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Jeremiah 30:1-11  The Nation That Will Not End

Intro:  Jeremiah Chapters 30-33 contain messages for encouragement for a troubled nation.  They needed hope in the midst of Babylonian captivity.  So, God tells them they will come back, There will be a time of great trouble for them in the future but their nation shall never be destroyed.  1:00

1. Israel Will Come Back To Their Land

Jeremiah 30:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, The Lord, the God of Israel, The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord. The oracles of Jeremiah were recorded by the scribe Baruch (chapter 36). Book refers to any type of writing medium, from a clay tablet to a parchment scroll. Jeremiah’s oracles were recorded on a scroll.

Jeremiah 30:2 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 

The Lord God of Israel said to me, “Write down in a book everything, all the words, that I have told you, spoken to you.   The book is the book of Jeremiah.  God inspired men to write the words of God. 

Jeremiah 30:3For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD.

because the time is coming when I will restore my people, Israel and Judah. I will bring back my people from captivity.  For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah, .  Says the Lord.  Babylonian captivity ended in AD 536  or 516 the temple was re-established.  May 14^th, 1948 when Jews returned from being scattered all over the world. 

Jeremiah 30:3….and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.  I will bring them back to the land that I gave their ancestors, and they will take possession of it again. I, the Lord will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it. 

May 14, 1948.  The Temple was destroyed on August 14^th AD 70.  The Temple of Solomon was destroyed on August 14^th 586 BC.  The Jews had a solemn memorial this past week commemorating these events called Tisha B’Av When Jews mourn the destruction of the temples and other disasters in Jewish history. 

The end of Babylonian captivity is in mind here.

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1. Israel Will Come Back To Their Land  2.  Jacob’s Trouble

Jeremiah 30:4 And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.  

God spake and the prophets wrote. Now these are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:  The Lord says to the people of Israel and Judah.  God centers His work with mankind on His people, the only people to whom He revealed His purposes and plans to. 

Jeremiah 30:5 For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear (dread), and not of peace.    Thus says the Lord,  ‘We have heard a terrified voice Of panic and dread, and there is no peace. I heard a cry of terror,  a cry of fear and not of peace.  Judah is discouraged and in fear and dread.  They do not have peace in their hearts. 

Jeremiah 30:6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child?

Now stop and think!  Can a man give birth to a child? ‘Ask now, and see Whether a man can give birth [to a child].   Jeremiah’s audience was the whole nation of Israel and Judah, which had experienced the dread and horror of the day of the Lord (Joel 1:1–2:11; Amos 5:18–20).

Jeremiah 30:6….wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 

Why is everyone so pale? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor?  Can a man give birth to a child?  Men acting like women in pain of fear like a woman giving birth.  Sickly and pale with fear.  Hands on his loins symbolizes the agony of God’s people, who had become like defenseless pregnant women in the midst of delivery before their enemies (4:31; 6:24). Why then do I see every man With his hands his loins, Why have all faces turned pale?

Jeremiah 30:6….as a woman in travail (as a woman in labor giving childbirth) The book of revelation talks about a woman with a child.  The New Testament talks about the end times compared to labor pains. 

Jeremiah 30:7Alas! for that day is great….

A terrible day is coming; ‘Alas! for that day is great.  This is referring to a time in the far furture because of what Jeremiah 30:7 says. 

Jeremiah 30:7…..so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; no other day can compare with it— a time of distress for my people. There is none like it; It is the time of Jacob’s [unequaled] trouble, But he will be saved from it. Before the great day of blessing promised to Israel there will come a time of Jacob’s trouble.  This refers to that great period of Israel’s tribulation.  That affliction in the end times will be associated with the judgments involved in the day of the Lord which will last seven years and bring about the seal judgments, the trumpet judgments and the bowl judgments.  And then Jesus will return and set up His kingdom on the earth from the Messiah’s temple in Jerusalem.  He will reign for one thousand years.

Jeremiah 30:7……but he shall be saved out of it. 

but they will survive.” At the end of that day Israel will be saved out of it.  The Jews who survive the tribulation will accept Christ as their Savior as Paul said “all Israel shall be saved.” The incomparable day of God was an ordained time of horror and distress for Israel and Judah, out of which the Lord would save them.  18:00

1. Israel Will Come Back To Their Land  2.  Jacob’s Trouble   3. Israel Shall Never End

Jeremiah 30:8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: 

The Lord Almighty says, “When that day comes, I will break the yoke that is around their neck and remove their chains, and they will no longer be the slaves of foreigners.  Those that have enslaved them down through the years.  ‘It shall come about on that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will break the yoke off your neck and I will tear off your bonds and force apart your shackles; and strangers will no longer make slaves of the people [of Israel].  Jeremiah expressed the hope of release from the bondage of the yoke of Babylon according to the Lord’s timing and not that of men.

Jeremiah 30:9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, …..and David their king,. 

Instead, they will serve me, the Lord their God, and a descendant of David.  But they shall serve the Lord their God and [the descendant of] David their King.  Future when Jesus returns to rule and reign over them.

Jeremiah 30:9…..whom I will raise up unto them.

 …whom I will enthrone as king. Whom I will raise up for them. They will never serve anyone but Christ from after the tribulation.  Jesus will sit on the throne of the Messianic temple in Jerusalem. 

Then Israel would no longer serve foreigners in foreign lands or in their own. Instead, the people of God would serve the Lord their God, and David their king. God would raise up a messianic king from David’s line to rule over the nation. (Isa. 9:7; 11:1; Hos. 3:5).

Jeremiah 30:10Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD;

My people, do not be afraid; people of Israel, do not be terrified.   God’s people are never to show fear at any time.   

Jeremiah 30:10…neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity;. I will rescue you from that faraway land, from the land where you are prisoners.  Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ says the Lord, ‘Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile] And your descendants from the land of their captivity.  End time is meant here. 

Jeremiah 30:10……and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.   You will come back home and live in peace; you will be secure, and no one will make you afraid.

Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, And no one will make him afraid. The hope of the nation was rest, tranquillity in the absence of external and internal distress, and quiet, security and ease resulting from trust in the Lord.  Today Israel is in their land and visitors there say it is very safe and secure despite the threats all around them and the antisemitism throughout the world. 

Got Questions.org says this…..Anti-Semitism is a term that has come to mean “prejudice or hostility toward Jews as a religious, cultural, or racial group.” According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the word anti-Semitism was introduced in 1879 by Wilhelm Marr, a German agitator who used it to describe anti-Jewish campaigns that were taking place in central Europe at the time. The term is, in fact, a misnomer, as true anti-Semitism would imply discrimination against anyone of Semitic descent including Arabs, Ethiopians, and other Semites. Semites are a group of Near Eastern and African peoples descended from Shem. Called the father of the Semites, Shem was a son of Noah. He and seven other members of his family entered the ark, escaped the flood, and lived to repopulate the earth. Through Shem passed the line of descent to the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Shem’s great-grandson Eber was the father of those who were eventually called “Hebrews,” including Abram (see Genesis 10 and 11 for more on Shem’s line).

