2020.04.15 - Anchors

2020.04.15 - Anchors

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

9:33 AM

1.     Good Anchors 

a.     Hebrews 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; KJV

                            i.         Preceding verse notes that it is impossible for God to lie.  God has said some wonderful things about us, and since it is not possible for Him to lie there is so much hope in His words

1.     Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. KJV

a.     As with any good Father - God thinks good stuff towards us and has a plan for our lives

2.     Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things , which thou knowest not. KJV

3.     Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. KJV

b.     Even sometimes good anchors need to be pulled up

                            i.         Let go of comfort zones

1.     Acts 27:40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. 41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. KJV

2.     Bad Anchors 

a.     Anchors we need to be free from 

                            i.         Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.KJV

1.     Every weight and sin - 

a.     Worry

b.     Depression 

c.     Burdens we are not called to carry 

2.     Don’t let ministry pull us away from Christ

a.     Luke 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things : 42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. KJV