Pastor Tony Ashmore continues the series "The Simple Life" with part three of "Small Tweaks to Giant Peaks: Sticks and Stones…" in this Sunday morning celebration.Small Tweaks to Giant Peaks: Sticks and Stones
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, January 22, 2012
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Sermon Notes:
Small Tweaks to Giant Peaks:
What we think shapes our attitude—our world view
Our Attitude shapes our words
Our Words shape our actions
Our Actions shape our habits
Our Habits shape our character
Our Character defines our life.
Allowing God’s Holy Spirit to tweak our thought life will bring our attitude into line with Christ, changing the way we speak, causing our actions to reflect our belief. We will form God-pleasing habits, releasing the fullness of His Blessing into our lives, resulting in living the life we were intended live—a simple life centered on WRM.
Our lives consist of:
What we think—“As a man thinks so is he…” Proverbs 23:7
What we know—“You shall know the Truth and the Truth will make you free.” John 8:32
What we say-- “Your words are a lamp unto my feet …”
What we do—“Do everything as unto the Lord”
Sticks and Stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me:
Week 3: Do our words empower the Simple Life? Are they words that protect WRM? Are we assertive or manipulative? Faith-filled or Fear-filled? Do they empower Heaven to act on our behalf?
Matthew 12:36-37 “And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.
Jeremiah 15:19 “This is how the LORD responds: “If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, you will be my spokesman. You must influence them; do not let them influence you!”
Our words have creative power. Unlike any other inhabitant of this planet, we are able to speak and cause things to happen.
* Words are the ‘currency’ of Heaven given to us. John 17:13-14b 13 “Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. 14 I have given them your word…”
* Words cause faith to come. Romans 10:17 “So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.”
* Our words empower us to make the invisible things visible. Romans 4:17 (KJV) “(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.”
* The words we choose create our direction, our path. Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.”
* Our words have the power to bless and the power to curse. James 3:10 “And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!”
- Words that curse: Proverbs 21:8 (MESSAGE) “Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road.”
* Manipulation
* Sarcasm
* Discouraging
* Belittling
Isaiah’s Story
Isaiah 6:1-8 “1 It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. 2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out to each other,
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
4 Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke.
5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
8 Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
Isaiah sees the Lord in all of His glory.
He sees himself as doomed, specifically identifying his ‘words’ as the main witness against him.
God uses a coal from the altar of Heaven to cleanse his lips—a small tweak.
Immediately Isaiah can clearly hear the voice of the Lord.
Isaiah seizes his destiny—Giant Peak.
So What:
Psalm 103:20 “Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands.”
Allow the Holy Spirit to make a small tweak in the way we use words. Let Him fill our mouths with the Word of God. Begin to speak the language of Heaven and watch God’s Words release Heaven into Earth.
* Read the Word every day.
* Memorize the Word.
* Speak the Word.
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