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POWER OVER HYPOCRISY

Romans 12:9 NKJV

“Let love be without hypocrisy…”

ROOTS OF HYPOCRISY

1. FEAR OF MAN

2. SHAME OF OUR PAST

APOSTLE PETER (rock)

AKA -SIMON SON OF JONAH

A.D.33 (Pre crucifixion)

Matthew 26:69-75 NKJV

Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.” But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.” And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.” But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!” And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.” Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

(hours earlier)

Matthew 26:35 NKJV

Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.

A.D.33 (Post Resurrection)

Acts 2:14 NKJV

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.”

A.D.48

Galatians 2:11-13 NLT

When Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision. As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter’s hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.

A.D.62

I Peter 2:1-3

“…Laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, crave the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.”

I Peter 2:4-5 NKJV

“Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

I Timothy 6:11-14 NKJV

“But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,”

A.D.32

Matthew 16:13 NKJV

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

PICS

Matthew 16:14 NKJV

So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 16:15 NKJV

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Matthew 16:16 NKJV

Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Hebrews 10:19-23 NKJV

Brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”

Matthew 16:17 NKJV

Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”

Matthew 16:18 NKJV

“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

Matthew 16:19 NKJV

“And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Romans 10:8-11 NKJV

“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

Romans 1:16 NKJV

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes…”

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THRU THE BIBLE: “The Sufficiency of Christ”Matthew 16:1-12

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭33‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

HOW

Can I be blessed by God?

Can I be righteous before God?

Can I be poor in spirit(humble)?

Can I be comforted?

Can I be pure and heart?

Can I be a peacemaker?

Can I not commit adultery?

Can I not commit murder?

Can I love my enemies?

Can I trust God for provision in this life?

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.”

‭‭Jonah‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭40‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

Luke‬ ‭19‬:‭41‬-‭44‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭5‬-‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread.” But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up? How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬ ‭

“Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”

‭‭I Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,”

‭‭I Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭48‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭44‬-‭47‬ ‭

“He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬-‭25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭7‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭17‬:‭1‬-‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.”.

‭‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭30‬-‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.”

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”

‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬-‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God. Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— “Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”

‭‭John‬ ‭19‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!”

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How can I know if God loves me?

Romans 5:1-11

1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 

3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 

9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

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I. Justification by faith in Christ Jesus is the foundation of us knowing that we are loved by God.

In Romans 1–4, Paul explains that humanity is universally condemned by sin and cannot be saved by following laws. Instead, God freely justifies (declares righteous) anyone who places their faith in Jesus Christ. This righteousness is a gracious gift, not an earned wage.

II. We now have peace with God, access into a grace relationship with God and the joyful anticipation of being in intimate relationship with God for all eternity.

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as [we are, yet] without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. [Heb 4:14-16 NASB95]

III. God’s love for us does not give us a life without suffering. Romans 5:3-5
· Suffering produces perseverance: Difficult circumstances and afflictions test faith, developing steadfastness and the ability to endure.

· Perseverance produces character: Steadfastly enduring trials refines a person, proving their faith is genuine and building moral maturity.

· Character produces hope: A proven, mature faith gives believers a confident expectation of future salvation and God's promises.

Paul concludes in verse 5 that this hope will not disappoint or "put us to shame." The foundation of this unshakable hope is the Holy Spirit, who has "been poured into our hearts". This means that even in the midst of pain, believers have the active, internal presence of God reminding them of His unconditional love, preventing them from feeling abandoned or foolish for trusting in Him.

Five truths that help me

1. God in Christ is good, I can trust his character

2. God in Christ is great, I can trust his competence

3. God in Christ is full of grace, I can trust his compassion

4. God in Christ chooses to grieve with all my griefs, I can trust his companionship

5. God in Christ guarantees that all my grief will bring gain, I can trust his commitment.

I would recommend Tim Keller’s book Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering

IV. Romans 5:6-8 explains the depth of God's love by highlighting that Christ died for humanity not when people were good or deserving, but while they were still helpless, ungodly sinners. It emphasizes that God's grace is unconditional, sacrificial, and entirely unearned

V. Romans 5:9-11 teaches the ultimate security of the believer. Because Jesus' death paid for our sins and justified us, we can be absolutely certain that God's grace will save us from future wrath, reconcile us to Him, and give us eternal joy in our relationship with Him.