Genesis 10:22 records the five sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Twenty-one other descendants of Shem follow: “The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber. Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan. The region where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, in the eastern hill country. These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations” (Genesis 10:23–31).

 The Elamites, Assyrians, Lydians, Arameans, and several Arab tribes were known to be descendants of Shem. A number of these people groups spoke related languages in ancient times. These are the Semites.

 The descendants of Shem spread geographically from Lydia to Syria, Assyria, and Persia. Armenia established the northern boundary while the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf created the southern boundary. Currently, members of the Semitic language groups are dispersed throughout North Africa and the Middle East.

Jeremiah 30:11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee:

I will come to you and save youI, the Lord, have spoken.” For I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;

Jeremiah 30:11….though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, I will destroy all the nations where I have scattered you.   All nations of the world will be destroyed at the end of the Tribulation.   But they will reform under new leadership during the Millennial reign and Satan will deceive them. 

Jeremiah 30:11…..yet will I not make a full end of thee: , but I will not destroy you completely.   Israel will survive all attempts to destroy her.

Jeremiah 30:11…..but I will correct thee in measure,(give you Justice) and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. .  I will not let you go unpunished; but when I punish you, I will be fair.   But I will judge and discipline you fairly.  And will by no means regard you as guiltless and leave you unpunished.  The tribulation is to bring an end to Israel sin and judgment for the worlds rebellion and rejection of Christ.    27:00

1. Israel Will Come Back To Their Land  2.  Jacob’s Trouble   3. Israel Shall Never End

….Israel The nation That will not end. 

Israel is God’s land where God’s people dwell.  They are important because they gave us Jesus. They gave us the Bible and they give us a living testimony that the Bible is the word of God! 

We must love what God loves.  God loves Israel even in their unbelief.  God will rule and reign from there with us!  So we need to support the apple of God’s eye.  We need to support the people and the land of God’s revelation of Himself to us.     28:04

Mark 1:9-15  Jesus Begins His Ministry

Intro: And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.  10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.  12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.  13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,  15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Jesus was born and lived a normal life, or at least an inconspicuous life. Then at the right time He appears all of sudden to John the Baptist indicating that He wanted to be Baptized.  Agreeing with John’s baptism of repentance.  But Jesus needed no repentance but came identifying and approving of the message of John the Baptist. In fact Jesus is the fulfillment of the message of repentance and salvation.  

John the Baptist said according to John 1:29 Behold the lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.  Thus His ministry has begun.  2:00

1.  Jesus Baptism

Mark 1:9 And it came to pass in those days…., In those days.  AD 27.  It came to pass. The time had come.  All things that come to us here on earth comes to pass.   Nothing lasts very long in this life.  “Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning”  But in heaven nothing comes to pass but all things come to stay.  We will dwell in joy forever!  We will be with Jesus Forever! 

Mark 1:9…..that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee.  Nazareth was his adopted city.  He was born in Bethlehem as predicted by Micah the old Testament prophet.  Fled to Egypt after Herod killed all the new born male children and then felt it safer to live in Nazareth.  Nazareth was a city not known for prophets or anything good.  It was out in the sticks,  off the beaten path, not on a travel route.  It had a population of about 500 in Jesus day. 

Mark 1:9…..and was baptized of John in Jordan. and was baptized by John in the Jordan.   All four gospels refer to Jesus baptism in the Jordan river.   The Jordan river is 156 mile long river that flows north to south through the sea of Galilee on to the dead sea.  Today Jordan and the Golan heights border the river to the east while Israel and the west bank lie to the east.  Most of the year it is about 100 feet wide and about three to ten feet deep.  God’s people crossed the Jordan river into the promised land. 

  John The Baptist was baptizing in the Jordan river.  Jesus was baptized!  So we ought to be also. Baptism was used often of the Jews for ritual cleansing.  It points to the work of Christ as no other symbol can.  We are lowered into the water symbolizing our death.  We are in the water symbolizing our cleansing.  We are raised out of the water symbolizing our new birth.  Jesus symbolized His ministry and work of redemption, His death, His buriel and His resurrection when He was baptized. 

Mark 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, As soon as Jesus came up out of the water.  We baptize by bringing people straight out of the water today. 

Mark 1:10……he saw the heavens opened, he saw heaven opening. Heaven opened or opening is mentioned in Matthew 3:16, Luke 3:21, John 1:51, Acts 7:56, Acts 3:10, Revelation 19:11 and Malachi 3:10 says the windows of heaven will be opened.   Heaven opened at His baptism is symbolic for Jesus opening the way to heaven for all of humanity symbolized in baptism’s death, burial and resurrection.

Mark 1:10…..and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: and the Spirit coming down on him like a dove.  A dove was sent out of the ark by Moses.  It came back with an olive branch symbolizing the peace between God and mankind.  But It was only temporary.   It would take Jesus to make it permanent. 

At Jesus Baptism the Holy Spirit comes as a dove.  The dove is a symbol of purity and harmlessness and of holiness and innocence.  Jesus was pure, Holy and innocent and since it is Jesus it foretells of the permanent peace with God and men through Jesus Christ!  At Pentecost the Holy Spirit comes as a cloven tongue of fire to symbolize the power of the church indwelt by the Holy Spirit!

Mark 1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, And a voice came from heaven…that can only be God.  God spoke from heaven 20 times in the Bible.  Three times God spoke to Jesus from heaven at His Baptism recorded twice and when He told the disciple how He was to die God said He had glorified and would glorify His name.

Mark 1:11….saying, Thou art my beloved Son, You are my own dear Son.  God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. 

Mark 1:11….in whom I am well pleased.  In You I am well-pleased and delighted!  God is well pleased with the sacrifice of Jesus. He met all the qualifications.  He was without sin or blemish and was the perfect lamb of God.  God accepted the lambs, bull and goats without blemish to point to the perfect sacrifice of Christ to come.  God is pleased with Jesus and Jesus always pleases the Father.  John 8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

Jesus, The Holy Spirit and the Father are all present at Jesus Baptism. What a day!  The beginning of Jesus ministry of reconciliation of mankind began with a bang!  It was a solemn occasion.  No bands playing, no crowd gathered, no angels singing like at His birth, but just the still small voice of God. 

Jesus announces the beginning of His ministry with His baptism.  We confess our faith and trust in Jesus Christ by our baptism and our agreement that we are dead in trespasses and sin, cleansed by the blood of Christ and raised as new person, born again by His Spirit!  We begin our walk with Christ by the symbol of baptism!  11:00

1.  Jesus Baptism  2. Jesus Temptation

Mark 1:12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. At once the Spirit made him go into the desert.  Luke 4:1-13, Matthew 4:1-11.  It was the Holy Spirit that led Him to this test.  The Holy Spirit will test us and try us.  Why? To get us to fail. No! To strengthen us.  To prepare us.  To fortify us.  To enable us and to bless us.   Athletes work hard to prepare for success.  No pain, no gain they say.  We should pray hard, read every day and be with other Christians in order to be ready for the test’s that we will go through. 

