Not of this World (2023)
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· 6 viewsGrace Fellowship in Rusk, Texas Sunday, February 26, 2023
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Not of this World
Not of this World
Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,
as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.
For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.
“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.
And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.
Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.
I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
“I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;
that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.
And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Does Extraterrestrial Life Exist?
Does Extraterrestrial Life Exist?
Extraterrestrial: “originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere”. (Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (11th Ed.)
The verdict is not yet in on whether or not life exists on other planets, but the Bible is clear that life exists beyond this earthly realm in a dimension that we cannot see with our natural eyes.
Jesus is Extraterrestrial
Jesus is Extraterrestrial
Jesus came down from heaven.
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Jesus is a heavenly King with a heavenly kingdom.
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
This World System
This World System
World: Greek “Cosmos” means a system of order and arrangement.
Examples of “world” systems: World of sports / world of fashion / world of music / world of art / world of education / world of economics / world of business / world of entertainment / world of media / world of politics / world of health / world of medicine / world of energy / world of nature, world of religion, etc.
The corruption of this world
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
Satan is the “ruler” of this world
I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
Non-believers are called “sons of this world”
So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.
This world is passing away
And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Friends of this world are enemies of God
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Jesus Calls Us Out of this World
Jesus Calls Us Out of this World
Jesus calls to follow Him
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Believers are not of this world
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Believers are to be different from the world
Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”
Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
“I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Believers are to be eternity conscious
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Believers are to be heavenly minded
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Believers are to shine Christ’s Light
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Believers are to demonstrate a love for God and love for other believers
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Believers will be hated by this world
“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Response to the Word
Response to the Word
We are in this world, but not of it.
Are you in love with this world and the things of this world, or are you in love with God?
Are you a friend of God or a friend of this world?
Come out from this world and be separate unto Christ Jesus.
Come out of this world and give your heart and life to Jesus who came from heaven into this world so that you might be saved.