Working for your Castle by Don Campbell

Sermons on giving that are NOT being preached today

1. Giving is a Sacrifice…an offering of our First Fruit
   
   
2. Giving is Heart Transforming
   Heb. 7 - The Lesser is Blessed by the Greater…and the Lesser Tithes to the Greater
   Year of the Towel - I am to be a servant. It’s a Humility thing
   
   
3. Giving is a Sowing and Reaping Exercise in Faith
   Luke 6:38-39 - The measure you use …
   
   

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Treasure in Heaven
Matthew 6:19-21

5 crowns in scripture:

• Crown of Life (Martyr’s Crown) - Revelation 2:10
• Crown of Glory (Shepherd’s Crown) - 1 Peter 5:2-4
• Incorruptible Crown (Crown of Temperance) - 1 Corinthians 9:25
• Crown of Rejoicing (Soul Winner’s Crown) - 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
• Crown of Righteousness – 2 Timothy 4:7-8
  Longing for His Appearing…living for the next life, not this one.
  

Surviving the fire test
1 Corinthians 3:10-15
Colossians 3:1-3

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Time Keeps on Slippin' (Part 2 of 2) by Don Campbell

Prayer to Pray

Heavenly Father, Teach me to number my days that I might gain a heart of wisdom and fulfill your purpose for my life

Truths about Time

1. There is a cumulative value to investing small amounts of time over a long period.

2. Neglect is cumulative as well.

3. There is no cumulative value in the random things we opt for over the important things.

Ephesians 5:15-17

• Redeeming the Time = Cash in your time for something of equal value.

• The Days are Evil = The natural flow of culture is evil.

• Foolish = to be a person who knows what they ought to do but doesn’t do it.
  

• God has a will for you.

• Self-Control = Control yourself.

“Redeem the time because the days are evil.”

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Time Keeps on Slippin' (Part 1 of 2) by Don Campbell

The question to as is not – “What time is it”...

...but rather – “What am I doing with my time”

“What time is it?” is a bad question because it reminds us that our time is running out.

"Happy Thoughts" from Job 7:6, 9:25

I need to begin living with the "End in Mind"

Psalm 90
Context is Everything

People who live for themselves

1. Always run out of time
   
   
2. History never speaks well of them

Moses’ point isn’t that “life doesn’t matter," his point is that your only hope for significance is to put yourself into the context of what God is doing.

Vs. 11 - If we could see God as He is, we would give Him the reverence that is due Him.

God’s glory is so powerful you would burn up if you laid eyes upon it.

John 18, Jesus let a little glory slip out.

If we could see more clearly we would live more purposefully

“Everlasting to Everlasting” is our context.

A Prayer to Pray
Heavenly Father, Teach me to number my days that I might gain a heart of wisdom and fulfill your purpose for my life.

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Breakthrough by Don Campbell

The Bible reads like a who’s who when it comes to fasting:

• Moses
• David
• Elijah
• Esther
• Daniel
• Paul, and all the remaining Apostles
• Jesus

Church history reveals that Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley all fasted.
Secular history also shows that great thinkers like, Confucius, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Hippocrates all fasted.

“They will fast”
Mark 2:18-20

• Twice a week fasts (Luke 18:12 - Pharisee states that "I fast twice a week")
• Problem? “Ritual” not “Reason”

“When you fast…”
Matthew 6:16-18

• Not for show – it isn’t about looking Holy, it is about seeking holiness.
• This doesn’t mean we can’t have a Public fast
  
• Day of Atonement - Lev. 23:27
• National emergency - Joel 2:15, 2 Chron. 20:1-4, Jonah 3:5-9, Ezra 8:21-23
• Early church group fasts:
• Acts 13:2-3 – Church at Antioch, calling of Paul and Barnabas
• Acts 14:23 – Apostles, ordination of elders

The Fast of Jesus
Mathew 4

Jesus wasn’t tempted because he was weak from fasting (not like us, James – drawn away and enticed) Jesus went willingly to do battle -Fasting was his preparation

Training your Body
1 Corinthians 9:25

I must bring my body into subjection….my Meat is to do the will of my father….man does not live by bread alone….

True Fasting brings Change
Isaiah 58

If the physical is not linked to the spiritual then it is a waste of time and effort.

Fasting for a Spiritual Breakthrough

• Small group – Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, Mark, Acts - Linking of the spiritual and physical through fasting and prayer.
• POWERFUL spiritual breakthroughs (Mark 9 – ONLY with prayer and fasting)
• Daniel - fasting, praying, confessing making requests to God’s holy hill….Gabriel appeared and said, “I have come to give you INSIGHT and UNDERSTANDING”!!

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