The Word in Ministry

Intro:

This book is:

a Text Book (for History, Science, Politics, Math, Geography, Theology and even Religion)

A Love letter

A Rule book

A Road map

A Mirror

Literal food

Meat

Milk

Water

Bread

A Sword

This book has set people free,

started wars,

This book is a deed to land, and shows how it was created

This books shows you how to:

get well,

get married,

grow up,

act like a man,

find a virtous woman

Be wise, and prudent and patient

This books will

both calm your nevers,

excited you soul,

start you crying for no reason, and

give you joy unspeakable right after it condemns you to death

It tells you

the past

the present

and the future all at the same time, and names names

The Approaches to Scripture

Josiah (The Beginner)

Becomes King at 8

Serves for 10 years, now 18

The priest brings him the “Book of the Law”

He cleans up Jerusalem, brings back the Passover, destroys the High places

2 Kings 22:11–13 (KJV 1900) And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, Go ye, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

Jehoiakim (The Ignorer)

Jer 36:1-24

Jeremiah the Prophet (Same as during Josiah’s time)

Jer 36:23 And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

Jer 36:24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

Pharisee (The Legalist)

Matthew 15:2 “Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”

Matthew 12:1–2 “At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.”

Matthew 12:10 “And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.”

Matthew 22:23–29 “The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.”

Nicodemus (The Teachable)

PAY ATTENTION!!!

*The Attitude of Nicodemus*

*Who and What Nicodemus was*

John 3:1–3 “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Why Jesus talked about this:

We think Jesus is talking about Salvation… and he is

But He is correcting Nicodemus Prophecy

He is a Pharisee - He believes in the Resurrection

This is why Jesus is talking to him about the ascension

Apollos -

Acts 18:23–26 “23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. 24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.”

The Colorado Jew

John 3:9 “Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”

John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

Look with New Eyes

John 3:11 “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.”

John 3:14 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”

John 3:15 “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:17 “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

The Bible in Ministry

What shape is water?

The Bible considered water?

You make it take your shape.

Acts 6:4 “But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”

Don’t make it say what you wanted to say

Do not spring board

It is a weapon to defeat the enemy not a Club to beat your people

What we trust over what we know

Pastors and Prophecy

The Challenge (Prophecy)

Elam = Iran

Media Persia = Iran

Mesopotamia = Iran/Iraq

Eden = Iran/Iraq

Ancient Babylon = Iraq

Chaldeans = Iran/Iraq (Abraham is from Ur of the Chaldees)

Cush = Ethiopia

Gog Magog - Russian and it’s leader

Teman, Midian, Dedan, Kedar = Saudi Arabia

Edom - Edomites = Jordan

Damascus - Damascus Road = Syria