Sunday Service 6-20-10

Speaking in Tongues

NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT:
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Pastor Jerry Begin
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Jesus said the least in the Kingdom is greater than John the Baptist. Why?
When Jesus died He promised us the Holy Spirit and all were to be filled with Holy Spirit. He told them to pray until they were endued with Power- Dynamous
Signs follow those who believe.
Disciples and apostles were great because they believed God would work through them.

.God wants to use simple people. Stature and degrees have nothing to do with it.
Consider the following:
Peter- fisherman
Steven- servant
Philip- served tables

Everyone baptized in the Holy Spirit has the ability to speak in tongues, an evidence of the Holy Spirit baptism.

If tongues is given to us to build us up spiritually, isn’t it important to practice the gift?

Tongues (Glossolalia)
Speaking or praying in tongues is a gift of the Holy Spirit and is an outflow or an evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. It is a divinely inspired language by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit

It is for the edifying of the believer. It builds you up. Complete the plan God has for you. Whatever you go through is there for edification. God does not force anyone to do anything.

Gen 11:1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.

The people had forgotten that they had been saved by God after the flood (we forgot). You can’t earn it. It is given. He has given us gifts- He wants us to be a people of the same purpose and motive.

Gen 11:6-7
(6) And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

If we become one in God’s Kingdom, nothing will be impossible to us.

(7) Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech."

On Pentecost-
God became the purpose, motive. He gave us back one language that we were not in control of.
It is to be an edifice, not to go above God, but to be one with God for His plan and purpose.

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is to be immersed with the Presence of God so that He would lead and empower us.

It is a Sign of a believer

Mar 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

It is a gift of the Holy Spirit

1Co 12:10
(10) To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

It is an evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Luk 3:16
(16) John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Baptism with fire- not water-is for purity

Act 11:16
(16) Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

Act 10:46-47
(46) For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
(47) Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

Act 19:6-7
(6) And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
(7) And all the men were about twelve.

We have the ability to transfer the Baptism to anyone that we lay hands on- the fire causes us to be purged
Yielding our tongues to the Holy Spirit

Act 2:4
(4) And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

It is for edification

1Co 14:4
(4) He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

When you speak words out loud with intent they will manifest. Words have the power to change things.

Everyone has the power to speak into people’s lives. It is better to be totally silent than to speak wrongly into people’s lives. The gift of tongues needs no thinking. God will speak in your language to change you and others around you.

Jud 1:20
(20) But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Faith needs to be built up. You can’t have more faith if you focus on believing in satan’s work. You need to be edified.

Rom 8:26-27
(26) Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
(27) And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Holy Spirit sees our groaning- gets in touch with them, sees and gets in touch with our needs. Groanings can’t be uttered like words.

It is a language that speaks to God

1Co 14:2
(2) For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Speak mysteries/mind know not what is being prayed for
Don’t try to understand praying in tongues- it is great mysteries
Science proves that the front part of our lobe is not active- it is not you controlling the sounds

1Co 14:14
(14) For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

It should not be forbidden

1Co 14:39-40
(39) Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
(40) Let all things be done decently and in order.

It can be interpreted

1Co 14:39-40
(39) Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
(40) Let all things be done decently and in order.

It is for yourself:

1Co 14:13
(13) Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

Purpose of tongue review
The Spirit of man prays, not his mind, emotions, or understanding

1Co 2:11
(11) For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

1Co 14:14-15
(14) For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
(15) What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

Jesus said it was to be the primary sign of the believer

Mar 16:17
(17) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

Sunday Service 6-13-10

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Pastor Jerry Begin
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Preaching the Gospel

Mat 9:35-38
(35) And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
(36) But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
(37) Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
(38) Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Joh 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

When the harvest is ready, pick it.
We want people in the Kingdom of God, not a cult. The devil doesn’t sleep and we need to be busy.

Share the full Gospel.

Mat 10:7-10
(7) And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
(8) Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
(9) Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
(10) Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

Mat 10:16
(16) Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

The Kingdom message is power.

Mar 1:15
(15) And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Mar 1:21-27
(21) And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
(22) And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
(23) And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
(24) Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
(25) And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
(26) And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
(27) And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

To preach this message, you need to know that you know your authority.
God will protect us, we need to speak with authority. We have giant angels and will take care of all the other distractions. Preach.

Mar 5:27-34
(27) When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
(28) For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
(29) And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
(30) And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
(31) And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
(32) And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
(33) But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
(34) And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Through the cross you are healed, poverty must go.
Salvation has been prepared for everyone 2000 yrs ago, but they just needed to reach in a grab it.

Mar 10:46-52
(46) And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
(47) And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
(48) And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
(49) And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
(50) And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
(51) And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
(52) And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

The blind man put a demand on the Kingdom.
Kingdom is there. Put a demand on the Kingdom.

Mar 11:13-14
(13) And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
(14) And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

Mar 11:20-24
(20) And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
(21) And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
(22) And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
(23) For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
(24) Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

When Jesus spoke to the fig tree, He cursed it. It didn’t look cursed. The moment the curse happened it was gone. God’s Word always produces what the Word says. It may take awhile before it’s result is seen.

Mar 11:25-26
(25) And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
(26) But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

You can hinder your miracle by unforgiveness.

Sunday Service 6-6-10

Come to the Waters. You won’t be denied.

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Pastor Jerry Begin
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Look at all trials in our lives as Abraham,
- everything is being threatened
- God threatens even more, and He does it so that we would go back to God

When you are in the fear of the Lord you are able to enter into His secret…

"I know every tear drop"- something spurred inside Abraham, His trust needs to go back to God.

I lay everything… including everything I fear to lose, so that I can receive from God so much more.

Isaac was carrying the firewood. He knew to offer God a sacrifice. He told Abraham he forgot to carry the lamb. " Jehovah will see to it." was the answer.

Jesus said, "Come to the waters, I know you are thirsty. You won’t be denied.

Isaac laid down his life for the offering at that point.
We need to see Abraham and Isaac’s faith. It is better to sacrifice everything to God and give it to Him, Including the things that we go through. The things we are threatened by. Offer it to the Lord as a living sacrifice.

Come to the waters. I know you are thirsty, you won’t be denied.
All of a sudden God intervenes. There is a trade. God provided a substitute. Abraham and Isaac… substitute. There is a promise. You won’t be denied.
When everything goes wrong, say I won’t be denied. There is going to be a substitution.

