...I would have thought Jesus would have returned by now but it appears He is giving us more time to reach the lost here and around the world. Isaiah 54:1-2(NKJV)
"Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman," says the LORD.
"Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.” I preached these verses for La Vida Church’s 10 Year Anniversary, and as I was preparing this, God spoke to me about preaching this for our convention. I have been the Lead Pastor here for a little over 32 years and I have challenged you every year to support the Mission of the Church which is the Great Commission. Mark 16:15 (NCV) “Jesus said to his followers, “Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.” Go where? Everywhere! Tell who? Everyone! It does not get any simpler than that. It is not a suggestion but it is a command.
1. Enlarge the Place of Your Tent. God is saying to you from His Word. Get ready for growth. For souls to be saved here and around the world. Just from one of 220 missionaries that we support…in 17 years – led 110,000 people to Christ. Jesus said He will build His Church. Who will build His Church? He will build His Church. He just wants us to work with Him and watch what He does. Life Church, La Vida Church, and Village Campus, enlarge the place of your tent and lengthen your cords.
2. Do Not Spare. Isaiah 54:2 (NKJV) "Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare;” Isaiah 54:2 (NLT2) “spare no expense!” What do you believe this is saying to us? Do not spare…spare no expense? One of our Distinctives as a church is “Generosity.” Be givers! Be faithful in your tithing! Support the Mission’s Program of the church! Be givers every time an opportunity is presented. Do not spare. Spare no expense.
3. Strengthen Your Stakes. Isaiah 54:2 (NKJV) “And strengthen your stakes.” When you set up a tent, what holds the tent in place? The stakes. It is time to go deeper. Some want to shout louder and jump higher and that’s okay as long as you are going deeper. There are way too many shallow Christians in the church. The first wind, or storm, or test, they are blown away. Go deeper my brothers and sisters…strengthen your stakes. Get connected to Jesus like never before and be filled with Holy Spirit so you can be witnesses around the world.
Enlarge the Place of Your Tent. Do Not Spare. Strengthen Your Stakes.
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