WHY SIT HERE UNTIL WE DIE?
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Good Morning, it sure is good to be in the house of the Lord this morning, I want to speak with you about a subject that is burning a hole deeper and deeper into my heart.
What a blessing it was and is to see people following the Lord in obedience in the waters of baptism. I want to say something that I dont think most of you realize, when a person comes to faith in Jesus Christ they are born again as spiritual babies.
They have to be nurtured and cared for, they have to be fed and have to learn how to walk with God, so many times the church hears the great commission of the Lord which is go ye therefore and make disciples and they think it means go ye therefore and make converts.
In other words if we lead people to Christ and they follow Him, and they are born again, and the church thinks they have finished with their work in that persons life we have failed.
When a person gets saved our work is not over our responsibility has not ended it has just begun. We are called to assist people, to walk along side of them, to nurture them until they become fully devoted spiritually mature disciples of Jesus Christ.
Now you say well pastor we will not be fully mature in Christ until the Lord Jesus returns to which I would say your exactly right which means that our responsibility is to walk along side other believers and for each of us to spur one another on to become more and more like Jesus until they go home to be with the Lord or we do.
SOMETHINGS GOTTA CHANGE
We have no idea what God will do with us if we actually devote our lives to pouring in to the lives of others for the glory of God! Some of you in this room need to be discipled, you need to be poured into, some of you in this room need to be discipling someone else.
God will use anybody, God CAN use anybody, God WILL USE YOU IF YOU WILL SURRENDER TO HIS GREAT COMMISSION.
GOD WANTS TO USE YOU!!
I titled this message LET’S DO SOMETHING WHILE WE CAN
Or If you wanna take the words right from the Bible WHY SIT HERE UNTIL WE DIE?
I don’t wanna come to the end of my life and be filled with the woulda coulda shoulda, thoughts in our life. So I wanna talk a little bit.
Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ”
Now this will help us understand this passage records the story of the syrians and Samaritans the Syrians had so dominated the Samartians that things couldnt be worse.
If God can do something in this situation God can do something in your situation, there was famine futility and frustration. Let’s see how bad it was.
Women were boiling their children for food, this is terrible, citizens were literally eating anything they could find, the Bible even refers to them eating dove waste.
Seemingly all hope was gone, and boy people need hope. We can go 40 days without food, we can go 4 days without water, we can 4 minutes without oxygen, but I will tell you its hard to live 4 seconds without hope.
These people needed hope, believe this when God speaks through divine revelation through the word of God in the Spirit of God, you can believe there will be a wrestling match with human speculation, you will always throw your 2 cents in and sort of begin to create a scenario where you might begin to say “Lord this wont work” or “This can’t happen”
Then begin to try to make it spiritual you might say something like this, in order for this thing God has told us to do can work it would take God making a miracle.... GOD IS IN THE MIRACLE BUSINESS!
So the people in Samaria needed help they needed it now, so those who know the good news are in an inescapable obligation to pass on the news to those who do not know it and lead others in their walk with Christ.
When Christ said go and make disciples, MAKE DISCIPLES IS NOT A SUGGESTION IT IS A COMMAND! IN MY OPINION IT IS THE COMMAND THAT WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE LEAST.
The Bible says in verse 2 listen to this human speculation and opinion, laid right next to the divine revelation of God.
God has sent a man of God, by the way our churches and our world in its desperation, would you agree that our world is in desperate need of a move of the Holy SPirit of GOd?
It seems like God always raises up the people of God that they come into a deep desperate hopeless situation and with this mindset WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, “Look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?”
And he said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”
God has made windows in Heaven and can pour out more if those windows are clean and willing to serve their purpose and pour out more of a blessing than you ever anticipated if you believe.
“If you dont see it, before you see it, you’ll never see it”
Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;
But happy is he who keeps the law.
In other words alot of people give up alot of our churches we’ve given up on em. Alot of our nations weve given up on em.
WHEN GOD IS SPEAKING AND WE NEED TO SEE THAT NO MATTER HOW BLEAK IT IS GOD CAN DO SOMETHING IF HE HAS SOMEONE TO DO IT THROUGH.
