March 17, 2019 Sun pm - 3 John 9 -10

All right, we're going to continue this series of lessons at Tony's put together for us. We're calling Postcards From Heaven.

Thing already. Carson Paving and it is nicely taken from some of the smaller books that we have in the house tonight is coming from the furry people to jump. We're going to look at verses 9 and 10 with the title of this mess and being sowing Discord.

Look at that just needs a little better touch there. So we look at our texts you going to see I don't know. I think there's 15 verses in here. So this is the smallest book in the Bible verses in 3rd and 2nd John but they're let's work. This is the smallest book in the Bible. And if you have some lessons for Costco in Discord, John is trying to achieve something and he has been tortured by nothing.

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But if I come I will bring up what he is doing talkin Wicked nonsense against us and not content with that. He refuses is to welcome the brothers and also stops those who want who want to and puts them out of church lesson tonight about the spirit promo. unity and we already see from these two verses obviously something's going on when you have someone that is with standing John somebody that is not accepting the authority that comes from an apostle in the early church Okay, so I'm going to stay in this epistle to help us with our understanding of the beginning of the letter s stands the Elder John Deere true beloved. I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health as it as it goes. Well with your soul for I Rejoice greatly when the brothers came and testified York Fruit as indeed. You are walking him the truth. I have no Greater Joy than to hear that my children are walking in the street. So the letters showing up with John old gas gas progress in the face walking in the Lord is Walking In accordance to the truth. Then he goes on to say I have on the screen in verse Five Below. It is a faithful thing you do your efforts for these brothers strangers as they are. So his commanding gayest Brothers in the face pictures of the Apostles trying to establish the early church. They cannot be everywhere at the same time as a gift of the Holy Spirit and I'm in the Magnificent measure themselves and be in two different places at one time to go out and buy what they would do is they would send somebody from their party back to our congregation that they've been to before to help them requested that they might have check on them to see how they're doing. And to build other churches in the area as well. The church is growing at this point. You understand. So John is telling you that it is a fake you doing she is accepting brothers who are strangers accepting them because they're brothers in Christ. Hey, man, the Gospel of John is commending him and he does that with all the churches in Paulding the same thing as well. I would write letters to the churches and tell them to receive certain person receive these brothers and take care of them. This is the same thing as doing here in the ass for doing that to say, let me just start from beginning. Keep it all in contact bill of it is a faithful thing to do for these strangers as they are.

Before the church will do well to send them on their journey in a matter. They have gone out for the for the sake of the name accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore. We ought to support people like these days. We need to support brother like this except in doing that work by the church and its voluntary offering for them. And that's the same here for we ought to support people like that. We may be fellow workers for the truth. These brothers God is hearing is taking care of them in the work for the truth and that he is commending him for that practice. So in verses 5 through 8 Farro shows concern for the work that's been done for the doc was being preached. There's somebody who is not the same way. And that is the ultra fee. He is obviously getting in the way of the truth being promoted and Proclaim because John wants to say the same thing about you but they refused is not accepting the apostles Authority these people that John is commending gayest for accepting and taking care of matter fact after the text that we read a John goes on to say about the good example, don't do what do not. Cuz he's doing what he said. Whoever does good is from whoever does evil have not seen got you all see that he goes on to say in verse 12 metrius has received a good testimony from somebody else in the congregation who is getting a good report also, add our testimony and you know is true of John and the gospel are strangers to gas to Demetrius geography and Demetrius are accepting them is getting in the way. Some people like that. They don't want to share the glory. You don't want to share the authority and the actor for used according to job likes to make sure that he's first he's taken care of first. So he intimated that he will take care of what the problem is with the Okapi when he gets the chance to talk to them face-to-face or writing about this, but when I get a chance to be in front of you will deal with this problem face-to-face, so, thanks. Turn me to Bible speaks about sowing Discord. John does not pay GI trapeze in a good life here. And that's the first part of our thing that we're looking at the mouth send this school. And this is why he never he is such a powerful Christian characteristic because we are they have to do to be to promote it has to be on the poster and you know, and I get all the glory. No, it's not about putting us first. It's about putting the souls of men first and operating that way the Bible even speak to it in the Book of Proverbs. I got two great passages from Proverbs 6 and verses 12 through their the Bible says that a worthless person Wicked man goes about crooked speech you all see that Winx with his eye signal with his feet point with his finger with perverted heart deviseth evil continually. So he will come in Our Moment. He will be here the Bible speaks very badly about sowing Discord proverb Rider here definitely shows us on disc or something that the Lord has my wife travel writer wrote this six things that the Lord hates 7 that are an Abomination. Let's read what those are verse 17 Lying tongue and hands that shed innocent Blood. Let's goes on a heart that devises Wicked plan that will make haste to run to evil verse 19 or false witness and One controller addressing what he's doing before he gets to where they were at is he's encouraging the good behavior know that there is someone in your mix is causing difficult for someone that is not receiving. The brother is not a co-worker in the truth is one who Put himself and not the gospels work first. That's what we have to do with put the gospels work first. And then if we do that then everything else will be added to understand that showing the disc or is certainly seeing that is also a work of The Flash is not what we go to Galatians 5 verses 19 and 20, there is right there for us. Not a sexual immorality impurity idolatry for sale in the teen. What's the next One Insurance vision?

