FREED TO WORSHIP:ITS TIME TO GO
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SERIES: FREED TO WORSHIP: IT’S TIME TO GO
SERIES: FREED TO WORSHIP: IT’S TIME TO GO
SERMON
SERMON
STRAIGHT OUT OF EGYPT: DON’T BE CAPTIVATED BY COUNTERFEITS
STRAIGHT OUT OF EGYPT: DON’T BE CAPTIVATED BY COUNTERFEITS
GOD IS ABOUT TO…
GOD IS ABOUT TO…
THOSE WORDS DESCRIBE WHERE THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE NOW AT THIS POINT IN THEIR JOURNEY OUT OF EGYPT
THOSE WORDS DESCRIBE WHERE THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE NOW AT THIS POINT IN THEIR JOURNEY OUT OF EGYPT
IT IS WHERE WE ARE IN OUR JOURNEY IN CHRIST AS A CHURCH
IT IS WHERE WE ARE IN OUR JOURNEY IN CHRIST AS A CHURCH
THIS IS WHERE THEY SIT AT THE MOMENT ON THE PRECIPICE OF DIVINE DEMONSTRATION
THIS IS WHERE THEY SIT AT THE MOMENT ON THE PRECIPICE OF DIVINE DEMONSTRATION
BEFORE HE DEMONSTRATES HE IS GOING TO DIGNITY THEM BY HUMILIATING THE EGYPTIANS
BEFORE HE DEMONSTRATES HE IS GOING TO DIGNITY THEM BY HUMILIATING THE EGYPTIANS
‘he is about to dignify them with his MANIFEST PRESENCE
‘he is about to dignify them with his MANIFEST PRESENCE
OUR DIGNITY DEPENDS NOT MERELY IN OUR GETTING RIGHT BEING BETTER BUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD
OUR DIGNITY DEPENDS NOT MERELY IN OUR GETTING RIGHT BEING BETTER BUT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD
THIS IS WHY MOSES SAYS
And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” And he said to him, “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here. For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?”
I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
BUT KNOW THIS ….
BUT KNOW THIS ….
Nothing keeps you from seeing what God is about to do and you captivated and preoccupied with counterfeits. In other words idolatry.
Nothing keeps you from seeing what God is about to do and you captivated and preoccupied with counterfeits. In other words idolatry.
GOD IS RESTORING THEIR DIGNITY BY GETTING THEM OUT OF EGYPT BUT YOU ARE ONLY AS DIGNIFIED AS YOU DENY COUNTERFEITS
GOD IS RESTORING THEIR DIGNITY BY GETTING THEM OUT OF EGYPT BUT YOU ARE ONLY AS DIGNIFIED AS YOU DENY COUNTERFEITS
GOD IN GETTING THEM OUT IF EGYPT PERFORMED 10 PLAGUES NOT BECAUSE HE HAD TO BUT BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE JUST ENDED IT BUT HE DID NOT …SEE HE IS LORD!
GOD IN GETTING THEM OUT IF EGYPT PERFORMED 10 PLAGUES NOT BECAUSE HE HAD TO BUT BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE JUST ENDED IT BUT HE DID NOT …SEE HE IS LORD!
HE TOOK TIME SO THAT HE COUKD SHOW THEM TO BEING HIS PEOPLE THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER COUNTERFEITS BUT REMEMBER THAT HE OVERCAME THE COUNTERFEITS
HE TOOK TIME SO THAT HE COUKD SHOW THEM TO BEING HIS PEOPLE THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER COUNTERFEITS BUT REMEMBER THAT HE OVERCAME THE COUNTERFEITS
THATS WHY EXODUS EVENT PLAYS PROMINENTLY THROUGHOUT THE BIBKE - FOR EXAMPLE- THE PASSOVER EVERY YEAR.
THATS WHY EXODUS EVENT PLAYS PROMINENTLY THROUGHOUT THE BIBKE - FOR EXAMPLE- THE PASSOVER EVERY YEAR.
