What We Need To Be Hyped About
Christians, we need help! We need help because living the Christian life isn’t just a matter of will power, philosophy, or a desire to do good. It requires more than just showing up to church on Sunday morning. Real Biblical Christianity requires us to not only do more than we are capable of doing on our own, but also to overcome what we can not overcome with our natural abilities.
SO HOW DO WE DO IT?
We as believers HAVE to receive and utilize a heaven-sent gift and be filled with supernatural power: the Holy Spirit. God through the Holy Spirit, comes beside us and works within us to bring through us what couldn’t be developed otherwise.
[quote style=”boxed”]And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever.
John 14:16 (AMP)[/quote]
If this is true, which it is, then why would we support messages that label the Holy Spirit (and gifts of the Spirit) as non-essential for Christians? In the same regard, why would we support entities that condone sin which the Holy Spirit was sent to help us overcome?
THE CHURCH MUST STAY ON COURSE
Throughout first and second Corinthians, Paul delivered a profound message to the church at Corinth. A church that was facing many problems we’re facing today: Man-made division (chapt. 1), lustful and carnal living (chapt. 3), leaders who were openly rebelling against God (chapt. 5), and rejecting teachings on how to live for God. Paul helped correct the Corinthians by reminding them of the simple, powerful message that founded their church:
[quote style=”boxed”]…and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (NASB)[/quote]
RETURN TO THE BASICS
After an inexcusable loss, Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi sat his players down with a speech that reminded them to get back to the basics.
“Gentlemen,” Lombardi stated, “This is a football.”
Lombardi operated on a simple philosophy: Excellence could be best achieved by perfecting the basics of the sport.
Today, the Church of Jesus Christ is being called back to the basics. I’m tired of hearing about unscriptural approaches to church that are based on “persuasive words of wisdom.” Some ideas sound good and stir your soul, but they have no long-lasting supernatural supply.
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Many churches today offer too much hype and not enough hope.
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If we’re hyping anything more than Jesus, then we’ve missed it. Clearly, methods change but the message stays the same. We need to return to the basics of God’s Word which history shows us made Christians a powerful force for God! One message worked for Paul and it still works today. Paul knew that preaching the right message brings POWER and DEMONSTRATION of the Holy Spirit so that our faith can stand in the POWER of God, not man!
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