“Daily Christian Living”

 

Intro:

 

1.      In our world, denominations are at  an all time high in attendance.

 

2.      But, there is a melt down happening also.  Christian living in the world is at an all time low.

 

3.      What a contradiction!  More people attend church, but fewer people live church life besides on Sunday.

 

4.      In the world and the church our sanctuary has become our cemetery (Jer 7:4).

 

5.      To counteract this, we must answer the question, “How should a Christian Live?”, by saying “Daily!” (Lk 9:23).

 

I.                  The Requirements for Daily Christian Living (Lk 9:23).

 

A.    Desire to live daily—a strong will to do God’s will

1.      Do you really want to do God’s will (Jn 7:17, Acts 9:6, 16:30)?

2.      Do you love the Lord (Mk 12:30; I Jn 4:8)?

 

B.     Denial of Self (Rom 12:1-2, Gal 2:20, 2 Cor 5:14-15, Phil 1:21, 2 Cor 8:5, I Cor 15:31, Matt 26:39).

1.      Denial of self means I am willing to push selfish wants out of the way and do what God wants:

a.       Maybe you used to drink (Eph 5:18).

b.      Maybe you used to curse (Eph 5:29; Col 3:8).

c.       Maybe you haven’t been used to attending faithfully (Rev 2:10, Lk 14:18).

 

C.     Follow Jesus (I Pet 2:21, I Cor 11:1, Rev 14:4, Acts 4:13, Jn 2:5, Jn 10:27).

 

II.              5 Characteristics of daily Xian living:

 

A.    Daily Bible Study—(Acts 17:11, Jn 8:31-32, 2 Tim 2:15, Prov 15:28, Heb 2:1-3, I Pet 3:15, Eph 5:17, I Tim 4:7-8, 15-16).

1.      If you had to stand before the Lord and tell Him how often you study your Bible, many of us would be embarrassed (Heb 4:13).

2.      Our spiritual vitality must be based on God’s Word (Ps 119:11-12, 105; Rev 12:11; Jer 10:23; 2 Pet 1:3, Rom 1:16).

3.      Bible Ignorance results in spiritual destruction (Hosea 4:6)l

 

B.     Daily Evangelism (Acts 5:42, Matt 28:18-20, Mk 16:15, Col 1:28, I Pet 2:9, Acts 8:4, 2 Cor 4:13).

 

C.  Daily Prayer (I Thes 5:17, Ps 86:3)

1.      We desperately need to be a more prayerful people (Lk 18:8, Mk 1:35, I Jn 5:16).

 

D.     Daily Exhortation (Heb 3:12-13).

 

E.     Daily Benevolence (Acts 6:1, James 1:27).

 

III.          Daily Xian Living In View of X’ 2nd Coming and the End of the World. (Acts 17:31, Matt 24:36).

 

A.    If there are two sure things in the world it is:

 

1.      The Lord is coming—(Jn 14:3, I Thes 4:16-17).

2.      The world will end (Matt 24:35, 2 Pet 3:10).

 

B.     Are you ready (James 4:14)?

 

C.  If not, then get ready by being obedient to God’s will (Lk 6:46, Heb 5:8-9, Matt 7:21).