VI. Conclusion – What makes you doubt God loves you? What can you do when this happens? - Preach the gospel to yourself –

17 So faith [comes] from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. [Rom 10:17 NASB95]

Isaiah 53:1-12

1 Who has believed [confidently trusted in, relied on, and adhered to] our message [of salvation]? And to whom [if not us] has the arm and infinite power of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant), And like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majestic splendor That we would look at Him, Nor [handsome] appearance that we would be attracted to Him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief; And like One from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him. 4 But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, And He has carried our sorrows and pains; Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, Struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him]. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the LORD has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him [instead of us]. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself]; Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8 After oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation [His contemporaries], who [among them] concerned himself with the fact That He was cut off from the land of the living [by His death] For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [of death] was due? 9 His grave was assigned with the wicked, But He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. 10 Yet the LORD was willing To crush Him, causing Him to suffer; If He would give Himself as a guilt offering [an atonement for sin], He shall see His [spiritual] offspring, He shall prolong His days, And the will (good pleasure) of the LORD shall succeed and prosper in His hand. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He shall see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge [of what He has accomplished] the Righteous One, My Servant, shall justify the many [making them righteous--upright before God, in right standing with Him], For He shall bear [the responsibility for] their sins. 12 Therefore, I will divide and give Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers], And He shall divide the spoils with the mighty, Because He [willingly] poured out His life to death, And was counted among the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore and took away the sin of many, And interceded [with the Father] for the transgressors. [Isa 53:1-12 AMP]

Song “Son of Suffering”

Chorus

Blood and tears how can it be

There's a God who weeps there's a God who bleeds

O praise the one who would reach for me

Hallelujah to the Son of Suffering

Verse 1

O the perfect Son of God in all His innocence

Here walking in the dirt with You and me

He knows what living is He's acquainted with our grief

Man of sorrows Son of Suffering

Chorus

Blood and tears how can it be

There's a God who weeps there's a God who bleeds

O praise the one who would reach for me

Hallelujah to the Son of Suffering

Verse 2

Some imagine You are distant and removed

But You chased us down in merciful pursuit

To the sinner You were grace and the broken You embraced

And in the end the proof is in Your wounds

In the end the proof is in Your wounds

Chorus

Blood and tears how can it be

There's a God who weeps there's a God who bleeds

O praise the one who would reach for me

Hallelujah to the Son of Suffering

Bridge (3x)

Your cross my freedom Your stripes my healing

All praise King Jesus glory to God in Heaven

Your blood still speaking Your love still reaching

All praise King Jesus glory to God forever

Chorus

Blood and tears how can it be

There's a God who weeps there's a God who bleeds

O praise the one who would reach for me

Hallelujah to the Son of Suffering

Verse

What can wash away my sin

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

What can make me whole again

Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Chorus

Oh precious is the flow that makes me white as snow

No other fount I know nothing but the blood of Jesus

Tag

Glory to God forever glory to God forever

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AT THE FEET JESUS

Mat 15:29-39

Psalm 107:4–9 (ESV):

4 Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble……

Matthew 15:29

29 Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there…

Matthew 15:30

30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind they put them at his feet, and he healed them, and, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them…

At his feet: threw or laid, submission

Revealed: Helplessness, deep faith

Isaiah 35:5-6 ESV

[5] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; [6] then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert…

Isaiah 42:6 ESV

[6] “...I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people…”

Psalm 86:9

"All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name."

At the feet of Jesus, there is healing.

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more

Matthew 15:32

32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

Job 23:12

I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.

Matthew 4:4

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

At the Feet of Jesus, there is compassion!

Matthew 15:33-37

33 And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?” 34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish. 35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied.

Psalm 23:1-2

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters."

“To sit down” - “to recline”, “to lean back,” “to fall back”

Rest and took an act of faith

Luke 22:14

"When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table."

Luke 22:19-20

19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

John 6:35

Jesus declared: "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.”

Philippians 4: 11-13

…for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

At the feet of Jesus, there is provision

Matthew 15: 37-39

And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

At the feet of Jesus…

There is Healing
There is Compassion
There is Provision

To sit at Jesus feet.

Come to him, broken and empty
Lay burdens down
Wait patiently and trust
Worship and Praise God

Psalm 107:4–9 (ESV):

4 Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

7 He led them by a straight way

till they reached a city to dwell in.

8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

9 For he satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

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WHERE IS GOD IN SUFFERING?

NKJV 9-8:12 II Corinthians

Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

GRACE IS THE POWER OF GOD TO WALK LIKE JESUS WALKED

NKJV 5:1 Romans

“Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith…”

12-10:3 Philippians

“I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.”

NKJV 10-9:2 Hebrews

“…we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.”

NKJV 30-23:11 II Corinthians

“…in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness— besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation? If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.”

NKJV 1:12 II Corinthians

“... I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord:”

NKJV 4-2:12 II Corinthians

“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.”

