Now Do you Believe
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16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Gospel
I. Introduction
This morning I want to tell you a Love story … Not just any love story but a love story that once it was published for the world to read… it became the best selling book in the world.. and to this day there has never been and will never be another book that can touch the amount of sales this book has made… the amount of lives this book has touched and will touch...
Today i tell you a story about ..power and authority… men being lead astray by women.... a man being kicked out of his home.. people telling other people the plot.. people telling others whats going to happen even before it does..a story with adulterers ... women becoming pregnant out of wedlock... friends selling other friends out..... friends lying on each other or denying each other… a its a story of greed.. a story of suicide.. a story pain.. anguish.. embarrassment .. humiliation.... death and sorrow… but most important.. its a story about love...
Ask your neighbor - Do you know that God loves you
II. Beginning
the story began long ago in a place far far away.. in eternity.. a place called the garden on eden.. it begins with the father .. creating the heavens and the earth.. by merely speaking things into exsistence… he said let there be light and there was light.... let there be a space to divide water from water .. a space to divide water on earth from water in heaven .. he said..and it was ..
he spoke again and said let the water under heaven be gathered in one place… and let dry land appear.. and sure enough it came to past.. God the father spoke again and said let there be light in heaven to shine down upon the earth.. and let there be a light for the day and a light for the night.. let there be signs for days, years and seasons.. and it all came to past..
latter on the Father . the son and the Holy Ghost had a conversation… and said let us make man..but we just cant make any type of man.. it want like they are doing over seas where you can fill out a form and tell the dr what type of baby you want...
but this was a man… a creature that would be made in the image of God.. in
27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God created a man by the name of Adam… but the word of God says he created them.. both male and female.. but it wasn't until the 2 chapter ..
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’ ”
Genesis 2:
after he put adam to sleep that the woman was created.. .. this lets me know that sometimes God my speak a thing over your life .. but it may not manifest unitl the time is right..
then after eve was created the love blossomed.. but suddenly.. somebody else had eves attention.. all of a sudden eve had someone else whispering sweet nothings in her hear.. .. and because she let someone else get in her ear.. . wether .. she felt neglected…he seemed interesting.. .. he had her attention.. and caused her to move .. he casused her to act and do something she was not supposed to do… and how many of you know…
nobody wants to do bad by themselves… so what does she do.. she leads her husband astray.. and because he fell for it… because he took the word of his wife over the world of God…
How many of you know that when you take the word of another individual over the word of God.. ..- that there is bound to be some reprocusions.. .. in my bernie mack voice… there is going be some trouble.... trouble..
II. the break up
and becasue of that decision they were kicked out of there home.... and from that point further we as humans have always had the devil in our hear… we have had the devil trying to control our every move…so much so .. that everytime you think about giving God your life.. something happens… that male friend shows up… that old girl friend shows. up.. that itch.. that craving for that next high gets even greater than before...
and just like us when we break up with someone we are supposed to be so in love with.. after we stop crying..... and some of yall stop stalking… you realize that .. in order to get them back I have to come up with a plan… and for some the first course of action.. might be going in the bathroom and taking a bath and brushing your teeth.. becasue your breathe and your body stinks...
but after the rift was made… after the disconnect was made between the bride and groom.... between the creator and the invention.. between God and his people .. he set a plan in motion ..
and the Bible says in , , , , , and
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, And write it in their hearts; And will be their God, And they shall be my people.
so in other words.. i want you back… i dont care what you have done.. i dont care what your involved in right now… i love you .. and it aint nothing you can do about it… i love you and by the time heaven and earth passes away.. im gone try my best to get you back.. you gone be mine and im gone be yours..
high five somebody and tell them… after all the stuff ive done.. God still loves me...
