Matthew 22 • Sermon • Submitted 11 days ago • Presented 16 days ago • 1:10:52 Do you love your pet more than the people around you? Paul wrote, "I do not understand what I do. They are not perfect, and sometimes their weaknesses hurt us more than those of others from whom we expected so little. 10, 8.5, 6, 4, 2, 1 It's a Wonderful Life Scriptures: Psalm 103This model sermon, based on Psalm 103, uncovers and reminds us of God's endearing love from one of the Old Testament's most stirring passages. May 21, 2011 R. Mangold. As a lifestyle of finding pleasure develops, the devil positions us where he can finally begin to work us over. So, keeping God’s Word is the supreme test of the disciple’s love for God. Is the devil tempting you with pleasure? He wants us to be good stewards of the assets He has put in our hands. How while I know I’m in love? I vented my sexual rage on unsuspecting women because I knew I could get away with it. Here’s a short test and see if you are spiritually progressing toward SOCD: Do you love something or someone too much for your own good? Where then art thou now Among the wealthy No. Please consider these two simple statements: First, everyone on Earth loves pleasure. Too much pleasure deadens our spiritual interests. 2 Timothy 3:4-Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (KJV) 4-traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, (NKJV) 4-They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. Have nothing to do with such people. 1 John 4:8 tells us God is love. The very thing that Ted loved ruined his life and it eventually led him to commit thirty-six murders to achieve sexual gratification! Rodger Mangold, There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer. covetous. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Close. To illustrate how the pursuit of pleasure can lead into the grip of SOCD, please consider this sad illustration. Objectives: Each ought to understand how love of something other than God chokes out true love for God. Secondly, God’s love is limited in degree. An ant builds a colony, numbering in some cases in the millions. I found relief in raping and killing because it produced sexual gratification. Actually, Bundy’s horrible crimes should be also be called "crimes caused by SOCD.". The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment. His interest in the gospel has led him on a 40+ year quest to learn more about what God has revealed to Earth’s final generation. Sermons on God; Sermons on Love; God is Love. Everyday we are faced with the decision to either live for God or to live for the pleasures of this world. 2 Timothy 3:2-5 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,… Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. Text: I John 4:7-21 I. Have you experienced this chain of events? Third, Ted became compulsive about sex. Bloomsburg Community Church Audio Sermons 2011. The human experience is made up of many facets. I would argue we do know better, and have a God who’s willing to help us rebuild saying, “cast all your cares upon me, because I care for you.”. Our Contact page is always available if you will like to ask question or make a request on TD Jakes Sermons blog. On the other hand, the devil is constantly moving the world away from God and toward more pleasure so that he can tempt us into sin with excessive pleasure. A one minute spiritual pick-me-up for busy Christians! Sermon Lovers of The Word Audio Sermon Series, The Word of God declares that His desire is for us to Know Him through His Word and Presence in our lives Scriptures used are: Gosel of John 14:21-25, Acts 17:11, Psalm 119:172. 15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. But, pornography’s pleasure isn’t harmless, it eventually demands a sexual experience with someone. He eluded capture for many years. Ted Bundy became obsessed with sexual pleasure. You may be not tempted with over-eating, but are you tempted with the pleasure of eating out more than you should? Solomon was contrasting the sluggard with the industrious ant, but as Christians, what’s our take-home message? It is believed that he killed a minimum of thirty-six women. The devil and his demons study each of us very closely to see what inherited predispositions we have. (Even a masochist gets pleasure out of suffering.) And then the second truth is... Jesus said: If anyone loves me He will keep my Word. God Is Love: Sermon Notes . For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. admin February 15, 2021 Uncategorized -Revelation 8:2 In the previous issue of the Wake Up Report, we examined the question, "Why will the censer in Revelation 8:5 be thrown down?" Of course, this problem is easier to overcome if it is detected at its onset than after it has gained control. Those who live with or work around victims of SOCD know that the victim is likely to become hostile if his obsession is criticized or condemned. This will happen while the faithful remnant of God’s people experience white-hot devotion to Jesus Christ and a willingness for martyrdom (Matthew 24:12–14). He knows that if he can create an appetite for pleasure, then he has won a big battle before sin begins because he knows that it will be very difficult to say "no" later on to his temptations.
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