Hearing the Voice of God
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I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT...
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT???
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE THOUGHT
“I WISH I COULD HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD MORE”
I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO...
LISTEN AND HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD MORE IN MY LIFE
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IN LIFE IS ...
TRYING TO GET OUR CHILDREN TO LISTEN TO US
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF STAGES THAT I HAVE LEARNED...
WHEN THEY ARE LITTLE AND YOU SPEAK TO THEM
THEY DON’T HEAR A THING
THEN WHEN THEY GET OLDER AND YOU SPEAK TO THEM...
THEY CAN HEAR BUT THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR SAYING
AND THEN WHEN THEY GET TO THE AGE THAT MINE ARE NOW....
THEY DON’T WANT TO LISTEN AT ALL
INSTEAD THEY WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THEM..
BECAUSE THEY KNOW BETTER THAN YOU
OH COME ON…IF YOU KNOW....YOU KNOW
SOMETHING I’M REALIZING AS I GET OLDER IS...
MY PARENTS ARE GENIUSES
THE OLDER I GET, THE SMARTER THEY BECOME…LOL
IF YOUR A YOUNG PERSON IN HERE THIS MORNING…LISTEN TO ME
IF YOUR PARENTS ARE TELLING YOU TO DO SOMETHING
IT’S ALWAYS FOR YOUR GOOD
YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IT
YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT
YOU MAY NOT GET IT
YOU MAY NOT EVEN LIKE IT
BUT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU PARENTS SAY SOMETHING TO YOU....
IT’S FOR YOU OWN GOOD
HERE IS THE THING...
GOD IS THE SAME WAY…RIGHT?
WE DON’T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THE COMMANDS AND PROMISES OF GOD
BUT GOD’S PLANS ARE ALWAYS FOR YOU TO PROSPER
YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS TODAY....
GOD IS FOR YOU
HE IS NOT AGAINST YOU
HE LOVES YOU AND HE WANTS THE BEST FOR YOU
HIS VOICE IS A VOICE THAT CAN BE TRUSTED ABOVE EVERY OTHER VOICE THAT IS OUT THERE
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WHEN WE READ REVELATION....
IN ORDER FOR US TO COMPREHEND WHAT JOHN IS SAYING AND DISCRIBING
WE NEED TO LISTEN INTENTLY
IF FACT, WE CAN SEE THROUGH REVELATION
THAT JOHN IS NOT CRAFTING HIS MESSAGE NOT FOR THE EYE
BUT FOR THE EAR
SO…IF WE WANT TO SEE....
WE HAVE TO LEARN TO HEAR BETTER
9 I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me. When I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe and with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.
.....OPEN IN PRAYER.....
(LORD GIVE US EARS TO SEE)
I WANT TO PULL OUT 3 TRUTHS FROM THIS TEXT THAT I BELIEVE....
WILL REALLY APPLY TO US IN OUR LIVES....WHEREVER WE ARE
JOHN IS GOING TO SHOW US THAT...
1. OUR WORSHIP IS NOT CONFINED TO A BUILDING
DID YOU CATCH THAT????
I SAID OUR WORSHIP IS NOT CONFINED TO A BUILDING
THE YEAR HERE IN THIS TEXT IS ...
A.D. 96
THIS IS ROUGHLY WHEN JOHN IS WRITING REVELATION
HE IS ON THE ISLAND OF PATMOS (I’LL SHOW YOU A MAP)
WHICH IS ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF TURKEY OR ASIA MINOR
WHEN HE RECEIVED THIS REVELATION
WHAT JOHN SAYS IS THIS....
LISTEN....I’M HERE WITH YOU GUYS
I’M A PART OF THE SUFFERING WITH YOU IN 3 WAYS....
THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS..
