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Hillside United Methodist Church
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07/24/2022 Church service
周日礼拜
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Today IS Tomorrow
今天就是明天
Prov 4:23 - Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
箴言 4:23: 要一丝不苟地守护你的心， 因为生命之泉从心中涌出。Psalm 51:10: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
诗篇 51:10: 神啊！求你为我造一颗清洁的心，
求你使我里面重新有坚定的灵。(page 931)1 Cor 4:3 - I couldn’t care less if I’m judged by you or by any human court;
I don’t even judge myself.
哥林多前书 4:3: 我被你们论断，或被人间法庭审判，
我都认为是极小的事，连我自己也不论断自己。(pg 1851)
1 Cor 4:5 - “So don’t judge anyone now. The time for judging will be when the Lord comes. He will shine light on everything that is now hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of our hearts.”
哥林多前书 4:5: 所以时候还没有到，你们不要批评，
直等到主来；他要照出黑暗中的隐情，显明人心里的动机。
那时，各人要从 神那里得着称赞。(page 1851)
Rom. 12:2: Do not allow this world to mold you in its own image. Instead, be transformed from the inside out by renewing your mind. As a result, you will be able to discern what God wills and whatever God finds good, pleasing, and complete.
罗马书 12:2: 不要模仿这个世代，倒要借着心意的更新而改变过来，使你们可以察验出甚么是 神的旨意，就是察验出甚么是美好的、蒙他悦纳的和完全的事。(pg 1839)
Eph 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
Walk as children of light
以弗所书 5:8: 你们从前是黑暗的，现今在主里却是光明的，行事为人就应当像光明的儿女。(pg 1899)
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视频脚本 Script
Today IS Tomorrow
1 Cor 4:1-5
“Today IS Tomorrow
…unless you learn something different.”
It can be obvious to you sometimes when someone you know quite well says one thing – but we can feel a sense of inner conflict – maybe even insincerity
their words and their actions are not congruent
“and this time I really mean it.”
…but do we also do it to ourselves when we say we want one thing – maybe we want to make a change – we want something new –
…but nothing ever really changes?
repeat offender.
recidivist: one who relapses; a habitual criminal
the recidivist never had a true change of heart
Prov 4:23 - Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
“If comfort is your aim, the change will always be just beyond your reach.”
To Know and not to DO is the same as Not Knowing.
Max Lucado: "You change your LIFE by changing your HEART"
It’s not just reaching out for something new – it is essential to release something old that should no longer define us.
“When we delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go, there are only two: An attachment to the past, or a fear of the future.”
Psalm 51:10: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Today IS Tomorrow
“Today IS Tomorrow …unless you learn something different.”
“Today IS the Tomorrow you really want, if you will start with a clean heart.”
John Maxwell: “You have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life.”
Above all else, watch over your heart; diligently guard it because from a sincere and pure heart come the good and noble things of life.
Do you feel you know yourself well enough to dismiss any really breathroughs to come?
“Oh, I guess I will always be this way”
…but have you also noticed that, some things don’t happen in your life as planned (by you) and then suddenly…
you recognize God’s timing was there all along
Our scripture says: don’t judge anything prematurely
So – it is possible to change the way we think about things
The way we think about the experiences of the past – and our expectations for the future
If we say one thing but believe another, we are incongruent. Double-minded
Obviously one of our biggest hurdles toward creating a new level of growth is going to be the opinions of others – if we allow them to influence us
Paul said in vs 3: I couldn’t care less if I’m judged by you or by any human court;
I don’t even judge myself.We should judge our status by who the Word says we are (now) in Christ
Not by raised eyebrows, naysayers or even our own critical internal dialogue
The main reason Jesus came was to die for our sins so that God could be righteous in receiving sinful men.
The blood of Christ has removed all our sins judicially.
Understand that the perfect sacrifice has been made. There has been a once-and-for-all sacrifice, a sacrifice that’s better than the blood of bulls and goats offered upon a thousand altars.
BECAUSE OF JESUS OUR PERFECT SACRIFICE, WE CAN HAVE A PERFECT CONSCIENCE.
Now, our hearts can be liberated.
A sanctified conscience leads to a liberated heart.Spurgeon: My faith rests not upon what I am or shall be or feel or know, but in what Christ is, in what He has done, and in what He is now doing for me.
Today, we can have a perfect conscience even though our behavior isn’t perfect.
Even though our thoughts aren’t perfect. Because we have Jesus, our perfect sacrifice.
“I have fought the good fight…”
Losing a battle is not losing the warvs 5: “So don’t judge anyone now. The time for judging will be when the Lord comes. He will shine light on everything that is now hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of our hearts.”
Paul said it is the Lord Who judges, and the Lord will reveal the intentions of the hearts
? What is our true intention in any service to the Lord or His church?
Intention is KEY
Isaiah 50:7 - Because the Lord, the Eternal, helps me I will not be disgraced; so, I set my face like a rock, confident that I will not be ashamed.
This shows that the confidence is not in ourselves or our own ability whatsoever.
“Because the Sovereign Lord helps me”
I step forward in confidence “Because the Sovereign Lord helps me”
Even when I stumble – even when I take a wrong turn - the Master – the Potter – is there to put me back on the right path.
We cannot judge God’s sovereign plan for our lives by the results of one day – - one year – or one season
Like Abraham, You will have a season of preparation…
A season to grow into your vision. A season in Egypt.
“HE leads me in paths of righteousness”
Our lesson says: “So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time…”
ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE A SANCTIFIED CONSCIENCE CAN YOU HAVE A LIBERATED HEART.
When your heart is free, you won’t serve God to score points. You’ll serve out of love.
Too many church leaders nowadays seem to set their intention to please man
“A great deal of unfaithfulness is caused by endeavoring to please people.”
Rom. 12:2: “Do not allow this world to mold you in its own image.
(that’s what the so-called “Progressive Church” is doing)
Instead, be transformed from the inside out by renewing your mind. As a result, you will be able to discern what God wills and whatever God finds good, pleasing, and complete.”
? Who are we trying to please?
Eph 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
Walk as children of lightTo Know and not to DO is the same as Not Knowing.
“Today IS Tomorrow
…unless you learn something different.”
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Hillside United Methodist Church
3739 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
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