Mark 1:13…… And he was there in the wilderness forty days.   …where he stayed forty days.  Why forty days?  According to Got Questions.org….

It rained forty days and nights before the flood,

Forty years in the wilderness.

Forty years from the crucifixion to the destruction of Jerusalem,

40 days of Moses on the mount receiving the law,

 Moses life divided into three 40 year periods,

40 days the Israelites spied out the land,

Under Samson Israel served the Philistines for forty years,

Goliath taunted Israel for 40 days,

Elijah traveled 40 days and nights when he fled from Jezebel to Mount Horeb,

40 days were given to Ninevah,

The number forty also appears in the prophecies of Ezekiel and Jonah. 

There were forty days between Jesus resurrection and ascension,

Jesus 40 days of temptation. 

Forty appears to be the number of probation or trial.  Remember that God does not call us to search for secret meanings in numbers, hidden messages, or codes.  There is more than enough in the plain words of the Bible to meet all of our needs and make us complete and thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:17.  But forty is a pretty significant number in the Bible.  So also is 12, 10, 7 and 3.  But numbers indicate order and completeness of God.  And it is also shows us that God is in no hurry and not in a rush.  Not in a rush to judge and not in a rush to bless us.  But God is a patient God and a testing God.  And specific numbers indicate actual times and dates that prove the Bible is the word of God. 

Bottom line…if Jesus was tempted, tried and tested we also will be. 

Mark 1:13…..tempted of Satan; being tempted by Satan.  He was tempted to Jump off the temple, turn a stone into bread and to worship the devil from a high mountain.  Jesus passed the test.  He could not fail. He was God.  He cannot sin and is not tempted to sin.  With each temptation Jesus used scripture.  We must put on the whole armor of God to resist the devil.  The Bible is our sword we use to fight him and our legs to escape as we are told to flee from the devil.  James 1:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.  “Patience” means endurance and steadfastness. 

Mark 1:13….and was with the wild beasts; Wild animals were there also.  So He was alone but in danger also. 

Mark 1:13….. and the angels ministered unto him.,. but angels came and helped him.   Angels could have come and taken Him off the cross.  Angels ministered to Him after His prayer in Gethsemane the night before His crucifixion.  Two angels told the disciples that Jesus would return in like manner after His ascension.  21:00

1.  Jesus Baptism  2. Jesus Temptation   3.  Jesus Begins To Preach

Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Now after John [the Baptist] was arrested and [i]taken into custody.  John is no longer able to preach his message of repentance.  John said “he must increase, I must decrease.” It was time for John’s decrease. 

Mark 1:14….Jesus came into Galilee, , Jesus went to Galilee.  Galilee in the northern part of Israel. Nazareth, Capernaum, Tiberias, Shimron, Jezreel, Nain, Chorazin, Hazor, Magdala, and Cana were the largest cities .  Galilee is west of the sea of Galilee. 

Mark 1:14….preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God.  preaching the good news of [the kingdom of] God.  It is time for Jesus to begin to elaborate and complete the preaching of John with the preaching of the good news of the kingdom of God.  A kingdom has to have a king.  Jesus is the king.  He is looking for followers into His kingdom built on faith and trust in Him.  The kingdom of God begins in our hearts by faith in Him and culminates in our king coming to rule and reign by our presence with Him.

  Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, The right time has come,” The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled.  It is time for a Savior for the whole world. 

Mark 1:15….and the kingdom of God is at hand: and the Kingdom of God is near! God will dwell in the hearts of men through the Holy Spirit.  “The kingdom of God is within you.”

Mark 1:15….repent ye, Turn away from your sins. change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves you have changed.

Mark 1:15….and believe the gospel. he said, “and believe the Good News!” and saying, “,and believe [with a deep, abiding trust] in the good news [regarding salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ].”

The time is fulfilled.  It is time.  The law did it’s job.  It gave us God’s requirements.  We now know what sin is. We now know what sin does.  It separates us from God.  Now we must be reconciled.  So Jesus beigns the ministry of reconcilliation, that is the good news. 

The kingdom of God is now.  Jesus invites to this kingdom.  All who trust in Christ become citizens of this kingdom.  All are eligible for this kingdom.  Not just Jews but everyone!  First began by faith and then by sight. 

Here is the gospel.  The good news is this….Repent and believe.  Change your mind about sin and believe, trust in Jesus Christ and His shed blood for your sins.  His substituionary death, he took your place on the cross.  27:00

1.  Jesus Baptism  2. Jesus Temptation   3.  Jesus Begins To Preach

Jesus Ministry begins  Have you let Him minister to you?  Have you been baptized into Christ?  Have you beaten sin by placing your faith and trust in Jesus Christ?  Have you realized that the time has come for you to follow Jesus?  28:00

1 Corinthians 2:14-16  Natural Vs Spiritual

14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.  15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.  16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.  There is a sinful nature that we all are born with.  Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:  The nature of man is to sin since the fall of Adam.  So we need a change…a major change!  (2:00)

1.  The Natural Man is A Bad Man

14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can be judged only on a spiritual basis.  But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters].

The natural man does what is His nature. 

Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Our nature is to be under the wrath of God.  We are born under the wrath of God.  Man lives just to do what he wants to do completely detached from accountability toward God.

Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.  Our sinful nature is weak.  The natural man is weak concerning sin.  Our desire to sin is greater than we can manage.  We cannot restrain ourselves. 

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.  We cannot do anything to please God.  We may want to but we lack the power, strength and inner fortitude to do it. 

Jude 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.  We are corrupt like four footed beasts.  We sin because that is what we do naturally.

2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.  We can escape through the promises of God’s salvation. 

Who can say now what many say that man is basically good and will eventually figure things out and stop war, and stop hating one another and stop stealing from one another, stop hurting one another.  It’s like the pig.  You can put a ribbon on him, put him in a nice clean pen with carpet and air conditioning but as soon as he can he will head to the mud.  Because that’s what he is.   The natural man is bad because he has no way to get rid of sin and with sin comes wickedness and then death.  He is a limited man in power and in time.   He is under the judgment of God.  10:00

1.  The Natural Man is A Bad Man   2.  The Spiritual Man Is a Good Man

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man

Whoever has the Spirit, however, is able to judge the value of everything, but no one is able to judge him.  But the spiritual man [the spiritually mature Christian] judges all things [questions, examines and applies what the Holy Spirit reveals], yet is himself judged by no one [the unbeliever cannot judge and understand the believer’s spiritual nature].

The Bible says that there is none good but God.  But we can be made “good” or righteous by Jesus Christ.  The Holy Spirit reveals to us the truth about things.   We are given discernment as Believers. The Holy Spirits main job is to teach us and give us wisdom.  We sure need His wisdom today.  That’s why it’s so important to walk with Jesus each day.  Get in His word. Spend time in prayer. 

The world needs good people. The world needs God’s people.  We need to be good people in the world.  Letting the light of Christ shine in this darkened world of sin and rebellion. 

I read one of the most discouraging articles in my life the other day….By Dave Hodges of the Common Sense Show. 

