather it from the ground. They made flour by grinding it with hand mills or pounding it in mortars. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into flat cakes. These cakes tasted like pastries baked with olive oil.
- 10. Psalm 92:1-2 1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. 2 It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening, Psalm 92:10 10 But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil. New experience everyday Fresh anointing
- 12. Lamentations 3:22-23 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. 2 Corinthians 4:16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. We must fight for the fresh touch.
Editor's Notes
- Introduction: Sitting in the mall waiting for my two daughters Paloma, Chloe and Angela to come out I was sitting on a bench talking to God about the church and this message and this is what He said to me… Worth fighting for? I began to explore that – What in life is worth fighting for? At the end of it all what is worth fighting for? Older man came and sat on a bench and our eyes met – Transition into the video clip.