1 John 1:1-4
I want to talk about Cheering UP
Everything we do,
We should do out of THANKSGIVING
The church seems to have forgotten----
JESUS HAS PAID IT ALL
You owe God nothing---
But you should give him everything—He paid it all
Not only has Jesus, Paid your debt, set you free, Given You life—
He wants you to experience JOY, Laughter, happiness, smiles, FUN!!!!
People that don’t like to have fun----Make me mad---Lighten up, Cheer up
Church is fun, God is Love, The Holy spirit is moving, and Jesus is Lord
SMILE!!!!
But too many Christians are too focused on the negative in their life…...Diabetes, HBP, knees, demon
Lose the Blues
SHOW CLIP--- STEVIE RAY VAUGHN
When things are down---There’s only one place to Go----IT AINT THE BAR
Let’s renew our mind and lose the Blues
1.Learn how to encourage Yourself
Many Christians forget---Christ is in them---
They look up instead of In
It’s nice to have Good Reports, Straight A Children, A marriage Hotter-Brad/Angelina
But sometimes we don’t get those things----The good report doesn’t come
You find your Child’s idol isn’t Albert Einstein--- Napoleon Dynamite
Don’t lose Heart---You have a God….AND A GOOD ONE
You have to have the ability to find your strength in the LORD---Use it
If you have to have—Constant encouragement, Come on, Come on
You’ll be the biggest Junkie in Lubbock,
You won’t be able to live w/o someone cheering you on
When someone doesn’t---Get touchy, meeting in Parking Lot, Pretty, Nice shoes, Hug, massage, rub down , French Kiss----YOU’LL GET MAD---Spiral
GROW UP, YOU CAN’T LIVE THAT WAY—Aint REAL LIFE
We have to learn to find strength—
Not in me, or Elders, Drugs, Booze,
Find the Strength of the LORD, THAT IS IN YOU
1 Samuel 30:1-6—No prayer chain, Church,----
BY HIMSELF- Got it back
I have to do that some Sunday’s---
Get up, Look at Ya’ll…..Encourage myself
I got my own set a problems---
You have direct Access to God at anytime
You’ll have pain in this life---
Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off—Play thru pain
Not everyone’s gonna like You---Mean, angry, spiteful…That just Christians
2.Learn to Encourage Other people---Romans 14:19
Paul says, “God of all encouragement”---
SOWING AND REAPING
IF you really need encouragement---SOW IT---It’s will be your harvest
Not some addiction---TO puff You up---
It will be rightfully yours
Quit being so judgemental----reaping judgement
It’s takes a while---I don’t judge people---someday I’ll get my harvest
Acts 15:30-32
The slightest effort on Your part---
Change their day, CHANGE YOUR LIFE
3.Don’t be moved by fear- Acts 20:22-24
Everything on the news is to scare you---
Gas Prices, Global Economy, Terrorism, Hurricanes, End Times
Any time there’s an earthquake, Tsunami, Or Hurricane----RAPTURE
If that’s stuffs all you can talk about, YOURE THROUGH LIVING
These people just want to scare You ---
God’s sat through more than a CAT 5, and an earthquake—
He searched a whole city one time---Couldn’t find 5 Righteous people
Today?? That would be on news, TBN, 700 Club, ---Jesus is coming Back
Jesus doesn’t have to come back—
He’s here—In you, and You---
Got family members bringing you down---Leave em alone
Be cordial..
If it’s your Mom and Dad---Honor Them----
QUIT LISTENING
4.Be patient and Thankful---and wait on God---Isaiah 40:31
We only have to wait on God because we are ahead of Him
Be patient---Great things may not happen everyday
“I wanna be more like Jesus”—
We’ll what Happened between 9 and 30
Every day stuff- Being patient, waiting, and BEING THANKFUL
You can stay the way you are, or you can change---Lose the blues