IT IS A REMINDER THAT COUNTERFEITS ATE NOT ON;Y POWERLESS BUT THAT THEY OPPOSE THE KORD AND AS SUCH DISTORT THE DIGNITY OF HUMANITY
IT IS A REMINDER THAT COUNTERFEITS ATE NOT ON;Y POWERLESS BUT THAT THEY OPPOSE THE KORD AND AS SUCH DISTORT THE DIGNITY OF HUMANITY
For is going to move them a different way and because it is not convenient they will want to return and settle for the counterfeits theybjuatbsaw their God overcome and show the weakness emptiness and bane was of the counterfeits.
COUNTERFEITS ONLY PRODUCE THEIR KIND COUNTERFEITS/ JOY POWER LOVE SATISFACTION DESIRE DELIGHT HEAVEN JESUS. YES YOU CAN HAVE A COUNTERFEIT JESUS AND A COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY.
COUNTERFEITS ONLY PRODUCE THEIR KIND COUNTERFEITS/ JOY POWER LOVE SATISFACTION DESIRE DELIGHT HEAVEN JESUS. YES YOU CAN HAVE A COUNTERFEIT JESUS AND A COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY.
THE REASON THE CHURCH HAS BIT EXPERIENCED THE POWER OF GOD IS BECAUSE IT IS CONTENT WITH ACCEPTING AND TOLERATING OF COUNTERFEIT POWER.
THE REASON THE CHURCH HAS BIT EXPERIENCED THE POWER OF GOD IS BECAUSE IT IS CONTENT WITH ACCEPTING AND TOLERATING OF COUNTERFEIT POWER.
-NOT Transformative
-NOT Transformative
-NOT LASTING
-NOT LASTING
-NOT GODLY
-NOT GODLY
FUELS ONLY MORE COUNTERFEIT AND THUS MORE SIN
FUELS ONLY MORE COUNTERFEIT AND THUS MORE SIN
-COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY IS CONVENIENT CHRISTIANITY
-COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY IS CONVENIENT CHRISTIANITY
-AND CONVENIENT CHRISTIANITY IS CONVENIENT BECAUSE IT ASKS NOTHING GREAT FROM YOU
-AND CONVENIENT CHRISTIANITY IS CONVENIENT BECAUSE IT ASKS NOTHING GREAT FROM YOU
-AND CONVENIENT CHRISTIANITY IS ACTUALLY A CHRIST-LESS CHRISTIANITY
-AND CONVENIENT CHRISTIANITY IS ACTUALLY A CHRIST-LESS CHRISTIANITY
BUT HERE IS THE REALITY
BUT HERE IS THE REALITY
GOD IS TAKING THEM OUT OF EGYPT.
GOD IS TAKING THEM OUT OF EGYPT.
HE IS NOT SANITIZING EGYPT
HE IS NOT SANITIZING EGYPT
HE IS NOT REMOVING THE EGYPTIANS FROM EGYPT.
HE IS NOT REMOVING THE EGYPTIANS FROM EGYPT.
NO - HE IS CALLING HIS PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT
NO - HE IS CALLING HIS PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT
BUT WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
BUT WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
EVERYWHERE THEY GO FROM THIS POINT ON WILL BE FILLED WITH COUNTERFEITS OF EGYPT THAT, IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, THEY WILL WANT TO GO BACK TO
EVERYWHERE THEY GO FROM THIS POINT ON WILL BE FILLED WITH COUNTERFEITS OF EGYPT THAT, IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, THEY WILL WANT TO GO BACK TO
PAUL
What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
HERE IS THE GREATEST TEMPTATION TO THE CHRISTIAN
TO BE CHRISTIANIZED BY COUNTERFEITS BUT NOT CONVERTED TO CHRIST
TO BE CHRISTIANIZED BY COUNTERFEITS BUT NOT CONVERTED TO CHRIST
BUT GOD HAS SHOWN US THEY ARE POWERLESS
BUT GOD HAS SHOWN US THEY ARE POWERLESS
BUT RIGHT NOW, IN THIS MOMENT AND RIGHT NOW, IN YOUR MOMENT GOD IS ABOUT TO...
BUT RIGHT NOW, IN THIS MOMENT AND RIGHT NOW, IN YOUR MOMENT GOD IS ABOUT TO...
