★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Family Worship Centre (FWC)
Wuye, Abuja
1st Sunday Service
4th September, 2016
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| Pastor Sarah Omakwu |
☆ SERMON:
* Speaker: Pastor Sarah Omakwu
* Topic: My Be-Attitude 4 (Blessed are the Meek for they shall Inherit the Earth)
* Text: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
★ Psalm 37:11 →"But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." (NKJV)
* The beatitudes have in them imbedded joy!
→ Obedience in applying them to your life produces joy
* Jesus himself was a meek person
→ He never taught us to do what He did not do!
→ He inherited the earth
* Definitions of meekness:
→ to be gentle
→ to be strong, yet tender
→ to be mild of temper
→ not easily provoked or irritated
→ soft hearted
→ to be submissive to the divine will of God
→ to be loving, patient and gentle towards others
→ to have the ability to take and conquer, but choose not to use it against others
* The easiest way people will know that you are a Christian is by being meek & loving
* Your emotions should have a calmness about it
* A truly meek person is not occupied with themselves
* Meekness is an attitude that accepts everything as God's will and for His purpose
→ You should realize that everything that happens is working out for your good
* If you are meek, you will have peace
→ A person who is meek does not take things to heart
* The meek are those who are:
→ gentle
→ modest
→ humble
→ pleasant
→ unassuming
→ polite
→ lacking arrogance
→ simple in faith
→ soft-spoken
→ patient in the face of every affront
* Meekness is the state of being gentle because you are God-controlled
* Meekness is a fruit of the Spirit
* Meekness is not accepted today in the aggressive and self-centred world
* The world equates meekness with weakness and foolishness
* David demonstrated meekness
→ Even though he had the chance to kill his enemy Saul, he refused to do so twice! (1 Samuel 24:3-7; 1 Samuel 26:5-12)
* Meekness is having great strength under control
* The world defines strong people as: "Assertive" and "Aggressive"
* The Bible teaches that meekness is the opposite of what the world believes
* Many broken marriages would have been saved from divorce if only there was meekness on the part of the couples
* Meekness is rooted in God
→ He is kind & forgiving
→ He is patient
→ He is tolerant
→ He overlooks our faults
→ NOTE: Jesus had the same power God has and could have use it to His advantage, but He choose not to
* Jesus humbled Himself and came to the world through the birth canal of a woman. He was despised, opposed and eventually murdered like a criminal, yet He did not challenge His 'enemies'. He prayed for them!
* You must live the kind of life that is not always seeking to 'proof a point' to anybody
→ Jesus did not need to proof a point to anyone that He is God.
→ This should also be your disposition as a Christian
★ Isaiah 53:7 →"He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth."
* There must be a cleanness, calmness and sweetness about your life!
→ You do not need to comment on everything
→ Learn to let things go (including the worse offenses against your person)
→ This is the mind-set that every child of God must have
⇒ You should pity those who hate and oppress you
★ Mark 15:3 →"And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.''
* Meekness is maintaining peace in the face of provocation
* A meek person fights to correct injustice, but He submits/yields when it comes to himself
* A meek person is not self-willed
→ he always puts others' interests ahead of his own
☆ John 5:30 → "I can do nothing on my own initiative or authority. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just (fair, righteous, unbiased), because I do not seek My own will, but only the will of Him who sent Me." (AMP)
* Meekness is the opposite of self-will
* NOTE: It requires a lot of self-control to be meek!
→ It is not a simple laid- back, complacent disposition of a weak hearted person
* A meek person yeilds to others, even if they cheat him
* If you live as a meek person, many people will be drawn to Christ and become saved through your disposition and response to situations
* You must learn to allow things go
⇒ You must not always insist on having your own way or enforcing your rights
☆ Who should be meek?:
★ Galatians 6:1 → "Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted." (NKJV)
* You should be kind and gentle to people who offend you
* REMEMBER: You will one day need the mercy of others.
☆ Who should we be meek to?:
★ 2 Timothy 2:25 → "in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth." (NKJV)
→ Those who oppose you
→ Those who seek to take undue advantage of you
★ Titus 3:1-3 → ''Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another." (NKJV)
* If you do not have anything good to say about others, keep quiet!
☆ What are the Rewards of Meekness?
→ You will inherit the earth
→ People like meek people (no one likes those who are cantankerous)
★ Psalm 37:11 → "But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." (NKJV)
