In 2014 God is calling you to reap the rewards of faithfulness!

EMET vs Sheker OR

The Lifestyle of Success Vs. Failure

Family Worship CenterPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD

In 2014 God is calling you to

reap the rewards of faithfulness!

The Power of Faithfulness

Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhDFamily Worship Center

The Power of a Pledge to Be Faithful

Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhDFamily Worship Center

EMET – FAITHFUL & TRUE

Family Worship CenterPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD

Commitment Card… With God’s help as I start 2014 I commit myself to be…

• …Faithful to God in daily devotions and attending church.• …Faithful to my family and other relationships, keeping sex

only in marriage.• …Faithful in my work doing all things diligently for Christ.• …Faithful in my health taking care of the temple of the Holy

Spirit.• …Faithful in my finances, being a wise steward of what God

blesses me with.

• Signed ____________

Review Part One:

The Faithful and True

Revelation 19:11“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True”

In Hebrew the concepts of

faithfulness and truth are

inseparable

Faithful and True• Bible translations interpret ONE

Hebrew word EMET as both the words “Faithful” and “Truth”. • Genesis 24:27 “His mercy and His

truth” (NKJV).• Genesis 24:27 “his kindness and

faithfulness” (NIV).

If you are going to be faithful you

need to know what is true.

Skipping Review of Part Two:

Review Part Three: The Faithful

Truth- EMET

The Faithful Truth- EMETIn the

Hebrew/Christian word for “Truth” God is the

center and not man (meaning you).

The Faithful Truth- EMET

Aleph is the first letter of the Alephbet and represents the breath of God or our awareness of Him. Therefore truth begins with our awareness of God

The middle letter Mem in Hebrew was originally the symbol for water and is also understood to represent the Messiah. In Mem the Hebrew sees divine wisdom from the fountain of life itself which is God, the creator and king of the heavens and the earth is the center of truth.

The final letter of EMET is Tav which is the last letter of the Alephbet. Tav is seen at the expression of simple faith to the Hebrew. This letter corresponds to the kingdom as given to us in Torah or Scriptures

The Faithful Truth- EMET•God alone represents or

determines what TRUTH is. • Therefore it is not what you

or I think but what God thinks that is TRUTH.

The Faithful Truth- EMET

The letters tma are “stable”

“reliable” and therefore

FAITHFUL!

The Faithful Truth- EMET• To live a Faithful and True life in

2014 and beyond…• We must accept that God alone

determines what is true.• Christ must be the center of our

lives.• We must be committed to reading

His Word the Bible and apply it in our lives.

Today’s Commitment Card• I commit to recognizing God alone

has the authority to determine truth and He reveals it to us in His Word the Holy Bible.• I commit myself to faithfully

reading God’s Word in 2014.• I commit myself to being a person

of faithfulness and truth.Signed __________________

Part Three: EMET Vs.

Sheker

EMET vs. Sheker• Sheker- שקר, Hebrew word

for “falsehood.”

Shin - Kuf – Reish שקר•

EMET vs. Sheker

EMET vs. Sheker~ shin• When you start with a lie you

are placing your relationship, work and integrity in a spin that will eventually tumble and BURN.• Lies will destroy the good of

your past, burn your present and steal your future.

EMET vs. Sheker- Kuf•When you live a lie you

suck the life out of your relationships, your existence and your very being.

EMET vs. Sheker- Reish• Reish shows us the end ר

of a lie is poverty.•God wants you to reap

the rewards of faithfulness so you must cast off all dishonesty.

EMET vs. Sheker

True and Faithful vs.

Lies & Instability