I’M A PART OF THE SUFFERING IN THE AFFLICTION OR TRIBULATION
IN THE KINGDOM
AND IN THE ENDURANCE OF THE SAINTS
JOHN .....I BELIEVE IS EXPERIENCE A ONE MAN REVIVAL
THIS IS A MAN WHO IS CAUGHT UP IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD
WORSHIPING THE LORD WHILE HE IS IMPRISONED ON AN ISLAND
THERE IS NO CHURCH BUILDING IN SIGHT
THERE IS NO CHOIR OR WORSHIP TEAM TO GET HIM FIRED UP
THERE IS NO SERMON TO CONVICT HIM AND BRING HIM TO HIS KNEES
IT’S JUST JOHN WORSHIPING THE LORD BY HIMSELF
LISTEN TO THIS....
HIS CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT HINDER HIS WORSHIP OF GOD
YOU KNOW WHAT HE DOES????
HE TURNS A PRISON INTO A PRAISE SERVICE
HOW COOL IS THAT????
NOW....... HE KNOWS OTHER GUYS WHO HAVE DONE THIS...
IF YOU TURN TO THE BOOK OF ACTS....
YOU’LL SEE ONE MAN WHO IS ALWAYS IN TROUBLE
HE IS ALWAYS PERSECUTED AND THROWN INTO PRISON
TURN TO ACTS 16.
I LOVE THIS.....
PAUL AND SILAS ARE THROWN INTO PRISON
LET ME GIVE YOU THE CONTEXT...
PAUL GOES TO PHILIPI
HE COMES TO PREACH THE GOOD NEWS OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
AND HE ENCOUNTERS A WOMEN WHO IS FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT OF DIVINATION
SHE IS A FORTUNE TELLER
WHAT IS FUNNY HERE IS....
THE TOWNS PEOPLE DO NOT RECOGNIZE PAUL AS A MAN OF GOD
BUT THE DEMON POSSESSED WOMEN....DOES
WE SEE PAUL CASTS OUT THE DEMON IN THIS WOMEN...
YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD GIVE THANKS TO THEM FOR DOING THIS
PAUL DID A GOOD THING…RIGHT
BUT INSTEAD…THEY GET MAD AND BEAT THEM WITH RODS AND THROW THEM INTO PRISON
I MEAN THAT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE SOME OF US ANGRY....RIGHT?
WHAT DID HE DO????
THEY BEGAN TO PRAISE GOD IN PRISON...
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.
I WANNA GO ON RECORD AND SAY THIS....
ELVIS PRESLEY AIN’T GOT NOTHING ON THIS WORSHIP SERVICE
I MEAN THIS IS WHEN THE JAIL HOUSE FIRST ROCKED.....WOULD YOU AGREE
HERE IS WHAT PAUL IS TEACHING US....DON’T MISS THIS
WE HAVE A PLATFORM THAT WE CAN USE WHEN
WE SUFFER TO PREACH THE GOSPEL AND PRAISE THE LORD
YEAH BUT PASTOR, YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW BAD IT IS.....
MAYBE YOUR RIGHT…I DON’T UNDERSTAND
BUT I DO KNOW THAT AS BAD AS IT IS.....
WE CAN ALL FIND ONE THING…TO PRAISE GOD FOR
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HERE IS THE PRINCIPLE WE SEE IN SCRIPTURE.....WRITE THIS DOWN
WHEN OUR PRAISES GO UP
GOD’S PRESENCE COMES DOWN
Psalm 22:3 (CSB)
3 God inhabits the praise of his people.
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT LANGUAGE THE WORD....
INHABITS
IS WHERE WE GET THE WORD....
DWELL OR ABIDE
HERE’S WHAT THIS MEANS....
WHEN YOU PRAISE GOD
HE DWELLS AMONG YOU
HE ABIDES WITH YOU
HE LINGERS WITH YOU AND BESIDE YOU
I WANT YOU TO SEE THIS RIGHT NOW...
JOHN IS PRAISING GOD IN THIS PRISON
HE JUST STARTS TO PRAISE
IT’S NOT MANUFACTURED
IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS MADE UP
HE IS UNEXPECTEDLY OVERWHELMED BY THE SPIRIT AND HE SEES THE REVELATION
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND...
