Sunday Service 3-14-10

Living the Victorious Christian Life - Part 16

Revelation 3:19

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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Rev 3:15-21

(15) I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

(16) So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

(17) Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

(18) I counsel thee to buy (the place of market) of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

(19) As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

(20) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

(21) To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

There is lack of fervency for Jesus. We are not hot or cold. We need to bless the Almighty instead of coming to be blessed. In the same way that you want to bless your lover, you need to find the way to bless God.

We need to be hot for God. It is something you have to do on purpose.

God wants you to want Him.

We need to desire Him more than anything in the world.

“DON’T FOOL WITH ME!”, God says.

You don’t even say hello in the morning.

God is looking for real righteousness, not those with a superficial air about him.

Rev 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

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Rev. 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

God as a Master Carver:

When carving, you need to look at what you are carving, not just what you think you see.

It takes a desire to want to carve like the Master.

A good teacher is not going to be afraid to make sure you do it right.

You need the Master to teach you.

Rebuke and chastening is important.

The only way to allow the Master to touch you is for you to open the door.

You need a Master teacher and a Friend.

When we allow the Master to touch our lives, we have no idea how many lives we will affect and touch.

God is into healing broken people.

He wants to make us vessels that He can use.

We can’t be vessels unless we are healed ourselves.

Jesus is our friend and teacher. If He is going to do that, we need to allow Him to rebuke us.

Rev 3:19

19 Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude]. [Prov 3:12.] AMP

God chastens out of love. He chastens those He loves, not those He is angry with. God loves you. He chastens from love.

Pro 3:11-12

(11) My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

(12) For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Can you imagine that God delights in you? Why don’t you give God a chance to change around the pitiful state you think you are in and turn you into that which He can use with great value.

Gal 4:1-2

(1) Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

(2) But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

Until we get to the place where we can rule in the Kingdom , we need teachers.

When we let God in, He moves.

We need to go to Daddy all the time (Abba).

God loves us to no end without anger. He will polish you, heal the things of the past, the addictions, the wrong thinking.

If we allow Him, we will no longer remain a child or immature.

It is time we take the responsibility- let God be God in your life, to heal you, teach you, polish you.

Rebuke- An act or expression of criticism and censure

Disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

If you want to be a portrait artist, you don’t want it to look like someone else. If you want to be a Christian, you want to look like Christ.

Heb 12:5-8

5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

KJV

Rebuke –

to be right (i.e. correct)

Chasten-

to instruct, reform

The prodigal son receives instruction with the signet ring. God wants to use us as ambassadors- as it is in heaven, so let it be on earth.

He gives us the mantle.

Be zealous- Be jealous, sought for

We need to be zealous for God’s rebuke and chastening so we can repent- change.

When we have zeal… when we want it so bad… repenting is easy. Allow God to do something. Suffering comes when you won’t let go.

It takes zeal to be a master, to master anything in this life.

Let the Lord teach you, instruct you, perfect you. Ask the Lord every day.