The ACT Of Impossible (Sermon Audio)

The ACT Of Impossible (Sermon Audio)

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This is the audio from the February 6, 2022 sermon, “The ACT Of Impossible”, shared by Tom Lemler at the North Wayne Mennonite Church.

Text:  Mark 6:35-56

When life seems impossible to us, it is time to step back and notice God’s . . .

  • Accounting.  Mark 6:37-38, 47-49
    • When God calls you to something that seems impossible, it usually seems that way because you are evaluating the task based only on what you are able to do.  God’s accounting says that what He has given is enough.
  • Courage.  Mark 6:39-41, 50
    • When God calls you to something that seems impossible, courage is not the absence of fear but rather the determination to not let fear be in charge.  God’s courage that He calls us to is one of faith that believes He can do what He says.
  • Truth.  Mark 6:42-44, 51
    • When God calls you to something that seems impossible, truth must be based fully on God and not on our own definitions.  When we read scripture and see how God has done the impossible then look into our own life to notice how He has done the impossible with us, we learn to grow in our belief that nothing is impossible with God.

How will God’s ACT in your life help you overcome the impossible this week?

Encouragement and Prayer:  Captive Thoughts Which Are Fixed On Jesus! (02/04/22)

Encouragement and Prayer: Captive Thoughts Which Are Fixed On Jesus! (02/04/22)

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This is the audio from the February 4, 2022 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“Therefore, holy ones, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.”
Hebrews 3:1 (NIV)

This week’s prayer emphasis will focus on praying about our thoughts as we follow God’s instructions to take every one of them captive.  We are each shaped by the things which enter our mind, and especially by those things that we allow our thoughts to dwell upon.  While it is impossible to shield ourselves completely from the arguments and pretensions which are opposed to Christ, with the help of God’s Spirit we can take captive every thought so that our actions would more accurately reflect Christ.

As you pray this week, ask God to help you be aware of everything that enters your mind.  Pray that Jesus would be central in your thoughts so that His ways influence everything you think about.  Pray that having your thoughts fixed on Jesus would help others grow in holiness and a pursuit of a heavenly calling.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer:  Captive Thoughts Which Mature! (02/03/22)

Encouragement and Prayer: Captive Thoughts Which Mature! (02/03/22)

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This is the audio from the February 3, 2022 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.”
1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV)

This week’s prayer emphasis will focus on praying about our thoughts as we follow God’s instructions to take every one of them captive.  We are each shaped by the things which enter our mind, and especially by those things that we allow our thoughts to dwell upon.  While it is impossible to shield ourselves completely from the arguments and pretensions which are opposed to Christ, with the help of God’s Spirit we can take captive every thought so that our actions would more accurately reflect Christ.

As you pray this week, ask God to help you be aware of everything that enters your mind.  Pray for a maturing growth which makes you think differently than you once did.  Pray for the courage to choose thoughts that show maturity when they are spoken and acted upon.  Pray that you would reject childish thoughts.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer:  Captive Thoughts Which Unite! (02/02/22)

Encouragement and Prayer: Captive Thoughts Which Unite! (02/02/22)

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This is the audio from the February 2, 2022 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“I appeal to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.”
1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV)

This week’s prayer emphasis will focus on praying about our thoughts as we follow God’s instructions to take every one of them captive.  We are each shaped by the things which enter our mind, and especially by those things that we allow our thoughts to dwell upon.  While it is impossible to shield ourselves completely from the arguments and pretensions which are opposed to Christ, with the help of God’s Spirit we can take captive every thought so that our actions would more accurately reflect Christ.

As you pray this week, ask God to help you be aware of everything that enters your mind.  Pray that you would pursue agreement with others with Jesus as the basis for that unity.  Pray for a thought life that is united with Christ in such a way that divisive spirits have no place to dwell.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer:  Captive Thoughts Which Are Known By God! (02/01/22)

Encouragement and Prayer: Captive Thoughts Which Are Known By God! (02/01/22)

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This is the audio from the February 1, 2022 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.”
Luke 9:47 (NIV)

This week’s prayer emphasis will focus on praying about our thoughts as we follow God’s instructions to take every one of them captive.  We are each shaped by the things which enter our mind, and especially by those things that we allow our thoughts to dwell upon.  While it is impossible to shield ourselves completely from the arguments and pretensions which are opposed to Christ, with the help of God’s Spirit we can take captive every thought so that our actions would more accurately reflect Christ.

As you pray this week, ask God to help you be aware of everything that enters your mind.  Pray that you would live life with a greater awareness of how completely God knows your thoughts.  Pray that you would be more diligent in filling your thoughts with the things of God as you seek Him through His Word and prayer.  Pray for a greater honesty with God about your thoughts.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer:  Captive Thoughts Full Of Faith! (01/31/22)

Encouragement and Prayer: Captive Thoughts Full Of Faith! (01/31/22)

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This is the audio from the January 31, 2022 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)

This week’s prayer emphasis will focus on praying about our thoughts as we follow God’s instructions to take every one of them captive.  We are each shaped by the things which enter our mind, and especially by those things that we allow our thoughts to dwell upon.  While it is impossible to shield ourselves completely from the arguments and pretensions which are opposed to Christ, with the help of God’s Spirit we can take captive every thought so that our actions would more accurately reflect Christ.

As you pray this week, ask God to help you be aware of everything that enters your mind.  Pray that each thought would be evaluated and dealt with in a way that is obedient to Christ.  Pray each day that you would choose to set your mind on things above so that the ways of God become the standard by which you take each thought captive.

“When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, ‘If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.’”
Mark 5:27-28 (NIV)

Pray that your thoughts of God would lead  you to actions of faith.  Pray that your accounts of how Jesus has worked in your life would lead others to think and believe that He would help them.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer:  A New Yearning For Righteousness! (01/28/22)

Encouragement and Prayer: A New Yearning For Righteousness! (01/28/22)

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This is the audio from the January 28, 2022 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
Matthew 5:6 (NIV)

This week’s prayer emphasis will conclude a three week focus on living with a new CRY as we pray about having a new yearning.  Just as our actions follow our thoughts, our commitment and resolve tend to follow our deepest held desires.  What are you longing for the most this week?  God wants all of our longings to flow from our yearning for Him so that He is in all, through all, and above all in everything we seek.

As you pray this week, ask God to help you accurately evaluate the things you yearn for.  Pray that your longing for God’s righteousness would be filled by His presence.  Pray that your yearning for righteousness would come from a constant desire to be more like Jesus.  Pray that you would always be ready to share of the righteousness of God with those who see you filled by it.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer:  A New Yearning Of Compassion! (01/27/22)

Encouragement and Prayer: A New Yearning Of Compassion! (01/27/22)

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This is the audio from the January 27, 2022 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“‘Though I often speak against him, I still remember him.  Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,’ declares the LORD.”
Jeremiah 31:20 (NIV)

This week’s prayer emphasis will conclude a three week focus on living with a new CRY as we pray about having a new yearning.  Just as our actions follow our thoughts, our commitment and resolve tend to follow our deepest held desires.  What are you longing for the most this week?  God wants all of our longings to flow from our yearning for Him so that He is in all, through all, and above all in everything we seek.

As you pray this week, ask God to help you accurately evaluate the things you yearn for.  Pray that you would learn from the compassion of God for those who are disobedient.  Pray that your yearning for the compassion of God would fill you with a compassion for others.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom