Lose to win
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In this sermon, the speaker reinforces the call to radical commitment to the Lord and a life surrendered to the Kingdom of God. He uses the story of Simeon and Ana in Luke 2 to illustrate this commitment. Simeon and Ana are both filled with the Holy Spirit and are radically committed to serving God. The speaker emphasizes that the Holy Spirit is dangerous and divisive, and that Jesus came to divide and separate the good from the bad. He also stresses the importance of living a life that is pleasing to God, and not just being a Sunday Christian.
The Holy Spirit has been present since the creation of the universe and has been used throughout the Bible by many prophets and other people. Simeon and Anna, who witnessed the presentation of Jesus, belong to an in-between time between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Lucas, who wrote the book of Acts, specializes in talking about the Holy Spirit. It is important to live a life filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is necessary for every move of God, every ministry, and every life in the spirit. Simeon, Mary, and other ordinary people who loved the Lord above all things exemplify this hunger for the filling of the spirit of God. God searches for people whose hearts are perfect with the Lord, and He wants burning hearts that are seeking the filling of the spirit. When God tells us something, we may not understand it fully, but we must continue to struggle with it and believe it. The prophetic move of God in our lives often involves God telling us things that we do not fully understand, but that will be developed much later.
The prophetic word of God may take years to be fulfilled, but we must hold onto it and live in obedience to it. We must do everything possible in our power to fulfill that word, while fanning the gift of God within us. We must strive to be just and pious, maintaining good behavior with others and a passionate relationship with God. Simeon and Ana exemplified these qualities, living a life of fasting, prayer, and witnessing. When God speaks to us, we must commit ourselves to His purpose in our lives. We must surrender everything to the Lord and consecrate our lives to Him.
The speaker invites anyone who wants to accept Jesus as their savior to raise their hand and surrender their life to him. They encourage everyone, including those who already know Christ, to rededicate themselves to serving him with all their heart. The speaker believes that 2017 will be a powerful year for doing great things in the name of the Lord and encourages everyone to commit everything in their lives to God's purposes.
The Holy Spirit has been present since the creation of the universe and has been used throughout the Bible by many prophets and other people. Simeon and Anna, who witnessed the presentation of Jesus, belong to an in-between time between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Lucas, who wrote the book of Acts, specializes in talking about the Holy Spirit. It is important to live a life filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is necessary for every move of God, every ministry, and every life in the spirit. Simeon, Mary, and other ordinary people who loved the Lord above all things exemplify this hunger for the filling of the spirit of God. God searches for people whose hearts are perfect with the Lord, and He wants burning hearts that are seeking the filling of the spirit. When God tells us something, we may not understand it fully, but we must continue to struggle with it and believe it. The prophetic move of God in our lives often involves God telling us things that we do not fully understand, but that will be developed much later.
The prophetic word of God may take years to be fulfilled, but we must hold onto it and live in obedience to it. We must do everything possible in our power to fulfill that word, while fanning the gift of God within us. We must strive to be just and pious, maintaining good behavior with others and a passionate relationship with God. Simeon and Ana exemplified these qualities, living a life of fasting, prayer, and witnessing. When God speaks to us, we must commit ourselves to His purpose in our lives. We must surrender everything to the Lord and consecrate our lives to Him.
The speaker invites anyone who wants to accept Jesus as their savior to raise their hand and surrender their life to him. They encourage everyone, including those who already know Christ, to rededicate themselves to serving him with all their heart. The speaker believes that 2017 will be a powerful year for doing great things in the name of the Lord and encourages everyone to commit everything in their lives to God's purposes.
I invite you to go to the Gospel according to Saint Luke in chapter 2. Through this reading and this meditation I want to match, in a sense, and synchronize with last Sunday's preaching where I spoke about radical commitment, total surrender to the Lord , a life radically committed to the Kingdom of God, a surrender of our entire being to the Lord, a life that pleases the Lord, a life where everything has been lost to gain everything, where we leave everything to have all of God in our hearts . Amen.
If we don't lose everything we can't win everything. The Bible is full of those images of losing to win. When the disciples had their encounter with Jesus in the deep sea, it is said that they left their nets, they followed the Lord. Levi, I think it was, I don't remember which character was a tax accountant, he had another name as well, and he also left his changing table and went and followed the Lord.
If we don't lose everything we can't win everything. The Bible is full of those images of losing to win. When the disciples had their encounter with Jesus in the deep sea, it is said that they left their nets, they followed the Lord. Levi, I think it was, I don't remember which character was a tax accountant, he had another name as well, and he also left his changing table and went and followed the Lord.