In the substitution, Abraham received a covenant of sons and daughters.

Jesus says, "Come to the waters. I know you are thirsty. I know every teardrop you cried. You will not be denied."

God wants you to offer it up to Him. He is a miracle working God, to the point of providing things that aren’t even there. He will see to it. I won’t be denied. He knows I am thirsty. Be willing to sacrifice your worries, concerns, anger… It is a hard place to be, especially if you are the one who is carrying the sticks (as Isaac was).

Ps 25:14
The secret (Heb. :to sit down with, to be an audience) (of the sweet, satisfying companionship) of the Lord (we have the ability to sit in the sweet satisfying companionship of the Lord) have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its (deep, inner) meaning.

Consider the value of this scripture of your life.
David had awesome fear of God. We need to approach life this way. Who do you think you are, you uncircumcised Philistine?
Awe God.
Reverence Him.
Put Him in His position on the throne of your life.

Sit in His Presence. Let Him reveal His promises. Awe God.
God provides. Don’t you want to know the secret of that?

Sometimes the pain, the situations, in your life is the firewood from which God can make the substitute promise.
The only thing is God has to have the firewood to make that substitute sacrifice.

Burn this offering to You on my firewood- that is what firewood is- burned up, junk- here Lord, burn your offering on my stuff.

Sunday Service 5-30-10

Living the Victorious Life Part 25

Homage Part 2

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Fear of the Lord:
Respect, God says in His Word that He chastises those He loves.
Without fear of the Lord, we become corrupt.

Homage:
Reverence,
Worship,
Humbly honor esteem through praise (You are my Creator, I humbly praise that everything you made was made for me, How great you are! I look at all You made, Your power is without end, You are Who You Are- IAM THAT I AM! My mind can’t even conceive or fathom your greatness! The number of times in pulling me out of the fire… Your loving kindness is forever! Your ways are way beyond my ways- I praise the way You love, by unconditional love… )

Tribute: To recognize the superiority of God, Give God tribute through the greatness of Who He is, To give offerings and tithes- it has nothing to do with the Law, has to do with homage, tribute. In Malachai it says "How have we robbed You?" "Through tithes and offerings"; Abraham gave Melchizidec tribute and received blessings. Tribute- to give offerings and tithes with a willing heart.

Devil is out to steal, kill, and destroy. Have you given homage in all aspects of your life? Deuteronomy says "You shall love God with all your heart, mind, and your strength."

The fear of God is based on a concept of love. Not in being scared and running away to hide from God.

It is a fear of awe, respect, faithfulness to serve God.

Are we going to serve God? To fear God is to hate anything that is not of God.
From the time we were born until the time that we die is to walk toward the Light. From the time that we made a decision for God, we are to walk toward the Light.

Each time that we walk toward God, we will increase the fear of the Lord. Every day as we walk toward righteousness we should hate evil. We need to be careful not to assume that we are fine with God… we are saved by grace. If we are saved, we are not to stay with the stuff the devil wants us to be in.

We need to live in that righteousness, to strive after the wisdom of God and His understanding and not our own. We cannot lean on our own understanding. We do not have it.
When we don’t live in righteousness, we get robbed. Many things that we put our hands to die. The devil doesn’t care.

As we walk toward God, we become more aware of His awesomeness. Become more sensitive to that which is of God and that which offends God. If God forgot you, you don’t exist. Hell is being forgotten of God. Hell is fire- fire consumes- hell consumes. One is destined to go there only because we chose to go there. God has to get rid of the trash- that which dishonored Him, worked against Him. If God is going to do a new thing, He has to get rid of trash so that He can do a new thing.

After salvation, He demands that we fear Him, serve Him, walk with Him

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Heb 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and
that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out]. AMP

Believe that God exists, Have faith in Him. He is greater than what we know about Him. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

How do you seek God? Consider the facets of a diamond- we see the wholeness. Do you seek God in healing? If you don’t know Him as a healer, have you sought God as a healer of relationships? Lover?
Power? The God of Prosperity? To seek God in those facets (as the facets of a diamond), is to begin to know Him and receive His benefits.

Diligently seeking Him… in the many facets.

Seek the Lord while He may be found. Don’t give money to a ministry as seed faith. Give to God. He is the One Who gives prosperity. Give as God has given you. What do you need? I Am That I Am. Need prosperity? I Am That I Am.

He is a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. You don’t know God enough, fear Him enough, awe Him enough. God wants to be present with you more than you want to be present with Him.

Diligently seek Him and in doing so, you will discover the rewards.
As you seek Him in the walk, your intimacy will increase in learning Who God is. Don’t think for one moment that you can live without Him.

1. Walk towards the Light… He is a rewarder…
2. Small careful steps will draw you closer to Him. It is a journey. As you go, you will fear Him more.

What facet do you need to seek God this week?
Even if you have been seeking God in that area for a lifetime, one day you will see it because He is a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

God does not reveal Himself without changing you. Moses sought God’s glory – one small facet of Him- he was a total glow, turn white.

The fear of God is not something you get instantly. As you seek the Lord, Who will be found, your awe of Him will increase as YOU seek Him. If you ask yourself the question, Where are you God? He will answer, " I have been here all along, have you sought Me, Have you sought the cross?"

You will see that He is the I AM THAT I AM!!!!

Sunday Service

5-23-10

It is necessary to return to the fear of the Lord. We are negligent in understanding it today. Whenever we depart from the fear of the Lord, our battle is lost.
The patriarchs did awesome things because they had faith from the fear of the Lord.
We need to have an awe of God.
We need to see God
Awe God
Have reverence for God
Worship and be Devoted to God

Psa 2:11-12
(11) Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
(12) Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Sunday Service 5-16-10

Living the Victorious Life Part 23
Awe, Diligently Seek Him, and Obey

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Pastor Jerry Begin

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Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art- songs expressing the awe of God.

Quantum theory, as Einstein began to understand it, proclaimed that there is no way that we can claim there is no God.

We don’t have a fear of God anymore.
Don’t fear the giant before you, but look at the God behind you.
Incline our eyes on Him and expect to see an awesome God all the time.
We break His Laws because we don’t see Him in awe. The people who keep their eyes on God will see the miracles of God.
We compromise by taking our eyes off God. When someone comes up to you and says "I have a disease", don’t think of yourself. Think of God Who is able to take care of it.

