Celebration Church Int'l

Dealing with Insecurities
Matthew 13:3-22. Why are many Christians unfruitful, ever learning but not coming to the knowledge of the truth? Why do we come to church and learn the word repeatedly? As a good farmer, evacuate things that compete with the health of the seed...

In the parable of the sower, Jesus described some seeds which fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. He explained that he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. Matthew 13:7&22

The effectiveness of the word is not about how viable the seed is but where it falls...

True discipleship thrives on repetition (Phil. 1:25). Emphasis is very important for growth. The reason why there is a lot of inconsistency in believers is that many times, we know enough in our head but they have never settled in our hearts.

Phil. 4:10-14. Contentment is something to learn. It is not the natural propensity of man to be contented. One of the worst lies the devil can sell to you is the idea that your satisfaction is in your future...

Until you learn to do things when they are meant to be done, your peace would always be under attack. Disorderliness births lack of peace.

There are three battlegrounds for peace:
1. Finances
2. Health
3. Relationship

Proverbs 22:3. Your righteousness status should not hinder your ability to be brutally honest. Luke 14:28-29. Sometimes following the crowd puts on hold the things God has put in you to make impact on the world...

Love Is Moving.

Phil 1:25 Until we learn and hear over and over again, we might not really understand, because emphasis births maturity. What we really know is what we bring out under pressure. Love is beyond words or action, Love is a moving breathing person, the man Jesus.

1John 4:8 The foundation for any kind of love is Christ's love. Every time God wants to teach us about marriage, he refers us to the sacrifice of Jesus...

God is the father of Lights. He is goodness in its perfection.
You will never see a better definition of ‘good’. Nothing comes close in describing goodness.
There is no evil in God. He has never done evil, He will never do evil. He is consistently good and He is light. This is such an important conviction to have.
Just as the sun is a consistently beaming source of light, God is constantly good.
If you study God and see evil, you’re looking through the wrong lens...

Knowing Christ helps you fulfill the following:
1. In Christ, you will enjoy your singleness
2. You will choose right
3. You will have the right model.

Enjoying your singleness:
If you do not enjoy your singleness you won't enjoy your relationship. When you are too needy you'll become less attractive. The irony is you will work better with someone when you stand alone. If you are not satisfied in Christ first and foremost you will never be satisfied...

The love walk of a believer is explained in how we forgive our debtors because our debts have been forgiven.
We are to emulate the life of Christ as believers. We should be challenged and inspired by the life of Jesus Christ and the things He did.
To walk in love is to be vulnerable to hurt. That’s the life we have been called to live and Jesus did it too. Isaiah 53:7.
As believers, we have a standard for forgiveness and we see Christ as the model...

2 Corinthians 2:11
We are to recognize the devices of the devil. He comes to steal, kill and destroy and he uses disorderliness to come between people. Sometimes the solution is not to keep arguing but to pray! The devil's greatest strength is doing things under the radar. He works without people knowing he is the one. You have to understand the devices of the enemy especially when it comes to relationships.

Skaldalom is the Greek word for Offense. It actually means a trap stick...

Proverbs 24:3. Proverbs 3:13.
Wisdom represents the capital asset that builds a godly home, and wisdom is powered by understanding. Marriage is an act of obedience to God and an act of selfless service to a fellow man. It is a covenant act and the goal is to exemplify God to the world.

You don't own your marriage you are just a privileged steward of the love of another child of God...