February 5: Harrisonburg Campus
Three chairs
Generations- the amount of time to have a grandfather and grandmother, to have a son or daughter to then have a grandson or granddaughter.
God speaks through generations
God may want to speak to us today about the kind of generation we are
The place of chairs in our lives
But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.””Joshua 24:15“After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.”Judges 2:10 Chairs define our lives
Three chairs- represents three types of people
The kingdom of Heaven is like these three chairs
1. Commitment – You love God with your whole heart he becomes your everything.
2. Compromise- You know the word but there are other things in your life that are more important than God
3. Conflict – You’re at odds with God
What chair are you sitting in?
Wherever we are seated the next generation usually sits one seat down not the other way around.
No matter what seat you are in today you can change seats“
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”
John 10:10
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.”
Matthew 7:21
“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”
Matthew 6:33
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”
Romans 12:1
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.
”Mark 8:34-35
No life is more secure than a life that is surrendered into Gods hands
There is a chair for everybody
There is an unlimited supply of commitment chairs.