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If the world feared the Lord, we would be living in a different world.
God is God and you don’t fool with Him.
Our God is an awesome God – He has this wisdom, love, power

Heb 11:6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently search for him

Some of us acknowledge He exists, in the sense of knowing a place exists; a lot of us know about God, but we haven’t been seeking Him. We haven’t been there.

No one knows about electricity- we know it exists- but if we align ourselves with its rules, know how it works, it becomes a powerful tool for us.

We need to believe He exists. HE is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

It is a reward to diligently seek Him. God is to be awed.

The destroyer of revivals is when people seek the wonders instead of the Wonder.

We get faith by awing Him. We can only have faith by awing Him first. We are talking about saying, "The awesomeness of God is!"

Your faith is no good without God.
It is not the switch that works, it is the electricity that is connected to the switch.
If you want to get the Life, you need to get to the Life Giver- it is Him!

You don’t fool with electricity, You don’t fool with God! There IS an anecdote- the Blood of Jesus! You have to have the reverence for God. There will be no true awe, if you don’t seek Him.
Know the God of your Father!
HAVE PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF HIM! HE IS YOUR LIFE! You need to have personal, individual knowledge of God. What is your personal knowledge of GOD?

Do you have a personal knowledge of God?

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Psa 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments

2Ch 15:15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.

Jer 29:13
(13) And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Consider the illustration of the Buddha holding the man under water – "when you want God as much as your breath, then you will attain"

Until you want to seek that place, until you have a sense of pain of needing God too much, only then you will find that knowledge of God.

Mat 6:33-34
(33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
(34) Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Every day has it’s own stuff, but God is there.
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If we have this fear and awe of God, we must obey him

OBEY
1Sa 15:22-23
(22) And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
(23) For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

God will require of you to destroy everything that is not of God. Saul was told to destroy it all because it is going to affect you. We take little vacations from God.. the only way to get rid of it is to destroy the places that you go.

To obey is better than sacrifice. You must not reject the word of the Lord.

Consider the analogy of going to a job offer that you will get if you get there on time. By being careless, the tires wear out and you have to change the tire. You will get there (the blood of Jesus)

Obedience is to fear God, awe Him. It is a commitment. When Churchill showed up in England, there needed to be a commitment and it would cost. For England not to would mean it’s destruction.

Obedience mean you will have enough integrity to get back up
Make a commitment, meaning you will go through hell if need be, but do not slip from your integrity.

When you have a fear of God, nothing will let you slip from your commitment or your life with God. Those areas that you think make us weak, with a commitment that makes us strong.

We submit… work with God, because He is an awesome God.

Obedience takes commitment, follow through. It is the awesome God behind and in front of you that brings you to the point of success.

Exo 19:5-6
(5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
(6) And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. )

Even though we make a commitment it doesn’t mean it is going to be easy. We need to be loyal. It is not a matter of the act being achieved as it is the heart to want to.

By the time Gideon was done, there was only 300 people, dedicated, people of commitment to serve.

We need to make our commitment to God. Join the service and try to take the position away from the sergeant. We need that seriousness of commitment to God.

Sunday Service 5-9-10

Living the Victorious Life Part 22
Fear of the Lord – Part 3

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Spirit of Fire Evangelistic Ministries

Pastor Jerry Begin

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We need to look at the awe of God. We need to see God.

Those who know their God shall prove themselves strong, stand firm, and do exploits.

When we know God is so awesome, there isn’t anything that you can’t face because God is greater. When Joshua was at Jericho, the Hebrews didn’t know how to fight, but knew the God Who parted the Red Sea.

Sometimes we are in the position of seeing the enemies as giants and ourselves as grasshoppers because we forget how awesome God is.
God keeps His promises.

When Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, he told Abraham He will "see to it" when Isaac asked where the offering is.

We have forgotten to fear the Lord. The Church needs to return to the fear of God. God is demanding that His Church awe Him, fear Him. We perish because we don’t recognize Who God is, the great Creator.

We are fearfully made, must never consider ourselves low.
God is awesome- everything and everywhere. When we are aware of that we can face anything.

God provided food, water, and led the Israelites in the desert. If He did that then, He will do it now. He doesn’t care about what the economy is doing. HE is the Provider.

Faith is in God and what He promises.

You cannot look at your circumstances- when you make them greater than God Himself you are giving them extreme extravagant devotion – worship.

God knows it is important to keep our eyes on Him. When we look away, even for a second, we worship other things.
Daniel, the 3 Hebrew children, would not take their eyes away from God.
Jesus asked Philip how to feed the multitude- He knew the Father knew they needed to eat- Jesus awes His Father by blessing the loaves and fish (Thank You, Father, for providing the loaves and fish. They are sufficient). He knew God was the supplier.

We need to honor God. We need to keep our lives ordered according to the Word of God. We are not doing it because we have lost the awe of God.

Come to Church to be in His Presence, to worship Him, to awe Him, not just for good songs and fellowship.

Our lives should be ordered as well as a soldier’s belongings. We are in warfare. We must not run as cowards. We are about to face an anti-Christ. We will not be able to stand, see our destiny and purpose, unless we fear the Lord. When the Israelites saw the awesomeness of God, they were able to conquer the enemies.

The first teaching to give a new Christian is how to awe God first.

• Awe and Fear of God
  
• God is to be awed
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  to be reverenced
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  We must be submissive to Him- like a child to a Father, delight in the Word because of Who He is
  
• He must have our loyalty and faithfulness
  
• Must be worshipped
  
• Totally devoted

In the great awakening and revivals, there was an awe of God. When that returns, there will be another great awakening. The revivals died when they lost the AWE OF GOD.

In the Red River revival, the fear of God fell on that group because they decided to put everything aside and sought God.
We seek God. Fear of God is a choice, not something that just happens. God must be worshipped, not just for the length of the service.
We must desire what God wants us to hear. God will confound the wise with us foolish. God can show Himself strong through the weak.

Consider – do you still believe in God AFTER you lose everything?