God begins to talk with and reveal himself to his chosen vessels .. with the leaders of his people… and he sets a standard in place.. he sets a foundation for the relationship in place… with a man named moses… and the #1 rule was that.. you are to love God with all your heart.. mind and soul… and nothing and nobody is to come between you and him..
because that trickster … the devil was still walking to and fro looking for someone he could trick.... men began to offer sacrifices to God as a way of saying … im sorry and im not going do it anymore.... but the bible says in
6 You were not pleased with burnt offerings or other offerings for sin.
that God was not pleased with burnt offerings and sacrifices .. so he had to switch up his method.... there to many sacrifices going on.. the meaning of the sacrfice had simply become a ritual… their heart was no longer in it… it was no longer holy or rightous… but had become religious ..
so God the father look over to his tag team partner and asked him.. are you ready… and in my sanctified imagination .. i hear jesus saying in his mighty mouse voice.... here i come to save the day… and the bible says in john 3:16
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.
and the the Lord sent angel down from heaven to talk to a women by the name of Mary..who was a virgin .. and engaged to be married to a man named joseph… and told her that she had found favor in the site of God … and that she was going to have baby ....
and mary told Joseph and joseph said .. it aint mine.... but the angel of the lord spoke to joseph and said its of the Lord .. and to name the baby Jesus...
and Jesus grew and began to do miracles ..
III. the come back
as Jesus began to be about his fathers business he began to pick a couple of guys that would help him do what he needed to do.. as they went they had to leave there home town because of unbelief .. sometimes you have to leave home in order to show folk that you came make it.. alot of times its the very ones that are in your family that instead pushing you and believing in you… they are the very ones saying.. you aint gon never be nothing...
but Jesus began his ministry and began to heal and deliver.. he began to set captives free… all because he wanted to people to believe again… he wanted people to realize that God Loved them.. and that it was a better way… he could talk to anyone because the bible says in that ..
we have not a high preist that can be touched by the feelings of our infirmities… in other words because one of his relatives was David .. and he was a king but. he was also a perv and a murderer..
because he had realitve that was a prostitue and his earthly father want a millionare but he was a hard working man.. his momma was talked about because she came up pregnant before she was married..
Jesus continued to do wha the was called to do .. and that was to break up the legalistic .. rituals … to preach the word of God… to live the word of God.. and at the same time never coming out say ing who he truly was .. because this time the commitment between God a man was not going to be based on..... because i said so… it would be based on faith...
someone shout… I have to believe God for myself..
this time my brother sister God has a master plan .. and his master plan is if you believe.. in me .. if you believe in my son.. then you shall have eternal life.... then you shall be my people and I will be your God...
and as more and more people began to believe in Jesus …his fame grew.. and as his fame grew.. he stayed humble and because he was humble and confident in who he was and his purpose.. his name grew..
and when his name grew the folk with titles and positions began to take not and began to plot to kill him… and they came up with one idea .. but they were going to need some help… and the were able to find a weak link..
and the weak link came in the form of a man named judas.... and judas sold out his buddy for a couple of dollars.. and once he made good on his part he began to feel and then went to try to save Jesus but it was too late..
and because he could not handle the guilt he killed himself..
jesus was then smacked. kicked.. spit on.. beaten.. stripped down to his underwear.. and whipped with a leather whip that had sharp metal claws on the end.. that every time it hit you.. the sharp metal peiece would dig into your skin and when it came out it would pull flesh with it...
they place a crown of thorns on his head as a sign of humiliation.. then gave him a cross and made him walk down the street.. and once they got him to golgotha …they nailed his hands… the they nailed his feet..
stood the cross up with the words… king of of the Jews… the whole time people stood there mocking him.. if your the king .. save your self… if you trust God.. let him come save you now...
and the bible says from the sixth to the ninth hour he died.. and then about the ninth hour he cried..
eli eli lama sabachthani… meaning my god my god why has thou forsaken me.. and then he creid one last time and died..
IV. resureection..
as I end my story… this would be if you were watching a movie.. the credits would begin to roll
1 Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, And as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; And when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: And we hid as it were our faces from him; He was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, And carried our sorrows: Yet we did esteem him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement of our peace was upon him; And with his stripes we are healed.
isaiah 53:1
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