BUT THE COUNTERFIETS CREEP IN
BUT THE COUNTERFIETS CREEP IN
LET ME LET YOU IN ON THIS:
LET ME LET YOU IN ON THIS:
Nothing keeps you from seeing what God is about to do and you captivated and preoccupied with counterfeits. In other words idolatry. FALSE AND DO NOT KEEP THEIR PROMISED
Nothing keeps you from seeing what God is about to do and you captivated and preoccupied with counterfeits. In other words idolatry. FALSE AND DO NOT KEEP THEIR PROMISED
COUNTERFIETS DO THIS BUT THE LORD HAS DIGNIFIED YOU. HOW
HUMILIATING YOUR COUNTERFEITS
WHAT COUNTERFIETS DO
WHAT COUNTERFIETS DO
1. a counterfeit will always leave you with you:
1. a counterfeit will always leave you with you:
your understanding, your strength your ability and a sense of yourself being sufficient and really not all that needful of grace or Jesus. You just have to be a better person (MORALISTIC THERAPIETUX DEISM
your understanding, your strength your ability and a sense of yourself being sufficient and really not all that needful of grace or Jesus. You just have to be a better person (MORALISTIC THERAPIETUX DEISM
THE RISE OF THE POPULARITY OF THERAOY BEING THE GO TO TIX IT ALL OF ANY PROBLEM IS ARE NOT IN YOU BUT Outside of YOU BUT THE SOLUTION BEING YOU BEING A BETGET VERSION OF YOU.
THIS IS NOT A KNOCK ON THERAPY IT IS A CHALLENGE AGAINST THERAPY BEING THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO MANS PROBLEM. CHRIST AND THE TEACHING OF THE GOSPEL IS THE SOLUTION
IF THAT IS HARD TO BELIEVE FORNYOU IT IS BECAISE YOU LOVE THE COUNTERFEIT
PAUL TELLS US THAT THERE IS ANOTHER GOSPEL
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
NOT REALLY A GOSPEL BUT IT IS A MESSAGE THAT PROPOSES THAT GOOD NEWS IS THAT MAN HAS ACHIEVED SO MUCH IN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY ETC THAT THEY ARE NOW POSITIONED TO BE THE CAPTAINS OF THEIR FATE AND MASTERS IF THEIR OWN DESTINY.
NOT REALLY A GOSPEL BUT IT IS A MESSAGE THAT PROPOSES THAT GOOD NEWS IS THAT MAN HAS ACHIEVED SO MUCH IN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY ETC THAT THEY ARE NOW POSITIONED TO BE THE CAPTAINS OF THEIR FATE AND MASTERS IF THEIR OWN DESTINY.
THIS IS NOT ONLY IN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
THIS IS NOT ONLY IN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
YOU HAVE ACHIEVED SO MUCH IN YOUR LIFE
YOU HAVE ACHIEVED SO MUCH IN YOUR LIFE
THEY CAN ACHIEVE A LIFESTYLE THAT GETS GOD’S ATTENTION AND COMPELLS HIM TO FEEL AND ACT AS IF HIS PLAN WAS INSUFFICENT BECAUSE MAN HAS DEVISED A BETTER PLAN.
THEY CAN ACHIEVE A LIFESTYLE THAT GETS GOD’S ATTENTION AND COMPELLS HIM TO FEEL AND ACT AS IF HIS PLAN WAS INSUFFICENT BECAUSE MAN HAS DEVISED A BETTER PLAN.
ANYTIME WE WANT TO GO BACK TO EGYPT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE SAYING.
ANYTIME WE WANT TO GO BACK TO EGYPT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE SAYING.
ANYTIME WE ACT LOLE WE ARE IN EGYPT WE ATE SAYING EGYPTS WAY IS BETTER SUPERIOR AND MOTE ACCEPTING TO GOD THAT HIS OWN PLAN.
ANYTIME WE ACT LOLE WE ARE IN EGYPT WE ATE SAYING EGYPTS WAY IS BETTER SUPERIOR AND MOTE ACCEPTING TO GOD THAT HIS OWN PLAN.
YES THAT BELIEF IS AS FOOLISH AS IT SOUNDS BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FROM COUNTERFEITS FOOLISHNESS!!!
