Pulpit Power Podcast

Do you feel as if you are alone in your storm and trial? God is with you and has not forsaken you through this time. God will never leave nor forsake us. He was with Joseph during every trial he went through. Satan knows how to trap us with our temptations but the good news is that God monitors the temptation. God will not allow us to have temptations that we cannot handle. All we have to do is to submit to the will of God and give glory to Him during our storms and trials. Are you overcoming your temptations and trials with God's help?

Do you take or “preach” the gospel to the lost? What are you doing to reach the lost? There are people in your circle, who might be lost. God placed them in your life, for you to witness them. Are you passing out tracts? It is easy to pass out tracts, just leave on your table at the restaurant or you can hand one to the cashier at the grocery store. Pray for those who are lost and reach out to them.

Do you do your own thing or do you seek God's advice for your life? When you decide that you are the one calling shots and not God, you are in trouble. If your decision maker is broken, then don't be making the decisions for your life. One bad mistake can cost everything in the end. It is best to let God be the one calling shots, because He knows what the future holds and how it will end.

While we are in this life, are we living our life or are we living God's way? Churches are doing their own thing and not God's way. Baptisms are not fully immersed but sprinkles on babies or they believe baptisms will saved them. The Lord's Supper has even become a man made thing, where it is not reverent like it was made to be. God's opinion should always out way our opinions. If you are wondering if you should do something then ask God what He thinks.

When the word "lost" comes to mind, can you think of a loved one who is lost? Not only our loved ones, but anyone we come into contact with throughout the walks of our life. When you are witnessing to people, do you have faith and hope that God will save them? If we all will reach one person and then they reach one person and so on, our world will be a different place and more people will be saved. Will you be the one to reach one?

Do you feel as if your temptations are too hard, that you give in to them every time? Joseph survived abuse from his family and then landed a nice job at Potiphar's house. But Satan tried to discourage Joseph by tempting him with seduction by Potiphar's wife. Joseph refused his master's wife day in and day out and knew he was accountable to God and to his master. If Joseph was able to overcome his temptation with God's help, we should be able to overcome our temptation with the same help Joseph got. Which do you love more, your temptation or God?

Have you used the excused "I have a horrible past, God cannot use me"? Joseph had a horrible childhood past and God used him in a powerful way. His mom died while she was giving birth to his younger brother, his dad loved him more than his brothers, his brothers hated him for the favoritism, was rejected by his brothers, was sold to slavery by his brothers, and his boss's wife tried to seduce him. He really had it tough growing up with his brothers. Not only did his dad love him more but he was also a very good person and his brothers could not stand having a "goody-two-shoes" for a brother. They were also jealous of Joseph's dream and did not like it that they would bow down before him. If Joseph over came all of that with God's help, surely we can over come our past and be a powerful tool for God.

Do you feel as if you are losing your grip on everything and your back is against the wall? Do you have the feeling of thinking people would be better off without you in their life and in the world? There is hope and a light at the end of your dark tunnel. Just persevere through the long night and you will find your joy in the morning. Just hang on and your blessing will come. If you are saved, Jesus is your hope and your light at the end of the tunnel. Just don't give up!!

Do you have a pioneer spirit? You need to be constantly dreaming and having a vision. You need to appreciate the hard work and sacrifice that someone else did. When you are passionate about your vision, others will catch on and share in your vision. Have a passion for the lost souls going to Hell. Are you willing to look ahead and start from scratch?

Do you have compassion for someone or do you want to throw the first stone at them? Instead of judging and condemning, we should have mercy and forgiveness in our hearts. Compassion is beyond feeling sorry and having pity, it is helping and getting involved with the person. We should not be judging or condemning people, because we have sins in our life. If Jesus does not condemn our sins, why should we be throwing the stones at others?

Archive Sermon from 2009