Keep The Promise Ministries, Inc. - Sermons by Pastor Buddy Chapman

Just in case you forgot. Look to His promises; God's word has never lost its power. Remembering what God has done in the past is vital for living by faith in the future. Our Bible must be open. Our hearts must be receptive. Our faith must be engaged. Christ is our vital connection for life. Redeemed, forgiven, adopted and loved. Grasp your Identity; The world sees your failures, God always sees your potential. The world sees your weakness, God provides your strength. The world says your worthless, God says your worth it all. The world wants to control you, God wants to set you free. The world hates you, God loves you. True Identity; Our identity is found in Christ. True freedom is found in Christ. True rest is found at His feet. True strength is found in the faith of Jesus. True love is found in the Father. Power is given through the Holy Spirit. True blessing is found in a personal relationship with Jesus. Follow in Faith; 2nd Cor 4:18, 5:7, Heb 11:1 Remember the Cost; Remember what it cost to save us. Remember Jesus is the only way to heaven. Remember His sacrifice. Remember we are under the new covenant (Grace). Remember He is faithful. Psa 107:8-9.

Recovering from the fumbles of life. Fumble; For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. God knows we need help. God has provided a way. As believers in Christ we have His spirit in us. Recovery; Call upon the Lord. Repent and turn from any wrong. Forgive and receive forgiveness. Get back up and get in the game. Game Time; It's not over until God says it's over. Study the playbook of life, "The Bible". Encourage the team, believers and non-believers. Look to the goal line. Finish big. Don't have anything left over at the end. Goal Line; Are you on the team? Are you in the game? Do you know heaven is your home. It's not your performance, it's Gods promise. Here's the goal line today. It's the gospel of Jesus Christ. Step over by faith in Him. Rom 3:23-24, Rom 6:22-23, John 14:18.

Sticks and Stones. Judging Others; We are not a just judge. We all have sin. Watch our attitudes and motives. Don't exploit others. Look into the mirror of God's word. Jesus' Response; He highlighted the importance of compassion and forgiveness. He is a redeemer. Lover of our soul. Brings forth the gift of life. Our Response; Check the stone in your hand. How do we treat others that are different? How do we feel when we're the one on the outside? Value others as God does. Unity; Look for ways to unite and support. There is peace and power in oneness. Comfort others in Christ. John 8:1-11, James 4:12, Lev 20:10, Deut 22, Prov 15:1, Phil 2:3,4.

Why Go To Church? Honor God; He knows your past and he can chart your future. Put Him first in your life. Allow God to use you. Server with excitement. Mature in our relationship with Christ; Know Him better. Reflect Him well. Experience His presence. Make course corrections. Be a student of the word of God. Impact the Kingdom. Fellowship with church body; Encourage others. Use your different gifts. Care for one another. Be a safe place for those who are hurting. Enjoy the blessing of fellowship. Be a strong witness to the world; Perform the great commission. God has called us to evangelize. We have an opportunity every day. His return is sooner than we think. How did you hear of the love of God? Heb 10:25, 1 Cor 6:20.

Just a little something to work with. God does things with a purpose and passion. Come to your end; So often we exhaust ourselves trying to fix a situation that is beyond our control. Think of the time we'd save if we would focus our energy on prayer instead of focusing on the problem. Realize that the Lord is our source regardless of what our circumstances look like. It is not the circumstance that should overwhelm us, it should be God's presence. Come to God; Let your request be known. If you are a child of God you have a place at His table. Come to God right where you are. Come to God and bring "Just a little something to work with". Trust God with what you have; The faith factor. Don't try to figure it all out. don't expect it to always be the same. It's not a formula, its faith. Little is much with God in it. Be a blessing to others; When God blesses you, you honor Him when you bless others. Meditate on how you can be a blessing to someone. This is to glorify God not elevate self. (Your heart condition). Receive with a grateful heart. Point the praise to Christ. What is your need, voice it. What is your miracle, claim it. What are you waiting for? 2nd Kings 4:1-7, Eph 3:12, Heb 4:16, Heb 11:1.