Church with everything good happening among us I am telling you we as a church are in a dangerous position. Last year 78,000 people left the SBC why does this matter?
(first assembly, non denominational, baptist)
BUT WE ARE NOT MAKING DISCIPLES, WE ARE NOT FUFILLING THE GREAT COMMISSION and if we are making converts and not making disciples then we will be just like the rest of thewse churches who close their doors.
WE MUST MAKE FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE!
I normally till near the end to offend everybody and I’ll be honest this is why I believe were in trouble instead of surrendering and humbling ourselves and saying OH GOD I NEED TO HEAR FROM HEAVEN LET ME KNOW THAT THIS IS YOU SPEAKING AND NOT SOMEONE ELSE.
By the way when GOd sends you to a place it’s hard to leave amen? When God calls you as a church to do something it should be hard to not follow through.
When things go bad you dont start looking for another church you go to the prayer closet and plead with God for more. Church God is taking us somewhere new, somewhere I hope you will follow. We are on the path right now of making disciples.
WE ARE GOING TO PUT TIME INTO IT, EFFORT, MONEY, PRAYER, DEVOTION INTO SPENDING OURSELVES TO COMPLETE OUR OBJECTIVE FOR THE GLORY OF CHRIST. RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.
I pray you’ll join me.
I pray you’ll trust me
Who under heaven is this for?
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?
Why is this verse important?
Cause if God can use sick leprous men, god can use former drunks, former prostitutes, liars, cheaters swindlers, kids raised with single parents, GOD CAN USE ANYBODY.
WHY ARE WITTING HERE UNTIL WE DIE?
This is what the majority of our churches are doing just sitting there until they die. Their finances run out they close their doors, then they said this
If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die.”
I love language like that if someone kills me I die, If they dont kill me I get to live you do not need a Hebrew lexicon to interpret that.
But heres what I want you to see HERES FOUR PEOPLE AND THEY ARE IN A DILEMMA AND YOU CANT MISS THIS.
THEY ARE WILLING TO OBEY GOD AND GO INTO THE ENEMY CAMP EVEN IF IT COST THEM THEIR LIFE
UNTIL WE GET TO THE POINT THAT WE DIE TO OURSELF AND SURRENDER TO GOD AND SAY WHATEVER YOUR WILL IS IM NOT GONNA ALLOW THE OBSTACLES TO KEEP ME FROM MOVING, IM GOING TO MARCH TO THE DRUM BEAT OF GLORY AND I AM GOING TO DO IT FOR THE GLORY OF GOD REGARDLESS OF WHAT I COST ME!
You can do something with 4 guys like this, and the other side is you cant do anything with 4 guys like this, how are you gonna kill people who have already been willing to lay down their life THEY CANT BE DEFEATED!
Whats a major obstacle?
Churches are dying, and churches are dying because we are only completing part of the great commission we are bringing them into the family of God and then leaving them as babies to fend for themselves until they either figure out how to live and walk with Jesus or they walk away in frustration.
GOD MAJORS IN REMOVING OBSTACLES
And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there.
If I had my Bible in my lap and I was sitting where you sit I would circle the word suprise cause I wanna tell you thats what God does when somebody obeys what He is challenging them to do GOD WILL SURPRISE YOU!
When is the last time you experienced a divine surprise?
God is calling some of you into a deeper season of life with Him this morning. YOu sense within you there is more to the Christian life than what your experiencing Im HEAR TO TELL YOU THERE IS!!!
But yo gotta be willing to step out!
I have been surprised at what the Lord has done here, why because it is nothing but the Lords hand and why the Lord would ever allow me to be a part of His work I dont know but He has and He will use you if you will but trust and obey!
There may be churches dying because they have not fufilled the great commission BUT WE CAN BE THE EXCEPTION!
Thank God for people in your life that believe in ya when you dont believe in yourself!
I believe in you church!! I believe our best days are ahead of us because we have the type of people hear who are willing to do what is neccesarry for the glory of God!
For the Lord had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses—the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!”
Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact—their tents, their horses, and their donkeys—and they fled for their lives.
Im telling you you wanna talk about the soverignty of God THE LORD CAUSED
God knows where you are e knows how to cause things to happen in your life.