NKJV 20-19:14 Acts

Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city

NKJV 8-7:12 II Corinthians

NKJV 15-13:5 James

“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

WHERE IS GOD IN SUFFERING?

“I'm a 2x cancer survivor. I never blamed God for my illness, and I was willing to accept God's will without bitterness. If it was my time to go I was ready, but God had other plans. I've been cancer-free for 17 years. I got to see my grandchildren and great-grandchildren, which I consider the best part of my life.”
Carol Martin

NKJV 3-1:9 John

Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

NKJV 9:12 II Corinthians

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

NKJV 10:12 II Corinthians

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

NKJV 16-14:4 Hebrews

“Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

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WHERE IS GOD IN SUFFERING?

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭27‬:‭45‬-‭47‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!”

REVELATION COMES THROUGH SUFFERING

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Psalms‬ ‭22‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent. But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.”

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Genesis‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi

BEER LAHAI ROI

“The well of the living one who sees me”

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Genesis‬ ‭16‬:‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And the Angel of the Lord said to her: “Behold, you are with child, And you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, Because the Lord has heard your affliction.”

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Revelation‬ ‭12‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

REVELATION COMES THROUGH SUFFERING

Psalms 23:4a THE SEPTUAGINT

“Yea, even if I should walk in the MIDST of the valley of death, I will not be afraid of evils: for thou art with me”

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II Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness…”

GRACE IS THE POWER OF GOD TO WALK LIKE JESUS WALKED

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Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NKJV

“Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith…”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“..we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.”

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭11‬:‭23‬-‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“... I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord:”

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

‭‭Acts‬ ‭14‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

‭‭James‬ ‭5‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

WHERE IS GOD IN SUFFERING?

I'm a 2x cancer survivor. I never blamed God for my illness, and I was willing to accept God's will without bitterness. If it was my time to go I was ready, but God had other plans. I've been cancer-free for 17 years. I got to see my grandchildren and great-grandchildren, which I consider the best part of my life.

Carol Martin

‭‭John‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.”

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

‭‭James‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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40 DAYS TO FREEDOM

John 8:36 NKJV

“… if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”

Romans 7:15-25 NLT

“I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord….”

II Corinthians 3:12-18

“Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech—unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom.

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

THE MIDBAR (Numbers)

DAVAR- To speak the Word

Luke 4:1 NKJV

“Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

Luke 4:2 NKJV

“being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 NLT

“Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

Luke 4:14-15 NKJV

“Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.”

Luke 4:2 NKJV

being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.”

Luke 4:3-4 NKJV

“And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’

Matthew 5:6 NKJV

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.”

Psalms 107:4-9 NKJV

“They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; They found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses. And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city for a dwelling place. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.”

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How to have Great Faith

Matthew 15:28 NKJV

“Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith!

Let it be to you as you desire…”

Matthew 15:21 NKJV

“Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.”

I Kings 5:1 NKJV

“Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David.

I Kings 5:8-9 NKJV

Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: I have considered the message which you sent me, and I will do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress logs. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you indicate to me, and will have them broken apart there; then you can take them away. And you shall fulfill my desire by giving food for my household.”

In 586 BC

The citizens of Tyre and Sidon

“Death to Jerusalem!”

Ezekiel 26:2-4 NKJV

Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, ‘Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples; now she is turned over to me; I shall be filled; she is laid waste.’ “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.”

Matthew 15:22 NKJV

And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

Mark 7:24-26 NKJV

“From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.”

Ephesians 2:11-14 NKJV

Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation

James 4:8

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you….”

I John 4:19 NKJV

“We love Him because He first loved us.”

John 1:14 NKJV

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Matthew 15:23 NKJV

But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

Matthew 15:24 NKJV

But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Matthew 15:25-26 NKJV

Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

Matthew 15:27-28 NKJV

And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

HOW TO HAVE GREAT FAITH

1. CROSS THE BROKEN BOUNDARY

2. DON’T STOP CRYING OUT

3. DON’T BE DISCOURAGED

4. LOVE MERCY & GRACE

Micah 6:1-8 NKJV

Hear now what the Lord says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice. Hear, O you mountains, the Lord’s complaint, And you strong foundations of the earth; For the Lord has a complaint against His people, And He will contend with Israel. “O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.” With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?”

Hebrews 4:14-16 NKJV

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HOW TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

‭‭Acts‬ ‭9‬:‭20‬-‭22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Immediately he(Saul) preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. Then all who heard were amazed, and said, “Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?” But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ.”

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II Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.”

