A CARTOON WAS PUBLISHED ONCE OF A FAMILY LEAVING THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AND A LITTLE BOY STICKING HIS HEAD OUT THE BACK WINDOW SAYING "GOOD-BYE GOD, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY." SADLY, THIS IS TRUE FOR MANY.
WHAT DO WE DO EVERYDAY IN OUR LIVES? DO WE FORGET TO BRUSH OUR TEETH OF BATHE? DO WE FORGET TO EAT? I HIGHLY DOUBT IT. BUT, WHAT DO WE DO FOR THE LORD EVERYDAY? IT'S INTERESTING TO READ WHAT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO EVERYDAY. JESUS SAID WE NEED TO LIVE ONE DAY AT A TIME. MATT 6: 32-33
1. TAKE UP YOUR CROSS DAILY! MATTHEW 16:24
A. THE GREEK TENSE IS "KEEP ON TAKING UP YOUR CROSS"
B. IT'S DAILY DEATH TO SIN AND SELF..ROM 6:11..LIVING EVERY MOMENT FOR CHRIST.
C. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:31 - WAS DAILY EXPOSED TO DEATH FOR CHRIST ROM 8:36
2. PRAISE GOD DAILY!
A. PSALM 72:15 "...DAILY SHALL HE BE PRAISED" THIS TAKES PLANNING, DESIRE.
B. WHY? HE IS WORTHY OF OUR DAILY PRAISE - PSALM 68:19
C. "REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS: AND AGAIN I SAY, REJOICE!" - PHILIPPIANS 4:4
3. STUDY THE BIBLE DAILY!
A. ACTS 17: 11 - THAT'S WHAT THE BEREANS DID.
B. PSA 1:1-2; 119:97
4. WE MUST PRAY DAILY!
A. WE SHOULD HAVE THE DESIRE TO TALK TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER DAILY
B. PSA 86:3; 88:9; 1 THESS 5: 17; EPH 6:18
5. WE MUST TEACH DAILY!
A. THE GREAT COMMISSION - MARK 16:15,16
B. ACTS 5: 42 - 8 POINTS FROM THIS VERSE - DAILY, HOUSE-TO-HOUSE, EVERY CHRISTIAN - "THEY", CONTINUOUS - "CEASED NOT", TEACHING, PREACHING, CENTERED AROUND CHRIST.
6. EXHORT DAILY!
A. HEB 3:13 - EXHORT ONE ANOTHER DAILY
B. HEB 10:24-25 - WE ENCOURAGE
C. WHY? BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY DISCOURAGING THINGS IN THE WORLD - GAL 6: 1-2
7. REASON DAILY!
A. ACTS 17: 17 - WHAT DID PAUL DO DAILY? ACTS 19:9; 1 PETER 3:15; JUDE 3
B. WE SIMPLY MUST DEFEND THE FAITH. IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE THE DESIRE TO SEE OTHERS SAVED.
8. WE NEED TO CARE ABOUT THE CHURCH DAILY!
A. LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE OF PAUL - 2 COR 11: 23-27. WHY? BECAUSE THIS WAS HIS LIFE.
B. WORK FOR UNITY - EPH 4: 1-3
C. 1 COR 12:25 - WE HAVE TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER
WHAT DO WE DO EVERYDAY?