Prove What Is That Good, and Acceptable, and Perfect, Will of God
The sermon emphasizes the importance of full surrender and commitment to God, highlighting the difference between cold-water, hot-water, and boiling-water Christians.
Wayne Barber delves into the meaning of worship, emphasizing the significance of proskuneo, which involves prostrating oneself in homage before God. He explores the profound awe and respect associated with worship, highlighting how proskuneo represents adoration and reverence. Barber discusses the command to worship effectively and fully, drawing from biblical examples of angels and individuals prostrating themselves before God. He also contrasts the worship of God with the worship of false idols, emphasizing the importance of recognizing Jesus as worthy of worship.
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The water in a steam locomotive may be at any one of three temperatures. It may be cold, although clean and ready for the fire. It may be hot, very hot-hot enough to scald you, almost boiling. Or the water may be just one degree hotter-at the boiling point-pouring out its vapor in clouds of steam, pressing through the valves and driving the mighty pistons that turn the wheels and propel the train. There are three kinds of Christians. The first we will call cold-water Christians-perhaps better, clean-water Christians. The second are hot-water Christians. They are almost at the boiling point. One degree more, and we come to the third class of Christians-the boiling-water Christians.
The difference between the latter two is a very slight one.
It is simply the removal of one last reservation, the dropping of one "if." Yet it makes all the difference in the world. That one degree changes that engine into a motive power, not now just a machine to be looked at, but a locomotive to go.
Sermon Outline
- The Three Kinds of Christians
- Cold-Water Christians
- Hot-Water Christians
- Boiling-Water Christians
Key Quotes
“That one degree changes that engine into a motive power, not now just a machine to be looked at, but a locomotive to go.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- To experience spiritual growth and transformation, one must be willing to surrender and commit fully to God.
- The removal of one last reservation or 'if' can make all the difference in one's spiritual journey.
- Being a boiling-water Christian means being fully surrendered and committed to God, with no reservations or doubts.