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I Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

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Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Practicing Christians: (Barna Group)

While approximately 2.4 billion people globally identify as Christian, studies attempting to quantify those who actually live an orthodox or textually defined Christian lifestyle show vastly lower numbers. In the United States, research suggests that only about 2% to 6% of self-identified Christians actively hold a consistent, comprehensive biblical worldview.

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I Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“… by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”

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Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.”

HOW TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE?

WHAT IS GRACE?
HOW DO I STAND IN GRACE?

1. WHAT IS GRACE?

GRACE: (Greek: Charis) - Unearned favor

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Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Romans 1:5 NKJV

“Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,”

SAVED: (Greek: Sozo) - to rescue, heal, deliver, restore, and make whole.

GRACE IS THE POWER OF GOD TO WALK LIKE JESUS WALKED

‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ ‭AMP‬‬

“For out of His fullness the superabundance of His grace and truth we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

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Philemon‬ ‭1‬:‭25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.”

2. HOW DO I STAND IN GRACE?

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Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”

Romans 6:13-14 NKJV

“And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.”

Romans 7:4 NKJV

“…my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.”

Galatians 2:20-21 NKJV

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”

Galatians 3:1-5 NKJV

“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith”

FAITH: (Greek: Pistas) - to believe and trust with confidence and sincerity.

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Galatians‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬-‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

Galatians 4:25

“And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law.”

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Exodus‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”

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John‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

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Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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The Power to be free

Matthew 15:1-20

John 8:31-32 NKJV

“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Matthew 15:1-2 NKJV

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

Exodus 30:17-21 NKJV

“Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, for Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, lest they die. So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them—to him and his descendants throughout their generations.”

“Anyone who expounds the scripture in opposition to the tradition will

have no place in the world to come”

Rabbi Eliezer (First century Pharisee)

Sola Scriptura: scripture alone (Latin)

“Holy Scripture is the highest authority for every believer, the standard of faith, and the foundation for reform...”

John Wycliffe

Revelation 22:18-19 NKJV

“For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”

Isaiah 55:8-11 NKJV

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

Matthew 15:3 NKJV

“He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?”

Acts 17:10-12

“…the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. As a result, many of them believed…”

II Timothy 4:2-5 NKJV

“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”

Matthew 15:4 NKJV

“For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

Exodus 20:12 NKJV

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”

Matthew 15:5-6 NKJV

“But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.”

Matthew 15:5-6 NLT

“But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.”

Matthew 15:7-9 NKJV

“Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

Matthew 15:10-11 NKJV

“When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Matthew 15:12 NKJV

“Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

Matthew 15:13-14 NKJV

“But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

Matthew 15:15-16 NKJV

“Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?”

Matthew 15:17-20 NKJV

“Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

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I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE

I was blind BUT NOW I SEE!

1 John 1:1-2

“This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen Him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that He is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then He was revealed to us.”

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS IN THE BIBLE

1. Sodom & Gomorrah (Gen 11)

2. The Syrian army (2 Kings 6)

3. The Blind man in Bethesda (Mark 8)

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS IN THE BIBLE

1. Sodom & Gomorrah (Gen 11)

2. The Syrian army (2 Kings 6)

3. The Blind man in Bethesda (Mark 8)

4. The Blind man in Jerusalem (John 9)

John 9:24-25 NKJV

So they (The Pharisees) again called the man who was blind, and said to him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.” He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS IN THE BIBLE

1. Sodom & Gomorrah (Gen 11)

2. The Syrian army (2 Kings 6)

3. The Blind man in Bethesda (Mark 8)

4. The Blind man in Jerusalem (John 9)

5. Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9)

2 Corinthians 4:4

“Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.”

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

Acts 9:1-2 NKJV

Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 9:3-4 NKJV

As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

Acts 9:5 NKJV

“And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

Acts 9:6 NKJV

So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Acts 9:7-9 NKJV

“And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.”

Like a foolish dreamer, trying to build a highway to the sky All my hopes would come tumbling down, and I never knew just why Until today, when you pulled away the clouds that hung like curtains on my eyes Well I've been blind all these wasted years and I thought I was so wise But then you took me by surprise Like waking up from the longest dream, how real it seemed Until your love broke through I've been lost in a fantasy, that blinded me Until your love, broke through

Keith Green

Philippians 3:4-7 NIV

“…If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless. But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.”

Philippians 3:8-11 NLT

“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with Him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with Himself depends on faith. I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!”

Lord, help me to understand I can never satisfy the requirements of your law.

And that the attempt to do so is to resist your righteousness that can only come by grace.

Help me to understand I could not and cannot save myself, and the effort to do so is resisting Your Holy Spirit and Your gift of salvation.

