Household of Faith (HOFChurch)
I Dare You: Part 1 -- I Dare You to Give Your BEST to God
In this series we will be challenged to get up off our chairs and take the faith steps that God is asking us to take.
Locations & Times
Household of Faith (HOF Church - Gonzales Campus)
10469 Airline Hwy, Gonzales, LA 70737, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
2 Peter 3:11-12 (TEV)
“Since everything on earth will be gone one day, what kind of people should you be? Your lives should be holy and dedicated to God, as you wait for the Day of God and DO YOUR BEST to make it come soon!”
“Since everything on earth will be gone one day, what kind of people should you be? Your lives should be holy and dedicated to God, as you wait for the Day of God and DO YOUR BEST to make it come soon!”
Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NCV)
“WHATEVER work you do, do your BEST.”
“WHATEVER work you do, do your BEST.”
Colossians 3:22
“Don't just do the minimum to get by. Do your BEST!”
“Don't just do the minimum to get by. Do your BEST!”
2 Peter 1:5-8 (NCV)
5 Because you have these blessings, do your best to add these things to your lives: to your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge; 6 and to your knowledge, add self-control; and to your self-control, add patience; and to your patience, add service for God; 7 and to your service for God, add kindness for your brothers and sisters in Christ; and to this kindness, add love. 8 If all these things are in you and are growing, they will help you to be useful and productive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 Because you have these blessings, do your best to add these things to your lives: to your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge; 6 and to your knowledge, add self-control; and to your self-control, add patience; and to your patience, add service for God; 7 and to your service for God, add kindness for your brothers and sisters in Christ; and to this kindness, add love. 8 If all these things are in you and are growing, they will help you to be useful and productive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 2:3-7 (NIV/LB)
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets tied up in civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. And the hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. THINK about these three illustrations, and the Lord will help you to understand how they apply to you.”
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets tied up in civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. And the hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. THINK about these three illustrations, and the Lord will help you to understand how they apply to you.”
3 things every effective soldier does:
1. I must define what I’d die for.
1. I must define what I’d die for.
John 15:13 (LB)
“The greatest love is shown when a person lays down his life for his friends.”
“The greatest love is shown when a person lays down his life for his friends.”
3 things every effective soldier does:
2. I must sacrifice my comfort.
2. I must sacrifice my comfort.
2 Timothy 2:3
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”
“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”
3 things every effective soldier does:
3. I must eliminate distractions.
3. I must eliminate distractions.
2 Timothy 2:4 (NIV/NLT)
“As Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become entangled in the affairs of this life, wasting time, for then you can’t please your commanding officer who enlisted you in his army.”
“As Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become entangled in the affairs of this life, wasting time, for then you can’t please your commanding officer who enlisted you in his army.”
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (LB/NCV)
“In a race everyone runs, but only one person wins the prize. So run your race to win! TO WIN the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a ribbon or medal that won’t last, but we do it for an eternal reward that will last forever! So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I'm not just shadow-boxing or playing around. Like an athlete I discipline myself. making sacrifices, and training my body to do what it should, not what it wants to do. Otherwise I fear I might be disqualified from the race.”
“In a race everyone runs, but only one person wins the prize. So run your race to win! TO WIN the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a ribbon or medal that won’t last, but we do it for an eternal reward that will last forever! So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I'm not just shadow-boxing or playing around. Like an athlete I discipline myself. making sacrifices, and training my body to do what it should, not what it wants to do. Otherwise I fear I might be disqualified from the race.”
3 things a winning athlete does:
1. I must intend to win!
1. I must intend to win!
1 Corinthians 9:24
“In a race everyone runs, but only one person wins the prize. So run your race to win!”
“In a race everyone runs, but only one person wins the prize. So run your race to win!”
1 Timothy 6:12 (TEV)
“Run your best in the race of faith, and win eternal life for yourself; for THIS is the life that God called you to when you professed your faith before many witnesses.”
“Run your best in the race of faith, and win eternal life for yourself; for THIS is the life that God called you to when you professed your faith before many witnesses.”
3 things a winning athlete does:
2. I must discipline myself.
2. I must discipline myself.
1 Corinthians 9:25, 27
“To win the contest you must deny yourself many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes into strict training just to win a ribbon or medal that won’t last, but
we do it for an eternal reward that will last forever! So I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should...”
“To win the contest you must deny yourself many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes into strict training just to win a ribbon or medal that won’t last, but
we do it for an eternal reward that will last forever! So I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should...”
“The pain of regret is always greater than the pain of discipline”
3 things a winning athlete does:
3. I must stay focused on the reward!
3. I must stay focused on the reward!
1 Corinthians 9:26 (LB)
“I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step! I fight to win. I’m not just shadow-boxing or playing around.”
“I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step! I fight to win. I’m not just shadow-boxing or playing around.”
2 Corinthians 9:6
“Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop."
“Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop."
To Reap A Great Harvest, I Must:
1. Plant generously in faith
1. Plant generously in faith
Luke 6:38 (ICB)
“Give, and it will be given back to you. You will be given much. It will be poured into your hands—more than you can hold. You will be given so much that it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you."
“Give, and it will be given back to you. You will be given much. It will be poured into your hands—more than you can hold. You will be given so much that it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you."
Mark 10:29-31
Jesus said, "I guarantee you this: Anyone who gives up anything for my sake and the Good News--whether a home or a family member or property--will get MORE THAN THAT BACK, multiplied a hundredfold, AND in the world to come they will be given life forever!”
Jesus said, "I guarantee you this: Anyone who gives up anything for my sake and the Good News--whether a home or a family member or property--will get MORE THAN THAT BACK, multiplied a hundredfold, AND in the world to come they will be given life forever!”