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and it is a part of the works of the flesh.

We always hear the questions. You can't we all get along does everybody have to be of one mind and everybody be working together. Yes, we see that in 1st Corinthians 1 and inverse number 10 is that Unity is desirable Spirit desires you that we'd be of one fact that we have one that we walk in the spirit and the unity of Peace a man to you brother is another congregation the Corinthian congregation that have some difficult is the first letter.

brothers and sisters in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you agree you agree with who with one another in what you say and that there be no but that perfectly in mind and thought these in the third epistle from John is not of one mind. He's not agree with the brother. He is divided he he wants to come first if he's a leader which it sounds like he is we don't know a lot about but it sounds like

That's why I don't think the elders are told not to do in the church to Lord it over them know where you do what I say not what I do, but you do what I say is you have to follow me only needs to be like a cuz that's what he's put your life on the line for the sheet and he cares for the sheet. And so I propose Discord emotes and went back there to see the flip side that is concerned. Galatians 5 21 through 26 I'm going to start cuz he's finishing up from earlier and things like these please talk about the works of The Flash does I warn you as I warned you before that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God, then he goes on to say but the fruit of the spirit in contrast to the works of the flesh, but the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace, patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness self-control against such things. There is no law crucify the flesh passion and desire by the spirit. Let us also keep in step with the spirit and commending Demetria. Walking In step with the spirit let us not become conceited geography provoking one another geographies one another after fees because he is sowing Discord because he wants to be first the way the job and so we can benefit we labor in that we serve in putting ourselves first, but putting one another first Big Ben of like mine so that so that we were asked to do things. We consider the congregation first and what its needs are.

We consider what the body's needs are what song is rights in the hundred and thirty-third song in the first first and we've heard this before right? This is from the English Standard Version behold how good and pleasant it is when Brothers dwell in unity. I like peeps. I like these I don't like Discord Discord like a Discord over there and he's over there. I'm always going out on my way from turmoil and everything else that I can write so good.

We have never mind that like Janice and John and Demetrius that we will receive Brothers in the truth. Even though they be strange John Smith about gas and and Demetrius and the good report that they had very very hard at another popular passage of scripture that says we use and that's an Amos chapter 3 and verse number three and he says the two walk together unless they have a Uso so here is a theocracy.