YES THAT BELIEF IS AS FOOLISH AS IT SOUNDS BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FROM COUNTERFEITS FOOLISHNESS!!!
COUNTERFEITS Produce IN US WHAT THEY ARE: DEAF AND BLIND. LET ME SUGGEST YO YOU THAT YHE PROBLEM WITH THE CHURCH IS THAT SHE IS DEAF AND BLIND BECAUSE SHE HAS CHASED AFTER. COVETED, CARESSED AND CONSUMMATED HER AFFAIR WITH COUNTERFEITS
COUNTERFEITS Produce IN US WHAT THEY ARE: DEAF AND BLIND. LET ME SUGGEST YO YOU THAT YHE PROBLEM WITH THE CHURCH IS THAT SHE IS DEAF AND BLIND BECAUSE SHE HAS CHASED AFTER. COVETED, CARESSED AND CONSUMMATED HER AFFAIR WITH COUNTERFEITS
2. A Counterfeit Will Always Leave You Weighed Down with Unrelenting Guilt and Shame
2. A Counterfeit Will Always Leave You Weighed Down with Unrelenting Guilt and Shame
COUNTERFEITS ARE IDOLS AND IDOLS NEITHER HEAR, NOR SEE.
COUNTERFEITS ARE IDOLS AND IDOLS NEITHER HEAR, NOR SEE.
PHARAOH HAD NOT INTENTION OF LETTING THEM GO; COUNTERFEITS PROMISE BUT ALWAYS RENIG
PHARAOH HAD NOT INTENTION OF LETTING THEM GO; COUNTERFEITS PROMISE BUT ALWAYS RENIG
- THEY HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED THIS MANY TIMES WITH PHARAOH
- THEY HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED THIS MANY TIMES WITH PHARAOH
- WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MANY TIMES WITH SIN
- WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MANY TIMES WITH SIN
BUT HERE IS THE POINT - THE LORD JUST SPENT 10 PLAGUES SHOWING THEM THAT EGYPT AND PHARAOH WERE ROBBING THEM OF THEIR TRUE DIGNITY AND HE CRUSHED THEM IN THEIR WEAKNESS.
BUT HERE IS THE POINT - THE LORD JUST SPENT 10 PLAGUES SHOWING THEM THAT EGYPT AND PHARAOH WERE ROBBING THEM OF THEIR TRUE DIGNITY AND HE CRUSHED THEM IN THEIR WEAKNESS.
WHY WOULD WE EVERY SEEK TO RETURN?
WHY WOULD WE EVERY SEEK TO RETURN?
BUT EVEN AFTER ALL OF HIS DIPLAY AND AUTHORITY OVER EGYPT AND OVER SIN, WE ARE PRONE TO WANDER LIKE PRODIGALS AND STRAY SHEEP
BUT EVEN AFTER ALL OF HIS DIPLAY AND AUTHORITY OVER EGYPT AND OVER SIN, WE ARE PRONE TO WANDER LIKE PRODIGALS AND STRAY SHEEP
AND HE KNOWS THIS - PSALM 103:14-17- SAYS
AND HE KNOWS THIS - PSALM 103:14-17- SAYS
For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
THE LORD KNOWS OUR WEAKNESSES; HE KKNOWS
THE LORD KNOWS OUR WEAKNESSES; HE KKNOWS
BUT IN HIS STEADFAST LOVE HE HAS CRUSHED OUR OPPRESSOR AND HE REMINDS US OF HIS VICTORY
BUT IN HIS STEADFAST LOVE HE HAS CRUSHED OUR OPPRESSOR AND HE REMINDS US OF HIS VICTORY
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
JESUS HAS GONE IN AND THROUGH OUR EGYPTS - EVERY SINGLE TEMPTATION TO RUN FROM GOD THAT WE COULD EVERY EXPERIENCED - HE WENT THROUGH AND PREVAILED WITHOUT SIN
JESUS HAS GONE IN AND THROUGH OUR EGYPTS - EVERY SINGLE TEMPTATION TO RUN FROM GOD THAT WE COULD EVERY EXPERIENCED - HE WENT THROUGH AND PREVAILED WITHOUT SIN
JESUS ACHIEVED VICTORY OVER EGYPT - TO GO BACK IS TO SETTLE FOR SHAME, GUILT, DEPRESSION, PRIDE, AND EVENTUAL DESTRUCTION
JESUS ACHIEVED VICTORY OVER EGYPT - TO GO BACK IS TO SETTLE FOR SHAME, GUILT, DEPRESSION, PRIDE, AND EVENTUAL DESTRUCTION
3. A Counterfeit Will and Feel Like the Original
3. A Counterfeit Will and Feel Like the Original
- a counterfeit will fool people
SEE THEY SAY THE WAY YOU SPOT A COUNTERFEIT IS BY STUDYING THE ORIGINAL
SEE THEY SAY THE WAY YOU SPOT A COUNTERFEIT IS BY STUDYING THE ORIGINAL
ONE thing about a counterfeit: IT WON’T SMELL REAL!
