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Unshakable

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Lady Drusilla

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2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 (KJV) Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

FROM THE SUBJECT:

[TYPE THE DOCUMENT TITLE]

[Put your hands together for word] Tittle: __________

I. INTRODUCTION:

(OPPS) = upset the status quo. Introduce a conflict, a tension, a problem, or a deeply felt human itch. )

A. YOU ARE TRYING TO PROVE THAT?

... We have a breed of people who want results without proper protocol.

Many people want to be great. • Be leaders. Teach others, and they themselves are not teachable.

(The spirit of Demas has invaded the church.)

Scripture1 ... one version (NLT)

Scripture 2... different version (Msg)

(Fads, gimmicks and the love of money is leading many of the once committed saints down the road of spiritual bankruptcy)

(They wanted God to co-sign on their own well devised plans)

Word of warning:

GOD DOES NOT HAVE TO GET WITHIN US. WE HAVE TO GET WITH HIM.

2. There is no way an individual become successful without the rest of the body of Christ.

(It’s just how God set it up) Kingdom is corporate!!! III. (AHA)Disclose clue/s(points)to resolution.

(Find the clues that dissolve the conflict)

3. “People have misunderstood the purpose of the church.” •The biblical method of ..... And •True biblical ......

A. .It seems

B. Every

C. So many people are frustrated

D. To many potential

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(The turn)

(It’s through patience that God prepares us for promotion)

Example:

(David was anointed king .........but it took him... to...)

(David was gifted, anointed, with all kinds of talents)

But it took him

•13 years of being persecuted by fleshly fueled egocentric king and

•13 years of battling both privately and publicly ‘

•All to develop the character he would need to going along with his anointing before he could sit on the throne.

4. BACK TO THE TEXT (Explain what’s happening in the text.)

In our text we have/ see...

a)..... b).... c)...

5. WHAT’S HAPPENING?

a) In our world b) We see it in our text...

VI. HOW AM I IMPACTED?

(WHEE) Stage 4: Experience the gospel. What makes this model so open toward celebration and hope? Help people experience God’s good news in ways similar to experience in a good story. )

a. We see it in the text-

b. Give the details

7. What is the relevant question, and solve it:

CLOSE: (yeah) anticipate the Consequences. The good news changes us. The particular slice of the good news that our scripture passage of the day highlights for us points us toward the future in our own lives. Help your people see a new way to live. Help them embrace it. And do it with a celebration of what [...]”

“And God will show you why He will show you why •you’re going through hell

He’ll show you why

Not for now But for three days from now God is showing you why

Don't look at your heart

Look three days from now

I’m (Gods talking) showing you why

· They shut that door in your face ... but don’t look at the shut door

· look at three days from now

I’m showing you why you lost your last job But don’t look at the job look three days from now

· I’m showing you why you discovered she was a snake and you found out he was a dog

· Not for right now But three days from now

Because you’re not going backward you going forward

· And I’m cutting some stuff out of your life

· So you can step forward into a new world

Tell your neighbor: (The tittle of the message or something close to it)

Ask your neighbor- Do you feel a blessing coming on?

I’ve learned in my life (repeat)

· That some of my worst days were my best days

· that the pain to end something was the pain, to begin something else.

· That some of the tears was washing away the old, but it was bringing me to the new.

· I’ve learned that if God be for you!!

I don’t know about you but:

when I think of the Goodness of Jesus and all he’s done for me

· I feel like lifting him up

· I feel like giving him glory

I found out That it won’t hurt always

Look at yourself in the mirror when you go home

· Dry your tears

· And tell yourself it’s not going to hurt always Tell them I’m getting ready to go to a new dimension (NEW START) I dare you to shout

· It’s going to be alright

· I’m coming out alright

· I know you going through some trials - but get your eyes off the material and focus on Jesus.

· You got to look to the hills from whence cometh your help

· The one that can move you through every situation

· Move you through every trial

· And keep you during difficult times

· And he said all I want you to do is Keep your eyes on me ”

I started it And I intend to finish it ‘and I’m not going to without you

Sometimes while you moving and trying to get to the place Somebody says where is Jesus

Have you ever been through a trial? ...And you wanted to know where he was;

· I’ve cried and I prayed

· And I’ve looked for every kind of help available •And I wonder where the lord is

· Because I can’t feel him and I don’t see him

let me tell you where he is ... he’s at the finish line (title) expecting you to win.

Look down your row and say neighbor.