Listen to me God meets us in the place of obedience, so here we have some men willing to be radical in obedience and they show up to obey the plan of God and their enemies are gone because GOD CAUSED...
SOME OF YOU IN THIS ROOM NEED TO UNDERSTAND WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THE LORD AND WERE GOING TO BEGIN DOING SOME THINGS WE HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE IT HAS ALREADY BEGUN, I AM DOING SMALL GROUP DISCIPLESHIP THIS IS THE LORDS PLAN.
CORY HAS BEGUN SMALL GROUP DISCIPLESHIP
LISTEN TO ME, SO LONG AS I AM THE PASTOR HERE WE WILL DO WHATEVER IS NECCESARRY IN ORDER TO HELP CHRISTIANS MATURE IN THEIR WALK WITH CHRIST. ‘
Its more than a class its based out of relationship.
(How did JEsus make disciples?)
He did life with them.
If you are struggling with what God would have you to do, then I would begin fasting and just say Lord I will end this when you tell me what you want me to do.
God will share His secrets with the upright in heart!
So GOd removed the obstacle.
And when these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent and ate and drank, and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and went and hid them. Then they came back and entered another tent and carried off things from it and went and hid them.
The Bible introduced these 4 characters as sitting on the outside of the gate and the reason was because of their illness, their leprosy, because accodring to the law of Leviticus a leper would not be allowed in the city gates.
Anytime somebody approached them as they were entering the city or leaving the city, they were commanded to stand up with their hand over their mouth 3 times UNCLEAN, UNCLEAN, UNCLEAN you wanna talk about the misery of these 4 men.
Here they are sitting on the outside in their misery and yet God decides to speak into their life through the man Elijah you see heres where people are. Alot of people are still sitting in contemplation, at the gate WHAT AM I GONNA DO IN MY LIFE? COULD GOD EVER USE ME IN A MIGHTY WAY? COULD GOD EVER FORGIVE ME I AM UNCLEAN..
Others hear the word of God and move from sitting in contemplation to getting more through covetousness.
This is where this passage is moving they have nothing to eat theres nothing in the city to eat thats why they are in such desperate time eating their babies and the waste of doves.
God gives them more then enough for themselves He not only give them enough for themselves He gives them enough for the whole city.
Listen this is good when God gives you what you need and more than you need do you do what these men did?
DO I TAKE THE EXCESS AND GIVE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT BACK IN THE CITY WHERE THEY ARE PERISHING?
OR DO I DO WHAT THESE MEN DID? THEY HID IT!
Thats covetousness
I believe this is from the first three verses
one of the great sins we will have to deal with at the great throne will be loving our comfort and our traditions so much that we really dont want ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOING THE WORK OF JESUS, WE WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT FOR US....
So these men hid it
Covetousness is a dead end
THEY REALIZE IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE
Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come; let us go and tell the king’s household.”
This is the OT GREAT COMMISSION,
IF WE REMAIN SILENT IF WE CONTINUE TO GET PREACHED TO # TIMES A WEEK AND HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO BLESS SOMEONE ELSE WITH BUT INSTEAD WE TUCK IT AWAY ASIF IT WERE ONLY FOR US....
THATS THE PROBLEM WE REMAIN SILENT...... DECLARE THE GOSPEL!
GOD HELP US IF WE HEAR THE GOSPEL SO OFTEN WE GET HARDENED TO IT BUT WE NEVER SHARE IT OR HELP SOMEONE TO GROW WHO HAS BEEN A CHRISTIAN FOR LESS TIME THAN WE HAVE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A COMMISSION A COMMAND YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN MARCHING ORDER AS A SOLDIER OF THE CROSS
THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS THIS ARE WE MAKING DISCIPLES? ARE WE DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES DO OBEY THIS COMMAND?
I believe the answer is a 50% yes
because we have neglected the other side of the coin.
We are quick to share and invite to church, but if it means sacrificing my time or being uncomfortable walking with someone as they grow we will leave that to the professionals GOD HELP US SHEEP MAKE SHEEP SHEPHERDS DONT MAKE SHEEP!
