Psalm 63:8 (KJV)
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Matthew 16:24-25 (NKJV)
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
There is an enemy living among you, it is self. Holding onto your life without surrender is keeping a hole empty, it can be filled with Jesus.
Jesus starts the beatitudes with blessed are the
Poor in spirit does not mean to be without the spirit, it is the opposite.
Becasue Abraham obeyed God and gave everything away, Abraham found his life- many nations coming out of his linage.
The poor in spirit don’t have to fight for
Genesis 22:16-18 (NKJV)
and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
A man who possesses nothing … poor in spirit… has everything.
Matthew 16:25 (NKJV)
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
So what can we do to achieve being poor in spirit?
1. Be open with the Lord
2. Realize the holiness of surrender
The goal is to empty yourself, surrender and be completely poor in spirit. To know God and have Him sit on the
Here are a few reminders of what is happening at OLC
Stay after service today to see how you can serve our community through VBS this summer.
OLC Women have a Game Night this Saturday evening! Sign up on the app today.
Men, it is almost time for the Retreat! Get your spot today by signing up on the app.
Baptisms are coming soon, April 13th!
