Jim
was an avid hunter Went every chance that he could get Deer Season didnt
want to miss a Sat.
A) Problem was wife was
complaining about them not spending enough time together
B) So he thought to himself
for a moment Why not bring her along She agreed
C) Gave
her her own loaded rifle I will head down this path you that one
.
Hear shots
.
1) Thinking his wife wasnt
going to shoot at Bambi
Wouldnt hear from her for
hrs
D) Not more than 10 minutes
later he hear pop
1) Starts running in the
direction of the sound hears another pop
.
What
is going on He gets to this clearing in the field sees a peculiar sight
Cowboy wife gun pointed
A) She is yelling get away
from my deer Cowboy Ok fine lady
can I at least take off the saddle
B) Yes it is true
Important to see things Correctly
1) Important to have the
right perspective
C) To be looking at things correctly - It is easy in this life for our perspective
to get out of wack
I
think that happens the most when we are focused on the Horizontal aspects of
life
A) Everything on this plane
..
B) Problems this week
Disappointments
1) Everything is out of Sync
C) You need to get Vertical
Tonight series several
weeks look at 3 kings who understood the most important relationship was
between them and God
A) Chaos could be happening
on a Physical plane
B) Eyes on the Lord
Tonight
Start off by looking at a Young guy named Asa
Read Verse 1-2
A) Asa was 25 yrs old when
he came to the throne:
Reminds us, never too young
to make an impact for God
David 15, killed
Goliath
1) CHS teen
preaching to 1,000s
2) Greg Laurie
18
3) Robert Moffat
18 answered a call to Africa, 25yrs
One of my
favorites Evan Roberts who at 16yrs old heard a message the need for the
Baptism of the HS
A) During the 7pm meeting Evan was deeply moved and he broke down
completely at the close of the service. Then when Seth Joshua used the words
"BEND US, OH LORD," Evan entered such travail that he heard nothing
more.
He
later testified that the Spirit of God whispered to him: "This is what you
need." "Bend me, Oh Lord," he
cried. But the fire did not fall.
At
the 9 o'clock meeting the spirit of intercession was moving on the congregation
in great power.
Evan
was bursting to pray. Then the Spirit of God told him to do so publicly.
With
tears streaming down his face Evan just began to cry: "BEND
ME! BEND ME! BEND ME! BEND US".
Then
the Holy Spirit came upon him with a mighty baptism that filled Evan with
Calvary's love and a love for Calvary.
That
night the message of the cross was so branded upon Evan's heart that there
would be no other theme of the great revival he would soon help lead.
Passion
to Preach Christ
100,000
Young people would come to Christ Welsh revival swept Wales and the world
God can still work in that
kind of way.
A) Asa was a young man who
was used in that way as well.
Now
the first thing I want you to notice about Asa is we are told in V.2 It is said
of Asa Asa did what
was good and right in the eyes of the Lord.
A) This is an interesting
Statement because in our culture doing what is good and right is really
subjective
B) A college girl might say:
I only have sex with someone I love No casual sex
1) That is what is good and
right
C) A young drug dealer says:
When I sell drugs I make sure everyone gets a fair amount
1) Never cut a person short
Good and right to them
D) Lying It is ok to lie
in these Certain situations
Study UCSB Prof. Most people
lie twice a day
Listen:
People make Choices by 3 standards
A) Those who do what is
right in their own eyes
B) Those who do what is
right in the eyes of others
C) Those who do what is good
and right in the eyes of the Lord
D) That was Asa - He is the
only one who is given that title Good and right
Here is what else
this tells me The Christian life is really meant to be simple: Doing what is
good and right
A) Dont complicate our
walks with the Lord
B) Walking with God is as
simple as doing what is good and right in His eyes
C) Lord, I sense in my heart
I shouldnt be watching this / listening to that right now leave
1) Instead of
rationalizing well it is really not that bad Only say the F word once,
Gods name twice
C) Me movie recently
Checked review didnt seem that bad Check in my
heart later review wow!
1) Listen to someone call my
wife a nasty name Once would be too much
So
Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord Here is what that
looked like in His life I want to note 4 things Read
verses 3-5
#1 He removed
the idols all of them !
A) Searched high and low
NO COMPROMISE
1) High Places SECRET -
B) In other words He got rid
of the things that didnt belong
C)
One of the first steps to seeing revival happen in your life -
1) Get rid of the things
that dont belong!