AT SALVATION WE ALL HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
PAUL SAID...
“HE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE SPIRIT, DOES NOT BELONG TO CHRIST...”
HOWEVER, THERE ARE UNEXPECTED SURPRISING TIMES IN YOUR CHRISTIAN WALK
WHEN YOU BECOME OVERWHELMED BY THE SPIRIT
AND IT’S ALL YOU CAN DO TO KEEP FROM CRYING AND FALLING ON YOUR KNEES
LIKE THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS SO REAL....WE BECOME OVERWHELMED
MAN ISN’T THAT AN AWESOME FEELING?????
CHURCH…I CAN NOT PROMISE YOU THAT EVERY TIME YOU PRAISE GOD...
HIS PRESENCE IS FELT
BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THIS.....
YOU WILL NEVER SENSE HIS PRESENCE WHEN YOU COMPLAIN OR POUT
LETS SAY IT OUT LOUD REAL QUICK…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY RIGHT NOW....
YOU COULD PRAISE GOD FOR
RIGHT NOW???
(LET THEM RESPOND)
YOU CAN SEE THAT AS BAD AS SOMETHING MAY BE...
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO PRAISE GOD FOR
OUR PRAISES GO UP, HIS PRESENCE COMES DOWN.
HERE IS SOMETHING JOHN IS TRYING TO TEACH US.....
2. OUR ADVANTAGE IS HEARING FROM GOD
OUR ADVANTAGE AS A CHRISTIAN...
IS HEARING FROM GOD
THIS IS THE ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE OVER A LOST WORLD
THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT…UNFAIR
THIS IS WHAT GIVES US A POWER UP
14 The hair of his head was white as wool—white as snow—and his eyes like a fiery flame. 15 His feet were like fine bronze as it is fired in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of cascading waters. 16 He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.
THE JEWISH PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE...
THE USE OF BOLD, ITALICS, AND PARENTHESIS, AND QUOTATION MARKS
BUT WHAT THEY HAD WAS…THE LANGUAGE
AND THEY USED THE LANGUAGE IN A LITERARY WAY TO GIVE EMPHASIS TO SOMETHING
I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT
THIS BLEW MY MIND AS I WAS LEARNING THIS...
AND IT’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY I STUDY THE BIBLE
ONE OF THE WAYS THEY DO THIS IS BY USING SOMETHING CALLED...
A CHIASM
IT’S FORM THE GREEK LETTER “CHI”
WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE 22ND LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET
AND IT’S THE LETTER “X”
NOW.....THEY DON’T TAKE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE “X”
THEY TAKE THE LEFT SIDE
WHICH IS A “V” TURNED SIDEWAYS
IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW THIS...
WHY????
BECAUSE THE EMPHASIS IS IN THE MIDDLE
NOW....CONTRAST TO THE WAY WESTERN AMERICA THINKS...
WHEN I WANT TO EMPHASIS SOMETHING TO YOU
WHAT WE USE IS....BULLET POINTS OR A NUMBER SYSTEM
WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AT THE END
THIS IS NOT WHAT HOW THE JEWISH CULTURE THINKS
THEY ACTUALLY THINK THAT THE CHIASM OR THE CENTER
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE “V”
I’M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.....
CHIASMS ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORD OF GOD
WATCH THIS.....
(CHIASM NUMBER LAYOUT ON SCREEN)
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE....
16 The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes,
feet eager to run to evil,
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
WE WESTERNER READ THIS AND THINK...
WOW! THOSE ARE REALLY BAD THINGS
AND YOUR RIGHT
BUT THE AUTHOR OF THE PROVERB…SOLOMON
SAID ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE BAD BUT....
THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE CENTER THAT IS TH ROOT OF ALL EVIL......
IT’S THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM
WHAT I’VE DONE IS.....COLOR COATED THEM FOR YOU TO SEE THE CHIASM
16 The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes,
feet eager to run to evil,
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
THIS IS HOW IT WORKS....