It is abundantly clear that the globalists are escalating their timetable to establish a New World Order and they are in a hurry to achieve this goal. The globalists found a formula that worked when they stole the 2018 Midterm Elections. The Republicans, and especially Trump, have done nothing to counter. The emboldened globalists are intensifying their 2018 approach and the 2020 Election has already been decided.

The globalists are winning on every front. Our pastors are compromised, the MSM and social media are controlled, business and banking are controlled, our leaders have forsaken the people and Donald Trump has changed his goal from Making America Great Again to Making Himself Safe Again. The freedom fighters of America are on their own with no visible means of support from anyone in a position of power. And despite the fact that the Globalists are controlling every aspect of America with all of their perversions, they are discovering what this nation should have learned from the Vietnam War. You can win every battle, but that does not mean that you will win the war. However, American Patriots must realize that we have entered a generational war and this will be made clear as continue reading this article.

There are some of us who will never quit until we draw our last breath. There are an estimated 5-10% of this nation that will never submit to the satanic tyranny we are witnessing everyday in America. This is a major problem for the global elite. Mark my words, they will be resorting to some very draconian tactics in an attempt to eradicate the resistance. Detention camps and genocide is likely in our future.

The Globalists Are In a State of Panic

Speaking to those of you who are awake, you must realize that the odds favor the fall of America and the total and tyrannical takeover of the nation by Godless and very evil forces. The 2020 Election has already been stolen by Google and social media minions along with the millions of illegal aliens who will cast votes and I did not even mention the corrupt voting machines. America, you have already lost the election and the sooner you realize this, the sooner you can decide if you are going to fight or capitulate.

The hope of a decisive victory over the globalist takeover of America under the leadership of Trump is gone. We need to think of ourselves as the new and modern-day version of the Viet Cong who did not know the meaning of the word, quit. We have entered into a generational battle for the control of our lives. Can the Tribulation be that far off?

The major reason that the globalists must speed up their takeover is due to the fact that the an increasing number of people who are waking up to their tyranny and their ultimate agenda which consists of establishing a neo-feudal society which is autocratic, decidedly satanic, devoid of personal liberties, practices 100% control over all essential resources (e.g. gold, guns, ammunition, food, water, energy, medicine)  and  a 90% reduction of the existing population. Unfortunately, America there are not enough of you who are awake and therefore, our numbers are insufficient to stop what is coming. Google and social media are determined that this will never happen. Thus, extreme censorship is the present globalist weapon of choice. This is why we must begin to recognize ourselves that soon we will occupy no land, no political position, we will pass no laws, our elections are coronation ceremonies for the selected, not the elected. Google has set themselves up to steal every election. Your Christian faith will soon put a big target on your back.

The Trump experiment, that I admit I fully supported, is over. If Trump was truly in control, we would have one million soldiers on our southern border and Pelosi, Feinstein and Clinton would be in prison.

Name one thing that Trump is presently doing to save this country? Don't tell me "it is all in his plan"... The 2020 campaign has kicked off. Trump is out of time. Our borders are collapsing by design and under the supervision of the Democratic Party.  We are being invaded by millions who know nothing of our Constitution, culture, and way of life.  We have domestic terror groups like Antifa, that carry out their evil with absolute impunity. Ike and JFK would have sent in the troops to Charlotte and Portland and arrested the communist, criminal mayors along with the Antifa thugs. We see the Democrats calling for the imprisonment of anyone who speaks out against Congress. Tens of thousands of troops are being amassed on our southern border awaiting orders. Those would be the troops facing NORTH to attack us not protect the borders. Where is the President? America, we are on our own.

Wow!  Not a pretty picture is it?  We were a good, not perfect nation built on Judeo-Christian ethics but that’s almost over.  I’d be scared if I were not a follower of Jesus Christ.  Those who follow Jesus Christ because they have been made good by the Holy Spirit and are able to discern the wiles of the devil.  Protect yourself.  Walk in the Spirit.  How do you do that?  Read the Bible daily.  Set aside a time to pray daily.  Gird yourselves.  Put on the whole armor of God is these last days. 

Why now?  Why all this world domination now?  Unbelievers cannot understand a Christian. They have no idea about us.  They, the unbelievers think like the world.  They are controlled by the world now more than ever.  Because the world wants to unite under the control of a superman. That’s how the world and its people are wired.  Behind all of this is their father the devil who is the father of lies and deception. He knows that his time is short.  He and his unsuspecting followers have got to be about his business like never before    We are like Christ.  They are like their father the devil.  Satan’s agenda is a one world government. That’s why they are pushing so hard for this goal.  They are following their masters biding. 

The Spiritual man is eternal.  Not limited in power because God empowers him.  He lives possessing the promise of eternal life with Christ. 21:00

1.  The Natural Man is A Bad Man   2.  The Spiritual Man Is a Good Man

3 We Follow Jesus The Perfect Man

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.  As the scripture says, “Who knows the mind of the Lord?  Who is able to give him advice?”  We, however, have the mind of Christ.   For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord, so as to instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and purposes].

As the devils children follow Him…(most unsuspecting, not really knowing who they are really letting control them) the children of God follow Jesus Christ.  The mind of Christ.  What does that mean? 

We are guided by His thoughts, His will and His purposes.  Why do we let Him guide us?

1.  He is our Lord….Hence we give our total loyalty and obedience.  We give allegiance to none other than Him!

2.  He is our God…..He is worthy of our worship, our service and our love.

3.  He is our master….Wherever He sends we go.  Whatever He says we do.

4.  He is our Savior…..He died in our place to save us from the death penalty for sin and took it upon Himself.  He redeemed us by His precious blood.

5. He is our Victory…...He has already defeated our enemies and He advocates for us every minute.

6.  He is our King.….We give Him our total devotion.  Because He first loved us we love Him.

7.  He is our life!....Without Him we can do nothing! 

There are 365 “fear not”, “be not afraid” or “do not fear” statements in the Bible.  In Jesus Christ we follow the creator and sustainer of the universe who has defeated all of our enemies already.  What shall we fear what man can do to us?  We follow Jesus the perfect man, The God man, the Son of Man, the Savior of Man…..27:00

1.  The Natural Man is A Bad Man   2.  The Spiritual Man Is a Good Man

3 We Follow Jesus The Perfect Man   The Natural Vs. the Spiritual.

The natural man has already lost because he is condemned already.  His only hope is in the fleeting pleasures of this world. If you follow Satan you might seem to be winning but you have already lost the war!  The Spiritual Man already has the victory secured at Calvary by the Lord Jesus Christ.   God will take the battles we may seem to losing here on earth and turn them into triumphs!  So, there is nothing that can defeat the one who follows Jesus Christ!  28:04

Who’s Child Are You? John 8:42-44

Intro:

42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.  43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.  44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 

The sad fact is that some people don’t know whose child they really are.  Their parents are a mystery do to one reason or another.  But spiritually minded you know whose you are.  Either you belong to God through faith in Jesus Christ or you belong to the devil.  That’s it.  There is not neutrality on that.  (1:00

1.  God’s Children Love Jesus

42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. 

