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

Setting-the-pace, seeking-His-Face, running-the-race. Setting the pace; How do we set the pace for our lives? What is our Motivation? What is our plan? Spend time in prayer. Allow God's word and wisdom to set the pace. Seeking His Face; Desiring to meet with God. Seeking His face and knowing Him. Running the race; Be consistent, disciplined. Enjoy the training, stay focused and alert. Heb 12:1, Prov 3:5-6, John 3:30, Jer 29:13, 2Chron 7:14, 2Tim 4:7

Jesus, Son of God, Son of man, Savior of the world. Son of God; Miraculous, divine gift of love. Son of man; Relationship, Redemption and Restoration. Savior of the world; Reconciliation and Salvation. Luke 2:8-14, Gen 49:10, Jem 23:5, Matt 11:27 John 3:14, Hev 2:14, 1John 3:8, 2Cor 5:18-19, Acts 4:12, Rom 8:31-35

The Balancing Act. Walking out our Christian faith a step at a time. Foundation of joy; Joy is a gift from the Lord it doesn't depend on circumstances, but rather is found in Jesus. Walking in relationship; We experience the goodness of God and the joy of our salvation. The joy of the Lord becomes contagious, inspires others, and is our strength. Rejoice always; Rejoice through worship, service giving, and going. Enjoy God; Not just on Sundays. Live a vibrant life. Have confidence in Christ. Experience His presence. Cares of the world; Stress, fear guilt depression, insecurity, and unforgiveness. Fruit of the Spririt; Love, joy peace patience kindness goodness gentleness and self control. 2Cor 5:7, Gal 2:20, Phil 4:4, Gal 5:22

Today-The Unrepeatable gift. This is the day the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Our faith gives us access to all the resources in heaven. Were not lacking, the problem is we’re not looking. Potential; God has equipped you with the capability of being who He said you are becoming, what He called you to be. Opportunity; Each day we have an opportunity to impact lives for Christ. It doesn't have to be huge to make a difference. Provisions; arrangement or preparation beforehand. God is a Pro-At-Vision. Choices; We have a choice to believe and receive or reject and regret Challenges; god doesn’t count us out He gives us a way out. Challenges build faith, faith builds trust, trust builds results, He is the result. Psa 118:24, Psa 37:25, Matt 7:11, Col 2:11

Poquoson-This is your city. Dream God sized dreams for your city; What if you began to dream with God? Without a vision; Every obstacle becomes something to go around instead of through. Attitude and perspective; We are not called to reflect our culture rather to infect it. Look at people with the eyes of Christ. What are the benefits of dreaming God sized dreams; You will have big dreams, God is not limited. Deut 11:24, Prov 29:18, Eph 3:20, Phil 3:13, Ex 33:15, 1Tim 2:1-4

Why we do what we do. To Remember, To Rejoice and Worship, To Repent, To Reconcile. To Remember; What it cost to save us, Jesus is the only way to Heaven, His sacrifice was perfect, We are under the new covenant. To Rejoice and Worship; Freedom in Christ, Accepted in Christ, We have a relationship with our Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit dwells in each believer in Christ. To Repent; An opportunity for a fresh start, We can allow God to work in the areas of our life where we struggle. To Reconcile; Peace with God, Access to God, Fellowship with God, Justification, Adoption, Restoration, Spiritual exchange. 1 Cor 11:23-31, Exo 12, Col 1:20, Eph 2:18, Eph 3:12 Col 1:2, 1John 1:3, Rom 8:15, 9:4, 2Cor 5:17,19, 21, Acts 3:21, 26:18, Rom 5:1,5,10-11,19

Battle Ready. Satan strategizes with doubt, discouragement, division, defeat, and delay. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the devil. Faith; God is faithful, trustworthy, loving, forgiving and the all powerful creator of the universe and we can call Him Father. Encourage; God will never leave you. Always love you, and longs to restore you. Steadfast; Stand firm in the truth of God’s promises. Don’t be swayed by what others are doing. Hold fast to your convictions in Christ. Victory; We have victory in Christ. Ready; Keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy. Keep our eyes on the master. Watch for His slightest signal. Respond. John 8:31-32, Phil 3:9, Isa 52:7, 1Peter 1:5, Psa 27, Heb 4:12, Rom 8:38, 1Cor 15:57-58, Rev 12:11

Fiery darts of the Devil. Satan loves to twist the word of God. The devil fingerprints haven't changed. Doubt, Discouragement, Diversion, Defeat, and Delay. Doubt; makes you question God's word, we second guess His character, His love, His motives, His best for us. Discouragement; makes us look at our problems instead of God's promises. Satan tempts us with bait and we take it, then he uses guilt, fear and insecurity to paralyze us. Diversion; Satan loves to divert us from God's plan. He offers nothing but a cheap imitation through deception and fraud. Defeat; Makes you feel like a failure. We walk away from God into defeat. Delay; The devil wants us to delay our time, intimacy, fellowship, worship and prayer with God, and our decision of salvation, and repentance. Delaying is giving a deaf ear to what you need to do. Gen 3, Gen 1:26, 1Tim 3:6, Gal 6:9, Isa 14:2, Ezk 28:12-19, Psa 34:2, Psa 119:60, 1John 2:15-16

The Power of Purpose with God. Motivate; God's glory often grows us through tough times. It keeps us relying totally on Him and He fashions us into the masterpiece He desires. Godly priorities; Godly priorities are only found in Him, in His word, in prayer with Him, in relationship with Him, in time spent with Him. Develop our potential; Developing takes time, God sees your full potential, God lovingly nurtures us into the instrument that can be used for His glory. Evaluate our walk; We are chosen for a purpose. are you allowing God to pull out the treasures He has planted in your life? Are you fully persuaded the gospel message is worth it? Phil 1:12, 2 Cor 11:23-27, Acts 14, 27, 28

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Prayer; The first step in any venture is to pray. Faithfulness; The faithfulness of God brings peace to the child of God. Spiritual Stability; Knowing and following God's ways bring spiritual stability to our lives and others, because His presence is in us. Pursuing God; His love paves the pathway for the believer to become everything God has called us to be. God's hand brings direction, protection correction and provision. People under God's direction can accomplish tasks that would otherwise be impossible. Challenge for November-listen to God and write down what he tells you, you will be amazed. Psa 29:1, 34:1-2, 8, Psa 123, 1Cor 1:9, Heb 4:12, Heb 12:2, Col 1:20, James 1:17