Good morning on this Saturday, November 6th. Last night Edgewood celebrated the ninth anniversary of our Celebrate Recovery ministry. We enjoyed a time of good food and fellowship, lively worship and praise, and meaningful communion and celebration. But the highlight of the evening for me was the message which I had the opportunity to preach to the celebrants. The theme of the sermon was "Can God? God Can!" It asked and answered the questions of what God would do in our lives if we were willing to yield the control of our lives to Him and allow Him to work in power and practice in every area of our lives. Since We are preaching a series of sermons on Sunday mornings about Revival, the Friday night emphasis perfectly coincided with that theme. There can be no revival in our lives without surrendering our will, our all totally to the Lord. The more of our lives we yield to His control, the greater the revival in our lives. John the Baptist summed it up perfectly when he said, "He must increase; I must decrease." The more we yield to the power, control, and possession of Jesus Christ, the more of the fullness of His presence we experience in every area of our lives. In the light of this great truth, is it any wonder that the apostle Paul urged, "I beg you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that you present your bodies a living sacrifice to God" (Romans 12:1a). Less of self leads to more of God. When we decrease, He increases. That is the Divine method - a timeless formula which always works and always will.
As I alluded to earlier, tomorrow's message will again focus on Revival.
I trust you'll be able to be there.
Mel Brown