Anyone who truly knows God will know who Jesus is.  They will love Jesus, accept Jesus and follow Jesus.   I get so sick and tired of people who claim to be following God but have no faith in Jesus.  Don’t even know who Jesus really is. 

John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.   There is a person who can go day after day and never think of God, never give thanks to God, never go to church to worship God, never give any credit to God, never read His word, reject Jesus Christ and think they are going to waltz right into heaven.  This person is as liar and the truth is not in them.  They are people who do not love the truth and will be condemned by the very truth they ignore. 

There is a person who opposes everything that God is for.  They oppose the church, they oppose the Bible, they oppose Israel, They oppose marriage between a man and a woman,  they oppose creation, they oppose Jesus as the only way, thy oppose God’s natural order, they oppose life at before birth, They oppose Bible prophecy, They oppose God’s order in society and they oppose liberty yet they think they are going to be in heaven when they die.    These people hate the truth and will be judged by the very truth they oppose. 

Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.   Jesus didn’t say that we should not love our father or mother, son or daughter.  He said that we should love Jesus more.  Why?  Because without Jesus we would not have a father or a mother a son or a daughter.  He created everything and by Him everything is sustained.  Jesus loved us before anybody else did.  Jesus died for us to provide something for us that no one else could.  We should naturally love the creator more than the created. 

Real men love Jesus.  Real woman, boys and girls love Jesus.  For He who loves Jesus loves the God who sent Him.  10:00

1.  God’s Children Love Jesus  2.  God’s Children Love The Bible

43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word

We who Love God love the Bible.  I get a blessing every time I read just one word from the Bible.  You will too.  People who claim to love God and never read the Bible do not know God.  People who love God and who try to change the Bible do not know God.  If we know God we will love Jesus and love the Bible.   We will read it, teach it, exhort others to do the same.  We will defend it, preach it and if need be die in defense of it.  John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

I have never in my life seen such vile attacks on the Bible.  It causes me to double down in my faith and trust in the Bible.  For if the Bible is so unreliable and so silly why is it still around today?  Why is the Bible still in people’s homes?  Why do we still preach from it and live by it’s truths?  Why do great societies still live by the precepts of the Bible?  Why have all nations formed by the truths of the Bible if it is just a book written by men.  Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Most people reject the Bible without ever having really read it.   I have rejected many things in my life that I later found to be quite wonderful.  Brocali for one thing.  It looks like a miniature tree.  I couldn’t imagine that would taste good…but it does.   We should try the word of God because God promises it will accomplish great things.  Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Jesus Christ is the word of God revealed in the flesh.  John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace.  As He was without sin, without fault, so is the word of God.  That’s why we love it.  We love Him who first loved us. 

God’s children love the Bible because it will be the only thing from this earth that we can take with us to heaven.  1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.  19:00

1.  God’s Children Love Jesus  2.  God’s Children Love The Bible   3.  The Devil’s Children Kill, lust and Lie

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Anyone who hates another does not know God but follows the devil. 

There is so much division and hate in our country right now.  There is a lack of respect to anyone whose opinion differs from yours. 

The is the devils agenda.  Acts 13:10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

The devil is very subtil.  Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?   The devil comes with a whisper not a drum.  The devils seeks to pervert and subvert the will of God.  The devil wants to pervert God’s holiness and righteousness. 

Anyone who lies and deceives another does not know God but follows the wicked one.

Anyone who slanders and destroys another person does not know God but instead follows the wicked one.

Those who lust for self glory and self satisfaction are of the devil. 

The devil will always be your enemy especially those who trusts in Jesus Christ.  1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

But you can’t blame it all on the devil.  James 1:14-15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.  15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.  The devil provides the pathway to sin but our hearts lead us to sin.  Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?  27:00

1.  God’s Children Love Jesus  2.  God’s Children Love The Bible   3.  The Devil’s Children Kill, lust and Lie

Who’s Child Are You? 

You will be like your physical parents in looks and in certain personality aspects.  So you will be like your spiritual parent.  Either you are born from above or born from beneath.  John 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.  28:04

Is Hebrews 6:4-6 saying that we cannot be saved again if we could lose our salvation.

Intro:  In the previous chapter of Hebrews and the first part of Chapter six the author is scolding the believers for not be able to discern deeper things of the faith because they had not matured enough.  They were not growing.  It’s like they weren’t taking their faith seriously enough.  So the author seeks to stir them up with a warning about going backwards in their faith even falling away into apostasy.  So then Hebrews 6:4-9 is about three things…

1.  It is very serious to walk away from Christ into apostasy.  So serious that no one can convince you to come back.  Verses 4-6

2. It is very serious to turn your back on Christ.  You can have rewards burned up at the judgment seat of Christ and all your work for Christ here on earth will be destroyed if you do that.  Verses 7-8 

3.  You don’t have to worry about these things if you are truly following Jesus.  Verse 9

Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,  6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Is this passage saying you cannot be saved again…... if you could lose your salvation?  If it is impossible to be renewed…… it is impossible to lose!  But I don’t necessarily think that is what it’s taking about.  Here is why…….

Since the author is talking about the immaturity of believers in chapter five and first part of six.  The focus is on teaching them and helping them grow…… and the resulting frustration that they haven’t grown in Christ.  The phrase “to renew them again to repentance” I believe is saying that the author or the church or friends and family can do nothing to change the mind of an apostate Christian. It doesn’t say That God can’t renew them again…I believe it’s talking about the church cannot say or do anything and that drastic measures have to be taken by God. That’s why we have the warning in verses 7-8 that tell us what God does to the apostate Christian.  The church can do nothing but turn them over to God’s judgment of them in verses 7-8.

This passage verses 4-6 then I believe are talking about people who walk away from the faith. (But you know you cannot walk away from salvation.)  An apostate Christian.  So, the danger of immaturity is that you are more likely to fall away into apostasy.  And if they are truly saved as this passage indicates there is nothing we say or do to get such a person back into walking in the truth. 

Hebrews 6:7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Verse seven and eight focus is on how God blesses and when God curses.  The earth is the believer.  The rain I believe could be the word of God that we take in and the herbs are the fruit we bear as Christians. We dress it when we continue to learn and grow in Christ.  We make sure our growth leads to more fruit and becomes a blessing.  We work out our own salvation and apply the truth of the word of God to our lives.   God gives us fruit when we take in His word and grow to maturity and blessing from God.

Verse eight says nothing about rain being taken in.  I guess that means there is no word of God being soaked up.  Without the truth of the word of God there is nothing but thorns and briers which is close to being cursed forever and all works like that are burned here on earth and at the judgement seat of Christ.    This person has ignored the word of God and has produces no maturity or fruit but in fact has been a curse to others due to the fact that they are so far from the blessing of God they have become a curse to others and to God. 

Since verse eight says they are nigh or near unto cursing,(not actually being cursed or lost but nearly if not for the cross) in danger of losing all the good they have done for Christ..….…It is up to God to restore such a person.  So, the only thing we can do is turn this person over to God.  Paul turned people over to Satan so that they would learn not to follow the wrong path.  The person who walks away from their faith will lose their rewards at the Judgment seat of Christ and even here on the earth they will have remedial judgment from God.  While the church can do nothing to change them in verses 4-6 God takes over in verses 7-8 and begins to judge the bad works in verse eight while on earth and if they do not repent…… then more at the judgment seat of Christ.

