Thursday, February 23, 2012

Life After Service

Pastor Vic Hudson recently preached a sermon, “The Home.” This sermon ties in beautifully with the start of this series, “Life after Service.” The series tackles the issue we sometimes have as Christians, applying what we are taught at church service, at home. We go to church and have victory, which is great. However, we go home and are defeated. This issue stunts our spiritual growth, our ministries and ultimately our relationship with the Lord. By the end of this series, I pray that we have drawn closer to the Lord not just at church, but at home. Let’s take a look at this first sermon, “The Home.”

First, read Mark 1:29-32.

Are there areas in your home that are sick? Apply the word “home” to your physical home/family, as well as your spirit body, being the home where the Lord dwells. I am confident that we all have areas in both of our “homes” where we need some form of healing. We know in the natural, when ONE family member is sick, the entire family becomes a little nervous. It is understood that the sickness or germ could be passed around and infect other family members. This same concept applies to our spiritual bodies. One area left unhealed in our lives can affect our entire bodies. Knowing this, how do we receive complete healing?

Identify.

Mark 1:30 says, “But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and at once they tell Him of her.” (NKJV) Simon knew that Jesus was the only person who could heal his mother-in-law. He identified who the healer was. Simon identified the actual sickness, which was a fever. When we don’t have faith that God can heal us, sickness will always remain. We must identify by activating faith, that Jesus is a healer. The next step is to identify what is sick in our lives. When we continue to push aside what is really sick in our lives, we will never be healed.

Move.

“Who are you taking to Jesus?” –Pastor Vic

The next step to receive healing is to bring the sick area to Jesus. “And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.” (Mark 1:31 NKJV) Once we bring it to Jesus, we are instantly made whole. After the woman was healed, she could then minister/serve. Satan wants us to remain sick because he knows we cannot serve this way. He also does not want to see others healed when we begin serving. In verse 32, the Word says, “…they brought unto Him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.” It is important after we receive our healing, we bring others to Christ. This is the final stage of the complete healing process.

 “When you get well, then you can serve.” –Pastor Vic

In order to serve in any aspect of ministry, we must be healed first. However, we will never receive healing if we do not act. The first step of action is to identify. It will take faith to believe that Jesus can heal our sickness. Next, identify what the sickness is. Is it bitterness? Hatred? Doubt? Resentment? Lust? Anger? Once we identify this, we then have to take it to Jesus for healing. After the healing, we are now able to serve. Sometimes, we try to skip the healing process. However, if we continue to do this, our relationship with the Lord will never grow. Begin to ask the Holy Spirit questions like, “What areas need to be healed in my home/life? What ONE sick area is causing my entire body/home to be sick?” Also, after the Lord heals you, ask questions like, “Who I am serving? Am I bringing anyone to Christ to be healed?” When we begin to apply these principles, we can be assured complete healing in our homes. I pray this brings us to the understanding that life after service is essential in our walk with Christ.

2 comments:

  1. Awesome post Kieya! I really needed to hear this. Keep it up!

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