The Truth about TIME. You can't buy it. You can't rewind it. You can't re-live it. Embrace the truth; The truth never changes. The truth never fails. The truth will set you free. The truth is Jesus loves you. Intimacy; A deep personal love that is pure. Agape love simply means A-God kind of love, unconditional (no strings attached). We have hope and restoration in Christ. Miraculous; When we take time to read God's promises we see the miraculous displayed. We recount His faithfulness. We rekindle our faith. It ignites our passion. We become the vessel for His glory and praise. Eternity; Looking into the eyes of Christ, we gain an eternal perspective. We look forward to the promises of God. We understand how each day here is a blessing. We should live with zeal to impact the kingdom for eternity. Our focus shifts from here today and gone tomorrow, to Christ today and forever. Do you have time on your hands? Eternally speaking where will you go? Today's your day to decide. The time is now. Psa 39:4-5, Jer 31:3, Rom 13:11.

Experiencing our personal and powerful God. Growing spiritually is all about a personal experience, a personal responsibility, and a personal relationship. God is always a perfect Father. He is always a personal Father; God is always thinking about you. He knows what you are going through. He cares about what you are going through. He has the power to do something about it. He is always a purposeful Father; God has a personal and purposeful plan for your life. There is no sin, no problem, no pain that can stop God's purpose. Ask who am i supposed to be? Worship Him, glorify Him, and become more like Jesus. He is always a present Father; God will never leave you - Ever! He is a present Father every moment of everyday. He will never stop loving you. His love is unconditional. Psa 139:16-19, Acts 17:24-27, Rom 8:38-39, Matt 6:9.

Giving praise to the Lord. Remember; It's good to remember where God has brought us from. It's awesome to remember the victory through Chris. It's a testimony that glorifies God. When we remember His promises, it takes the sting out of our problems. Reflect; When we reflect on God's goodness, It helps us reflect Him to others. Reflecting on what God has done in our lives, builds our faith. Reflecting on the promises of God honors the Lord. Run; Our testimony fuels our faith to run the race. Testifying about the great things God has done shows our dependence on Him as we move in His strength. Focus on the finish line not on the failures. 1Chron 29:13.

Press On. Failure; If you stay focused on your failure, it begins to define you. Don't let it hold you hostage. Don't relive the loss, focus on the future. Don't play the blame game (guilt, self or others). Evaluate and calibrate. Proper perspective; Go to God. Live for today. The windshield is bigger than the review mirror for a reason. Get back in the game. Look at what can be, instead of what could have been. Take charge. Rejoice in the midst. Prayer; As Rev. Dr. Keith Parham said in a sermon earlier this week, "Prayer is communicating with God. Complaining is holding conversation with the devil." What priority do we put on prayer? Prayer is powerful. Prayer is intimate. Prayer is essential. Recall God's Promises; Recalling God's promises helps us to flow from worry to glory. It grows our faith. It creates an atmosphere for the miraculous. It strengthens our witness. It points others to Christ. Press On; Lean into the voice of God. Serve with fervor and zeal. Be focused on the task that God has given. Let the Joy of the Lord fill you. Remember the Lord still makes house calls. When He knocks at the door of your heart, open up and let Him in. There's a fresh start waiting for you today. Run this race with all you have and give all you've got. Honor God with the life He's given you. Phil 3:12-14, Eph 3:20.

Why are you so angry? Cain and Abel. Gave some; When we came before the Lord. What do we bring? Do we bring what's left over or the best we have? Are we committed to greatness or just good enough? How do we respond to correction? Is our worship hollow or whole? Gave Best; Giving your best to God reflects a heart captured by God. God's favor flows with obedience. Prepare your heart for worship. A heart motivated by love and reverence for God brings acceptance from God. Accepted; We all like to be accepted. So often we will go to great lengths to be accepted by people and the world standards. God desires our obedience because it brings His best to our lives. Focusing on the love of Christ tunes our spirit in harmony with Gods goodness. Knowing God personally and intimately produces a grateful heart that is pleasing to God. Dejected; Why is it we often become angry with correction from God? Could it be we're still on the throne and not God? Look at the grace of God reaching out to Cain. Look at the warning. Anger; If we let anger control us it will lead to destruction. We have power of the Holy Spirit to guide us safely back to God. Grace changes the heart form hollow to whole. Worship; Anchor yourself to the truth of God's word. Be obedient to the Bible. Submit to Him when He shows areas of correction. Surrender you life to Him each morning. Trust and rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you. Gen 4:5-7, Eph 4: 31-32.