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Why Are - U - Not Praising Him
Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 1, 2002 (message contributor)
Summary: A SERMON THAT POINTS OUT THE CHRISTAN EXCUSES FOR NOT PRAISING GOD.
WHY ARE - U - NOT PRAISING HIM
FOR THEY LOVE THE PRAISES OF MAN MORE THAN THE PRAISES OF GOD.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT EVEN SOME OF OUR CHRISTIAN TODAY ARE FALLING SHORT BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IT’S GOING TO DO TO THEIR REPUTATION, OFTEN TIMES WE ARE AND HAVE BEEN OVERSHADOWED OR DISTRACTED BY THE ALLIANCES OF THIS WORLD AND ITS OFFERINGS.
THE CHEIF RULERS OF THE PHAISEES BELIEVED ON JESUS BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD LOSE THEY WOULD NOT CONFESS HIM.
IT IS MOST INTERESTING WHAT WE WILL DO FOR THE SAKE OF A POSITION OR RATHER WHAT WE WILL NOT DO.
IN THE SCRIPTURES THESE CHIEF RULERS WERE REALY INTERESTED IN CALLING ON JESUS BUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR PLACE IN THE SYNAGOGUE, THEY DENIED HIM.
FOR THEY LOVED THE PRAISE OF MAN MORE THAN THE PRAISE OF GOD.
WHY ARE - U - NOT PRAISING HIM.
DOES THIS STORY HAVE ANY FAMILIARITY?
DOES IT DEPICT YOUR OWN LIFE AS A BELIEVER?
WHY ARE - U - NOT PRAISING HIM
ARE YOU SEEKING THE APPROVAL OF MAN TO VALIDATE WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU STAND FOR.
IT WOULD BE OF GREAT SURPRISE IF YOU KNEW HOW MANY SAINTS LOOK FOR THE PRAISE OF MAN.
IN THE GIVING OF:
1) THEIR TITHES
2) TIME
3) THEIR TESTIMONIES
THEY ARE SEEKING THE VALIDATION OF MAN TO QUALIFY THEM AS CHRISTIANS.
THEY ARE SIMPLY MEN PLEASERS SEEKING ACCEPTANCE FROM THE WRONG SOURCE.
WHY ARE - U - NOT PRAISING HIM
THIS IS A VALID QUESTION TO THE :
1) BUDIST
2) MUSELUM
3) JEHOVAH WITNESS
WHY ARE - U - NOT PRAISING HIM
WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM COFESSING HIM?
WILL THE ADMISSION OF JESUS GET YOU EXPELLED FROM THE TEMPLE AS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CHIEF RULERS PUNISHMENT.
THE CHRISTIAN THAT WILL NOT CONFESS CHRIST, IN MY OPINION ARE NOT CHRISTIANS AT ALL, PROVIDED CONFESSION IS THE CORE OF SALVATION, MOREOVER, THEY ARE APT TO SIDESTEP THE TRUTH.
FOR THEY LOVE THE PRAISE OF MAN MORE THAN THE PRAISE OF GOD.
SOLOMON SOUGHT OUT TO SATISFY HIMSELF TRYING TO FIND MEANING BY BUILDING BIG HOMES, BY PLANTING BEAUTIFUL VINEYARDS, RESEVOIRS TO COLLECT THE WATER. BY OWNING GREAT HERDS AND FLOCKS, BY OWNING GREAT SUMS OF SILVER AND GOLD AND AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW HE SAW THIS AS MEANINGLESS.
FOR THEY LOVED THE PRAISE OF MAN MORE THAN THE PRAISE OF GOD.
WHY ARE - U - NOT PRAISING HIM.
