Jesus Knocks

I decided to quit trying to get people to laugh, but to give people an opportunity to laugh. 

If you will start asking yourself, “what can I give instead of what can I get?” it will change your entire life.

If you can’t articulate the answer to that question, you revert to what can I get by default.

What good father doesn’t want his children to laugh in his house? 

If your house becomes God’s house, there will be more laughter there too. 

I decide to try to help the homeless and those in prison.  I went through 7 locked prison gates by myself. 

I walked into a circle of about 300 inmates.  It was a lot of pressure. I didn’t know what I was going to do, or say until I got my feet to where they needed to be.

How did I know what to say under that much pressure? What in your life have you been practicing? 

Are you going to put yourself into a position to clearly hear the coach’s voice?  The Holy Spirit is the voice of the coach.

God is like the navigational device for your car.  It recalculates when you make wrong turns. 

You have to listen to His voice because the roads change.

  

Your gift will make room for you.  Watch for your opportunities and listen to your coach.

God knows exactly where you are right now. God wants me to tell you that He loves you.

That thing from your past God didn’t do it, but He can use it. Have you ever noticed when God shows up?

He has a reason for your talents, abilities, and setbacks. God will never allow you to go through more than you can. 

You need to be strong because people need to see Jesus in you.  God did not cause it, but He will use it to reach people.

You don’t go to church because of hypocrites?  How about Walgreen’s?  They are there, too.

If you allow a hypocrite to come between you and God, he or she is actually closer to God than you are.

Imagine that you are a house, and Jesus is wanting to come in.  He won’t come in unless asked. 

You won’t let Him come in because your house is a mess, but He can see into your house anyway. 

Jesus is standing outside of your house with a bucket and mop. 

Some of you have a good room, but the rest of the house is a wreck.  Jesus wants access to your entire house. 

He’s come with a contractor who is called the Holy Spirit to make the repairs. 

Ask Jesus to come into your life, and make His repairs. 

Lord Jesus, I give you access to every room of my life.  Please come in and be my Lord and Savior.

Revelation 3:20 (NIRV)

(Jesus speaking) Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in. I will eat with that person, and they will eat with me.

Do something different in the physical, so God will do something different in the spiritual.   You can go to heaven if you want too.