He commands total devotion.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO STUDY THE VERSES THOROUGHLY:

Deut6:5-7
5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
KJV

Deut 6:7
7 You shall whet and sharpen them so as to make them penetrate, and teach and impress them diligently upon the [minds and] hearts of your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up.
AMP

You must make God’s Word sharp enough to impress them into the child’s minds and hearts. Your children should remember the conversations of the ways of the Word.

Prov 3:5-8
5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
7 Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn [entirely] away from evil. [Prov 8:13.]
8 It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones.
AMP

The Hebrews went through the desert to learn how to rely on God.
As a sheep before its shearers is dumb, so opened He not His mouth.
We need to submit in that way so the Lord can turn us into what we need to be, to be led, to be used by God.

Heb 11:6-12
6 But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out].
7 [Prompted] by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family. By this [his faith which relied on God] he passed judgment and sentence on the world's unbelief and became an heir and possessor of righteousness (q that relation of being right into which God puts the person who has faith). [Gen 6:13-22.]
8 [Urged on] by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not know or trouble his mind about where he was to go.
9 [Prompted] by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in the promise [of God, though he was like a stranger] in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of the same promise. [Gen 12:1-8.]
10 For he was [waiting expectantly and confidently] looking forward to the city which has fixed and firm foundations, whose Architect and Builder is God.
11 Because of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she was long past the age for it, because she considered [God] Who had given her the promise to be reliable and trustworthy and true to His word. [Gen 17:19; 18:11-14; 21:2.]
12 So from one man, though he was physically as good as dead, there have sprung descendants whose number is as the stars of heaven and as countless as the innumerable sands on the seashore. [Gen 15:5,6; 22:17; 32:12.]
AMP

Heb 11:6-12
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him:

The Creator of all, the One Who made me to serve Him- it is impossible to please Him without faith.

for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

God gave directions for Him to be saved.

8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

Not knowing, but obedience

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
God has a place for all of us.
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
Out of dead bodies came enough births as the stars.
KJV

Num 14:11
11 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
KJV

Num 20:12
12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
KJV

Ps 78:21-22
21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
KJV

Ps 78:32
32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
KJV

Ps 106:24-25
24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
KJV

John 3:18-19
18 He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation — he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name.]
19 The [basis of the] judgment (indictment, the test by which men are judged, the ground for the sentence) lies in this: the Light has come into the world, and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light, for their works (deeds) were evil. [Isa 5:20.]
AMP

In having an awe for God, we need to diligently seek Him. We need to go back to the fear of the Lord or we become nothing.

Jesus did not come to condemn but to save you. God the Father sent His Son so that your sins could be forgiven. Know that God the Father loves you like a real Dad. Jesus has to be your Lord, Master, as well as Savior in order to lead you.

Sunday Service 5-2-2010

Living the Victorious Life Part 21

Fear of the Lord – Part 2

NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT: Spirit of Fire Evangelistic Ministries Pastor Jerry Begin To listen to the sermon, visit:http://www.spiritoffire.org/ To Comment on this sermon, look for the small "comment" button at the bottom of this Sunday's sermon. If you go to the bottom of the whole blog to comment, you will have scanned through notes of several earlier sermons. Note: sometimes the post does not come up, in which case press the preview button after you have written and then submit.

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When we take our eyes off God alone, everything seems like everything is death and going wrong. Because we have taken our eyes off the fear of the Lord, the world does not fear the Lord. God has certain ways and rules and we don’t fear then anymore. We think we can get away with things and it is not important. We have a sense that everything is by “grace”- or grease- and that we can slip by. We can’t. It is because we have lost the fear of God.

By losing the fear of God, we go our own way.

By not fearing God, you don’t fear His sovereignty over you, His rule over you, His judgment, His chastisement… You don’t fear anything… until the devil comes along and places fear in your life.

The fear of the Lord doesn’t mean to be scared but to have reverence for Him. The fear of the Lord means that He is awe-some. When you see God as awesome there is nothing you can face t

hat will trouble you, no matter what problems come in your life.

God will somehow get glorified in our trials.

We need to have an awe for God

Awe- God surpasses ALL our senses! Consider the universe, galaxies, suns, how they are made, the sizes of them… the tip of our thumb is earth compared to the sun… the sun storms alone affect the magnetic force on the earth… Awe God means it goes beyond all our senses.

God is not up with a big hammer ready to hit you over the head. He wants to teach you, instruct you, bring you to your destiny. He created you to bring you to your destiny, not try to keep you from getting there.

The devil knows a lot about awe… or fear… that’s why he uses it all the time. WE NEED TO COMBAT THOSE FEARS WITH AWE …FOR GOD!

He is an AWESOME GOD…. beyond all our senses.

We choose the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is to hate all evil. To awe God is to choose His way.

The word is choose, not just response to a feeling. Awe isn’t made to happen. When you see something that is awesome, you don’t think of anything else. You don’t choose anything else. You are just caught up in awe. We need to choose to see the beauty of the Lord. We need to choose the fear of the Lord.

It is more than just being awesome… something that overtakes you completely, overwhelms you, permeates you, captures you. It is time that we become captured by God. We need to choose that.

We should be moved from deep within because He is so awesome. Do you see God in a way that He moves you to the point that you forget yourself?

To identify that awe is the most important thing for you who are spiritual beings. You need to choose to look at God in awe, to see His awe. We see it in the way, the Word, it begins by hating evil. If you don’t see evil, you see the good.

We need to get our minds on an awesome God to know healing, to know God answers prayer.

We need to pray until we focus on God… not on what is going on in the newspaper or what is going on in the world.

Job would not slip from his integrity. He chose to awe God.

How did Jesus do the things that He did? How did He live a righteous life? How did He do the miracles?

Jesus said the same things the Father does, He does also.

Isa 11:1-3

11 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

KJV

Jesus chose to honor His Father. He had a heart of awe.

To fear the Lord: to see in awe to respect Him to be submissive to a sovereignty be loyal, trustworthy, faithful be obedient, not want anything else to worship- give God extreme extravagant devotion

When you awe God, you don’t want to depart from His Presence

P2 in notes:

And He will delight in the fear of the Lord.

Isa 11:3

3 And shall make him of quick understanding (ruach- wind, smell, to perceive, to smell like a bloodhound) in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: KJV

Isa 11:3

3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,

or decide by what he hears with his ears;

NIV

He keeps his eyes on the fear of the Lord. As a hunting dog does not look from anything but his focus on to smell like a bloodhound that will not take its focus away from the rabbit. God is looking for men and women who have a scent for Him alone. “Where’s God? Where’s God? There He is!!!”

