A Future Judgement
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Transcript
Introduction
Introduction
33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.
The Pursuit of Power
The Pursuit of Power
It is said the
++A mind is a terrible thing to waste
++Knowledge is Power
The pursuit of power has always been apart of the human experience.
The pursuit of power has always been apart of the human experience.
Power is
++Authority
++Strength
++Ability
Light Your Lamp
Light Your Lamp
Last wee we look at a miracle that Jesus did to a man with a demon that cause him to be Mute
14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.
15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”
16 while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
When God Delivered
When God Delivered
He
++Didn’t address the symptom
++When to the root of the problem
++Delivered Completely
And the Peopled Marveled
And the Peopled Marveled
15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”
I want to know
++What Happened
++How it Happened
++Can I make it happen
If it can be explained
++It can be minimized
++It can be rationalized
++It can be normalized
Jesus speaks bout division
Jesus speaks bout division
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
Division has the power
++Destroys Kingdoms
++Demolishes relationships
The devil fights against a unified Church
The devil fights against a unified Church
1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.
12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
The major battle for the church
++Is not the Government
++Is not the erosion of liberty
We must get back to our purpose.
We must get back to our purpose.
We are called
++Not by man
++Not by organizations
++Nor by denominations
++By God
15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.
19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
The Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God
20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Jesus Came to
++Revealed God’s Kingdom
++Showed the greatness of God
++Declare the Kingdom of Heaven is near
32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Our Fight
Our Fight
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
To win in this fight we need greater power
To win in this fight we need greater power
This power
++Is not ours
++Doesn’t belong to us
++I delegated
++Belongs to the Kingdom of God
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
A Greater Kingdom
A Greater Kingdom
21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;
22 but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.
Jesus came in power
Jesus came in power
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus did not get his power
++From His family
++From his heritage
++From his flesh
++From earthly authorities
Future generations will judge
Future generations will judge
Did we just
++Talk about the power
++Teach about the power
++Tell stories about the power
++Walk in the power
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Light Your Lamp
Light Your Lamp
Your Lamp is a testimony
Your Lamp is a testimony
++To the next Generation
++Of the power of God’s Kingdom
++Declaring the greater has come
4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Light Your Lamp
Light Your Lamp
Your Lamp show the way
Your Lamp show the way
20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Light Your Lamp
Light Your Lamp
Your Lamp Brings Glory to God
Your Lamp Brings Glory to God
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.