Deliver me from confidence in myself to daily walk in your righteousness.

I believe that faith alone in the gospel saves me and empowers me to walk as Jesus walked…

THE GOSPEL PLUS NOTHING SAVES

Acts 9:10-16 NKJV
“Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying. And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.” Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.”

Acts 9:17-18 NKJV

“And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.”

Acts 9:20-22 NKJV

Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. Then all who heard were amazed, and said, “Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?” But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

I was blind BUT NOW I SEE!!!

Luke 24:28-31

As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.

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THE GREATEST MIRACLE

Isaiah 35:5-6 NKJV

“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.”

John 2:23-25 AMP

“Now when He (Jesus) was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many believed in His name, identifying themselves with Him after seeing His signs and attesting to the miracles which He was doing. But Jesus, for His part, did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all people and understood the superficiality and fickleness of human nature, and He did not need anyone to testify concerning man and human nature, for He Himself knew what was within their hearts and very core of their being”.

John 3:1-8 NKJV

“There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

THE GREATEST MIRACLE (Receiving Christ)

1. THE BLIND SEE

2. THE DEAF HEAR

3. THE LAME WALK

John 1:11-13 NKJV

“He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”

I John 5:10 NKJV

“He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself…”

Romans 8:15-17 NKJV

“…you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.”

Matthew 3:16-17 NKJV

“When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Romans 6:4 NKJV

“….we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

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“The Place of Healing”

Matthew 14:34-36

Matthew 14:34-36 NKJV
When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret. And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.”

1. CROSS OVER

Mark 6:45 NKJV
“Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away.”

Matthew 13:57-58 NKJV

“So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”

2. BRING THE NEED TO JESUS

John 16:23-24 NKJV

“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”

“God always heals His children.

The progressive revelation that He doesn’t do it how and when we think He should is part of the healing.”

II Corinthians 12:7-10 NKJV

“And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

John 9:1-3 NKJV

3. REACH & TOUCH

PIC

Luke 8:43-48 NKJV

Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?” But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

- SHE SPENT ALL SHE HAD

- SHE TALKED TRUTH TO HERSELF

Matthew 9:21

For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.”

Proverbs 18:20-21 NIV

“From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

- SHE REACHED & TOUCHED

TZITZIT 600 (Numbers 15)

Malachi 4:2 AMP

“But for you who fear My name with awe-filled reverence the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap joyfully like calves released from the stall.”

1 John 1:1-2 NLT

“We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.”

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INTO YOUR HANDS

Luke 23:46 NKJV

“…when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.”

John 14:18 NKJV

“I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”

Malachi 4:6 NKJV

“And He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers…”

Psalms 27:10 NKJV

“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.”

THE OPHIN SPIRIT (fear of rejection)

-Low self-esteem

-Loneliness

-Chronic feelings of inadequacy

-Difficulty receiving affection

-Unable to admit wrongdoing

-Need to control those closest

-Fear of authority

-Narcissistic

INTO YOUR HANDS

1.THE PURGING OF FEAR

2.THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

Romans 8:15-16 NKJV

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God

THE PURGING OF FEAR (The Crisis)

Luke 15:25-28 NKJV

“Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him.”

Luke 15:29 NKJV

So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.

Luke 15:30 NKJV

But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.

THE ORPHAN SPIRIT

1.Anger

2.Isolation

3.Entitlement

4.Self righteousness

5.Judgmental (control)

Luke 20:19 NKJV

“the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people…”

THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

Luke 15:31 NKJV

And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

I John 4:18 NKJV

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment

I John 4:19 NKJV

“….We love Him because He first loved us.”

1 John 1:1-4 NLT

We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.

II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

Luke 23:44-46 NKJV

Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit

Matthew 27:46 NKJV

“… Jesus cried out, and a loud voice, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Matthew 13:45-46 NKJV

The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS I COMmIT MY SPIRIT

Father God, you are my Father and you really love me and I really love you. Thank you that I belong to the best family in the universe.

I confess and repent of trying to earn Your love or the approval of others through my own works and striving.

Thank you that I am not unwanted nor am I second class but I am extremely valuable in Your sight.

I believe You purchased me at Calvary as Your pearl of great price.

I embrace the Holy Spirit of Adoption.

I declare that I am fully known, fully loved, and fully accepted as a child of the Most High God.

Father God, You are my Father and You love me, and I love You

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“God is with me” Matthew 14:22-33

Matthew 28:20 NKJV
“…I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Psalms 23:1-4 NKJV
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me…”

Matthew 14:22 NKJV
“Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.”

Matthew 14:23-24 NKJV
“And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.”

