The Worlds Problem: Order and Flow

Last week: Don’t Be Satan

Satan is one that thinks, speaks or acts against God’s intended, stated purpose.

Peter - blessed are thou

Get behind me satan.

Satan = advisory

1 Corinthians 14:29–33 KJV 1900

Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

1 Corinthians 14:36–40 KJV 1900

What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. Let all things be done decently and in order.

I said last week that I am going to solve the problems of the world so here it is: this world is out of God’s order.

This was the original sin

And remains the only sin.

Isaiah 14:12–14 (KJV 1900)

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Out of order.

Satan became Satan (adversary) when he got out of God’s order!

Look at the creation story and the Fall of Man.

What did Satan tell Eve?

You will be like God!

You will leave your creative order and ascend to a higher/greater understanding, revelation or insight.

This is always the way of those that leave truth...

They receive a greater revelation!

An insight into how to fix something.

Always be leery of someone with a new revelation!

That is Satan’s oldest trick!

All throughout history, God has set in motion principles and events to establish His order.

Adam and Eve are removed from the Garden (event)

Given principles to reestablish relationship

Society sinks into chaos

Flood (event)

Society is reset

Chaos continues

Tabernacle plan given (event)

New principles

Israel struggles with the same chaos as society

Calvary!

Holy Ghost poured out

Church was formed

ALL TO REESTABLISH GOD’S ORDER IN OUR LIVES, COMMUNITY AND NATION.

Yet as always, we are constantly bombarded by what we want or society wants and it wars against what God wants.

We are constantly struggling with the definitions that are forced on us by society…

We have to settle in our mind - God’s order, plan is the only thing that matters.

This has to be settled in our spirit!

I will not be Satan!

I will surrender to God’s order!

Romans 1:25 KJV 1900

Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Is this not the day we live in?

(Truly has been this away from the beginning)

Reversal of roles.

I am more important that God!

The creation is more important than the creator!

This is perversion!

Our greatest responsibility is to bring ourselves under his order!

My self - thoughts, ideas, plans

1 Corinthians 9:27 KJV 1900

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

My family -

Noah found grace… this family found salvation!

Gen 6:8 says Noah found grace

It is no accident that after God’s grace, it list the generations of Noah!

Gen 7:1 God calls Noah and his family into the ark!

My church -

My city -

All these things have an order that they function in!

Conclusion:

Trick is to find the order.

My responsibility is to lead you into that order.

Your responsibility is to allow yourself to be led into that order.

We are human… sometimes is seems like it’s trial and error.

That’s why we call it being led by the Spirit.

As we go along and we become mindful that we have strayed...

Make changes!

Repent if necessary - BUT CHANGE!

I think that there has been some confusion over the past few months…

Definition clears confusion.

That’s why the adversary intimidates us so much - society says ovoid confrontation at all cost...

Because he knows that where there is lack of definition there is confusion.

And where there is confusion there is chaos.

God lives in praise.

Satan lives in confusion and chaos!

There are a lot of new terms floating around and applied...

Bishop, pastor, evangelist

I want to be clear, I am not going anywhere!

The buck still stops at my desk...

Church world seems to be redefining definitions.

Bishops - self appointed - some think it means retired pastor

Pastor - diminished in many ways

Overseer of or at a specific level.

You men are the pastor’s of you home.

You as an individual are pastor’s of you life.

We each submit to what is above us

Question:

How does all this come together?

What role does lay ministers play in our lives?

Candid conversations about how this will work...

other ministers - candid conversation