“ARROGANT EYES” AND “ONE WHO STIRS UP TROUBLE”
SOMEONE WHO IS PRIDEFUL
2. “A LYING TONGUE” AND “SOMEONE WHO GIVES FALSE TESTIMONY”
SOMEONE WHO LIES
3. “HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD” AND “FEET EAGER TO RUN TO EVIL”
BODY PARTS…HANDS AND FEET ARE ACTION
TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE AND THE WAY THEY LIVE
NOW WATCH THIS....
THIS BRINGS US TO THE CENTERPIECE OF ALL THINGS
“A HEART THAT PLOTS WICKED SCHEMES”
HERE IS WHAT THE WRITER IS SAYING
THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM
IS A PROBLEM OF YOUR HEART
WHEN YOUR HEARTS WRONG, THE BODY FOLLOWS
WHEN YOUR HEARTS RIGHT, EVERYTHING ELSE FOLLOWS
JESUS SAID,
FROM THE ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART, THE
MOUTH SPEAKS
NOW WHY DO I TELL YOU THIS???
DID YOU KNOW.....
REVELATION 1. IS A CHIASM???
WHEN I FOUND THIS....
THIS IS GONNA BLOW YOU AWAY WHAT JOHN IS TRYING TO SHOW US
TURN TO REV. 1.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE CHIASM
OF REVELATION 1. AND WHAT JOHN IS TRYING TO TEACH US IN THIS TEXT
Revelation 1:14–16 (CSB)
14 The hair of his head was white as wool—white as snow—and his eyes like a fiery flame. 15 His feet were like fine bronze as it is fired in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of cascading waters. 16 He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.
INFINITE WISDOM
SYNONYMOUS WITH FEATURES OF THE BODY
MEANS TO CLEANSE US FROM SIN
3. SYNONYMOUS WITH ACTIONS
HE IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING
THIS LEAVES US WITH THE CENTER...
I HEARD HIS VOICE LIKE THAT OF CASCADING WATERS
WHAT HE’S SAYING IS...
HIS VOICE IS THE ONLY VOICE THAT...
DROWNS OUT EVERY OTHER VOICE IN YOUR LIFE ...
THAT IS FIGHTING FOR YOU ATTENTION
HERE IS WHAT HE IS SHOWING US.....
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD
LET ME ASK YOU QUESTION....
WHAT IS THE NUMBER SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE...
THAT YOU THINK IS THE MOST OVERLOOKED IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
(LET THEM RESPOND)
WHAT ABOUT READING THE BIBLE?
WHAT ABOUT MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE
WHAT ABOUT EVANGELIZING
WHAT ABOUT WORSHIPING
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOOD BUT...
I WOULD SAY THEY FAIL IN COMPARISON TO WHAT JOHN IS SAYING
JOHN IS SAYING.....
THE SECRET WEAPON FOR THE CHRISTIAN
IS HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD
WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TODAY THAT THEY HAD BACK THEN...
THE CHURCH OF ASIA MINOR
WAS GETTING INFLUENCED BY ALL THE VOICES OF THEIR CULTURE
THEY HEARD THE WORLDLY INFLUENCES OF THE CULTURE
THE WERE LISTENING TO THE SEDUCTIVE VOICES OF ROME
THEY WERE HEARING THE THREATENING VOICES OF THE MISSION
WE DON’T HEAR THOSE....HERE IS WHAT WE HEAR...
WE HEAR FEARFUL VOICES ON THE NEWS
THE IMMORAL VOICES FROM HOLLYWOOD
THE ARROGANT VOICES FROM WASHINGTON
THE CRITICAL VOICES FROM TIKTOC, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE
SEVEN TIMES IN REVELATION
JOHN IS SPEAKING TO THE 7 CHURCHES
AND AFTER EACH ONE HE FINISHES WITH THIS...
SEVEN TIMES...
HE SAYS....
