Sunday, January 20, 2008

Abraham & Isaac 2008

Genesis 22:1-18NIV
Theme: Is it a Sacrifice of Obedience, or an Enriched Blood Covenant?

Vs 1. KJV “tempt”, Gen 22:1
The Septuagint (Sep too uh jint)used the word epeirase, which signifies "tried, pierced
through," and Symmachus translates the Hebrew nicaah by edoxasen, God glorified Abraham. Abraham was 125 years old.

Vs 2. Thine only son, First he lost Ishmael, now God wanted his only TRUE SON.
God ordained Viagra Gen. 25 married Ketura, 5 sons!
Land of Moriah, 3 days away. (Mt. Calvary, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Zion, Mt. Olives, others)
(Salem, Melchizedek, 10% 2500 years before the law, office of priest) Rom. 1:19 God in them and on them.

Lots of time for Abraham to re-consider this and back out.
The manner: Offer him for a burnt-offering. He must not only kill his son, but kill him as a sacrifice, kill him devoutly, kill him by rule, kill him with all that pomp and ceremony, with all that sedateness and composure of mind, with which he used to offer his burnt-offerings.

How could Abraham ever look Sarah his wife in the eye again. The one whom finally gave her joy in her senior years.

How could he face the neighbors, the Egyptians, the Cannanites, or the Perizzites, a man whom sacrifices his obedient son.

When God calls you to give up something here, It will cost you. Most fail, and ignore the call of God, and go back to what they were doing (most godly fathers fail in raising their children in the Lord). I have witnessed this all my ministerial years and also in this ministry, so sad. My father taught us the Bible AT HOME!

Vs 3. The steps to obedience are all up hill. He rose early to see the salvation of the Lord.
Abraham prepared himself for the task ahead with excitement!

Vs 5. Abraham was a prophet of the Lord (Gen. 20:7)
He spoke out prophetically Vs 5-Vs 8, “God will provide a Lamb”
Abraham knew, “in the fullness of time” the Messiah would come thru Isaac, and take away the sins of the world.

Vs 9. Isaac also believed and understood his place. Isaac’s very existence was a result of God keeping His Word.
Abraham and Isaac had a very close and personal relationship with God.

Vs 10. We will also be tested (tried and proved), do we love God or do we love the things of this world, and also God. The body of Christ needs a Spiritual Circumcision.
Your reading, praying, evangelizing, and church attendance will prove this out.
Church attendance is a symptom that reveals a deeper problem.

God is no respecter of people, (Acts 10:34) he will move on and leave you behind with your toys, sports, issues.

Vs 13. John 8:56 KJV
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
God gave Abraham the vision of seeing ahead to Christ hanging on a cross, across the valley from him, and he rejoiced at the victory.

Vs 15-18. God’s covenant w/Abraham was enriched thru this “proving/ piercing thru”
stars in the sky, (Church, bride of Christ)
sands on the seashore, Millennial people, will live and reign on the earth.
Enriched blood Covenant portion:
Jewish people given authority, possess the gates/cities of their enemies
“offspring” Messiah will come, Jew/Gentiles will be blessed thru the Gospel

These blessings came because Abraham “heard and obeyed”.
Abraham did not have a Bible or the HS to build his faith; he walked it out new and fresh.

Where are you today? You have once again heard, are you going to obey the call?
Are you willing to put your toys of the world away and raise your children or your spiritual children, in the Lord?

Are you willing to spread the Gospel to your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers or disobey God and allow them to sink in their sin?
When we walk in humility, the work of evangelism gets done.

We all have a choice today, God is here and willing to give us is a second chance to hear & obey.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah”s Comissioning/Ordination/mandate/refocusing (was yours like this?)

Something had to die in order for Isaiah to “see the Lord”
Isaiah loved King Uzziah, put his:
Hope
Trust
Future
Psa. 20:7 (trust in chariots, horses, we will trust in the Name of The Lord)

When YOU die unto yourself, it will be replaced with a minimum of 2 things:
1. Integrity
2. Zeal
Integrity vs Knowledge = Know about the Bible, but do not know/live the Bible
Integrity is the inner man being changed.
It does not matter how much of the Bible you can quote, devils can out quote you any day of the week! (Most walk around on 2 legs)

Integrity is how you treat:
Your wife and children at home,
The decisions you make behind closed doors when no one is watching!
When you are alone in a motel room, What TV programs you choose to watch?
How you treat a Waitress who came to work with an attitude!
How you treat your mother and your sister.
How you treat a down and out man lying sick in the alley you pass by each day

Integrity is how you raise your children/grandbabies:
If you drink alcohol, some day you may share in their death as a drunk driver.
If you slap your wife, you will share in your daughter in law’s sorrow as an abused wife.
An attention getter: your son may grow up the be the President of the USA. He will do to this nation what you taught him, or he will do to this nation what you did not teach him.

2. ZEAL

Zeal is the energy you expend for the Kingdom of God
Zeal is what you are willing to do above and beyond the normal Christian because you simply cannot get enough of His Presence in your life.

For over 44 years I have been early to Church, because HE IS HERE!
For over 44 years I have been chasing God because I am convinced, THERE IS MORE!

Zeal is the drive to see his FACE once again
Zeal is the drive to feel HIS presence and power move in my life again & again.
Zeal is what makes you get out of bed at 3AM to white down a sermon HE just put in your spirit, or pray for someone.
Zeal is fire in your bones to go and TELL THE NATIONS, “Jesus is coming back soon!”
Zeal is what the 5 wise virgins had in Matt. 25
Zeal is what Peter had when he stepped out of the boat (Matt. 14:28)
Zeal is what John had when he outran Peter to the grave looking for JC (John 20:4)

Zeal is what Jesus had when He said “I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2)

Zeal my friend is what will make you go into a crowed room, full of non believers and proclaim the Good News to a dying, lost, hungry, abused people. (funeral homes)

Something may have to die, before you finally see your first vision from God or receive your divine mandate to preach the Gospel.

