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LifePoint Bible Church
Sunday Morning Service
Join us for a time of worship, teaching in the Word, and coffee/fellowship.
Locations & Times
LifePoint Bible Church
4353 N Spider Lake Rd, Traverse City, MI 49696, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
David understood that all believers fall eventually. We stumble, we lose our way, we struggle. There will be times that we trip and fall on our journey. No One is Exempt. It’s what happens Once we’ve fallen that...Makes ALL the Difference!
Every One of Your steps this and every year were already known by the Lord before one of them began! Psalm 139 Your Sin Does Not Surprise GOD!
Every One of Your steps this and every year were already known by the Lord before one of them began! Psalm 139 Your Sin Does Not Surprise GOD!
Four practical applications of this truth.
ONE: Every detail of life is under God’s control. (Intellectually we know this is true).
~God is Never the Author or Instigator of Sin…Never. He does not sin and he does not tempt anyone to sin. Sin is always Our Own Responsibility. When we sin, we remain fully accountable for the wrong choices we make—and the negative consequences we must face.
TWO: God takes pleasure in our struggle to walk in Holiness.
The last part of verse 23 says, “And He delights in his way.” The “he” refers to God and the “his” refers to the individual believer.”
~Spurgeon says it very nicely, “As parents are pleased with the tottering footsteps of their babes. All that concerns a saint is interesting to his heavenly Father. God loves to view the holy strivings of a soul pressing forward to the skies.”
God loves his children with an everlasting love. Romans 8:38-39 makes it clear Nothing we say or do can ever separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. We are joined to our Father with bands of eternal love stronger than steel.
~He loves us too much to let us go on in sin forever. And when we turn back to him, with trembling lip, deeply guilty, fearing the worst, thinking all hope is lost, we discover the good news that he waits with open arms for us to come home to him.
THREE: God designs our trials so they will not destroy us. Verse 24 assures us that though we may “stumble” or “fall” temporarily, we will not be utterly destroyed. God will not allow anything to permanently destroy our relationship with him. Not even death itself can sever our strong connection with God.
~During the worst moments, we take this by faith and hang on to God, believing that better days must eventually come.
FOUR: We will not utterly fall because God will not let go…Simply those whom God saves, he saves forever. Though we stumble and fall a thousand times, God’s love is firm because his purposes are eternal. Our salvation rests not on our performance but on God’s unchanging character.
ONE: Every detail of life is under God’s control. (Intellectually we know this is true).
~God is Never the Author or Instigator of Sin…Never. He does not sin and he does not tempt anyone to sin. Sin is always Our Own Responsibility. When we sin, we remain fully accountable for the wrong choices we make—and the negative consequences we must face.
TWO: God takes pleasure in our struggle to walk in Holiness.
The last part of verse 23 says, “And He delights in his way.” The “he” refers to God and the “his” refers to the individual believer.”
~Spurgeon says it very nicely, “As parents are pleased with the tottering footsteps of their babes. All that concerns a saint is interesting to his heavenly Father. God loves to view the holy strivings of a soul pressing forward to the skies.”
God loves his children with an everlasting love. Romans 8:38-39 makes it clear Nothing we say or do can ever separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. We are joined to our Father with bands of eternal love stronger than steel.
~He loves us too much to let us go on in sin forever. And when we turn back to him, with trembling lip, deeply guilty, fearing the worst, thinking all hope is lost, we discover the good news that he waits with open arms for us to come home to him.
THREE: God designs our trials so they will not destroy us. Verse 24 assures us that though we may “stumble” or “fall” temporarily, we will not be utterly destroyed. God will not allow anything to permanently destroy our relationship with him. Not even death itself can sever our strong connection with God.
~During the worst moments, we take this by faith and hang on to God, believing that better days must eventually come.
FOUR: We will not utterly fall because God will not let go…Simply those whom God saves, he saves forever. Though we stumble and fall a thousand times, God’s love is firm because his purposes are eternal. Our salvation rests not on our performance but on God’s unchanging character.
Let’s sum up the application of this message with three simple statements:
~Your struggles are necessary – fight on with Your Eyes on Jesus!
~Your Father has not forgotten you – Hang on to His Hand!
~Your future is assured – Walk on in Victory!
God may put you in a situation so that you will turn to Him. So…Fight on! Hang on! Walk on!
Today if YOU feel like you’re being held hostage by fear, worry, and other destructive thoughts and habits? The great news is Jesus is your bondage breaker.
In His name, you can break free from any chains that bind you – whether they’re chains of anxiety, fear or Anger…Substance abuse…or just some deep past regrets.
Here are four steps to help you fight the lies that bind You and break free:
Remember who You are in Jesus. If you’re a Christian, you’re a new person in Christ. You’re not a slave – you’ve been set Free! Gal 5:1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
~Whatever is keeping You from being FREE in Christ…Your Past…Some Secret Sin… Confess it…Live in Grace…Not Guilt!
~Your struggles are necessary – fight on with Your Eyes on Jesus!
~Your Father has not forgotten you – Hang on to His Hand!
~Your future is assured – Walk on in Victory!
God may put you in a situation so that you will turn to Him. So…Fight on! Hang on! Walk on!
Today if YOU feel like you’re being held hostage by fear, worry, and other destructive thoughts and habits? The great news is Jesus is your bondage breaker.
In His name, you can break free from any chains that bind you – whether they’re chains of anxiety, fear or Anger…Substance abuse…or just some deep past regrets.
Here are four steps to help you fight the lies that bind You and break free:
Remember who You are in Jesus. If you’re a Christian, you’re a new person in Christ. You’re not a slave – you’ve been set Free! Gal 5:1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
~Whatever is keeping You from being FREE in Christ…Your Past…Some Secret Sin… Confess it…Live in Grace…Not Guilt!
POINT: LIVE IN GOD’S GRACE, NOT YOUR GUILT!
Rely on God’s Strength, Not Your Own. We’re all helpless in our own strength, but we’re not hopeless in Christ! You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you Phil 4:13
~In His name, you can defeat any enemy and shake off any shackles.
Fight the lies by focusing on God’s life-changing truth. Jesus said in John 8:32, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” TRUST GODS PROMISES! Stop believing the lies you tell yourself or the enemy “Satan” tells you. Grace is about Trusting Gods Promises instead of Your Failures!
Be willing to be set free, healed, and made whole. Remember what Jesus said to the lame man at the Pool of Bethesda. He had been lying there for 38 years…One day, Jesus came by, looked him in the eye, and said, “Do you want to be healed?”
That’s the question Jesus is asking you today: “Are you willing? Willing to let go of that thing keeping You from Experiencing God’s Grace and Be Totally Free?”
Rely on God’s Strength, Not Your Own. We’re all helpless in our own strength, but we’re not hopeless in Christ! You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you Phil 4:13
~In His name, you can defeat any enemy and shake off any shackles.
Fight the lies by focusing on God’s life-changing truth. Jesus said in John 8:32, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” TRUST GODS PROMISES! Stop believing the lies you tell yourself or the enemy “Satan” tells you. Grace is about Trusting Gods Promises instead of Your Failures!
Be willing to be set free, healed, and made whole. Remember what Jesus said to the lame man at the Pool of Bethesda. He had been lying there for 38 years…One day, Jesus came by, looked him in the eye, and said, “Do you want to be healed?”
That’s the question Jesus is asking you today: “Are you willing? Willing to let go of that thing keeping You from Experiencing God’s Grace and Be Totally Free?”