HE WHO HAS AN EAR LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING TO THE CHURCH
I WONDER BURSON CHURCH....
ARE WE HEARING WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING TO OUR CHURCH
BETTER YET,
ARE YOU LISTENING TO WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING
TO YOUR FAMILY
FOR YOUR WORKPLACE
FOR YOUR HOME
THE WORD HEAR OR LISTEN IS FOUND....
700 TIMES IN THE BIBLE
500 OF THE 700 TIMES...
ARE COMMANDS FROM GOD
IT’S NOT AN OPTION
WHEN HE SPEAKS, WE LISTEN
LOOK WHAT JAMES 1:19 SAYS.....
19 My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
EVERYONE SHOULD BE
QUICK TO SPEAK AND
SLOW TO LISTEN
THIS IS WHAT WE DO...
I WOULD SAY THIS....
IF YOU HAVE AN ANGER PROBLEM
YOU PROBABLY DON’T LISTEN WELL
THINK ABOUT THIS...
THE CRESCENDO OF ALL PRAYERS IS THIS...
DEUT. 6:4.
THE SHEMA
WHAT IS THE FIRST WORD OF THE SHEMA???
HEAR, O ISRAEL
THE LORD IS ONE
THE LORD IS OUR GOD
PAUL SAID IT THIS WAY....
THE VERY FAITH THAT YOU AND I HAVE
COMES BY WHAT....
HEARING
FAITH COMES BY HEARING AND HEARING FROM THE WORD OF GOD
I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THAT SOME OF YOU IN THIS ROOM
HAVE NOT HEARD THE VOICE OF GOD
SINCE YOU GOT SAVED
CHURCH…THE GREATEST ADVANTAGE WE HAVE AS A CHRISTIAN AGAINST THE LOST WORLD
IS OUR ABILITY TO HEAR FROM...
THE COMMANDER AND CHIEF IN THE BATTLE
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT...
I COULD USE SOME WISDOM FROM SOMEONE
WHO HAS A DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINT FROM WHAT I CAN SEE…AMEN
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO HEAR FROM GOD
IS FROM THE WORD OF GOD
YOU WHAT THEY SAY..
A LIFE THAT IS FALLING APART
DOES NOT BELONG TO A BIBLE THAT IS
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A BIBLE THAT FALLS APART
IT DOESN’T BELONG TO A LIFE THAT IS
YOU HAVE NO ROOM TO SAY....PASTOR I CAN’T HEAR FROM GOD....
WHEN YOU HAVE A CLOSED BIBLE ON THE NIGHT STAND
ANOTHER WAY WE HEAR IS BY...
SITTING IN SILENCE AND STILLNESS TO BE WITH GOD
DAN RATHER(CBS REPORTER)....YEARS AGO HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH MOTHER TERESA
HE ASKED HER "WHAT DOES YOUR PRAYER LIFE LOOK LIKE”?
SHE SAID “WELL, I LISTEN”
KIND OF PUZZLED AT THIS ANSWER
HE SAID...”WHAT DOES GOD SAY?”
AND SHE SAID....”WELL, HE LISTENS”
CONFUSED BY HER ANSWER, HE ASKED “WHAT DO YOU MEAN”
AND SHE SAID...”IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT, I CAN’T EXPLAIN IT TO YOU”
JESUS SAID IT THIS WAY...
MY SHEEP KNOW ME AND HEAR MY VOICE
CHURCH.....
SOMETIMES WORDS ARE NOT NECESSARY WHEN YOU SPENDING TIME WITH THE LORD
JOHN SAID, THIS IS THE GREATEST WEAPON WE HAVE!
HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD
3. OUR PERSPECTIVE IS CHANGED BY JESUS’ POSITION
....WORSHIP TEAM COME....
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18 and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades. 19 Therefore write what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this. 20 The mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
THE POSITION OF JESUS CHANGES EVERYTHING
LOOK ABOVE WHERE WE READ…STARTING AT VERSE 9...