1.  He rejects their works.  Rejected means “disqualified,” and the word is used of believers being disqualified from receiving rewards (see 1 Cor. 9:27; 2 Cor. 13:5, 7). Note that the ground that produced thorns is not cursed; instead it is near to being cursed (see 1 Cor. 11:29–31).

2. They are near to being cursed their works.  If it was possible they would be lost forever.   But salvation is eternal even for saved apostates.  They don’t deserve salvation but remember neither do we.  There is none righteous no, not even one.   But apostates can lose their lives as God takes them home early for the sin of apostasy.  He said in 1 Corinthians “that some sleep due to disobedience.”  Now we must remember that not all apostates are truly saved.  Remember what Jesus said to those who said Lord look at all the things we did for you. “Depart from me ye workers of iniquity for I never knew you.”  But in this case, I believe a rare case is a warning to immature Christians, that you can fall into apostasy very easily.  Some apostates are truly saved, just led away by false teaching. 

3.  He burns their works.  Its ultimate end is burning, perhaps indicating the earthly, temporal judgment of God. In the Old Testament, God’s judgment on His people is compared to the burning of a field (see Isa. 9:18, 19; 10:17), indicating physical death not eternal death. Perhaps this parable is an allusion to the fire which Jesus will use to reveal the quality of a believer’s works (see 1 Cor. 3:11–15). There was an ancient practice of burning a piece of ground to destroy weeds and make a field useful again. If such an allusion is intended here, then this passage could be teaching that while all human attempts to restore apostates are futile (v. 6), there is still hope that God will restore such a person.

Hebrews 6:9But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. By using the word beloved, the author assures the Hebrews that he is confident that they are showing good progress in service for Christ.  And that they need not worry about losing rewards or being an apostate Christian.  Their good works were signs to the author that they had genuinely received Christ. 

This passage serves as a warning of the danger of false teachers and being led astray.  We need to be Bereans at all time. Acts 17:11 Search the scriptures daily to see whether these things be true.  We must work our our own salvation with fear and trembling…..We must walk closely with Christ and His word and His truth and His faithful church…lest we fall into apostasy. 

This passage is also a great verse for eternal security!  If an apostate can’t lose their salvation then who can?  The answer no one!   I would rather be in hell though than to have to face Jesus knowing that I received His great salvation and did nothing but harm to Him the rest of my life.  How ashamed you will be, how shocked you will be, how sad you will be knowing what you have done to His sweet and glorious name.  And that He still loves you and will let you into heaven…how would you feel?

6/9/2019

Who Decides What Is A Sin? Me Or God?

Intro: 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.    Everyone wants to set their own standards of what is good.  Judges 17:6 says that Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.  This leads to confusion and even more sin.  There has to be a standard.  There has to be an ultimate law of right and wrong.  Well there is……2:00

1.  God is Holy And Only He Can Define Sin

1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law…..

Sin means to miss the mark.  God sets the mark.  Because He is holy.  The only one who is good. Matthew 19:17  And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

God sets the law or the standard of righteousness, goodness and what is holiness. 

Adam and Eve were the original sinners.  And their sinful nature has been passed down to all of us. Romans 5:12.  God hates sin because it is the very antithesis of His nature. The psalmist describes God’s hatred of sin this way: “For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; no evil dwells with You” (Psalm 5:4). God hates sin because He is holy; holiness is the most exalted of all His attributes His holiness totally saturates His being. His holiness epitomizes His moral perfection and His absolute freedom from blemish of any kind.

Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.” The word translated “lawlessness” comes from the Greek word anomia, which means “an utter disregard for God and His laws.” From this Greek word we also get the word antinomianism, which is the belief that there are no moral laws that God expects Christians to obey. Every sin is a transgression against God because sin violates His moral standard for human beings. Since God created us (Genesis 1:27), He has the right to define boundaries for us. Any violation of those boundaries is a violation of His law, which means that every sin is an act of lawlessness.  8:00

1.  God is Holy And Only He Can Define Sin   2. The Bible Is God’s Word Therefore Can Define sin.

1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.   

The Bible declares that sinner will die.  Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Ezekiel18:20   The soul that sinneth it shall die.

The Bible is our guide for all questions about what a sin is.  The law is the word of God written down and made clear to us.  

We don’t decide what sin is…....only God and His word does!   The Bible is actually very specific about what is or is not sin.   The Ten Commandments are pretty clear.  The apostle’s in the New Testament list many specific sins.  Proverbs 6:16-19  These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,  19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Galatians 5:19-21  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

On all other questionable items, you must be reasonable.    Bottom line…...the Holy Spirit Through the word of God promised to bring us conviction when we sin and peace when we do not.  16:00

1.  God is Holy And Only He Can Define Sin   2. The Bible Is God’s Word Therefore Can Define sin.

3. Our Hearts Are Wicked And Are Not Qualified To Define Sin

1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.    Whosoever makes this a human thing.  A personal thing.  One thing is clear a sin is not defined on how you feel about it!   There are things like….. is watching TV a sin? or is a woman cutting her hair a sin?  The fact is that there is no scripture that tells a woman not to cut her hair.  Yet many women feel it is a sin to do so.  They have been deceived.  There is no scripture that tells you NOT to enjoy the things you have gained in life.  But of course, you must be discerning on any matter whether it’s cutting your hair or watching TV. 

Never, no don’t ever follow your heart on the question of sin!  The Bible says the heart is desperately wicked, who can know it?  If you are going against clear teaching in scripture your heart will lie to you about it.  It will get you to focus on your feelings instead of scripture.  You will say “But I feel like what I’m doing is not a sin.” 

Be sure when someone says that….. they are convicted about it or they wouldn’t try to justify it by rationalizing it in their own mind.  They wouldn’t argue about it, or criticize others who feel it’s a sin.  The Bible says there is way that seemeth right to a man but the end thereof is death.

When Christians feel conviction about what they are doing or they find out what they are doing is sinful according to the Bible, after following their own deceitful heart, they start criticizing the church.  Saying “some churches and Christians are just so critical and judgmental.”  Even though more than likely no one is personally criticizing or judging them….... it just makes them feel better blaming others.  So, they quit going to church.  And Blame others for their own conviction of sin. 

There are four reasons why able-bodied Christians don’t go to church.......

1.  Spiritual Arrogance.  They say “nobody gets me.”  “I feel condemned by everyone.”  Notice the words “me” and “I.”  Constant whining and complaining about people judging and criticizing them.  If you had the love of Jesus and a heart that is pure before Him you why would you even care about what anybody thinks about you?  It’s not about you anyway……it’s all about Jesus and glorifying His name!  Your heart is not right with God if you quit over critics or imagined critics.  If the church is preaching the truth of the Bible you will be convicted.  And if that is hurtful to you then Jesus described you……  “You generation of vipers.   Always looking at the speck in someone else’s eye but not seeing the beam in your own eye.” You can do one of two things repent or go on with your miserable life of hate!

