CHURCH4U2: Acts 14:23 – Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord,

Daily Sermon ILLustration-Can’t Get Rid of the Holes

Can’t Get Rid of the Holes Someone tells the story of a boy who was rebelling against his dad constantly. This boy was destroying his own life by his rebellion, but he refuse to heed his father’s words. One day, the dad said to the boy, "I want to show you what you’re doing to your life. I’m going to put a wooden post in our front yard. Every time you rebel, I will put a nail in this post. Every time you obey, I will pull out one nail." The first thought from the boy was, "I’m going to do everything I can to fill that post with nails." And he did. In two months’ time, he filled that post with nails. But he also began to feel the damage he was doing to his own life and to his parents’ lives. With true remorse, the boy began to obey his father. One by one, the nails came out. When the last nail came out of the post, the boy both broke down in tears. The dad asked, "Son, why are you crying?" And the boy replied, "I got rid of the nails, but I can’t get rid of the holes." God the Father saw the nails and the posts of our lives, and He saw our helplessness against sin. So He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to gather the nails and the posts from those who would let Him. And because of His love for us, Christ allowed Himself to be nailed on the posts, where He willingly paid the consequence of our sin. Romans 6:23 tells us, "For the [consequences] of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." And this gift comes with God’s Spirit to train us to live holy lives. =(Church Iglesia) Added a new video to Church4u2TV "The Father's Song" http://WorldTV.com/Church4u2TV/?vid=3

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Acts 14:23 – Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord,

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

– Acts 14:23 (NIV)

Today’s commentary

by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Notice that this group’s trust was not in the leadership that they had appointed, but in the LORD. Prayer and fasting realigns our perspective. These spiritual disciplines take our eyes off of techniques and put them squarely upon the only One who can cause a church to flourish. May we be a people who exhibit a trust in the LORD because we are seeking Him with our whole heart. Leaders will not be effective if they are being idolized for their skills; they desperately need to be reminded of the One who is ultimately over all leadership.

Subscribe : Email | Facebook | Twitter

Ministry Spotlight: Compassion International

Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults. Sponsor a Child Today

http://www.theDailyBibleVerse.org/bible-verse-paul-and-barnabas-appointed-elders-for-them-in-each-church-and-with-prayer-and-fasting-committed-them-to-the-lord

Filed under: Bible Verse Tagged: Bible Verse

via WordPress http://church4u2.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/acts-1423-paul-and-barnabas-appointed-elders-for-them-in-each-church-and-with-prayer-and-fasting-committed-them-to-the-lord/ Bible Verse