SERMONS BY PASTOR JIM NORMAN

MATTHEW 13:24-30 MAY 25, 2003

" IT IS GETTING HARD TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE "

*WE NEED SOME SEPARATED CHRISTIANS (STANDING FIRM)

WITH A SEPARATED LIFE II CORINTHIANS 6:14, II CORINTHIANS 6:17  TRYING TO ACT LIKE THE WORLD. TALK LIKE THE WORLD. LOOK LIKE THE WORLD WILL PUT YOU IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE WORLD. WE SHOULD PUT A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOLY AND UNHOLY, BETWEEN CLEAN AND UNCLEAN.

WITH A SEPARATED LOVE 1 JOHN 2:15 NOT A WORLDLY LUST,HOLLYWOOD'S LOVE IS JUST A LOT OF LUST.

WITH A SEPARATED LOOK I PETER 3:3-4  OUR CLOTHES, OUR CONVERSATION SHOULD BE DIFFERENT.

*WE NEED SOME SANCTIFIED CHRISTIANS (SET APART)

BY THE BLOOD                 HEBREWS 9:22 THE BLOOD IS NEEDED FOR PHYSICAL LIFE, BEING COVERED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS NEEDED FOR ETERNAL LIFE.

BY THE BOOK (KJV)       EPHESIANS 5:11

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR NEW VERSION I WILL STAY WITH THE TRUE VERSION, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR LIVING BIBLE I WILL STAY WITH THE LIVING WORD.

BY THE BLESSED HOPE     I THESSALONIANS 4:16-18 HE IS COMING BACK!! WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET DOWN, WE ARE GOING UP!

* WE NEED SOME SPIRITUAL CHRISTIANS (FULL OF GOD)

SPIRITUAL PEOPLE ROMANS 8:14 FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST

SHOUTING PEOPLE PSALM 150:6 THE WORLDLY CROWD DOES NOT MIND GETTING LOUD AT THE BALL GAME, WHY ARE WE NOT LOUD FOR JESUS!!!

SINGING PEOPLE PSALM 149:1 WE DO NOT NEED TO ROCK FOR JESUS, OR RAP FOR JESUS, BUT TO LIFT UP JESUS IN SONG, THE FRUIT OF OUR LIPS.

*WE NEED SOME SCRIPTUAL CHRISTIANS

STANDING IN FAITH ROMANS 10:17 MANY TIMES WE SING STANDING ON THE PROMISES WHILE WE SIT ON THE PROBLEMS.

STRENGTHEN IN FAITH JAMES 1:22  GET INTO THE REAL MEAT OF THE WORD.

SHEILDED BY FAITH PSALM 121:7

WHEAT AND TARES LOOK THE SAME, GROW UP THE SAME WAY, BUT WHEN HARVEST TIME COMES THE TARES WILL BE BURNED.