sermon: Start Now to Begin Walking
Walking and a Cause as Metaphore
John W. Ritenbaugh
Given 22-Oct-11; Sermon #1071; 70 minutes
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John Ritenbaugh, reiterating that the people of faith walked to their destination, focuses on both the literal and metaphorical contexts of walking in the Bible. In the scriptures, walking refers to interacting with a person, and as a way of life, implying conduct and habitual behavior. Regarding the impending worsening conditions and pressures, we all will face different kinds of pressure. Let us busy ourselves with what Jesus Christ has assigned to us, growing in the faith and overcoming, both of which require discipline and motivation. It would be easier to overcome it we would consider ourselves involved in a cause. Seeing ourselves as part of a cause provides motivation and a powerful stimulus for overcoming. A cause requires a sustained effort, taking a position or side which we consider greater than ourselves, transforming mankind into the image and literal family of God, a real legitimate cultural change. We have to give individual accounts of our individual growth and overcoming. Group salvation will not suffice. God’s reproducing Himself requires our personal responsibility in developing character, like in training to run in a marathon. We must maintain a close, intimate relationship with Almighty God, fortifying us for any life situation. Aging forces us to make adjustments in our pilgrimage toward the Kingdom of God. We are held responsible to “work out” our salvation, developing a deep, intimate relationship with God through prayer and study, coming to believe what God has said. Through study and meditation, we can discover the deep things of God if we endeavor to keep His commandments and receive His Spirit. The things of God require digging; it is time to walk step-by-step to the finish of the cause He has called us to complete.
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Abraham Accepting the mark of the beast Aging Alfred E. Newman American business report Apprehension of future Betrayal Burn out Business Cause Celebration of Discipline Conduct Converted to words Cultural reform Daniel 2:22 Deep things of God Depth as holiness Depth of riches of God Depth requires time Depth Diligence Discernment Distractions Do Drifting away Drop in efficiency Eating Enslaved in time Ephesians 4:1-3 Eternal value Exercising Fear I Corinthians 2:10 God reveals God’s mind Grand Canyon Hebrew Hebrews 2:1-3 Holy Spirit Human body Incapacitation Interaction Job 11:7-8; 12:22 Lead Let us labor Life is busy Live Luke 19:13 Make haste Maintaining health March about Matthew 6:33; 24:9-13 Men and women of faith Montage of colors Moving Neglecting Occupier movement Occupy till I come OWS Overcoming Passive watchers Pay and pray syndrome Pedestrian Perform Personal reform Pilgrimage Power of God Pressure Prime mover Proverbs 2:1-9 Psalm 36:6 Pushing Reliance upon group salvation Revelation 22:12 Richard Foster Romans 11:36; 14:12 Running to and fro Scotland Searching God’s mind II Timothy 2:15; 4:9 Spiritual fitness Study Tea Party Movement Television as a maturity destroyer Testimony of creation Time consuming activities Timelessness Unity of bond of peace Vision of the cause Walking as a metaphor Walking to the moon Walking Way of life (the) “Work” Who, me worry? Working out salvation Worsening conditions Zeitgeist
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