Vs. 1 His train Filled the Temple:
For Orientals, the larger the robe, the weightier the comission of responsibility. The Lord, was surrounded by His ministers in the temple. Isaiah saw the Holy of Holies in the Temple, possibly Solomons Temple. Prov. 8:30 NIV “He was the Craftsman at His Fathers side and made the worlds that we see. From the smallest cell, to the largest galaxy, and beyond!

What fills your temple? (I Cor. 3:15 our bodies)
Do you just have a nightie or does your divinely mandated responsibility fill your temple.
Is your “Most Holy Temple” inside you filled with the sweet fragrance of God?

Vs. 2 Seraphims (type of angels) were above Him, creatures of blazing fire.
Wings covered their faces: Reverence for The Lord
Wings covered their feet or lower body: they concealed themselves showing their nothingness In Yahweh’s presence
Wings were flying in humble preparedness to do The Lord’s Work

Vs. 3 They were speaking and answering one another:
“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, and the whole earth is full of His glory!”

As Believers, we were given an arsenal of weapons, but praise is the deadliest of them all.
Holy, Holy, Holy gives another hint of Trinity, Triune God in Heaven
From Eternity & thru Eternity these beings never stop worshiping
Power of praise, it is the reason for our existence, God loves to be praised.
When we praise, anything not of God flees, devils tremble shake and flee!

Some of us have erected temples in our lives (pride, arrogance, religion, racism, unforgiveness)
It is not how you were raised, it is how your were raised again in victory in Baptism in Jesus Christ!

Vs. 4 NOISE! SMOKE! (incense, 18 books in Bible)
Most mainline American churches are the deadest place on earth besides a graveyard!
Africa, South America noise!

Vs. 5 Woe (most serious posture possible)
Prov. 11:2 AMP (wings clipped)
True conviction: A deep overwhelming conviction over what I am, not what I have done or not done.
Holiness of life is more important than Holiness of doctrine, (live love not law)

Isaiah was unclean (not a sinner) he was surrounded with heathen Israelites and had nowhere to run for help
John 1:18 “No man hath seen God at any time” and lived. This vision was very vivid.

How is our posturing before God each day?

Vs. 6 Live Coal, from God’s Holy Altar.
Your preaching material, better be from God. Your misquotes from the Bible, better be right before others.
God demands perfection, to influence others about Himself.
Our daily lifestyle is our preaching before others!

Vs. 7 Isaiah’s iniquity (sin, transgression, and iniquity) was atoned (paid for)
God goes for the jugular vein when he does a work?
It cost God everything to be able to take the coal and cleanse our iniquity/sins, by His son Jesus dying on the cross.

Where are you today before God?
IF you died right now, do you have the assurance you would be in heaven?

Maybe you have been a Christian in the past, but allowed your temple to be filled with business of the world, or you have been hurt by a church/pastor and turned your back on God!

Today is a new day, a new season in your life!
You are not here by accident!

I would like to lead you in a prayer of repentance!

God I am sorry for allowing sin to enter your temple
I ask your forgiveness, cleanse the sin from within me
Jesus come and rule and reign inside me once again
I promise to read The Bible and pray
Please take over my life
In Jesus Name, AMEN!

If you were sincere in praying this prayer, welcome to a renewed life in the Kingdom of GOD!

Sunday, January 6, 2008

4 Secrets to Answered Prayer

Introduction: Jer. 29:11-12 NIV
11) For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
12) Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

Main Text:

Romans 8:28 KJV, NIV, AMP (from the baby pool to the deep end)

1. Please God: I John 3:21-22, 5:14-15 what is His Will? Rom. 12:1-2 NIV.

Relationship with Him, just like parents, pleases God.

2. Come to God with the right attitude and motive: Mt. 6:5-15, (vain repetitions: NT:945 battologeo (bat-tol-og-eh’-o); from Battos (a proverbial stammerer) and NT:3056; to stutter, i.e. (by implication) to prate tediously: (wrong motive: total lack of faith, replaced by works or volume). I Kings 18:27-29 NIV read with them.

Phil. 4:5-6 AMP, (gentleness, anxious for nothing)

3. Believe that He is: Ex. 3:13-14 AMP (I AM)
John 15:16 AMP (I AM)
John 16:23, (ask the Father anything in my name)

4. Believe that he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him:
NT:1567 ekzeteo (ek-zay-teh'-o); from NT:1537 and NT:2212; to search out, i.e. (figuratively) investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship:
KJV - enre-) quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).
James 1:4-8 AMP (if you lack wisdom, just ask)
Matt. 14:28-31 NIV.(He is the rewarder, Satan is the thief) Peter was seeking to be with Jesus Christ on the water, during a storm! That’s diligence!

Are you seeking God only in the storms, or are you seeking Him when the bills are all paid, the skies are blue, and it is Sunday Morning?
Your church attendance will reflect your answer.
God answers prayers in His perfect timing: Yes, No, Wait on Me!

Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007

CHRISTmas 2007

Luke 2:1-20 NIV Birth of Christ (no scripture handout)
Matt. 2:1-12 NIV Visitation by Magi (no scripture handout)

Jesus Christ did not come to be born, though he fulfilled 365 prophesies
He came to die, I John 3:8 NIV
(destroy the works of the devil)