Seeking God: How Are You Seeking? (Session Three)

Seeking God: How Are You Seeking? (Session Three)

 

This is the audio of session three from the May 4, 2019 Seeking God Prayer Event held at Michiana Christian Camp.

This third session focused on the how of seeking God with an emphasis on the whole-hearted pursuit that God desires from us.   When you seek God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, you can be assured that you will find Him.  If you don’t really care if God is with you, you will likely not be aware of His presence.

Seeking God: Where Are You Seeking? (Session Two)

Seeking God: Where Are You Seeking? (Session Two)

 

This is the audio of session two from the May 4, 2019 Seeking God Prayer Event held at Michiana Christian Camp.

This second session focused on the where of seeking God . . . both where we seek from and where we seek at.  When you realize there is nowhere that you can hide from God, the possibilities of where to seek Him begin to expand exponentially.  If you’re not looking for God to be present where you are, you will likely not notice He is there.

Seeking God: What Are You Seeking? (Session One)

Seeking God: What Are You Seeking? (Session One)

 

This is the audio of session one from the May 4, 2019 Seeking God Prayer Event held at Michiana Christian Camp.

This first session focused on examining what or, more importantly, who are we seeking.  The value you place on what you seek will determine how much effort you put into seeking.  If you don’t know what you’re looking for, you will likely not know if you find it.

Mind the GAP! (Sermon Audio)

Mind the GAP! (Sermon Audio)

 

This is the audio from the April 7, 2019 sermon, “Mind the GAP!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the North Wayne Mennonite Church.
(I didn’t remember to turn the recorder on until after the sermon introduction, but this audio contains all three main points.)

Text: Ezekiel 22:30

“I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.”

Here are the main points from the sermon:

As you stand in the gap, you must pay close attention to mind the . . .

  • Goal:
    • Philippians 3:14 — In a world where long-term goals are often set aside in exchange for temporary pleasure, we must avoid falling into the gap that exists between where we are and the eternal goal for which we have been called heavenward.
  • Attitude: 
    • 1 Peter 4:1 — Some say that attitude is everything which makes it critical that we don’t get lost in the gap between a worldly attitude and the attitude of Christ that ought to be ours.
  • Promises:
    • 2 Peter 3:9 — When everything around us seems to demand instant results, we must pay close attention to no get caught up in the gap that exists between our timetable and God’s when it comes to His faithfulness in keeping His promises.

As children of God, we ought to be standing in the gap on behalf of the country we live in, our churches, and our friends and families.  Not only should we “mind the gap” in our own life, we ought to be helping our brothers and sisters avoid the many temptations that lurk in these gap areas.

SET Your Mind! (Sermon Audio)

SET Your Mind! (Sermon Audio)

 

This is the audio from the March 3, 2019 sermon, “SET Your Mind!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the North Wayne Mennonite Church.

Text: Colossians 3:1-17

“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”

Here are the main points from the sermon:

To set your mind on things above, you must . . .

  • Secure your mind: 
    • Colossians 3:5-11 — We secure our mind when we not only take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ, but we put to death every thought and desire that would lead us in the ways of the world.
  • Equip your mind:  
    • Colossians 3:12-14 — We equip our mind when we fill it with the things of the Spirit.  God’s desire is that our thoughts would be filled with Him and His ways.  When the fruit of God’s Spirit fills our mind, it is then equipped to act in Christ-like ways..
  • Train your mind:
    • Colossians 3:15-17 — We train our mind when we take the tools we have been equipped with and learn to use them for God’s glory.  Our thoughts will eventually lead to action, so we will know our mind is set on things above when our actions reflect the training we have received from God’s Word and from those who have shared His Word with us through their lives.
Let GO! (Sermon Audio)

Let GO! (Sermon Audio)

 

This is the audio from the February 3, 2019 sermon, “Let GO!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the North Wayne Mennonite Church.

Text: Romans 12:1-2

Here are the main points from the sermon:

To let go and truly be a living sacrifice, we must Let . . .

  • God: 
    • Ephesians 4:11-13 — God has created each of us according to His great wisdom and design.  We need to let God be in charge and submit our life fully to Him so that His purposes can be completed both in and through us.
  • Others:  
    • Romans 12:6-8 — As we let God be in charge, we must also let others use the gifting God has placed within their life so that together we would glorify God.  Letting others must always been done in submission to them and us first letting God, otherwise others soon become our God.

Hold ON! (Sermon Audio)

 

This is the audio from the December 30, 2018 sermon, “Hold ON!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Text: Revelation 3:7-13 & Luke 18:1

Here are the main points from the sermon:

We Hold ON to the right things when we hold . . .

  • Open: 
    • The Door to Our Life – Revelation 3:20
    • Our Heart – Ephesians 1:18
    • God’s Word – James 1:22-25
  • Near:  
    • To God – James 4:8
    • To God’s Word – Deuteronomy 30:11-16
    • To One Another – Hebrews 10:24-25

A Prophet’s Life

Some say it’s a gift,
     but I’m not so sure.
To see what could be
     if our choices were pure.
Just take a look back
     to the prophets of old.
And see what it got them
     when they were quite bold.

They’d speak up for God
     and proclaim forth His Word.
Yet the people would live,
     like they had never heard.
Things haven’t changed much
     as I look around.
Insist on life God’s way
     and few friends will be found.

It seems we’ve grown smarter
     than ever before.
We have better methods,
     our wisdom is more.
God couldn’t mean
     what it looks like He said.
Our own understanding
     beats the words that are red.

Yet faithful I must be,
     no matter the cost.
Anything less and
     my soul will be lost.
What God says still matters
     and I must be true.
To not only live it,
     but speak it to you!
© 2014 by Tom Lemler

The poems had disappeared from my mind for a while but for some reason several of them showed up in my mind all mixed up last night. This is one I sorted out and I think all the lines belong to this poem. 🙂

In prayer,
Tom