Great Encouraging Sermon! In the eyes of the world and sadly many pastors, I am too old, too fat, too ugly, too poor, and too sick to serve the Lord. BUT Eph Cpt 1 tells me I am blessed,chosen, holy without blame, predestined, adopted by Christ, accepted in the beloved; precious words I have clung to amist the fiery darts and refusals to allow me to serve. Currently I am suffering greatly from 4 tickborne infections, taking 80+ supplements daily to survive plus various antibiotics so I can get back to serving. All I want to do is serve the Lord, that has been my heart cry these many years and continued through many hard trials, discouraging and desparaging comments and acts of unkindness. This current illness has taken me to deaths door 4 times and yet in the last hours, God has been faithful, even when I have begged Him to bring me Home. Thank you for your faithfulness and clarity in preaching! Thank you for remaining faithful to your calling, I will be lifting you and your church in prayer. Thank you for this sermon which has reminded me my position in God's eyes; He is preparing me for His work and His glory. "I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD:I will make mention of thy righteousness and thine only." Ps 71:16 Thank you for posting your sermons I am confined to home and miss great preaching |