Matthew 14:25-26 NKJV
“Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.”

Matthew 14:27 NKJV
“But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”

Isaiah 43:2 NKJV
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you….”

Matthew 14:28 NKJV
“And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”

Matthew 14:29 NKJV
“So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.”

Joshua 1:3
“Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you…”

FAITH EVICTS FEAR

Joshua 3:9-13
“So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come and listen to what the Lord your God says. Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites ahead of you. Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River! Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. The priests will carry the Ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall.”

Matthew 14:30 NKJV
“But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

Matthew 14:31-33 NKJV
“And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”

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THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “The Prayer of the anointed”

John 14:12-14 NKJV
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”

Luke 11:9-10
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”

Luke 11:13
“…your Father in heaven (will) give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

🔥THE ANOINTING OF GOD🔥
The Anointing of God is the nature and character of the Father that comes into those who receive the Holy Spirit through devoted faith in Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Anointing upon the believer empowers us to walk as Jesus walked with heavenly authority and dominion on earth over sinful flesh and every demonic spirit.
The Anointing of God reveals our holy identity teaching us how to know Him as He flows through us to heal the brokenhearted and proclaim freedom to those who are oppressed by darkness.
The Anointing is the presence and power of Almighty God poured out upon all those who wait upon The Lord…

1. THE PRICE OF THE ANOINTING
2. THE PURPOSE OF THE ANOINTING
3. THE PRAYER OF THE ANOINTED

1. THE PRICE OF THE ANOINTING

Luke 14:25-28 NKJV
“Now great multitudes went with (Jesus) Him. And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost…”

🔥When you are persecuted, it is not you, but the Anointing upon you that is persecuted.

John 15:20-21 NKJV
“Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.”

Luke 14:33 NKJV
“…whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.”

2. THE PURPOSE OF THE ANOINTING

Isaiah 61:1-2 NKJV
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord…”

Matthew 3:1-3 NKJVOIn those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight.’

John 3:30 NKJV
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”

1. Martin Luther Oct 31st 1517

2. William Tyndale 1536

The last words and prayer of William Tyndale,
“Open the king of England’s eyes “

Acts 7:60 NKJV
“Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” (William Tyndale)

3. THE PRAYER OF THE ANOINTED

Matthew 26:36-38 NKJV
“Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

Matthew 26:40-41 NKJV
“Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Matthew 26:56 NKJV
“… Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.”

Matthew 26:75 NKJV
“And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.”

YOUR WILL BE DONE…

JESUS (Garden of Gethsemane)

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Restoration through Revelation

John 21: Restoration through Revelation

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore,if anyone is in Christ, he is new creation.1 The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Matthew28:19-20

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

John 14:15

If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

Cast Iron Skillet:

Broken:

Restored:

Restore: “To mend what was broken, to make completely whole by canceling out past failure and to fully re-establish a person back into their original calling and purpose

John 21:1

After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way.

Revealed: make manifest, openly known

Setting:

Same location as the feeding of 5,000

Simon Peter:

● First called disciple

● Inner circle of Jesus

● Boasted

● Denied Christ

● Broken

John 21: 1-3

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

John 21:4-8

4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish.

7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.

Jeremiah 31:3

“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

John 21:9-14

9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread.

10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn.

12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Fellowship:

● Last supper

● Communion

● Marriage Feast of the Lamb

Psalm 23:5

"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies”

John 21:15-18

15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”

17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.

Agape- Unconditional, selfless love.

Phileo- Close friendship, brotherly love.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 5:2

2 Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ... 3 being examples to the flock.

1 Peter 5:10-11

10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 11 To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Matthew 28:19-20

19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

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One Good Father and Two Lost Sons

I. Preparing our hearts to hear and understand the word.

a. Give me good soil in my heart that I may bear your fruit (Matthew 13:23).

b. Give me the gift of faith to believe in Lord Jesus as a true disciple (Romans 10:17).

c. Give me a changed renewed mind that can think Jesus’ thoughts after HIM and reject the thoughts of the

unbelieving culture in which I was raised (Romans 12:1-3)

d. Let not my will but YOUR will be done in my life. (Luke 22:42)

e. Fill me with the Holy Spirit that I may be controlled by the Holy Spirit and filled with divine love through

HIM (Romans 5:1-5; Ephesians 5:17-21)

f. Let me abide in the Vine Jesus as a branch and bear much fruit. (John 15:1-8)

g. Deliver me from the evil one, the world, and my own unbelief. Defeat the purpose of the devil in my life.

