Strong Foundation - Joel Reimer - Cambodia Missionary

Joel shared that the desire of his heart was not to be a missionary but to be a basketball player and how God had to change his heart and desires toward God and His purposes for his life. Joel asked some pointed questions that we need to ask ourselves.

What is God calling me to do?

• Is He changing the direction of my life?
• Have I been resisting the Holy Spirit?
• You qualify if you know Jesus as your Saviour.
• What do you need? A strong foundation. Matthew 7:24-27
• Hearing, listening and reading is not good enough. There are tough times in our Ministry walk and we need a strong foundation.
  

How do we get a strong foundation?

1. Be doers of the Word and not just hearers - James 1:22After we hear - it's time for action - James 2:26
2. Faith without works is dead - James 2:26Faith needs to lead to action.
3. Maybe it is time to re-evaluate the strength of your foundation.
4. Maybe you built a foundation 30 years ago but along the way stuff happened.
5. Perhaps there are cracks appearing because of sin. Isaiah 30:13
6. What is your life built upon? Go back to the basics of your Christian walk.
   

What steps will lead to a strong foundation?

1. Pray without ceasing
2. Pray in the Spirit
3. Read the Word of God
4. Obey what the Word of God says
5. Daily evaluate your foundation
6. Re-evaluate while the house still stands
7. It is all or nothing with God - lukewarm is not going to cut it
8. You have to choose the world or the Word - take your thoughts captive.
9. Jesus is the Cornerstone of our lives Acts 4:11, 1 Cor. 3:11
10. You cannot remove Jesus from the picture and expect the house to stand.
11. Our feelings will lie to us.
    

Ministry Time
As a group take time now to bow your heads and ask the Lord to re-build the foundation of your faith once again. Renew your commitment to read the scripture and to do what it says. To pray to the Lord and to obey His instruction. Perhaps the Lord is calling you to go on a short term Missions trip. Maybe call the Missions office and inquire about the trips coming up. Make a decision to keep your foundation built on the Lord Jesus - strong and unshakable.