Marshall Mabry - Undignified Worshiper of Jesus Christ

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Passion, Integrity and Perseverance

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On March 1, 2016

In Praise and Worship

MissionAs fallen man, we are prone to wander from the fold of God. It is only by God’s grace we are saved. Thanks and Glory be to God, our Father! Jesus conquered the world, the flesh, and Satan. Woe unto us! If we become grace-abusers; we can not be hot one day and cold the next. God hates the lukewarm. Faith is demonstrated through actions. No thoughts or words can demonstrate our faith better than our actions. Just as the visible results of your work demonstrate the time you spend perfecting it, so does your actions demonstrate your pursuit of perfecting faith. I believe that God would rather us “do” than speak or sing or shout. Live the life, don’t act it. Lost people want to see miracles rather the trust their hearts or ears. When they see our faith through our passion as we work, they will better trust us to listen and hear the Truth. This is the only way to their hearts.

We must never forget that Satan is a believer in Jesus Christ. Yes, a believer! He knows the real Jesus Christ. He knows Jesus better than you or I. He knew Jesus as the Son of God and as the Son of Man. Satan has seen Jesus face to face, spirit to spirit. His demons know and tremble at the name of Jesus Christ. We must never underestimate Satan or his minions. We must be on guard at all times. He uses people in the church as springboards for his agenda. He loves church splits. He loves entertainment. He loves the lost to buy into the “easy road.” He loves the “Me-Church” attitude. He loves people to get comfortable. He loves churches bringing in the ideas and methods of the world. He loves people to be consumed with busyness. If he can keep us from doing God’s work, showing God’s love, and living a life of self-denial, he can expose our lack of integrity. This crushes our witness for Christ to the lost world.

Integrity or Hypocrisy

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On October 2, 2015

In Praise and Worship

integrityYou can not know one without understanding the other. Deep inside us there is a battle for dominance over our will. Satan’s temptations, the pressure of the world, and the weakness of our flesh are constant enemies to our soul. They urge us to assert ourselves and fight against our self control. Self indulgence? Instant gratification! Are they wrong? We need to eat, drink, sleep and other functions necessary to survive. Some might perceive that as selfishness, but they are necessary to live. However, it is when any of these obscure God’s glory in our lives that they become sin.

There is a time to be assertive and stand for righteousness. There is a time through the power of the Holy Spirit to be impatient and urgently respond. Most importantly, there is Jesus. He is the eternal object of our worship, our praise, the author of our love, the finisher of our faith. His holiness and grace calls us to be totally committed to Him and to His Kingdom. Through His grace and by the power of the Holy Spirit, let Christ’s identity be wholly yours! Be Christ-indulgent! Be Christ-esteemed! Be Christ-confident!

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)

Our spiritual life is not something that you clock in at 9 and punch out at 5. You are either all in or you are a hypocrite. You can not righteously council a brother or sister struggling with alcohol addiction in the morning and get drunk in the evening. You can not say pornography is evil and intentionally watch offensive, obscene and vulgar movies. You can not be angry with a person living in a homosexual lifestyle and have lust and promiscuity in your heart. Your integrity is nothing without the Truth evidenced in and through your life. People will trust you, if they know who you really are! It’s a lot easier to swallow advice from someone who says “I’m a struggling, sinner too!”

True Religion – “Mercy”

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On January 28, 2014

In Praise and Worship

religionReligion’s definition: “a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects…” (Dictionary.com)

As Christians we often hear the phrase “it’s not about religion, it’s about a relationship!” True as that statement may be — Christianity it is still a religion. There are beliefs that need to be expressed through the actions of our faith. The things we practice in the name of Jesus Christ speak of His integrity to the world. They will say either “Well done! Good and faithful servant” or “Hypocrite!”

James 1:27 (NIV)
“27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

James reminds us that love conveyed through mercy is the purest action for expressing our faith. With mercy there is no judgment. In our Lord’s prayer he said “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us…” If we love mercy and exercise it throughout our personal and corporate ministries, there would be no room for judgement. We would not have the time or inclination to form opinions about our neighbor. We would only see the needs that God’s mercy will fill through us. Thus, we are driven by our love and mercy in Christ to give our lives away.

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