SHEPHERDS TEND SHEEP SHEPHERDS FEED SHEEP
BUT ONYL YOU CAN HELP THERS BECOME FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST
“If we wait until the morning light some punishment will come upon us”
Could it be that some of our churches are in trouble because God has allowed calamity to come because of our lack of taking the great commission seriously? Because of our lack of telling others and lack of pouring ourselves out for the glory of God in the great commission?
it means trouble that comes it is a comprehensive word in the Hebrew that just speaks of the fact that your trouble has come as a result of your disobedience and they have colided and your in a major calamity
“come and let us go and tell the kings household”
I wrote these words
Paul told Timothy that he at times is faithless but God at all times is faithful, God is in control,.
(The first time I ever preached)
GOD IS IN CONTROL
God has been good to me,
GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME HE HAS GIVNE ME MORE THAN I NEED BUT HE HAS SHOWN ME OTHERS WHO NEED IT
How can I be stingy with what the Lord has given me?
WHAT DO I HAVE THAT I DID NOT RECIEVE?
I AM WHAT I AM BY THE GRACE OF GOD!
ANYTHING GOOD THAT HAS HAPPENED IN ME OR THROUGH ME HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF KING JESUS WHY WOULD I WANNA TAKE WHAT GODS GIVEN ME AND HIDE IT?
“Were not doing right”
Do you know what that is? Good old fashioned Holy ghost conviction. Have you been convicted lately when is the last time the Holy Spirit brought conviction which lead to contrition in your life?
Look what conviction did.... it did in their life what it is meant to do in our lives...
it brought them to a time of confession
“THIS DAY IS A DAY OF GOOD NEWS”
Now if you dont believe that you wont do much with it.
THE POINT IS PEOPLE ARE PERISHING AND NOT ENJOYING LIFE WITH CHRIST BECAUSE NOBODY WOULD COME ALONG SIDE OF THEM AND THEIR GONNA PERISH FOREVER WHILE WE SIT HEAR AND TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE
So its a day of good news TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION THERE IS NOT TOMMORROW, THERE IS NO TOMMORROW DO YOU HEAR ME THIS MORNING?
WE ARE NOT GURANTEED TOMORROW!
Whats the good newsthat WE GO!!! WE GO WITH THE GOOD NEWS!
(Cory fish)
Most people in our world today are not part of the family of God, WHY DO WE SPEND ALL OUR TIME TALKING ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY NOT IN THE FAMILY!!!
So their conclusion is
“if we wait” Were not even gonna wait until tomorrow morning, were gonna go.
Everything he said would happen did happen
The old naysayer from the beginning of the story, listen this is good if you begin to live life on mission for Jesus and we as a church begin to do some new things to try to be obedeint ot Christ theres gonna be some naysayers, the cold water committe will call you win and they will begin to try to douse the flame of you heart.
“Well God bless you young person, if the Lord will open some things in Heaven might this thing be?”
THE BIBLE SAYS TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
THE PROPHET TURNS AROUND AND SAYS
YOU WILL SEE IT WITH YOUR EYES BUT YOU WONT EAT OF IT...
I wonder how that meeting went?
In the end when they went outta the city to see what was happening the people got so excited when they found all the horses and all the food that there was a stampede and the naysayer died in the stampede.
What the prophet prophesied was manifested.
God still desires to bless and use His people. GOD WANTS TO USE YOU
INVITATION
Let’s Decide today were not doign right, we could be doing more for the glory of God.
Im gonna end with two questions:
IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO FOLLOW THE LORD LEADERSHIP AND OBEY IN WHATEVER HE ASKS OF YOU FOR THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE BETTERMENT OF THIS CHURCH STAND TO YOUR FEET RIGHT NOW.
This means if you need to visit you’l visit, if you need to lead a small group you’ll lead one, if you feel lead to give more, or be a part fo grow team… whatever it is, Wherever He leads you will go?
Stand to your feet right now
Stay standing
God will meet you in the place of obedience
If you feel like this is for you stand up
Now if your in here and you would say Kyle i am filthy and I dont see how God could forgive me or use me and I have never trusted in Jesus as my Lord and savior will you please stand up.
Today is the day of your salvation God forbid you leave here and not have made it right with the Lord.