Demetrius is not walking so much so that johnis and next time I'm there. We going to handle this deal with this face-to-face instead Reno last few verses he says I have more I can write about this. I have more I can write to you. Thanks Unity is certainly what the Lord wants in his church and that's a wonderful thing about the Bible to attend just telling everything good and also showed us some of the things that we see that you don't know. When was Dave were closing out and he was in Rome, you know, whatever in the Bible. I review from the Holy Spirit the ending of the book of Acts in with Paul waiting for his trial in Rome. So if you go to chapter 28, and you look at the end of that book you notice that what he is dealing with is what John was dealing with as well. Now I have this because this is more history to consider many who say that Christian trophies and vulva who killed him where the beginning of the Monarch Bishop movement. Which were those were the people who won the civil rule One Elder over a church. And then that monarco Bishop started rolling into Regional Bishops. I went from one Elder in a church 21 Elder over a city and then it went from one Elder over a city the One Elder over our region and therefore One Elder over a region the One Elder over a nation and then you got to the point where you start having five different provinces who have won me over them who started fighting for power to see who would be the greatest of them all and eventually you have one that said I am the greatest Bishop. I am the Archbishop. That's when the pope gay temperature all from with John what more than likely was addressing with the opportunities who would not accept the authority of the Apocalypse? And look where Batman last two today did not bring you. Proposition it did not bring Pete dissension and wind up having a fight amongst ourselves. Why couldn't humble themselves in the manner of a true servant of God, they lorded over them to let themselves up more more authority to themselves to the point to where it was one of them over at church one of them over a city one of them over a region one of them over and they started fighting amongst themselves Constantinople Rome.

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So you guys understand the movie ending of his life and in the lesson will recognize different places Mars Hill in the areopagus and all of that. And so when they realized he was in wrong people believe some people didn't hear it and believe themselves when they had a full day for him. They came to him at his lodging in greater numbers from morning to evening. I am about Jesus or Moses and from the prophets and some were convinced just believe The green among themselves they departed have made one state. Is this the Holy Spirit was right in saying to your father through Isaiah the prophet go to this people and say you will indeed hear but never understand and you will indeed see but never proceed for this people's heart has grown dog and with their ear they can barely hear and their eyes they have closed last station see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand what their heart and turn and I would heal them there for let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the gym. will listen we're going to say he lived there two whole years at his own expense and welcome all who came to him claiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness.

That's truck that proclaiming of the Gospel that you and I are taking up that mantle and promote Discord, but the spirit will always promote unity and that Unity can only be found in the scripture ideas of man, because I didn't go to man to determine what will your night men? Everybody will have their own opinion. But if we go to God knows better than any man and God's ways will never change. That's why I remain faithful to what God's Plan of Salvation. He said it and it will say and it will say that I did back in those days and it will say in these days as well. We know and should be able to tell our story and be ready with an answer for the hope that lies enough Begin by hearing the word of God hearing God's word is the beginning of a we know what Romans 10 and 17 seconds, right faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God must believe that which he has heard.

Things that they have them believe is the precursor to will be there because we only do those things that we believe in John 11 25 and 26 Bible says that Jesus said to her I am the resurrection and the life ever be in me though. He died yet. Shall he live and everyone who lives and Believes In Me shall never die turn to the woman and it says this to her do you believe this because something would be required of her if she does we have to repent because repentance leads to life everlasting life Everlasting to Everlasting 13 and 3. Jesus said I tell you that you will all perish Fashion is The Obedience that responds to the truth? We see if the Jesus says that you have to acknowledge me before 10:33 before my Father in heaven have to be baptized Chisholm is not the work of them is a compliance do not say but obedience obedience to God and to think I was a long way in saving our soul and we know in Acts 2:38. We can see that in Romans 6 verses 3 and 4 for the Bible tells don't you know that all of us have been baptized in the price going down?

In the newness of life and we have to be steadfast all the days of my life by the things that we believe live the life that never attempted that continues to turn away from the old man and walks in the new man's ways. Jesus Christ is the Son of God live a life like the newness of Life of you coming up on that watery grave of that his remain steadfast in those days. We have to remain steadfast and unmovable.

Remain steadfast and immovable what remains for us is a crown of life that cannot be destroyed or trying to do here tonight. You desire prayers and ask that you would do that.