WHERE IS JESUS STANDING WHEN HE’S SPEAKING
ILL HELP YOU OUT....VERSE 13
13 and among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe and with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.
JESUS IS IN THE MIDDLE
HE’S NOT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCHES
HE’S NOT ON THE FRINGES OF THE CHURCHES
NO.....HE IS IN THE MIDDLE.
HE IS IN THE CENTER OF THE CHURCHES
AND HE’S NOT JUST IN THE CENTER OF THE CHURCHES
HE’S IN THE CENTER OF WORSHIP
6 Then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.
JESUS IS IN THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING
JOHN IS TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING...
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND
LISTEN TO THIS....
WALL STREET IS NOT THE CENTER OF ALL THINGS OF THE WORLD
WASHINGTON D.C. AND ALL THE POLITICS THAT COME WITH IT
IS NOT THE CENTER OF ALL THINGS
TESLA AND ELON MUSK IS NOT THE CENTER OF ALL THINGS
APPLE AND ALL THE GADGETS IS NOT THE CENTER OF ALL THINGS IN THE WORLD
HOLLYWOOD…THANK YOU JESUS...
IS NOT THE CENTER OF ALL THINGS
AMERICA IS NOT THE CENTER
LISTEN TO ME CHURCH...
JESUS CHRIST IS THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING…WHY???
HE IS IN THE MIDDLE
THE ENEMY HAS CHANGED OUR PERSPECTIVE
WE LOOK TO ALL THESE THINGS FOR ANSWERS
AND JESUS IS SAYING...
I HOLD THE KEYS TO DEATH, HELL
I GOT THE STARS IN ONE HANDS
I CONTROL THE LAMPSTANDS OVER HERE
I AM IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING
CHURCH LISTEN TO ME....
HE IS HERE WITH YOU TODAY
LET US NOT BE DISTRACTED BY DWELLING ON THE WRONG THINGS
GOD IS IN CONTROL
LET US CENTER OURSELVES ON THE ONE WHO IS AT THE CENTER OF ALL THINGS
I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE MORE CHIASM THIS MORNING.....
YOU’LL NEVER LOOK AT THE SAME....
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.
THE PSALM HAS IN IT...
55 WORD HEBREW WORDS
YOU CAN TAKE THE FIRST 26 WORDS IN HEBREW
AND THE LAST 26 WORDS IN HEBREW
AND BREAK THEM APART
THERE IS A CENTER PHRASE OF 3 WORDS
IT’S THE VERY CENTER OF THE PSALM…3 WORDS
IF YOU DO THAT...
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.
NO MATTER WHERE YOUR AT....
GOD IS WITH YOU
WHEN YOUR ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP
HE’S WITH YOU
WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH
HE IS WITH YOU
IF YOUR NAVIGATING CANCER RIGHT NOW
IF YOUR IF YOU EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF A HEALTH CONDITION
WHEN YOU LOSE A LOVED ONE
WHEN YOU MARRIAGE FALLS APART
AND YOU’VE DONE EVERYTHING YOU KNOW TO DO
WHEN YOUR HAVE A SON OR DAUGHTER WHO IS BATTLING ADDICTION
WHEN YOU CONTEMPLATE SUICIDE
HE IS THERE WITH YOU
WHEN YOUR BEING PERSECUTED FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING.....
GOD IS WITH YOU
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ONE WHO IS IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING.
......STAND TO YOUR FEET......
WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT RIGHT NOW
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF...
I WANT YOU TO NAME IT AND OFFER IT UP
RIGHT NOW
THESE ALTARS ARE OPEN...
JUST OFFER EVERYTHING UP TO HIM RIGHT NOW.....
HE’S IN THE MIDDLE
HE IS NOT A GOD WHO SPEAKS FROM A DISTANCE
HE’S NOT A GOD THAT IS WAITING UNTIL WE GET IT RIGHT BEFORE HE SHOWS UP
HIS WORD SAYS...
HE IS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THINGS