The Hebrews were told to keep God in the front of their foreheads- “Wherever you go, see Me.”

We get all kinds of distractions and the devil gets us, instead of keeping our focus, our awe.

Examples of choosing to awe God:

Cain and Abel-

Abel awed God and his offering was accepted. When Cain killed Abel, God heard Abel’s blood. God had respect for Abel’s offering because He awed God.

Noah awed God, saved him and his family, and brought upon the ark the creatures to survive on the earth.

Abraham awed God and knew that even though he was 100 years old, he became a father of nations. He made him a wealthy man. When Isaac was to be offered, he knew that God would see to the sacrifice because he awed God.

Isaac had 2 sons: Jacob stole his brother’s blessing, but when he awed God his name changed from scoundrel to prince.

Samson awed God and killed Phillistines with a jawbone of an ass. He took his eyes off the awe of God, and lost his strength. When he went back to the awe of God, he had victory.

The 3 men in the firey furnace would not worship the idol. They went into the fire and came out without smelling like smoke.

Daniel awed God and was not touched by the lions in the lion den.

Joseph awed God – even though he was in irons, his faith did not fail. He became ruler of Egypt. His brothers forgot to awe God and became slaves. USA is about to get there because we have forgotten to awe God.

Moses awed God in the desert. God saved him, showed Himself in the firey bush. He brought 3 million people through the desert- God did miracles because he awed God. When God gives you an assignment, don’t worry about it. Awe God and He will make it happen.

Joshua awed God. Joshua and Caleb are the only ones of 12 spies with a good report, the others said “there are giants in there”… Joshua said, “God did it for us before and He will do it again.” The people did not go into that nation because they didn’t awe God. Often we don’t go where we are supposed to go because we don’t awe God.

In battle, God held the sun for 24 hours so Joshua could win the battle. They circled the building for 7 days. On the seventh day, he took the shofar, blew it, and the walls fell down at Jericho.

Rahab the harlot awed God,

Josh 2:7-11

7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.KJV

Josh 3:10

10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.KJV

Josh 5:1

5 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.KJV

Elijah poured water over the altar of God. He knew the awe of God. Nothing was impossible. God answered by fire. When Elijah lost his awe of God, he ran scared from Jezebel. But he got his awe back.

Jesus awed God and He healed all, brought back the dead. When he was facing crucifixion, He awed God so much that He said “Your will be done”.

Acts 9:31

31 So the church throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was edified [growing in wisdom, virtue, and piety] and walking in the respect and reverential fear of the Lord and in the consolation and exhortation of the Holy Spirit, continued to increase and was multiplied.AMP

Choose to see things that you have never seen in your life.

Unless you become like a little child, you will not see the things of the Kingdom. A little child awes all the time.

God is an awesome God.

We have to choose to awe God… look for His awesomeness: Choose to be completely overwhelmed by Him. Forget the problems or disease for a moment. Choose to awe Him and you will go beyond your disease, your handicaps. Awe the Almighty, the Creator, and be blessed.

Sunday Service 4-25-10

Living the Victorious Life- Pt 20

Fear of the Lord Pt 1

NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT: Spirit of Fire Evangelistic Ministries Pastor Jerry Begin To listen to the sermon, visit:http://www.spiritoffire.org/ To Comment on this sermon, look for the small "comment" button at the bottom of this Sunday's sermon. If you go to the bottom of the whole blog to comment, you will have scanned through notes of several earlier sermons. Note: sometimes the post does not come up, in which case press the preview button after you have written and then submit.

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In scripture it says there will be a great falling away.

Joe 2:23

(23) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

There will be an increase of the power of God like we have never seen it before.

Consider the Iceland volcano, the sun turns red through volcanic eruptions.

consider the earthquakes

When we pray to God, it is yes and amen.

In every second, moment of our lives there is something negative, but scripture says we are the head and not the tail.

Deu 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

Israel was sent out of Egypt to the desert- Pharoah came- the people cried, ”What are we going to do? Where are we going to go?” Moses hid, begging God to do something. God said, in essence, “Shut up, stop crying, YOU ake the rod and part the sea.”

God did not do it for him. He gave him a job and expected him to do it.

God has given us the power to take care of the enemy. It is time we do it.

Are we expecting the devil to come and not expecting God to help?

Is our faith going to be there when we need it?

We have what we need when we need it. We have a rich bank account in the Kingdom of God.

Jesus said, “These things shall follow those who believe… they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover, they shall cast out demons.”

“Pray until you are empowered by Holy Spirit to be my witness.”

Philip was translated. Even those who were serving were witnesses.

The fear of the Lord came upon them.

Make a declaration to God:

From now on I will do what You do, say what You say, go where You go, and follow where You lead me.

Draw me. Empower me.

I want to be Light, Salt.

Christian means anointed one. Are you anointed?

God created us to worship Him with extreme extravagant devotion.

From handouts The Fear of the Lord:

Consider Jesus of Revelation where John fell like a dead man.

We have made God Who we want Him to be.

It’s time to have the fear of the Lord.

We don’t have the fear of the Lord. We only repent when something deadly goes wrong.

Scripture says we will say, “Is this the One?”

What fear do you have that will regulate and control your life?

It ought to be God.

God will not allow the world to go into a tragic tailspin and not do something about it.

We don’t have the fear of God anymore, we make our own religion, our own rules. God is the one who set up the 5-fold ministry to set up order in His Church.

In the last days, there will be ticklers of ears.

We are missing the hand of God and what we could do, because we fear not God.

The fear of God has nothing to do with feelings. It is a choice.

It is based on love and trust.

God I love You, and You can trust me that I will follow you.

Do we really sing “My God is an awesome God “ and really mean “until Monday when I go to work”.

God has forgiven your sins so that you can get a second, third, fourth chance.

Consider His faithfulness, the times you

Those who know their God shall prove themselves strong, stand firm, and do exploits

Dan 11:32b

If we fear God, the world would fear God.

Psa 34:11

(11) Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Pro 14:26-27

(26) In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

(27) The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Those who are worshipers are not just those who come up and join with the worship team.