2.  Feeling guilty and condemned according the scriptures for what you are doing and too proud to repent.  Period.

3.  It is no longer relevant for you to go to church.  You just don’t care anymore.  If you are at this point, I would question whether you are truly saved or not.  The Bible clearly says not to forsake the assembling of yourselves together with fellow believers.  The Bible talks about gifts given to every believer in order to serve in the church.  God must think it’s pretty important to be there if you are gifted by Him. 

4.  If the church is not preaching the truth of the word of God then you should leave it.   If the people in the church tell the truth……. but without love, find a church that preaches the truth of the word of God in love.  Biblical truth is of primary importance but love should be visibly evident in a church led by Jesus Christ.  It’s up to you to be a Berean.  Acts 17:1   Check them out by the scriptures.  That’s your job to make sure you are not deceived.      26:00

Conclusion. 

1.  God is Holy And Only He Can Define Sin   2. The Bible Is God’s Word Therefore Can Define sin.

3. Our Hearts Are Wicked And Are Not Qualified To Define Sin.

Again, it’s not about you…...It’s about Jesus.  Have the courage to look at the Bible as God’s love letter to you, not His list of do’s and don’ts.  He’s for you…… not against you. 

Here’s how it is……if you are on a road and the bridge is out somewhere ahead and a person warns you to stop and turn around....…will you get angry at them?  Will you hate them for ruining your trip?  I know you love the road you are on and you just don’t want to see the danger.  But that doesn’t make the danger go away, and that doesn’t make the road safe just because you believe it is. 

You know in your heart of hearts what they are saying is true.   You know what the Bible says is true.  You just don’t want to accept it because your prideful heart is so far from God on this matter.  You have been deceived.  But you know deep down inside you have to stop and turn around or die. 

Don’t die.  Turn around.  Repent.  Have clean and pure heart before God.  Anyone can have that today.  How? If we confess our sins, that means to agree with God about our sin. Don’t try to justify it.  Don’t blame others.  Turn to the Lord Jesus Christ and He will forgive you and cleanse you from ALL of your sin. 1 John 1:9.   In a moment He will give you peace and put your sin in the depths of the sea never to be remembered or held against you again by your heavenly Father.  Oh, what true and pure joy you will have. 28:04



6/2/2019

Luke 12:37-48  You Better Believe it…. Jesus is Coming Again

Intro:

Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.  39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?  42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?  43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.  44. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 

45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.  47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

We know that Jesus is coming again.  There are two parts to His one coming.  The rapture of the church where He meets the church in the air but does not return to earth at this time and His return to the earth with His saints.  Many disagree about the timing and the rapture but one thing we all must agree on that Jesus IS coming again to this earth with His church to rule and to reign.    4:00

1.  Blessed Are The  Watchers

Luke 12:38Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.  39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Not many are looking for Jesus…..not even in the church. 

Not many are even following Jesus much less looking for His return.

How many times did He warn us about His return?

How many passages are in the Bible about the return of Jesus?

What is our excuse for not watching?

For sure be ready for Jesus is coming in a time that you will not be expecting Him.  It will happen in the blink of an eye.  1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15.  Be ready  in an hour ye think not the Son of Man cometh.  Matthew 24:44

Luke 12:38 Blessed are those servants…….Blessed are The Watchers!!  10:00

1.  Blessed Are The  Watchers   2. Wise are the watchers

41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?  42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 

Wisdom is found in the Lord and in expecting His return.  And the really wise have enough sense to know that He is coming again as He promised over and over again.

Blessings upon the watchers and the doers. Luke 12: 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.  Doing what?  Serving Him!  Doing His will and living for Jesus!

Luke 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.  Watchers are given rule with Jesus!  What a blessing that will be.  You will rule and reign in a greater capacity than those believers who are not looking for Him or serving Him.  Jesus said this is the truth!!!

He that winneth souls is wise.  The wise win souls.  The wise keep the word of God.  The wise follow Jesus Christ.   The wise are looking for Jesus.

A crown is given a reward for watching Christ.  2 Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.  16:00

1.  Blessed Are The  Watchers   2. Wise are the watchers  3. Great Loss For Those Who Quit Watching

Luke 12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; …That servant means that this person is a Christian and believer. 

Many Christians don’t believe that Jesus is coming again.

This is a pretty mean Christian. He beats others and he is gluttonus and drunken.  Which tells me that if you don’t believe Jesus is coming again and you are a Christian you can get pretty mean, you can get gluttenous on the pleasures of life and you can be drunk on false teaching.  There are those who tell us that looking for Jesus is escapism and leads us to not be involved in the work of the Lord on earth because we are so busy wating for Him.  But this passage tells us that this SERVANT is beating up other people, gluttenous and drunken. 

Our words….We teach a false belief.  We lead others astray.  We discourage others.  We sin and try to justify ourselves by making others feel worse than we do.

Our actions…..we do secret sins, we make our bad….good in our eyes and in the eyes of others. 

Luke 12:46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.  Does this mean someone lost their salvation?  1 Corinthians 3:12-15 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

  13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.

  14If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

  15If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

No, not lost salvation but lost rewards.  He shall suffer loss.

They are given the same rewards as the lost unbelievers.  That is NOTHING!  Unbelievers here are those……those who did not believe that Jesus was coming again.  Not those who are going to hell.  This is very serious.  It is very serious to not believe that Jesus is coming again.  You will turn into a bitter Christian, a hateful Christian, a sorry excuse for a Christian, a lazy Christian and a destitute Christian.  And when you meet the Lord you will have ZERO rewards!!  Nada!!  Nothing!!  He will be saved yet so as by fire….with His coat tail burning!  Barely made it!  The exact opposite of blessing is curse.  You are cursing your Christian walk.  Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.  26:00

IN conclusion He summarizes it……..

47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 

It is the will of God that Jesus return and it’s His will that we prepare for it. 

If you didn’t know that Jesus was coming again because you were not taught it and did not understand it if you were taught it from the Bible you will be not held as accountable as the Christian who knew better, who once believed it, and may have even taught it.    He is not rejected but suffers loss.  He is not condemned but suffers for His poor stewardship. 

1.  Blessed Are The  Watchers   2. Wise are the watchers  3.Curses On Those Who Quit Watching  28:04



5/5/2019
Eight Polarizing Topics For Today and What the Bible Says About Them.  Part Two

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Eight Polarizing topics for Today and What the Bible says About Them.

1.  Abortion

The issue is the woman’s right to her own body.  But legally if you kill a woman with an unborn child that is two murders.  If beat a woman and her fetus dies that is murder.  But if a woman decides that they don’t want a child in their womb that is all of a sudden not murder.  It’s all stems from the idea of choice. Because it’s her body, this baby suddenly becomes just a clump of organic material for the woman of choice.  If she has no choice ….it’s murder, if she has a choice its abortion.  But according to the Bible life begins in the moment of conception.  Jeremiah 1:15 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.  

God hates the killing of innocent children.  Jeremiah 32:35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination.   

