Singing Soul

Sermon- Singing Soul

- As we’re walking the journey of this life there are so many moments that produce the

feeling of a sinking soul, in which we have to lean on the Lord.

- Then we walk the path of a satisfied soul as we are helped, assured, comforted, &

guided by the Lord.

- Once again, God’s answer to Jesus’ prayer was no, but Jesus was satisfied to do the

will of the Father.

- So our walk continues. It’s a walk of learning, change, & even adventure.

- Scripture says, Enoch walked with God & was not. His adventure has taken him to a

place that only one other living person has went.

- That was Elijah.

- Both of these men were close to God, & God rewarded them, as well as will use

them greatly.

- So today’s message comes from the perspective of the Christian who was rescued, &

walks close to God now.

- We walk with a singing Soul.

Psalm 63:5

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

- As the hymn says, we shout the victory!

- As we go into prayer this morning, Think of your blessings, you’re alive, & you’re

here.

- Troubles remind us God’s not through with us, because we’re still alive.

- Pain reminds us we’re alive.

- Sickness shows us that, like sin, this too shall pass.

- In every part or function of our lives, whether they be good or bad, they can be seen as

this points to my victory in Christ.

- Their reason is the bad shall pass away, & the good shall remain.

Prayer

> You Can’t Sing

(Author unknown - https://www.5jokesaday.com/content/singing-jokes)

A church had a man in the choir who couldn't sing. Several people hinted to him that he could serve in other places, but he continued to come to the choir. The choir director became desperate and went to the pastor.

"You've got to get that man out of the choir," he said. "If you don't, I'm going to resign. The choir members are going to quit too. Please do something."

So the pastor went to the man and suggested, "Perhaps you should leave the choir."

"Why should I get out of the choir?" he asked.

"Well, five or six people have told me you can't sing."

"That's nothing," the man snorted. "Fifty people have told me that you can't preach!"

- When it comes to being a Christian we have a reason to sing, or make a joyful noise.

- Without Christ we would suffer for eternity, where just a drop of water would be of

great value.

- Without Christ we would never know the God who made us, or walk the streets of gold

where no trouble resides.

- We are no longer slaves to sin!

- We have been set free!

- The freedom we enjoy isn’t the fact that we don’t suffer or fall under a certain sin,

because we do.

- There is not a person alive today that does not sin.

Q- Does the sin overpower us & destroy us?

- No! We have power, the ability to overcome Sin, because Jesus(the power) resides

in us.

- The greatest freedom we enjoy is that, we will not suffer the death we deserve

because of sin!

- I know that when we’re thinking about sin, we try to make it seem like we’re Christians,

& we don’t sin.

- We try not to sin, but it is only in Christ’s power that we have victory over sin.

Q- Do you know where that power comes from?

- From His Spirit.

- In the moment we accept Christ as our savior we receive, & we are sealed by, His

Spirit.

Ephesians 1:13

13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

- This is a turning point in our walk, because we can sing the victory like Miriam, Moses’

sister did, or we can limit the working of the Spirit.

- Listen, He’s There whether you realize it or not.

- You’re either walking with Him, or grieving Him.

- What God wants us to do is, sing. Walk with the Holy Spirit.

- Scripture calls it being filled with the Holy Spirit.

- It’s not some magical prayer you pray after you get saved.

- It’s a choice to follow the Spirit’s leading.

- Here’s the example,

- Simon Peter told Jesus he would not leave Him.

- That was Peter relying on his own strength.

- Then Peter denied knowing Jesus three times.