★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Family Worship Centre (FWC)
Wuye, Abuja
27th May, 2016
FRIDAY PRAYER SERVICE
* Speaker: Pastor Yakubu Yola
* Topic: The Plan of God is that You Move Forward
* Text: Mark 11:1-6
★ Proverbs 4:18 → "The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day."
★ 1 Peter 2:9 → "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
* Not only do living things grow, the things that accompany them also grow
* Time cannot pass and living things will not grow
* NOTE: stagnation is not of God
* The will of God for your life:
→ Advancement
→ Growth
→ Movement
* When things do not change, it is an indication that something is wrong and it is a good cause for concern
★ Matthew 7:11 → "If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!"
* Our God is a progressive God
→ He is a God of advancement
* God wants you to move forward, advance and progress
* He does not want you to stagnate in one position for a long time, doing the same thing
⇒ That is not His plan
* When you plant a seed, it grows with time
★ Proverbs 4:18 → "The ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter they shine. But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darker — travellers can’t see a thing; they fall flat on their faces." The Message Version [MSG]
* God's plan is that life will get better for you
★ Mark 4:30-32 →"And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it? “It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil, yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE.”
★ Luke 2:52 → "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."
* God is interested in increase that it has become His exclusive preserve & job description
★ Acts 2:47 → "praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."
★ 1 Corinthians 3:6 → "I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow."
* God delights in your increase
* If increase is God's job, and you are not increased, it is an indictment on His person
★ Luke 13:9 → "If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down."
→ God is not impressed when you stagnate and do not grow or increase
☆ Function of God's Word in your Life:
★ 1 Timothy 4:15 → "Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress."
→ Your progress by the reason of God' word should be evident to everyone that comes in contact with you
★ 1 Peter 2:2 → "Like new-born babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation"
★ Joshua 1:8 → "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."
* God's word in your life should cause you to progress and be successful
★ 2 Corinthians 3:18 → "And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
→ God's word transforms us from one degree of glory to another
* Anything in life for you to acheive progress has already been provided by God
* All you need to do is to exercise your faith
* If you are not making progress, it is not God's fault
* It does not take God anything to move you from one level to another
* Ask yourself:
→ Why am I not making progress?
→ Which area of my life is not growing?
* Destiny is a function of time
* The devil's plan is that if he cannot do anything about your past, he delays and frustrates your future through delays and stagnation
* Many Christians give up when they experience delays & they loose their faith
★ James 1:6 → "But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."
* The tied donkey in Matthew 21:2 was designed for glory, but limited in one place by a rope by the road.
* NOTE: Even though it was tied and restricted, Jesus knew about the donkey!
→ God is mindful of your present condition
→ God knows where the knots are and he is willing to untie you
* God is also aware that whenever he is about to untie you, there are always contentions and oppositions (Mark 11:4-5)
* Progress is the plan of God, but delay is the strategy of the devil to:
→ make you discouraged
→ make you loose faith
→ make you doubt God
* NOTE: Every delay & stagnation responds to the command of the Master
★ Luke 5:5 →"Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."
★ Matthew 8:8 → "The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed."
☆ Declarations:
★ Isaiah 43:18 →"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past."
★ Isaiah 61:7 →"Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours."
★ Hebrews 13:20-21 →''Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen."
★ 1 Peter 2:9 →"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
★ Philippians 1:6 →"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
★ Proverbs 4:18 →"The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day."
★ As you declare God's word, something will give way!
☆ Things to do:
1. Continue these declarations
2. Start doing that thing that will enable you make progress
Except as otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the New International Version (NIV)
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