Living the Abundant Life Christian Center Dr. Samuel Meredith

The enemy will use offense as a method to keep believers from developing their christian walk.  Believers are destined to do something great however, this will only be achieved if we are serving and serving at the right church.

When we first began playing basketball our greatest contribution will be defense until we develop our offensive game. God operates the same, in that He will send us somewhere to help someone else achieve their goals before His ultimate plan for our lives are reached.

God loved us so much that He gave His son. He was willing to give His all for us. At times we must be willing to demonstrate this agape love before we receive our request from God.

The appointed time is a set time when God will introduce Himself to you or reveal His plans for you. Sometimes, He reveals His plans later in life and other times He will reveal His plans at an early age. Sometimes, when He reveals His plans, He must enroll you into His accelerated program to prepare you for the appointed time  in which you will start your ministry/assignment.

We don't have to plead with God for Him to reveal His will for our lives. He wants to reveal Himself more than we desire. To know His will, we must start doing whatever He tells us. Soon, He will reveal to us what He ultimately wants us to do in life.

God will send us to our place of employment so He can work with us and confirm His word in us. His goal is to use us to make that place prosper. He wants to distinguish us from the other employees. He wants us to live a life of power, meaning He will confirm His word in us through signs.

In life we all have to go through things. What we do while we are going through will be revealed at the end. If we allow God to help us, we won't look like what we have been through. If we focus on the negative while enduring, we may become a negative person. Allow God to comfort you while you are going through the hardships of life.

The enemy will use our desire to please God against us through deception. Many times the enemy will give us an idea or thought behind a move of God and spiritualize this idea. Can this idea stand alone? if not, it is not from God. Our ability to distinguish between an instruction from God followed by an instruction from the enemy will be vital to us reaching our destiny.

When we are serving, are we ministering from our soul or the Spirit? Ministering from the soul or flesh looks like the Spirit. When playing, singing, teaching or preaching from the soul it always connects to a person's intellect and emotions. This makes them feel good but it has no power. When one minister's by the Spirit, they are uplifted and they see their issues from God's point of view resulting in deliverance, salvation and healing.

Divine connections are made by God when He joins two individuals together. Sometimes the relationship will be  father-son (mother-daughter), brothers or sisters, and husbands and wives. Divine connections are always a two way street, meaning it will be beneficial for both parties. However, the enemy will try to strategically influence us to sever these connections.

We must discern when God is moving in our everyday lives. We learn how to discern when we are in His presence and when we read His word. When we are in His presence we experience Him. When we are at a fork in the road, we will sense this divine fingerprint and we will know what to do. Other times when we are at a fork, His word will come to us guiding us to the right choice.

The enemy will use negative outcomes from premarital sex to negatively impact our intimacy with our spouse. Because of this, sometimes it can be difficult to connect with our spouse during intimacy. The scriptures says, "When we engage in sexual immorality, we sin against our own body."  In this sermon we will uncover some of theses attacks and discover God's remedy for this problem.

Everything we do in word or deed should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus or in love. When we practice love we can receive the benefits. But if we practice operating in the flesh, we will give an opportunity for the enemy to attack us. A step out of love is a step into sin. Faith operates by love.

Signs and Wonders will follow them that believe. Signs and wonders are always indicative to your God given assignment. In other words, what ever miracle you need on your God given journey,  God will provide.

God has given us power over sickness. We were told to lay hands on the sick and they will recover. To see this manifestation we must walk in our authority. To walk in our authority we must be vertically aligned with the father, in other words we must be on our God given assignment and walk in obedience. We must also be horizontally aligned with our brothers and sisters, meaning we must walk in love with everyone.

God is doing a new thing in you. Your training/preparation looks a little different from others in the faith and you at times, may question if you have missed God. Stay encourage and follow Jesus. Your preparation is different because you have to reach this new generation, so your preparation must be different. Trust God!

The Lord wants to give us long life with an expected end. In other words, God wants to be involved with how we leave. Do not entertain doubtful statements such as, "You never know where death is." That has nothing to do with your covenant with God. He said in His word, He will satisfy you with long life and show you His salvation or His goodness.

The enemy will try to put pressure on you to conform through social pressure. Social pressure is the way of life or expectations of the world. This is also called the wisdom of this age. The wisdom of this age will put pressure on you to disobey God.

The Lord will often tell us of major events regarding the organizations we belong to, such as our job, church and family. He informs us because He loves us and we are His friends. It is important that we obey His word and His promptings to live the abundant life that He has for us.

Many people in the world will get through difficulties in life. However, God wants us to be more than a conqueror and not just get through life challenges. To be more than a conqueror, we must allow the word to heal our hearts when we face painful difficulties.  When we heal God's way, God will not only heal out hearts but bless us for going through the difficulties, His way.