Growing Up
About this sermon
In “Growing Up,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about prayer, faith, salvation. Working through the biblical themes raised in the sermon, the teaching emphasizes that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises.
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Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on worthy and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on things, deserve, glory and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on worthy and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on things, deserve, glorious and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on the biblical text. The message argues that the teaching centers on jesus, worthy and its implications for Christian faithfulness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on prayer. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on family discipleship. The message argues that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. It connects this with the conviction that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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You are worthy of it all. For from you are all things and to you are all things. You deserve the glory. You are worthy of it all. You were worthy of it all. For from you are all things and to you are all things. You deserve the glorious. Only you Jesus. You are worthy of it all. You are worthy of it all. For from you are all things. To you are all things. You deserve glory. You are worthy of it all. You're worthy. worthy, Jesus. You are worthy of it all. Oh, you're worthy. For from you are all things until you are all things. You deserve all the glory, God. All the glory. All the glory. All the glory. Yeah. We bring you all the glory. All the glory. Oh, all the glory. Jesus. Yeah. All the love. [Music] You worthy of all. You are worthy of it all. For from you are all things and to you are all things. You deserve the glory of it. [Music] You are worthy of it all. All I am, all I have. You are worthy of it all, all my worship, Jesus. For from you are all things. To you are all things. You deserve the glory.
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And I love you, Lord. And I lift my voice to worship you oh my soul rejoice take joy my In what you hear, let it be a sweet, sweet sound in your one more time. Let's sing it out. And I love you, Lord. And I lift my voice to worship you, oh my soul, rejoice. Take joy my king in what you hear. Let it be a sweet sweet sound. Let it be. Let it be a sweet sweet sound. Let it be. Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in your peace. Yes, Lord. We worship you this morning, mighty God. We worship you, Lord Jesus, King of kings and Lord of lords, God Almighty in the flesh, creator of all things, the one who died on the cross and rose from the dead. We give you the glory. You have the keys of hell and death. You are the resurrection and the life. You are the bread of life. There is no other way to forgiveness of sins or salvation but through you. And we are so grateful, Lord, that when you were lifted up, your Holy Spirit drew us, convicted us. And Lord, we said yes to you. We believe you. We choose to repent and follow you.
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And then you saved us. You washed us clean. You revived and renewed and raised our dead spirit back to life. You connected us back. We are grateful today for all that you have done and all that you are going to do because you're going to do great and mighty things in these last days. You're going to pour out your spirit on all flesh and you said our sons and daughters would prophesy and our young men would see visions and old men dream dreams. Lord, you're not done. You said many are going to turn to righteousness as they see the judgments, your judgments in the earth. So Lord, we believe that we are going to be part of letting our light shine. We're not going to put it under a bushel, but we're going to let it shine through the world. We pray for your grace and help to do that. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen. Hallelujah. You may be seated this morning. Good to have everybody here. Those watching and listening, welcome you to Fire and Grace Church. Uh we had a an event we had to be at last night for the Moms of Liberty up in uh Huntsville and I think we got home almost 1:00 in the morning and I think I got to bed around two. Uh but it was good. We needed to be there for that and uh that's a good thing to pray for for the Moms of Liberty. Um, a lot of them are Christians and they're fighting against the evil that's trying to come into our libraries and schools and all that stuff to brainwash our kids into evil. Um, but I'm going to just share something with you today. I'm kind of going off of some things that happened this week. You know, as uh as a pastor in the same day, you can get good news and bad news. Uh, you can get thanked and then you can be hated. Uh, it's just amazing. Uh, I had two not very nice emails this week that it's it was just interesting because I'm like, wow, this they they obviously don't know me very well. Um, but I want to share something from the scripture I believe the Lord gave me this morning. So, let's go to Acts chapter 2. I want to read something real quick because we need to get this defined out there and I want to share some testimonies. I was on the phone uh with a friend of mine, Joey, that lives down in South Alabama and uh tell you about our little conversation uh which was it was awesome. Um but if we go to Acts chapter 20, let's go down to verse 17. I've read this many times, but I'm going to read it again. It says, "And from Mitus he sent unto the Ephesus and called the elders of the church. When they were come to him, he said unto them, "You know from the first
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day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mine, and with many tears and temptations or trials which befell me by the lying and weight of the Jews, and how I kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have showed you and have taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Now, I can actually say I've done this very same thing here in Opaikica, Alabama, Fire and Grace Church. Uh I have taught repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ again and again and again and again. All right? And even today we'll be covering that. Paul goes on to say and let's just drop down to verse because he told them in verse 25 they would see his face no more. He said wherefore I take you to record this day that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunn to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Take heed therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. And also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them. Therefore, watch and remember that by the space of three years, I cease not to warn everyone night and day with tears. Now, um I just want you to see where Paul said, "I kept back nothing that was profitable to you." Uh, one of the messages, the emails I got this week was, you know, you're not really preaching the gospel. The gospel is missing in your sermons. And I'm just like, see, there are people out there. And I just went, "This guy obviously doesn't understand." Um, but there are people out there, I guess because they grew up Baptist or something, they think every service is supposed to be a basic salvation message. Okay? But what they don't understand is that the the job of a pastor versus the job of an evangelist. Um, now if you want to hear uh a basic salvation message every single week, there's plenty of Baptist churches all over the land that you can go to. Don't email me about it. All right, but here's the thing. We are supposed to as five-fold ministers give you everything that is profitable to you. And pretty much what people don't understand is that every service is not an evangelistic service. Every
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