“Everyday Heroes – PART 1”
Sermon – Everyday Heroes
Psalm 16:3 (NLT) The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
everyday heroes stand for what's right.
Exodus 23:2 (NLT) “You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong…”
Romans 12:2 (NLT) Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
everyday heroes make sacrifices for others.
Matthew 20:26 (NLT) “…Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant”
everyday heroes fight for justice
Proverbs 31:8-9 (NCV)
8 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; defend the rights of all those who have nothing.
9 Speak up and judge fairly, and defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Extend the Same Grace You Give Yourself to Others.
everyday heroes take risks for God.
Proverbs 24:16 (NLT) “The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again…”
2 Corinthians 11:23-27 (NLT)
23 Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
24 Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes.
25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
26 I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.
27 I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
Mark 8:35 (NLT) If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.