(Matthew 6:13)

II. Hearing the Word of God chosen for today by the Holy Spirit

1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. 2 Both the Pharisees and

the scribes [began] to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." 3 So He told them

this parable, saying, 4 "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not

leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 "When he has

found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and

his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' 7 "I tell you that

in the same way, there will be [more] joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine

righteous persons who need no repentance. 8 "Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one

coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 "When she has

found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin

which I had lost!' 10 "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one

sinner who repents." 11 And He said, "A man had two sons. 12 "The younger of them said to his father,

'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.' So he divided his wealth between them. 13 "And not

many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country,

and there he squandered his estate with loose living. 14 "Now when he had spent everything, a severe

famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. 15 "So he went and hired himself out to

one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 "And he would have

gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving [anything] to him.

17 "But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough

bread, but I am dying here with hunger! 18 'I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I

have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as

one of your hired men."' 20 "So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his

father saw him and felt compassion [for him,] and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 21 "And the son

said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your

son.' 22 "But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring

on his hand and sandals on his feet; 23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for

this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to

celebrate.

25 "Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and

dancing. 26 "And he summoned one of the servants and [began] inquiring what these things could be. 27

"And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has

received him back safe and sound.' 28 "But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father

came out and [began] pleading with him. 29 "But he answered and said to his father, 'Look! For so many

years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and [yet] you have never

given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends; 30 but when this son of yours came, who

has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.' 31 "And he said to him, 'Son,

you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 'But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this

brother of yours was dead and [has begun] to live, and [was] lost and has been found.'"

[Luk 15:1-32 NASB95]1

Where are we going?

The Younger Son – Rebellion, Grace, and Repentance - Lawless

The Father – Wild Unconditional love of God – Transforming grace

The Older Son – Self-righteousness, Condemnation, and Grace - Legalism

Meditation on the Word – Who are you in the story?

A. The Younger Son – Wished his father to be dead, ended up in what would be a social “hell” for any Jew

feeding pigs, and had only a limited view of the father’s mercy, grace, and love.

B. The Father – Running was humbling, undignified, and showed wild, passionate love for the lost son. It is

possible that such a son would normally be publicly disgraced in a something like the Kezazah ceremony 2

in which the offender's relationship with the community and family was severed and they were permanently

banished. The giving of the “best robe” was the father’s robe of honor, the ring was most likely the signet

ring and shows the father granting him ultimate trust, and slaves were barefooted but sandals were affirming

the son was accepted as a free person and not a slave. 3 Fattened calf – grain fed – about. 500 pounds of

meat. (symbol of Christ’s sacrifice? and the feast representing the marriage feast of the lamb?)

C. The Older Son – Refusing to come in was an insult to the father, felt that the father had failed to reward

him justly and failed to provide justice to his lawless brother. His focus is on what he has done for the

father, not what the father has done for him, and he has no love or grace for his brother who was dead but

now is alive.

1 Outline of the passage - http://www.bible.literarystructure.info/bible/42_Luke_pericope_e.html#94

2 https://crossexamined.org/ever-heard-of-the-kezazah-ceremony/

3 https://eitan.bar/articles/parable-prodigal-son-robe-ring-sandals/

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The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 6:31-33 NKJV
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Luke 5:27-28 NKJV
“After these things He (Jesus) went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, (Matthew) sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he left all, rose up, and followed Him.”

Hebrews 12:28 NKJV
“…since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.”

Matthew 13:1-3 NKJV
“On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.”

Matthew 13:18 NKJV
Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

1.PARABLE OF THE SOWER (3-9) (18-23)
- The sower is The Son
- The seed is The Word of God
- The soil is the listener
- The Birds are demons

2. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND THE TARES (24-30)(37-43)
- The Sower is The Son
- The field is the world
- The wheat are the sons of God
- The Tares of the sons of the devil
- The enemy sower is the devil
- The reapers are angels

Matthew 13:24-30 NKJV
“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”

THE KINGDOM MIND

I John 5:1-3 NKJV
“Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.”

Matthew 13:41-43 NKJV
“The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

3. PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED (31-32)

Matthew 13:31-32 NKJV
“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

Ezekiel 17:23-24 NKJV
“On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”

4. PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN (33)

Matthew 13:33 NKJV
“Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”

5. PARABLE OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE (44)

Matthew 13:44 NKJV
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells ALL that he has and buys that field.”

6. PARABLE OF THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE (45-46)

Matthew 13:45-46 NKJV
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold ALL that he had and bought it.”

7. PARABLE OF THE DRAGNET (47-52)

Matthew 13:47-52 NKJV
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

Matthew 13:53-58 NKJV
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”

Luke 9:23-24 NKJV
“Then He (Jesus) said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.”