ONE thing about a counterfeit: IT WON’T SMELL REAL!
WHEN YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REAL - YOU KNOW WHAT IS EMPTY AND FAKE
WHEN YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REAL - YOU KNOW WHAT IS EMPTY AND FAKE
BUT When we buy a counterfeit we know it won’t smell like the real thing but we ACCEPT AND WE TOLERATE “close to the real.”
BUT When we buy a counterfeit we know it won’t smell like the real thing but we ACCEPT AND WE TOLERATE “close to the real.”
IN OTHER WORDS WE SETTLE FOR LESS THAN WHAT IS POSSIBLE
IN OTHER WORDS WE SETTLE FOR LESS THAN WHAT IS POSSIBLE
BUT WHY DO WE GET COUNTERFEITS?
BUT WHY DO WE GET COUNTERFEITS?
CHEAPER: THEY DO NOT COST US MUCH
CHEAPER: THEY DO NOT COST US MUCH
JESUS TEACHES US THAT THERE WILL BE COUNTERFEITS WHEN HE SAID LET THE WHEAT GROW WITH THE TARES
JESUS TEACHES US THAT THERE WILL BE COUNTERFEITS WHEN HE SAID LET THE WHEAT GROW WITH THE TARES
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? APPEARING A CERTAIN WAY IS MORE DESIRED FOR SOME ABOVE BEING AUTHENTIC
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? APPEARING A CERTAIN WAY IS MORE DESIRED FOR SOME ABOVE BEING AUTHENTIC
WE TOLERATE “BEING” LESS SO THAT WE APPEAR BETTER WHICH MEANS WE GIVE AWAY OUR DIGNITY BY EMBRACING BUYING COUNTERFEITS
WE TOLERATE “BEING” LESS SO THAT WE APPEAR BETTER WHICH MEANS WE GIVE AWAY OUR DIGNITY BY EMBRACING BUYING COUNTERFEITS
WE TRUST
WE TRUST
- THAT THE COUNTERFEIT WILL FOOL PEOPLE
- THAT THE COUNTERFEIT WILL FOOL PEOPLE
- THAT OUR CHRISTIANIZED STATEMENTS AND OUR CHRISTIANIZED WORSHIP WAYS WILL COVER THAT WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY CHRISTIAN.
- THAT OUR CHRISTIANIZED STATEMENTS AND OUR CHRISTIANIZED WORSHIP WAYS WILL COVER THAT WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY CHRISTIAN.
CHRISTIANZED PEOPLE PROFESS DELIVERANCE FROM EGYPT BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY LONGING FOR DELIVERER.
CHRISTIANZED PEOPLE PROFESS DELIVERANCE FROM EGYPT BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY LONGING FOR DELIVERER.
TRANSITION
TRANSITION
SO LET ME TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN DISTINGUISH A CHRISTIANIZED PERSON FROM A CHRISTIAN
SO LET ME TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN DISTINGUISH A CHRISTIANIZED PERSON FROM A CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIANS MAY VISIT EGYPT BUT THE CHRISTIANZED RENT HOUSES THERE
CHRISTIANS MAY VISIT EGYPT BUT THE CHRISTIANZED RENT HOUSES THERE
BUT HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED THIS INCREDIBLE REALITY: THEY NEVER ACTUALLY WENT BACK?
BUT HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED THIS INCREDIBLE REALITY: THEY NEVER ACTUALLY WENT BACK?
