Saturday, March 20, 2010

SEVEN (Week 6): Knowledge vs. Pride Sermon by @JohnFehlen Poem by @Treborn

West Salem Foursquare Church March 20/21, 2010
Pastor John Fehlen
www.WSFC.org

Acts 18:23-28

Poem:

Knowledge puffs up love builds up
The humility of Christ can heal us
Lots of tid bits in an info age
Take off your snuggie & enter stage
   15 minutes of charm then you got to know things
Flattering yes, but you need to grow brains
The know it all show mockery of intellect
Got the spirit but forgot to speak in respect
   A sub-culture out there with a commentary
Double-check resources, if not, O' God it's scary
With eagerness search the scriptures
Exposure is key just like developing pictures
   Study buddy, really sweat it out
Lovely muddy, saturated without doubt
What you believe is determined by doctrine

Where you look is where you go
Direction is determined if you grow
Surroundings are fixated
Behavior is dictated
Let me finish this thought...
To tell you what I'm thinking 
If you are thirsty 
It depends on what you're drinking

Charismatics want the spirit but no bible?
That's like wanting change with no revival
Lost in this world without a compass
No engine will stump us, no brain is dumb yes
   If we go wrong we will sleep with cod
Know it's alright to be a geek for God
Where you go depends on who you know
Passion and precision - hand in hand they go
   Growing Christians never truly know it all
Swallow pride so you can truly know it all
Constructive criticism, can you receive it?
If you hear truth, will you believe it?
   You feel convicted, that's a good conscious
You've been dismissed kid, living so cautious
To know God is more than just head-knowledge 
Still an infant on milk, so you dread solids

Scripture:

Proverbs 19
2 Peter 1:5-9
Philipians 2:1-5
Proverbs 10
Acts 18:23-28