120527-0830-Loran Livingston - Keep Moving

2012-05-27-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning May 27th 2012 in the 8:30 service.Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9; Matthew 7:1-3Topic: EnduranceNotes:- How to act when you’ve lost your freedom (bondservant)- Whatever good you do will come back to you- Find something to do that challenges you; discover the depths of the power of Jesus Christ in youStory of Tully Blanchard... you haven’t worked out till you vomit- Standing still is not biblical- Didn’t know what a hero our dad was till he died (military records). Life is about moving on... put those days behind- Man released from incarceration after false accusation of rape... ready to move on- You can’t get yesterday back; don’t live in bitterness; God is sovereign.  Trust Him.- God orders my steps and my days but I determine the quality of life I have... I make the decision to be happy, to do good, to be a slave or free- Your happiness is not dependent on your health or how people treat you, but on how much faith you have in God- The power of forgiving and of asking forgiveness- Be kind to people and do good works, not venomous and biting, vengeful, sensitive- People are unpredictable, disloyal, moody, and inconsistent; I’m that way too.  I’ll treat you the way I want you to treat me.- Armies of Israel came upon a carcass and stopped and looked at it; just walk around it- Move around what lies in your path; let nothing impede progress- 3 things happen when you’re in Christ: birth, death and resurrection- Forgive.  Judge not: rarely do we have all the facts- If you are strict with people, God will be strict with you; if you’re willing to give somebody a second chance, you’ll get one also- Don’t stand still and try to straighten people out.