· I know your hurt ... but we expect you to win

· I know you lost your job... but we expect you to win

· I know you going through trials ... but you’re still expected to win

Tell somebody

· You got to make it

· Tell yourself

· I’m expected to win

· To cast out devils

· Move to the next level

· Get over this mess

· Get through this depression

· I’ve been backed up to long

· You backed me up on the job

· In my house

· In my credit

· In my finances

My body

· And you got me backing up

· But I’m so glad the lord gave me the sword of the spirit

· Which is the word of God?

· And I rose to tell the devil

· It’s my turn now

· Get out of my house

· Off my land

· Out of my place

· Job child

· Church

· Get out

(Tittle) Because I am expected to win

· Expected

· To cast out devils

· Have joy

· To deliver the power of God

· Give somebody high 5 and say

TITLE •And I will do whatever the title is”

Notes:

1. difficult days still lie ahead, but the Holy Spirit intends to use this season of uncertainty to rebuild the foundation of the Church for a future that

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INTRODUCTION | "Perspective"

.Part 1: See Jesus. (not just the race, not just the challenges, etc.)Part 2: See yourself as a child of God. (a new perspective on God's disipline)This Week: See the unshakable in the midst of the shaking. (we're all probably experiencing some "shaking" --> relationships, finances, health, etc.)Through the author of Hebrews, God offers us a new perspective.​

TENSIONS | "Getting Close to God"

When we encounter God......is it terrifying or life-giving?...There are really only two responses: a new perspective on life or a hopeless realization of how far we are from what he's called us to be.This passage is structured in pairs...Forcing us to recognize where we're at... no middle ground.​This is God speaking through the author of Hebrews to overwrite the family history... "the last time we got close to God..."​

TEXT | Hebrews 12:18-29 | p. 1009

"Two Mountains: Mt. Sinai" | Hebrews 12:18-21

Hebrews 12:18–21 ESVFor you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.” The closest they've ever been to God (this is the story passed down from generation to generation.​"Have not come" --> common term for coming to a relationship with God.Their initial "close encounters" with God [theophany] were terrifiying:"Blazing fire""darkness and gloom""a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them" (Exodus 20:19)​"They could not endure the order that was given" (Based on their (in)ability...)​God speaks through the author of Hebrews to say: "but, I didn't leave you to live in fear..." ​

"Two Mountains: Mt. Zion" | Hebrews 12:22-24

Hebrews 12:22–24 ESVBut you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Contrasts in every way with the first description:It's a celebrationBased on the work of Jesus ("do" v. "done")​

"Two Warnings" | Hebrews 12:25

Hebrews 12:25 ESVSee that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. Two warnings:"they" didn't listen to someone speaking on God's behalf"we" have heard directly from God through Jesus.​

"Two Kingdoms: Shaken" | Hebrews 12:26-27

Hebrews 12:26–27 ESVAt that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. There are two kingdoms:The things that can be shaken (the created, temporary things --> this includes the kingdoms we make for ourselves)The kingdom that cannot be shaken (the eternal Kingdom)​

"Two Kingdoms: Unshakable" | Hebrews 12:28-29

Hebrews 12:28–29 ESVTherefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. Worship that pleases God ("acceptable worship"):Recognizes the present tense reality of the Kingdom."for receiving" --> not future tenseRecognizes the difference between the temporary and the unshakable.We remember God's story... it doesn't start and end with us.Reveals our "kingdoms"Recognizes the reality of God.Creator and consuming fire (burns away the temporary to reveal the eternal)He does it in the world and he does it in us.He doesn't consume us with fire... he refines us.​

IMPLICATIONS | "Our New Perspective"

How do we move from being terrified by encounters with God to having life-giving encounters with God?Look for the unshakable Kingdom in the midst of the temporary.The unshakable Kingdom is a present tense reality... you just need to be looking for it.Look around. What isn't shaking?FRC --> together we give perspective. God works through his church to reveal the unshakable Kingdom (he's done that all along)Recognize that the thing that makes the shaking process to terrifying is that you see how weak what you've been clinging to really is.Two choices when your world is shaking:Let go. (retreat... give up on the process -- I've never met someone who went through the shaking process that would trade their new perspective for anything.)Seek the unshakable. (what is God up to? what is he revealing to you about the kingdoms you are clinging to?)Recognize that it truly is a process with a purpose (Hebrews 12). You're learning to:See Jesus.See yourself as a child of God.See the unshakable.

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