Date: 10-Sep-2025
Name: Michael Ngethe
Topic:
ZERO OPTIONS
Content:
ZERO OPTIONS.
Psalm 63:1 - ‘O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.’
Key Text:
John 6:66-69
" From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
If you love history and study leadership you may know the story of Cortés and the burning of his ships.
In the year 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived in the New World with six hundred men and, upon arrival, made history by destroying his ships.
This sent a clear message to his men: THERE IS NO TURNING BACK!
Two years later, he succeeded in his conquest of the Aztec empire. They had ZERO options but to win the war.
Lesson learnt:
By burning the ships (removing any other options) we become fully committed to following Christ.
Context:
Where else can we go for we have found Jesus the one who has eternal life and we have come to know He is the Christ.
Prayer points.
1. “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies”…….The Lord help identify areas in our live we need to surrender/ die.
2 Corinthians 12:9
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2. “He who loves his life will lose it “……That we will not be self focused/self absorbed in our own lives. - The lord has blessed us in many ways gifting, talent, skills etc. find a way to serve, give, be a blessing to others.
Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
3. “If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also.” Pray that as we follow the lord we will - Serve the lord and be located in the Center of His will.
Romans 8:28-30
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
4. That we will continually pursue after God in every season of our lives.
Psalms 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
That we will pass not just the knowledge of God but the mantle and anointing to the next generation.
Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
5. That our children and this generation will have personal transformation encounters with God.
Matthew 11:2-3 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
John 6:66-69
From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
John 12:24-26
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
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