Worship means – extreme extravagant devotion, it means a dog licking its master’s hand, giving devotion, all attention, looking with awe.

If a puppy can awe its master, how much more are we to awe the One Who created us.

Count the ways that God loves you.

Decide that you truly need the awe of God, so much so that you would never want to disobey Him.

Stop thinking about your spirituality with feelings. God does not want you to be scared of Him, but to be in awe of Him.

The fear of the Lord is the combination of love of trust.

We see His splendor, majesty.

Jesus was trying to teach a real fear of the Lord. He is Father, chastising those He loves.

Consider your own parents. We understand human frailty, but yet understand fear.

In learning to fear the Lord, we are saved from disaster.

Bond servant is a slave to someone because the servant desires Him to be your master. Jesus paid our debt.

Prov 14:26-27

26 In the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children shall always have a place of refuge.

27 Reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. [John 4:10,14.]

The fear of the Lord is that ability to realize a sovereign god and Father. It produces a respect for God and makes us dread, above all things, to offend Him. This fear is known a filial fear or to fear to offend the one we love , and it is not the fear of being found out. Though we also fear the Lord because He is God and sovereign and we need to always be submissive to His will. All things with God are just and all things will be weighed by judgment, thus the fear of the Lord is based on trust and His love.

The fear of the Lord is to awe, reverence, adoration, honor, worship, confidence, thankfulness, love, fear, dread to offend the One we love, submission, and recognize the absolute sovereignty of God over us. The Bible also uses the term piety for the fear of the Lord.

Note: True fear of the Lord is based on love.

Psa 130:3-4

(3) If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

(4) But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

The Christian

As Christians we accept the gift of salvation, but we are also bondservants of the Lord and so make Him our Lord and Master. To the Christian the fear of the Lord must be absolute priority and dedication. This was the virtue that ruled Jesus in relationship with the Father and should be also in us.

As we have studied that all things must be done in the Spirit and no longer in our flesh and will, the Spirit moves on the believer and develops the fear of the Lord and it is our delight.

Isa 11:1-3

(1) And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

(2) And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

(3) And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

Act 9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

2Co 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Psa 139:23-24

(23) Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

(24) And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Even Jesus had a fear of His Father. It is that which kept Him from sin, because He knew Who He was. We do not know who we are.

Consider the 3 Hebrew Children-

Even though you put us through the fire, we still won’t worship you

Daniel did not fear the lions.

Samson did not fear the Philistines

Jonah- sent to Ninevah- got there by God’s design- the fear of the Lord brought people to their knees.

If we delighted that we would fear the Lord, we could change the city in a second. Because we don’t fear God, we are called phonies.

We need to go back into the fear of the Lord.

Consider Ananias and Saphira- lying to God and then died.

DO A STUDY ON THE FEAR OF THE LORD.

Everything you need to live a successful Christian life is based on the fear of the Lord.

We have a Dad Who says. “Child if you do your own will, it will bring you to death.”

We need to go before the Lord and decide to fear Him. It is only the children of the Hebrews who were able walk in the awe of God who walked in the Promise Land.

David had an awe for God instead of the giant.

Jer 1:8

(8) Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

God is to be awed. We are to love Him.

Pro 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Sunday Service 4-18-10

Living the Victorious Christian Life Part 19

NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT: Spirit of Fire Evangelistic Ministries Pastor Jerry Begin To listen to the sermon, visit:http://www.spiritoffire.org/ To Comment on this sermon, look for the small "comment" button at the bottom of this Sunday's sermon. If you go to the bottom of the whole blog to comment, you will have scanned through notes of several earlier sermons. Note: sometimes the post does not come up, in which case press the preview button after you have written and then submit.

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We are limited until we find someone of greater experience who can expose us to greater possibilities.

It is not by might, not by power…

We think we can do it by our own power- we can’t , you need Someone Who has greater power.

In the book of Acts, the believers were led by Holy Spirit.

If Jesus had to be in complete submission to the Holy Spirit, are we different?

From the moment we allow Jesus to forgive your sins, make Him Lord and Savior, we have Holy Spirit to guide us. There is a struggle between our soul and spirit. We need the Holy Spirit to know the path.

From “Not by might” hand out

Zec 4:6

(6) Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

It is not flesh and blood, but principalities and powers that we fight against.

No matter the enemy, if God is for us, who can be against us?

Holy Spirit guides, tells to: go, stop, do this, do that.

It takes a lot of faith to put yourself in the hands of Almighty God all the time.

It is not by might, power, but by God’s Holy Spirit that things will change in your life.

If we are led by God’s Holy Spirit, then we are sons and daughters of God. Are we doing that?

In the last days, we will talk a lot about religion but will deny the power thereof.

It is not acts and faith, but a person that gives us power.

Act 10:38

(38) How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Jesus was a witness of God the Father. We desire to be sons and daughters of God, but we are not following the leading of the Holy Spirit. We need to rely totally on God’s Holy Spirit for everything in our lives.

We need to do more than just go to Church on Sunday.

Rom 8:14

(14) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Because we have taken man-made ways to God, we are a disservice to our own souls.

If you were in battle and the commander left the battle, what would you do?

If you continue in your present behavior, you are going nowhere. But if you submit yourself to Holy Spirit, you will find greater power than you ever imagined.

God will move in you.

Have we forgotten in the latter days that the power of God is available? It is only when we say, “Holy Spirit, come. WE WILL SUBMIT”. Only then will the power of God move in a mighty way.

If you need a breakthrough in your life, you need to trust Holy Spirit will do it for you. Paul trusted in Holy Spirit to lead him where to go. He trusted that we are saved by grace and not by works.

Philip and Steven were servers and they did great miracles.

Act 10:19-20

(19) While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

(20) Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

Rom 8:1-2

(1) There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

(2) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

We need to go beyond our meager thinking. We need to ask, listen.

What is it that holds you back from relying totally on the gift of the Holy Spirit?

Becoming a Christian is a great thing. He gives us power to overcome.

Psa 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Do you believe that? Do you believe that God is with you?

When you are told by Holy Spirit to speak and you fear that you are going to fall on your face without the ability speak, you are trusting in yourself instead of God to do the work.

Learn to be led by Holy Spirit on a daily basis, then when the time comes for larger situations, you will be ready for the bigger stuff.