Philippians 3:7-11 NKJV
“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.”

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THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “Extra Virgin Oil”

Exodus 27:20-21 NKJV
“You shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.”

GETHSEMANE - Oil Press

1. CRUSHING

2. PRESSING

3. SEPARATION

Ephesians 5:17-18 NKJV
“…do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.”

Acts 2:1, 4, 12-13 NKJV
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit…” “…they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?” Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

THE TEN VIRGINS

THE NUMBER TEN IN SCRIPTURE

1. GOD SPOKE 10X AT CREATION

2. THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

3.10 IS THE # of ATONEMENT
AT -ONE-MENT

4. THE PASSOVER LAMB WAS CHOSEN ON THE 10th DAY OF THE 1st MONTH (Exodus 12:3)

10 IN JEWISH CUSTOM
(10 # of Completion)
1.10 men to hold a synagogue
2.10 present to confirm a circumcision
3.10 in a house of prayer to keep the Passover
4.10 present to witness the marriage of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:2)
5.10 righteous people were needed to spare Sodom (Genesis 18:32)
6.10 camels were loaded with gifts Rebecca as a bride
7.10 days spent in preparation as a bride before going to her husband Issac
8.10 Lavers of water in the Temple of God (5 on the north and 5 on the south) 2 Chr 4:6
9.10 Golden lampstands in the Temple of God (5 on the north and 5 on the south) 2 Chr 4:7
10. Christ will return with 10K of His saints (10k-countless)

PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS (symbols)

1. THE 5 WISE VIRGINS
2. THE 5 FOOLISH VIRGINS
3. THE LAMP
4. THE OIL
5. THE BRIDEGROOM
6. THE DELAY OF THE BRIDEGROOM
7. THE MIDNIGHT CRY
8. THE WEDDING
9. THE DOOR
10. THE SEPARATION

ISRAEL OR THE CHURCH?

THE HUSBAND & THE BRIDEGROOM

The Old Testament - God is seen as the Husband of Israel (Isaiah 54:4-6; 62:4-5; Hosea 2:19).

The New Testament - Christ is seen as the Bridegroom of the Church (John 3:27-30; Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19-20)

The Church is described in Scripture as the bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:25-32)

THE ANCIENT JEWISH WEDDING CULTURE
1. A man would go to the Father of the bride and pay for the bride
2. He would sign a legal contract of marriage
3. He would for an unspecified amount of time to prepare
4. He would not see her again until the day he came to take her to his father’s house and consummate the marriage
5. He would return with close friends on any given day on announced and unexpected
6. The bride was to prepare herself in waiting while surrounded with friends that promoted purity in her hopeful expectation of the coming wedding

Matthew 25:1-13 NKJV
“The kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”

“What attracts the anointing (oil) is monogamous faith in the Anointed One”

II Corinthians 11:2
“I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”

Jeremiah 2:32 NKJV
“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.”

Psalms 119:105 NKJV
“Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.”

Exodus 32:1 NKJV
“Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

II Peter 3:3-13
“know this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”

I Corinthians 15:51-52 NKJV
“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”

Revelation 19:7 NKJV
“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”

LAST DAY PARABLES OF SEPARATION FROM JESUS
1. THE FIG TREE
2. THE WISE & UNWISE SERVANT
3. THE TEN VIRGINS
4. THE TALENTS
5. THE SHEEP & THE GOATS

Matthew 25:41 NKJV
“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels”

CHAT GPT
Lord Jesus Christ, I come before You in humility, praise, and adoration. You are holy, righteous, merciful, and full of unfailing love. You alone are worthy of all honor, glory, and thanksgiving. Jesus, You are the Savior of the world,  the Lamb of God who takes away sin, the King of kings and Lord of lords.  There is no one beside You, and no name greater than Yours. I praise You for Your sacrifice, for Your grace that redeems,  for Your truth that guides,  and for Your everlasting mercy that never fails. May every breath I take glorify You. May my heart remain faithful and devoted to You.  Fill me with Your peace, wisdom, strength, and love,  so that my life may reflect Your light to others. All praise belongs to You, Jesus Christ, the risen Lord, the faithful Savior, now and forevermore.
Amen.

Matthew 15:7-9 NKJV
“Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Matthew 25:11-12 AMP
“Later the others also came, and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us.’ But He replied, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I do not know you and we have no relationship.”

Ephesians 5:17-18 NKJV
“…do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

Zechariah 4:6 NKJV
“This is the word of the Lord…” “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.”

John 8:12 NKJV
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

I Thessalonians 5:4-9 NKJV
“But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.