Sermons by Maurice Porter (Page 6)
Bring Your Own Fruit: The Gift of Discernment
I…God will show you things about people, places, situations etc that no one else will understand _____As a result we are not led to decide by evil and natural distractions II..Discernment is NOT judging other people III…We keep looking for confirmation from people God didn’t tell ____God will show YOU which way to go….Not someone else IV..Stop…
Saved From The Secrets
1 Samuel 16:10-12 || Psalm 51:5 I….Mercy keeps us from looking like what we really are. _____The secrets are the reason we keep committing the same sin _____We cant get to the real issue without exploring the secret II….The private sin God covers in your life is because of “That Thing” you won’t face (the secret) ____But yet you believe that…
I’m Ready To Change
Mark 14:51, 16:5-7 I…..Many of us didn’t start following Jesus ‘immediately’..We started following Jesus ‘eventually’ II….Some things will happen to us in life that will make us run off in any kind of condition ____When that happens we need to run straight to Jesus even if we have to come in the worst presentable situation…
Backwards But Beautiful
Matthew 21:1 I….We all have something about us that we can’t tell anybody…and if God didn’t already know…we wouldn’t tell him either ___BUT GOD has a way of making us look good even when we are full of mess and have a lot of issues (“Backwards But Beautiful”) II…God said he wouldn’t let our issues get Out because…
When You’ve Done All You Can
Isaiah 40:28-31 I….Waiting is an act of faith ____When God has given you a vision and plan….NEVER settle for plan B when God gave you a vision for plan A ____Wait on God and watch his plan for your life work out! II….When God tells you to be something…The worst thing we do is tell others and look for others to verify what God has already confirmed…
Just Enough To Be Broke
1 Kings 17:8 I…..80{9922b85e622a2389e774f7ca0724127890648398cf694de7edcf8aaf5360a66c} of the population spends one check already knowing what the next check will be spent on (living on a check-to-check basis) _____GOD says don’t worry about tomorrow…If you have what you need to make it through today….Tell God THANK YOU!! II…..Most of us are…
I’ve Got To Pay God Back
2 Samuel 24:24-25 I……There is a difference between an inconvenience and a sacrifice ______We need to sacrifice something we love a lot for the God we love the most II…..We need to give up something we don’t want to give up as a physical act of prayer, to say God I want more of you. III…..There are some things that are sitting right in front…
The Worst of News at the Best of Times
Matthew 26:31 I…..No one deserves the space or trust in our lives that God can only occupy ____Anyone we put too much stock & faith in….God will frustrate the relationship because he wants you to depend on him II….While you’re spending your energy running after a person…God said he will remove them so you can run after me! ____NEVER let…
You Belong On the Water
Matthew 14:22 I……Anything in your life that you believe can keep God from blessing you is an unconscious/conscious superstition. _______There is no object that can get in the way that can obstruct God’s hand from blessing you II…..When things are going right in your life…..It’s God walking on the water of your situation _____Stop…
God Can Do Anything
Jude 1:24-25