Love is patient? Foreign concept...(click on this title to get to Perry's sermon)

I witnessed one of the best sermons that Perry Noble ever preached. It was as if he was preaching to me. Now that I am reading "The Love Dare," Perry covered many of the aspects in chapter 1 of the book in his sermon. NewSpring ROCKS! God is so good. Here are some points covered by Perry in his sermon that hit me at home:

1) SEEK God's for God without expectation of what HE is going to give you. We must seek God's face.

2) Worship is offering our body as living sacrifices each day. It is how we treat people daily.

3) Do not criticize Christians for doing things differently. Just SEEK God's face and the presence of HIS Spirit.

4) When you advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ, people are going to take a shot at you!

5) Ask Jesus to trust you and give you the ball for JESUS!

Now, these are the points that I got from Perry's sermon. But here at the 5 things Perry want us to follow to Hear the voice of God:

1) The word action - John 5:17, Jesus said to them, "My father is always at his work to this very day, and I too, am working." Perry is telling us to be people of action!
2) Worship - "How are you going to be a Christian at work? Romans 12:1, "Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God -- this is your spiritual act of worship."
3) Recognition
4) Salvation
5) Difficulty

Perry was speaking to me tonight. This is pretty much covered in the 1st chapter of "The Love Dare." For the first day, the book asks for the spouse to be patient. It asks us to engage in the 'spiritual act of worship!' I am not to say anything mean or discouraging. I am to be patient, and I am to use acts of love when it comes to speaking to my wife, Anita. I already see what God is doing in my life now. By following Perry's God inspired message and the tenets of this book, I will be a better Christian, husband, father, and servant to those less fortunate. This will translate to every aspect of my life. I will be a better tool to be used by the church and Healing P.O.T.S. All praises be to our Lord and Savior, JESUS! Amen!

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Anita and I are big fans of Christian films. We love them since they are family oriented. Well this one threw me for a loop. I had tears in my eyes like most of the men at the movie with their wives. It convicted me in a manner where I can see I have aspects of my life/habits that I can improve to strengthen my marriage more than it is now. We both went to Books-A-Million to purchase the book, "The Love Dare." I am presently on chapter one. I want to use this blog to keep up on this progress that I make. I will be painfully honest about the areas of my character that I must change to make this a better marriage. Our marriage is a beautiful one but I can see from the movie areas where it can be better. Well, you will see what I have to say about chapter one tomorrow. God bless!

-- Dexter