The Rock Church of Fenton Sermons

When the Word of God requires our speech to be with grace and seasoned with salt, it is calling us to speak the truth. We must speak the truth to our own heart and represent ourselves to others without deceit. Believers in Jesus are likewise called to speak the truth to and about others. Most importantly, we ought speak what is true to and about God. Is your speech comprised of the truth?

The Word of God calls believers in Jesus to exhibit speech that is always with grace as though seasoned with salt. When our words are with grace, our speech is guarded by the Holy Spirit so as not to open our mouths in sin. Words of grace are quick to listen and slow to speak. When gracious words are finally uttered, they bring healing, comfort, and restoration. Is your speech always with grace?

When Jesus saw the masses distressed and dispirited, he felt compassion for them. True followers of Jesus are also called to see people as he sees them. We are also called to feel compassion and mercy. Jesus then commanded that we pray for the Lord of the harvest to send workers in the harvest. We should desire to also be such workers. Believers ought not merely see and feel compassion, but also engage the lost as the hands and feet of the Savior.

As we go through life, we all struggle with sin. The Bible says that we are all separated from God and His glory because of sin, and that only through repentance can we walk closely with the Lord and stand in His blessing. The Israelites struggled with this same problem when they came to the city of Ai. A man named Achan would take what did not belong to him and cause God to remove his favor and blessing from the people.

The Bible says that it will be well for those who fear God and it will not be well for the evil man who does not fear God. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. The fear of the Lord also keeps us away from evil and leads us to life. The reason many people persist in the empty patterns of sin is because they have no fear of God. Countless people’s lives remain on the wide way that leads to destruction rather than the narrow way that leads to life solely because they have no fear of God before their eyes.

As the famine gripped the land, the four lepers sat by the entrance to the city contemplating their fate. The admitted that returning the city would lead to death, as would remained seated in complacency. They decided to get up and go to the Arameans seeking help. When they arose at twilight, The Lord caused the sound of a mighty army to terrify the enemy camp. They fled the area, leaving the spoils for the lepers. True faith is always accompanied by works. When we get up in faith, God’s power often meets our desperation. Maybe it is time for you to get up and take a step of faith. 

While Saul was headed to Damascus to persecute followers of Jesus, he was brought low by a light from heaven. The voice in the light declared that it is hard to kick against the goads. A goad being a sharp stick with which to move livestock. Many people today kick against the goads. Some, as they persist in their unbelief. Others, as they persist in their disobedience against what God has called them to do and be. There is great peace in submitting to the voice from heaven. 

Jesus compared our spiritual life to a slave who has been entrusted with responsibilities by his or her master. Depending on how we live, what we prioritize, and whether or not we are obedient, we are either a wise and faithful slave or one who is evil. Wise and faithful slaves maintain their allegiance to the Lord above all else and avoid getting distracted by the things of the world. If we do so we are promised to be rewarded upon the Lords return.