We have the ability with the Holy Spirit to do major signs and wonders. Start your day by saying, “Holy Spirit, fill me, lead me, guide me, let me know if it is your Holy Spirit or not.”

Getting to flow with the Holy Spirit is like starting a new job. It takes awhile to flow with the coworkers.

Jesus said if I cast out demons by the Holy Spirit, then the Kingdom of God has come.

It is time the Church does wonders again.

In the book of Acts it says a fear came upon the people. It is time that the fear comes again.

We are the only Light, the only salt the earth has.

Let Holy Spirit lead you every day. Work with Him as you would a new boss. Do what He wants you to do.

Live a life surrendered to His Holy Spirit. Trusting Him. There will be bumps, trip ups, mistakes

When you get up in the morning, dedicate yourself in this way:

1. I do what You do, Lord.

2. I say what You say. (not just a good idea, what I think is right. If He doesn’t say anything, you say nothing.)

3. I pray what you pray. (We like to pray out of fear and not out of faith).

4. I go where you lead me.

Joh 4:34

(34) Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Joh 12:49-50

(49) For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

(50) And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

1Jn 5:14-15

(14) And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

(15) And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Matt 4:1

(1) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

God has to take you through stuff so you know your weakness and strength

Rom 8:14

(14) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

John G Lake said “How can a man be filled with the Holy Spirit and disease live in the same body”

To be led by Holy Spirit, it is like a new Job. Each person has been assigned by God, preordained for good works. We are challenged by Holy Spirit to remove the chains that hold us back, no matter how young we are, how old we are, how many times we mess up…

Spirit of God, empower me so that I may be a witness of the Kingdom of God, so that you may use me every day. I surrender to you.

Know that God says, “Touch not My anointed”.

Sunday Service 4-11-10

Living the Victorious Life -Pt 18

Not by Might - Pt 2

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God works on something beyond logic, the physical realm.

How can Jesus walk on water, raise people from the dead, Himself from the dead? It’s not logical.

God formed the earth from nothing.

We can no longer be conformed to this world. We need to be led by Holy Spirit.

Jesus was led (meaning bound and led) by Holy Spirit to the desert. Not logical.

We need to give Holy Spirit our hand in order to be led.

We made Jesus Christ Lord- which means Master. Have you made Him your Master? Sometimes God will make us do things that don’t make sense- not logical- in following Holy Spirit.

Sometimes the Lord will tell you to do things or not to do things- sometimes God will tell you to stay away or shut up. Then He can do a miracle.

Sometimes He will tell us to give mercy when they don’t deserve it. Not logical but God’s will.

It is not by might. It is not by power. Everything is done by the Spirit of God.

His Spirit formed the earth, breathed upon the waters, breathed upon Mary to bring forth His Son to die for the salvation of the world.

Zec 4:6

(6) Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

Mat 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Luk 4:

Sunday Service 4-4-10

RESURRECTION DAY

NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT: Spirit of Fire Evangelistic Ministries Pastor Jerry Begin To listen to the sermon, visit:http://www.spiritoffire.org/ To Comment on this sermon, look for the small "comment" button at the bottom of this Sunday's sermon. If you go to the bottom of the whole blog to comment, you will have scanned through notes of several earlier sermons. Note: sometimes the post does not come up, in which case press the preview button after you have written and then submit.

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Our founder lived among us, tempted in every way. Jesus is an expression of God the Father’s love for us, not only because He died for our sins, but because when we go before Him He can identify with our pains, struggles. He is always there.

Jesus was raised on the first day of the week- a glorious day!

It was prophesied in the OT, even as Jesus mentioned a parallel with Jonah 3 days and nights in the fish.

The resurrection was so powerful that the soldiers ran in fear

Joh 11:25-26

(25) Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

(26) And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

God made man out of the dust of the earth, walked with man in the cool of the day, intimacy. As He walked with them the relationship between God and man increased in intimacy. He gave all the trees in the garden, but the tree of knowledge “you won’t eat or you will die.” -a way of acknowledging God’s sovereignty. When they ate, something was deadly different. When they sinned they hid from God. When we sinned we do the same. When they hid in the garden, God knew something died. They could not continue in that relationship because they knew what ego was, loving self more than God. The affection and love that He used to have with mankind was now being pulled apart by something else.

When Jesus died, He substituted – took man’s sin and died for us. Jesus died so that we could go boldly before the Father and say “Daddy.” He listens. God made us temples for His intimacy with Him… He is always waiting for that intimate presence and time with you. He substituted His life so that we can live forever with Him.

When He said “I am the way, truth, and life”, He meant it.

It is the substitution of LIFE, eternal LIFE.

The earth needed to experience this thunder and explosion that we are ALIVE in CHRIST JESUS!

Even though we were sinners, God the Father sent His Son for you and me.

Jesus came to give a message from the Father that says, “No matter how you came, what sins you’ve done, I love you.”

The PRESENCE OF THE LORD is ALWAYS THERE! It is we who withdraw. Go into His Presence daily. No matter what happens, He is there and will not withdraw.

Mat 27:50-66

(50) Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

(51) And, behold, the veil of the temple (six inches of leather- representing death- in order to go beyond the veil) was rent in twain from the top to the bottom (from heaven to earth); and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

(52) And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

(53) And came out of the graves after his resurrection (the life giving power that raised Jesus not only raised Him, but those who were nearby), and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

(54) Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. (imagine the fear upon soldiers who knew no fear)

(55) And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

(56) Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

(57) When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

(58) He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

(59) And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

(60) And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock( the great stone round rocks carved, rolled into the dip in the ground)

: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed (because it was the Sabbath).

(61) And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre(the sepulchre was actually carved into the rock).

(62) Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees (the religious) came together unto Pilate,

(63) Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

(64) Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

(65) Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

(66) So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. (so that if the seal was broken it would indicate someone had tampered with the stone)

Mat 28:1-8

(1) In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

(2) And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

(3) His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

(4) And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

(5) And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

(6) He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

(7) And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

(8) And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Without Jesus death and resurrection there is no substitution.

Now we have new life, that cannot be taken away.

The resurrection is the sure thing that our faith is put on. No other religion has the answer to sin.

It is the full structure by which everything is built. Everything is built upon this one pillar- that Jesus was truly the Son of God, He died for our sins, He rose from the dead, and gives us eternal life forever.

