4_Wake Up Sleeper-The Power of A Reminder
Channel: CCSeguin
Date: 2021-04-26

Title: THE POWER OF A REMINDER: 
WAKE UP SLEEPER … LET ME REMIND YOU… 
Eph. 5:14 says, “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you
 
BUYING WINE BEFORE SPRITE IS NEVER RIGHT; 
BUT BUYING SPRITE BEFORE WINE, WILL BE JUST FINE
 
WE ALL HAVE A TENDENCY TO FORGET THE THINGS WE NEED TO REMEMBER; 
AND REMEMBER THE THINGS WE NEED TO FORGET
 
POWER OF A REMINDER 
Matthew 8:18 At the sight of large crowds gathering around him, Jesus gave orders to his disciples to get ready to sail back over to the other side of the lake. Just then, a religious scholar approached him and said, “Teacher, I’ll follow you wherever you go!”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no true home in this world.”
Then another man spoke up and said, “Lord, I’ll follow you, but first I must take care of my aged father and bury him when he dies.” But Jesus said to him, “Now is the time to follow me, and let those who are dead bury their own dead.” 
Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.  And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” But He said to them, “WAKE UP SLEEPER, “Why are you afraid, Have faith in God!”  Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.  So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?
 
Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.  
REMINDER #1: 
JESUS LEADS, DISCIPLES FOLLOW
 
And suddenly a great tempest (a shaking; earthquake) arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves.  
REMINDER #2: 
FOLLOWING JESUS does not exempt us from OPPOSITION. 
 
IT MATTERS NOT HOW HARD THE WAVES HIT THE BOAT; WHAT MATTERS IS WHO’S IN THE BOAT WITH YOU. 
 
But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 
REMINDER #3: 
EVERY STORM HAS ITS OWN CHALLENGES (be led;)
 
Jesus can Sleep because HE PUT HIS TRUST In The ONE WHO NEVER SLEEPS OR NEVER SLUMBERS…  
 
Psalms 121:1-4 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills—Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.  Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
 
But He said to them, “WAKE UP SLEEPER, “Why are you afraid, Have faith in God!”  Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 
REMINDER #4: 
Jesus is more concerned with BUILDING YOUR FAITH  than DEMONSTRATING HIS POWER. 
 
Jesus – Lk 10:19 - …Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.  Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” 
 
(MSG) 1 Pet. 1:7 When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold,  that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
 
Jeremiah 9:23-24 23 Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; 24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the LORD.
 
So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? 
Reminder #5: 
Life is lived FORWARD but UNDERSTOOD looking backward  
JESUS IS PERSONAL
 
Psalm 34:2-3  “Let all who are discouraged take heart. Come, let us talk about God’s goodness.”
HEB 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
 
On a regular basis, we should go back over the major victories in our life. 
David -  "If it had not been for the goodness of God, where would I be"?
 
Psalm 129 says, "From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me  but they have never been able to finish me off".
 
“WAKE UP SLEEPER”
HE STILL RAISES DEAD THINGS TO LIFE 
HE STILL RESUSCITATES DORMANT DREAMS 
HE’S STILL OUR TRUE REST  
HE’S STILL IS REMINDING US OF HIS FAITHFULNESS