06/11/2023 Church service

周日礼拜

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Good Things
Psalm 103:1-5
“a human being wakes up in the morning and for the first moment there’s just stillness; then there’s a re-engagement of the mind, the mind kicks in and starts saying, “What have I got to do today? How old am I? What are my problems? How am I going to stop all these things going wrong?” There is complete identification with the story; you pull your boots on and off you go again.”

Problems to solve on Tuesday morning

Some challenges have to be faced on a new day – but so much of what we carry into today is better left behind us

“So then people grab their cell phone, they check their WhatsApp, they check their texts, they check their emails, they check Facebook, they take a picture of their feet, they post it on Facebook, they tweet something, they do Instagram, they check the news, and now they feel really connected to everything that’s known in their life. And then they go through a series of routine behaviors. They get out of bed on the same side, they go to the toilet, they get a cup of coffee, they take a shower, they get dressed, they drive to work the same way.
They do the same things, They see the same people that push the same emotional buttons, and that becomes the routine and it becomes like a program.”
“The familiar past will sooner or later be predictable future.”

Solomon: Guard your heart (your soul) because out of it will flow your life
(be careful what you upload to your soul)

I read things every day that make me realize a lot is happening that I barely have a clue about. Technology will not slow down for me to catch up.

The demands of the 21st century have driven people to find ways to super-size their souls to just keep up

A.I. (brain chip) “What doth it profit a man…”

John Wesley would often ask his circuit-riding clergy - “How is it with your soul?”

3 John 2: Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

So there is an outward correlation between the state of our soul and the state of our well-being.
Psalm 139:14: I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, and my soul knows that very well.
“I carry this knowledge deep within my soul.” “I know it with all my heart.”

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
(good things)

? Does your soul expect “good things” from God?

“Seek and ye shall find”
“For the Lord is Good…”

Some people are young all their days. Other people are old at 25.

Psalm 103:5: “ … who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

In order to have faith for these good things, you have to be present in this moment.
This day.
You have to determine that this is the only day you have.
It’s a choice to live from this moment forward.

You can live from your past, shaping today and even your future based on past experiences, or decide that being full present is the wisest option.
“The familiar past will sooner or later be predictable future.”

Let your mind be renewed to expect Good Things.

GOD is bringing Good Things… …and it may also be NEW Things

Don’t be limited by expectations that force everything into a mental mold – or an expectation based on the past

Martin Luther wasn’t trying to start a NEW movement when he posted the 95 thesis
– but that wasn’t GOD’s plan or intention

John Wesley wasn’t trying to start a new denomination when he started the Holiness movement in England

– but that wasn’t GOD’s plan or intention
At that time, they were both focused on reforming that which already existed

That which already was (are you listening?)
? How much of our future (our jobs, our families, our church growth) are we basing on our familiar past experiences?

Taking it even deeper…

When Jesus came, they were even expecting to Him to only reform the existing culture – but that wasn’t GOD’s plan or intention

The author and finisher of our faith is ready to write a brand new chapter

(so we need to stop reading the past chapter. consider it a closed book)

Isn’t that called Grace for a New day?

PLOT TWIST

“Uh-oh! Wait a minute…
…you mean – life doesn’t have to continue as ‘business as usual?’”

It doesn’t have to continue as “going through the motions?”

Psalm 84:11: “ …no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”

Psalm 34:10: “ …those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.”

Psalm 103:5: “ … who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

“SEE What GOD Can DO.”

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.

“Whoever gains a wise heart loves his own soul…”

“Surely goodness (good things) and mercy…”

Do you have a posture of faith and expectation for good things in your life?
Do you believe?
David said, “I would have lost heart, (been without hope) unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.” (Psalm 27:13)
He told this to his soul
“The mind controlled by the Spirit is Life and Peace”

Peace. Shalom. Wholeness. Nothing missing.

“SEE What GOD Can DO.”

God wants you to trust that He will take care of you!
Trust that the Lord is able and willing to meet all of your needs.

How are you applying your faith?

“If you want to change the outcome, you have to change the investment”

Do you have a posture of faith and expectation?
Do you believe?
Can you open your heart to receive (by God’s grace and mercy) the Good Things His Word tells you are to be yours?
? What would Good Things look like to you? ( )
“I will live and not die…”
Psalm 103:5: “ … who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

Do you believe?
You may say, “Yes, I believe. But I have so much baggage. I’ve carried all this for so long. My soul is overloaded with the weight of my past.”

Psalm 23:3 “He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul.”

Can you allow the Good Shepherd to lead you into your healing and restoration today?
Can you surrender your past to see the sunrise of a new day? A fresh start?

“Seek and ye shall find”

Whoever goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
“For the Lord is Good – and His mercy endures forever.”

Hillside United Methodist Church
3739 US 80
Phenix City  AL  36870
United States
Pastor: Mike J Koger

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