I Press Toward the Mark
The sermon challenges listeners to apply God's fullness of grace in their lives and to seek to fill the unoccupied possibilities of their lives with God's presence and glory.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes the importance of recognizing the areas in our lives that remain unfilled by the Holy Spirit, urging believers to seek the fullness of God's grace and glory. He challenges the congregation to reflect on the unoccupied possibilities in their spiritual, mental, and physical lives, and to diligently apply the 'rest of the oil' to these areas. Simpson encourages a deeper understanding of prayer and faith in God's provision, power, and presence, inviting believers to experience the fullness of what God has to offer.
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We have thought much about what we have received. Let us think of the things we have not received, of some of the vessels that have not yet been filled, of some of the places in our lives that the Holy Spirit has not yet possessed for God and signalized by His glory and His presence. Shall the coming months be marked by a diligent, heart-searching application of the rest of the oil (see Leviticus 14:17-20) to the yet unoccupied possibilities of our life and service? Have we known His fullness of grace in our spiritual lives? Have we tasted a little of His glory? Have we believed His promise for the mind, the soul, the spirit? Have we known all His possibilities for the body?
Have we tested Him in His power to control the events of nature and to move the hearts of men and nations?
Has He opened to us the treasure house of God and met our financial needs as He might? Have we begun to understand the ministry of prayer, as God would have us exercise it? God give us the rest of the oil!
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Filling the Unoccupied Possibilities of Life points: null
- A Heart-Searching Application of God's Fullness of Grace points: null
- The Possibilities of God's Power in Our Lives points: null
- Understanding the Ministry of Prayer points: null
Key Quotes
“Shall the coming months be marked by a diligent, heart-searching application of the rest of the oil (see Leviticus 14:17-20) to the yet unoccupied possibilities of our life and service?” — A.B. Simpson
“God give us the rest of the oil!” — A.B. Simpson
“Have we known His fullness of grace in our spiritual lives?” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- We should seek to know God's fullness of grace in our spiritual lives and apply it to our lives and service.
- We should test God's power in our lives by seeking to know His power to control the events of nature and to move the hearts of men and nations.
- We should understand the ministry of prayer and exercise our faith in seeking God's power and presence in our lives.