True
repentance will be seen in Change
A) Bear
fruits worthy of repentance More than just tears and feeling sorry
B) Many
Christians fail here they get convicted, they have sorrow over
something in their lives
1) But they actually stop
short of removing the things that are causing the problems
C) Man
with a Pet Lion Cub Got bigger locked in Bathroom at night
1) Mauled him to death
D) When we hang on to sinful
habits secret sins
1) Allow compromise to be a
pet in our lives It is going to grow eventually take over
E) Asa
makes sweeping reforms
1) Verse 3 Removed Broke
down Cut down
F) He got active and aggressive
!
#2
He got passionate about Seeking God! Verse 4 He commanded the nation to seek The Lord
A) He used his position as
King to call the nation back to a place of seeking God
B) Cant
legislate Christianity Cant make it law
1) Cant sanction Revival -
Cant disciple someone who doesnt want to be Discipled.
C) But APP for us After removing the things that
were wrong he started doing what was right
A) SN
Sometimes it only takes one person or a handful of people lead a whole
group a School
Diana Chavez {
One person impact a school
B) One group, a
youth group
1) I am praying
for our youth group / School here
C) Sometimes The Carnal
lead -
1) Praying
strong will stand
#3 He Strengthened what He had. RDV.6-8
A) He built and fortified
his cities
B) During those 10 yrs -
there was rest in the Land Could have cruised
1) Could have sought to
maintain He Built
C) Greatest Danger =
Maintain
D) Skate boarding up hill
How
do we grow: There are Two ways that the Bible says that you can BUILD or EDIFY
A) Gods Word Builds Us Up
1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,
that ye may grow thereby:
The word GROW
is actually the Greek word translated as EDIFY,
it means to Build up
There are
those who say: Well that is talking to new believers. They need to be going to
a lot of Bible studies.
NOTE: It does NOT say: IF you are
a new born babe. It says AS new born babes desire.
On average, a newborn in the first month
consumes about 1.5 to 2 ounces every 2 hours. 8-12 times a day.
We all should be desiring the milk of the Word, AS
new born babes.
You moms can recall the DESIRE for milk that your
babies had. They CRAVED it. THAT is how we
are to be. CRAVING it and GULPING it down.
Craving the Word { Ask God More you eat more
happens
A) Gods word Builds us up
B)
Our Words Can Build Up
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life
are in the power of the tongue:
Why David
Prayed!
Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Please
remember that EVERY WORD that you speak will either BUILD up or TEAR down.
You will be building up and encouraging or
undermining, questioning, poisoning and polluting.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech
be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to
answer every man.
Proverbs 25:11A word
fitly spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.
Meaning Apples
silver it is attractive It is valuable
- Presentable want people to see it!
A) When your speech is that
which builds others up Attractive
B) Encourager - Find something this week Affirm others
C) Youth group Divide
groups What is something that blesses you about this person
1)
Tears moving someone to see how others saw them
So Asa was a Builder
Strengthened what He had in the Process strengthened others
Notice after growing / Building After 10 yrs of rest the
enemy comes Always does
A) Rest
doesnt last there is an attack just around the corner! Read Verses 9-10
B) Zerah the
Ethiopian comes w/ an army of 1 million men
1) Suddenly Asas army of 580,000 doesnt look so
big
C) Plus they
have 300 Chariots TANKS
1) 1 Man vs
tank no match unless you are Jack Bauer
D) This Asas first test
He is going to pass it with flying colors
At a time when He could have
got overwhelmed by everything that was happening to him on the horizontal plane
Asa got Vertical
#4 He got Vertical V.11
A) Great Prayer He focuses
on the greatness of God
B) Nothing for you! Able
to save with many or few
Joshua / Jonathan
C) Biggest thing he ever
faced but nothing to God
1) God is not overwhelmed by
your problems
D)
In it He acknowledged their Weakness Lord we have no power
1) Poor in Spirit
In your NAME we
will go against this multitude
A) The name of the Lord was
representative of His person
B) All His power / glory
Psalm 9:9-10
The LORD also
will be a refuge for the oppressed,
A refuge in
times of trouble.
10 And those
who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not
forsaken those who seek You.
I
love this basically what Asa is saying is Lord we are not going out in our Name
Kingdom of Judah
A) Not going out in my name
People of Asa
B) Not about us We are going out in our Name
C) This is the Problem that
many people have it is all about them
1) Their name their
ministry
D) Not ABOUT US GOD
1) Your Rep is on the line
Prevail against you
Read Verses 12-16
Tonight - Here
Sin to remove
Serious about
seeking God
Been Cruising
Lord, doing stuff
in my name, my strength
Lord, I need to
shift it to you.