It is the whole building called the Body of Christ.

Jesus the way, truth, life

Power of Life

Establishing covenant with us

Faith is anchored

New life and Hope in Him

God created something that man could never overestimate.

1Co 15:2-58

(52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

(53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

(54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

(55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

(56) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

(57) But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

(58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1Co 15:18-23

(18) Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

(19) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

(20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

(21) For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

(22) For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

(23) But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Php 3:8-12

(8) Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

(9) And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

(10) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings (all the benefits He attained from His death), being made conformable unto his death;

(11) If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

(12) Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus (as He takes me by the hand to Himself).

Sunday Service 3-28-10

Palm Sunday

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Palm Sunday proves that the Word of God is real. The Bible continually proves itself.

Man created Palm Sunday- the liturgical Church selected it.

Declare this day so that it signifies our choice, our participation into what Jesus has done for us. It is our declaration of Who Jesus is and we accept His

Jesus was 3 days in the grave- risen on the 3rd day-

Glorious entry- on the 10th day of the Jewish month. On the fourteenth day they were to kill the Passover lamb. Friday evening was the glorious entry- just before the Sabbath (Saturday)

Zec 9:9

(9) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Rejoice greatly- don’t feel sad, rejoice O daughters;

Today is the beginning of Saturday night appreciation.

Scripture encounter

Mat 21:3-11

(3) And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

(4) All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

(5) Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

(6) And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

(7) And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes (blanket like garment), and they set him thereon.

(8) And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

(9) And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

(10) And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

(11) And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

Coming in on an ass in those days was like coming in on a limousine.

He told the man that the Lord had need of them.

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

Mar 11:8-10

(8) And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

(9) And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:

(10) Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

They declared and acknowleged that Jesus was the earthly King (son of David)- made Him King of Israel

Also the King of Heaven (Lord)

King of Kings (of all the earth and of all of heaven)

Hosanna means God save us. Not only did they say, “You are our King, but You are our Savior”.

God wanted mankind to participate, freely, choosing, “ You chose Him. You declared Him. You acknowleged Him of King of Heaven and earth.”

He recognized before Jesus came that He was the only One Who could save.

Each person at a moment in our lives will find this kind of encounter, that Jesus is not a free lunch, a handout. He is a true Savior, a true King, a true Messiah.

Meek- humbled, able to be bent or shaped, to be Who He really is

Jesus came in to Jerusalem saying, “I am the King of heaven and earth. I am that Savior.”

Branches-

Palms were used for the feast of Tabernacles- covering the top with the palms, so that they could see through to the stars and remember that it was God Who made them

Palm Symbol-

Beauty, stature-had dates on them (squeezed them and it was the honey)

Righteous man

Used for triumph- banners

Celebration

To Assyrians and Egyptians the palm represented the Tree of Life (Israel came out of Egypt)

Beauty

Song 7:6-7

(6) How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

(7) This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. (palm tree)

Rigteousness

Psa 92:12-15

(12) The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

(13) Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

(14) They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

(15) To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Celebration

Lev 23:39-41

(39) Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

(40) And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

(41) And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

Triumph and Power

Rev 7:9-10

(9) After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

(10) And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

Palm Sunday is not Palm Sunday- it is a declaration of Who God is.

The declaration is using the Palm-

The triumphal entry is Friday- Jesus died on Wed- and rose on Saturday.

Joh 12:12-15

(12) On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

(13) Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

(14) And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

(15) Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

Fear not.

Our enemy is not the Roman Empire, but all the darkness that is overcoming the earth.

Behold your King comes. He will come for all of us and will destroy all the works of darkness.

Joh 12:16

(16) These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

Rev 5:1-14

(1) And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

(2) And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

(3) And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

(4) And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

(5) And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David (King of Israel), hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

(6) And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

(7) And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

(8) And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. (meaning you can participate in that)

(9) And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

(10) And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

(11) And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

(12) Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb (said it with palms- they chose Jesus) that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

(13) And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

(14) And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

Jesus has the power of Life.

Just before the celebration, Jesus rose Lazarus from the dead. Jesus said that He had to wait until the death of Lazarus so that He could show that He had the power of Life.

Jesus had to wait- set up the situation- He prophetically knew the path He had to take. He had to be Messiah- the One Who had the power of Life in His hands.

Jesus has just raised Lazarus to show that He is the Way, the Resurrection, and the Life.

Rejoice, daughter of Zion, death has no sting.

Joh 12:9-14

(9) Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

(10) But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

(11) Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

(12) On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

(13) Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

(14) And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

(15) Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

(16) These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

(17) The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

(18) For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

Note: The Triumphal entry was just after Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead, the next demonstration Jesus, the One Who is Life, was the resurrection of Easter ( Resurrection Day).

Joh 11:21-27

(21) Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

(22) But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

(23) Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

(24) Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

(25) Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

(26) And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

(27) She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

Joh 11:32-40

(32) Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

(33) When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

(34) And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

(35) Jesus wept.

(36) Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

(37) And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

(38) Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

(39) Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

(40) Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

That we may know Him and the power of His rising

Note: If we believe, we will see the Glory of God

Joh 14:6

(6) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The people had chosen the Lamb to be the sacrificial Lamb.

The Paschal Lamb of Sacrifice

Jesus entered Jerusalem on the day they would choose the Passover lamb by Jewish Law.

As Jesus entered the city

Exo 12:1-51

(1) And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

(2) This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

(3) Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

(4) And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

(5) Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

(6) And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

(7) And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

(8) And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

(9) Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

(10) And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

(11) And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.

(12) For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

(13) And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

(14) And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

(15) Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

(16) And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

(17) And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

(18) In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

(19) Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

(20) Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

(21) Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.

(22) And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

(23) For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

(24) And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

(25) And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

(26) And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

(27) That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

(28) And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

(29) And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

(30) And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

(31) And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.

(32) Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

(33) And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

(34) And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

(35) And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

(36) And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

(37) And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

(38) And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

(39) And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

(40) Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

(41) And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

(42) It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

(43) And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

(44) But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

(45) A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

(46) In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

(47) All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

(48) And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

(49) One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

(50) Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

(51) And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

Ex 12:3-6

(3) Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

(4) And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

(5) Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

(6) And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

Our Hope in God

1Pe 1:18-21

(18) Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

(19) But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

(20) Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

(21) Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.