- THEY ALL WANTED TO GO BACK PHYSICALLY BUT THEY NEVER DID.
- THEY ALL WANTED TO GO BACK PHYSICALLY BUT THEY NEVER DID.
- SOME, HOWEVER WENT BACK AND STAYED IN EGYPT IN THEIR HEARTS
- SOME, HOWEVER WENT BACK AND STAYED IN EGYPT IN THEIR HEARTS
THAT GENERATION WAS KILLED BY THE LORD
THAT GENERATION WAS KILLED BY THE LORD
- SOME VISITED IN THEIR MINDS BUT NEVER STAYED THERE. HERE IS WHY:
- SOME VISITED IN THEIR MINDS BUT NEVER STAYED THERE. HERE IS WHY:
THE GOD WHO GOT THEM OUT IS THE SAME GOD WHO KEPT THEM OUT
THE GOD WHO GOT THEM OUT IS THE SAME GOD WHO KEPT THEM OUT
BUT AGAIN, WE SAW THIS LAST WEEK, HERE IS WHAT JUDGE TEACHES US
Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
IT WAS JESUS WHO GOT THEM OUT AND KEPT THEM OUT AND, NOW IT WAS JESUS WHO GOT US OUT OF OUR EGYPTS OF SIN AND, BY DESTROYING THESE IDOLS THROUGH HIS WORK ON THE CROSS, HE KEEPS US OUT
IT WAS JESUS WHO GOT THEM OUT AND KEPT THEM OUT AND, NOW IT WAS JESUS WHO GOT US OUT OF OUR EGYPTS OF SIN AND, BY DESTROYING THESE IDOLS THROUGH HIS WORK ON THE CROSS, HE KEEPS US OUT
PAUL TEACHES US SO MUCH REGARDING THIS
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE FOR YOU IS LIKE A PROMOTION; HE HAS TAKEN YOU OUT OF THE LOWER RANKS OF EMPLOYMENT AND POSITIONED YOU IN A HIGH POSITION.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE FOR YOU IS LIKE A PROMOTION; HE HAS TAKEN YOU OUT OF THE LOWER RANKS OF EMPLOYMENT AND POSITIONED YOU IN A HIGH POSITION.
EVERYONE THERE FULLY, 100 PERCENT SUPPORT YOU EVEN WHEN YOU FAIL - LARGE OR SMALL.
EVERYONE THERE FULLY, 100 PERCENT SUPPORT YOU EVEN WHEN YOU FAIL - LARGE OR SMALL.
IT IS A POSITION THAT YOU DO NOT DESERVE, NOR ARE YOU QUALIFIED FOR IT. BUT HE NOT ONLY PROVIDES TRAINING, HE PROMISES TO COME ALONGSIDE YOU TO DO THE PARTS OF THE JOB THAT YOU CANNOT DO SO THAT SUCCESS IS GUARANTEED.
IT IS A POSITION THAT YOU DO NOT DESERVE, NOR ARE YOU QUALIFIED FOR IT. BUT HE NOT ONLY PROVIDES TRAINING, HE PROMISES TO COME ALONGSIDE YOU TO DO THE PARTS OF THE JOB THAT YOU CANNOT DO SO THAT SUCCESS IS GUARANTEED.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT THE LOWER LEVEL JOB BACK?
WHY WOULD YOU WANT THE LOWER LEVEL JOB BACK?
WHEN YOU ACCEPT AND TRUST AND SERVE OTHER THAN CHRIST YOU ARE WILLINGLY LOWERING WHO YOU ARE FOR THAT WHICH WILL ONLY FIGHT TO TAKE YOU LOWER.
WHEN YOU ACCEPT AND TRUST AND SERVE OTHER THAN CHRIST YOU ARE WILLINGLY LOWERING WHO YOU ARE FOR THAT WHICH WILL ONLY FIGHT TO TAKE YOU LOWER.