Jesus did not want any child to be unable to come to Him.  That includes the unborn!  Mark 10:13-14 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.  14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.  The womb used to be the safest place for a child now it has become the most dangerous.  More people die in the womb today than any other causes!

The womb belongs to God and He is in control of it…. not the mother. Job 31:15  Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?  Genesis 30:22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.  

Why abortion is pushed….they lower the birth rate.  The globalist and enviromentalists have said that humans are destroying the planet.  More abortions…less humans.  Darwin’s natural selection is in operation here. 

2.  Immigration

Illegal Immigration:  Romans 13:1-2 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.  2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

There is no prohibition in the Bible for a nation to completely close it’s borders to illegal immigrant invasions.  In fact, that’s why Israel had a wall and most nations has walls and all nations have borders then and today.  All nations have immigration laws.  It is a sin to come to another nation in order to break its immigration laws. 

Legal Immigration:  Leviticus 19:33-34 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.  34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Duet 10:18-19  He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.  19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.   If people come to a nation respecting their laws and do it the right way without invading that nation then we are to treat them as one of our own. 

Why are borders being opened…….they make it easier for the globalist and enviromentalists to have control over the planet.     

3.  Homosexuality And Transgenderism

First of all, Homosexuality is a sin.  No need to go over again and again the various scriptures that clearly say this.  Secondly, we don’t care what people do in the privacy of their own homes.  Homosexuality has been around for as long as mankind.  The problem and difference today is…. that the Homosexual agenda demands that they be allowed to take it out of the bedroom into the main steam of society and we all must approve of their behavior and call it “normal.”  The homosexual agenda has become a powerful segment of our society.  Their goal is more homosexuals coming out, they demand that homosexuality be given civil rights, they want children to be taught this deviant behavior in schools as normal.  And they have decried repairation therapy and have gotten legislatures to outlaw it to those who would like to get out of homosexuality.  It is clearly a militant, violent, controlling segment of society that demands that we accept their behavior as not only normal but laud them as respected and courageous members of society.  All dissidents are branded as “haters and hateful” and will not be tolerated.  All LGBTQ opponents are marginalized and are to be silenced at any cost.   How did they get so powerful?  Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.

Transgenderism

The phrase Male and female is mentioned seventeen times in the Bible.  All indicating that we are indeed male or female, created male or female and that is not changeable.   Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.   I don’t know how the Bible can be more clear! Gender is not what you think you are …..but what you are…..  There is no gender transitioning mentioned in the Bible.  These people will ruin our girl’s athletic programs. They will destroy our society by confusing all of our children not only because it is confusing but they are touted as heroes for their courage to our children and our society. 

Why homosexuality….they don’t procreat.  The globalist and enviromentalists have said that humans are destroying the planet.  More gay people…less babies born. 

4.  President Trump and Israel

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.  Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

We do not have to agree with our leaders but we should show them respect for the office.  Unless they are disobeying God by establishing ways that are contrary to the word of God.  I don’t see President Trump doing that.  In fact, this very sinful man has actually tried to reign in our sins.  He has tried to keep transgenders out of the military, he has rolled back our trade deficits and aid to godless nations, and he has promoted prayer and is trying to roll back abortion with the appointment of conservative judges.  He has blessed Israel as the Bible says we must do to be blessed.   Jobs are increasing the economy is booming. 

The hatred, disrespect and vitriol against this man is off the charts and unreasonable.  His haters don’t seem to understand that half of the voters cast a ballot for him so at the least you are disrespecting our election process.   No president has had major sports championship teams refuse to attend the white house simply because they do not like the president or accept his presidency…until Donald Trump.    

But these things, the hatred of Trump, the hatred of  a sign of the downright meanness of people today.  2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.  Revelation 12:12 and 17 Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.  17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.  It is an outright war between God’s will, God’s people and the inhabitants of the world blinded by Satan. 

There is also the unnatural hatred of Israel

Genesis 12:2-3 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:  3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

This is God’s land. His people are there now in unbelief.  But they came back as promised in the word of God.  May 14^th 1948.   1870 years they were scattered throughout the world.  But today everyone is interested in the speck of land called Israel.  A little more than a trip to Huntington across.  About seventy miles and yet everyone wants it.  No oil, no gas, no gold, no coal but everyone wants it. 

Zechariah 12:2-3 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

God in his grace wants to save us all.  He has allowed Israel to become a lightning rod to the whole world as a bill board of the power of His word and His promises in it.  Satan has put in the hearts of every person to hate God’s chosen people.  The devil can read the Bible. He knows that Jesus will become king of Israel and sit on the throne of His temple IN Jerusalem!  He wants to destroy Jews so that this cannot happen.    An unnatural hatred of is the result.  Israel is a parliamentary republic.  A land of freedom.  Not like the Arab neighbors under Sharia.  Why should we hate them?  Jews have made many discoveries in science and technology that have bettered all mankind as the Bible predicted they would.

We should all open our eyes to Israel as God’s sign post to the world that His word is truth and His prophecies will be fulfilled. 

Why hatred for Trump and Israel?  They are populists.  They believe in national sovereignty.  And Satan hates America because America has led the effort to get the gospel all over the world and they support Satan’s arch enemy Israel.    The globalist’s and enviromentalists have said that populism will destroy the planet.  In order to turn people against nationalists and make us all receptive to globalists. 

5.  Climate change

Genesis 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.  If God keeps the oceans from coming ashore, Yellowstone from erupting and California from falling into the ocean, He will keep the world livable until He decides to destroy it.  2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.  The say that 35,000 scientists believe in man-made global warming.  They also believe in Evolution and that the Bible is not relevant and that a gender is fluid . 

Not very many Christian scientist believe that man has significantly altered the temperature of the planet.   And there are more and more courageous secular scientists who would dare to contradict the science of global man-made temperature rises.  Alas they lose tenure, jobs and respect in the scientific community if they don’t cow tow the Climate change agenda lobby threats.

Fossil fuels are in abundance.  They are relatively cheap and produce great energy.  Leading scientists and environmental experts have said that solar panels and windmills cannot ever produce the energy we have today with fossil fuels! People will perish without fossil fuels.  They cannot afford the electricity produces by these alternative sources.  They will heat and cook with wood and will die of fires and undercooked meat and cold damp conditions.  Source *

The Bible makes a great difference in your few of the world.  Scientists have preconceived, prejudiced ideas about how things came about.  But you say… Christians have a prejudiced, biased few of things.  But Christians see things through the lens of the Bible and faith in a holy, creator God in whom they trust.  But can you honestly believe someone who thinks man descended from apes and that the Bible is a fairy tale and that gender is fluid?  Despite the failures of doomsday prophets in the past there is still ice in the artic and the ocean has not swallowed Miami and there are more Polar Bears today than twenty years ago!  Where is their lens of truth, who do they look to for guidance?  Other men?  Contradictory data?  Who are you going to trust? 

Why Climate Change being pushed upon us?    The globalist and enviromentalists have said that humans are destroying the planet.   This is the way to convince humanity that we must adopt these deadly policies or we will all die!   In fact many will die with these environmental policies.  Another way to lower the human carbon footprint and control the world. 

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