TITLE: Break Me, Lord!
TEXT: II Corinthians 12:1-1
PROPOSITION: Before we can be of service to God, we must
be broken.
QUESTION: Which?
KEY WORD: Steps
INTRODUCTION:
1. God wants us to useful in His kingdom.
2. Song "Into the Heart of Jesus" (2nd verse)
2. There is a three-step process of preparation.
I. Take Me
A. God called men in Bible times
1. Isaiah 6:8 "Whom shall I send, who will go?"
2. I Samuel 3:4 "The Lord called Samuel"
B. What about today?
1. II Timothy 1:9 "called us with a holy calling"
2. Hebrews 3:1 "partakers of the heavenly calling"
3. II Peter 1:10 "make your calling sure"
4. How? II Thessalonians 2:14 "by the gospel"
C. How to answer the call
1. In faith
2. Obey
3. Commitment
4. Totally - even though it means ---
II. Break Me
A. Scriptures
- II Corinthians 12:9-10 "glory in infirmities"
- II Corinthians 4:7 "treasure in earthen vessels"
- Colossians 3:4-9 old man-dies; put on new man
- Romans 6:3-8 "he that is dead is freed from sin"
- John 3:5 "Ye must be born again"
B. Examples -
1. Moses - in the wilderness
2. Hosea - buy back his wife
3. Peter - denial - Pentecost
III. Make Me
A. Jeremiah 18:1-6 "as it seemed good to the potter"
B. Psalm 51:10 "create in me a clear heart"
C. Hebrews 13:21 "make you perfect in every good work"
Conclusion:
1. Say, Here am I. Use; Send; Mold; Take; Make; Break
2. Let God break the OLD YOU - to make a NEW YOU.