- THAT’S EGYPT
- THAT’S EGYPT
- THAT’S PHARAOH
- THAT’S PHARAOH
- THAT’S SIN
- THAT’S SIN
SO PAUL ASKS THE QUESTION - ROMANS 6:1-2:
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
PAUL SAYS WITH CONFIDENCE
PAUL SAYS WITH CONFIDENCE
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
DO NOT MISS THIS FAMILIAR, YET EXTRAORDINARY TRUTH:
DO NOT MISS THIS FAMILIAR, YET EXTRAORDINARY TRUTH:
JESUS ALONE, GOT US OUT AND JESUS ALONE WILL KEEP US OUT
JESUS ALONE, GOT US OUT AND JESUS ALONE WILL KEEP US OUT
OH HERE IS THE REALITY BELOVED:
OH HERE IS THE REALITY BELOVED:
SOMETIMES WE WANT TO GO BACK AND SOMETIMES WE VISIT, BUT HERE IS THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL- THE POWER OF SALVATION:
SOMETIMES WE WANT TO GO BACK AND SOMETIMES WE VISIT, BUT HERE IS THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL- THE POWER OF SALVATION:
JESUS WILL ALWAYS COME AND GET US BEFORE WE GET CAUGHT UP AGAIN IN TRUSTING AND WORSHIPING THE COUNTERFEITS
JESUS WILL ALWAYS COME AND GET US BEFORE WE GET CAUGHT UP AGAIN IN TRUSTING AND WORSHIPING THE COUNTERFEITS
HE WILL NOT DO THIS BY FORCE BUT IN THIS WAY: WHEN YOU ARE THINKING THAT LESS THAN IS ACTUALLY BETTER, JESUS WILL REMIND YOU OF THE DIGNITY YOU HAVE IN HIM ALONE:
HE WILL NOT DO THIS BY FORCE BUT IN THIS WAY: WHEN YOU ARE THINKING THAT LESS THAN IS ACTUALLY BETTER, JESUS WILL REMIND YOU OF THE DIGNITY YOU HAVE IN HIM ALONE:
FREED FROM THE TYRANT OF SIN
FREED FROM THE TYRANT OF SIN
SITTING ABOVE THE POWER OF SIN
SITTING ABOVE THE POWER OF SIN
POSITIONED TO ONE DAY JUDGE ANGELS
POSITIONED TO ONE DAY JUDGE ANGELS
HEIRS WITH JESUS OF THE KINGDOM OF THE LORD
HEIRS WITH JESUS OF THE KINGDOM OF THE LORD
YOU WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER AGAIN ACCEOT OT TOLERATE THAT IMITATION!!
YOU WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER AGAIN ACCEOT OT TOLERATE THAT IMITATION!!
BUT YOU MUST TRUST HIM
BUT YOU MUST TRUST HIM
BUT YOU MUST PERSEVERE IN HIM
BUT YOU MUST PERSEVERE IN HIM
Counterfeit Christians are always fearful of being exposed SO… they always are looking for WAYS to not be seen by
- by being present
- not speaking
- not getting into the game
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
- What THEY want
- A Convenient Christ
Counterfeit Christianity
Christianized By Not Converted
- How to Spot A Counterfeit-knownthe real
- How to Spar Against A Counterfeit
- How to
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Exodus: God is about to… but you must not be captivated by counterfeits
Nothing keeps you from seeing what God is about to do and you captivated and preoccupied with counterfeits. In other words idolatry.
EXODUS SERMON AND THOUGHTS ON 2ND PETER INCLUSION
EXODUS
LIFE IS NOT ABOUT GETTING RIGHT AS MICH AS ITNIS ABOUT GETTING IN THE PRESENCE KF THE LORD
- LIVING COREM DEO
- SETTING THE LORD BEFORE YOU AKWAYS
THIS TRULY IS OUR ONLY HOOE FOR CHANGE AND GROWTH IN HOLINESS. THIS IS WHY OETER CALL US TO GROW IN GRACE AND IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD
IN HIS PRESENCE WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO LIFE AND GODLINESS SO WHY THE CALL TO ADD IF I HAVE EVERYTHING?
HAVIBG EVERYTHING DOES NIT TRANSLATE INTO LOOKING LIKE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING. LIFE IS ALL ABOUT APPROPRIATING WHAT I HAVE IN THE LORD TO DISPLAY IN GKORY IN MY GROWIN MY CONFORMITY TO THE LORD