Who told you that you were naked? pt1

Who told you that you were naked?

Intro.  One of the first things as a believer we have to understand, we can not believe ever thing that we hear. We must examine it with a fine tooth comb.  Does that line up with the Word of God, is that inline with the will of the Father for me.  What does God say about that?  What would Jesus do? 

Hsa 4:6---My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

a.     Without the knowledge of the Word of God you can’t be a priest unto Him.

b.     destroyed -  to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish; to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany (a visible manifestation of a deity (god)

c.     Lack - have a need

d.     Knowledge - perception (Power of observation-the ability to notice or discern things that escape the notice of most people) skill (ability to do something well- live); discernment (judgment, sensitivity), understanding (sympathetic, thoughtful, supportive), wisdom (good sense - the ability to make sensible decisions and judgments based on personal knowledge and experience with the Word of God.

Without the knowledge of God you have not the power to choose life.

Deu 30:19 ----I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Jhn 16:8 ---And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

a.    reprove -  to convict, refute, confute, a) generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted; b) by conviction to bring to the light, to expose; 2) to find fault with, correct

b.      The Holy Spirit makes you aware of sin.

c.     Jhn 14:26 -- But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

My voice is my word

1.    My voice is my word.

a.       Jhn 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.

b.      This word of God is spirit which gives life.

c.       The word of the antichrist is spirit which gives death.

d.      John 10:10 amp  The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

e.       Jhn 17:20-21  Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; ²¹ That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me

KNOWING THE VOICE OF GOD

KNOWING THE VOICE OF GOD

JOHN 10:27

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

I.             My sheep hear my voice

1.    hear - to be endowed with the faculty  means a capacity or ability that somebody is born with or learns or (power, ability, gift, talent) of hearing, not deaf

a.       Most of the time an individual is born with the faculty to hear.

b.      We pray all the time but this hearing of noise has to be distinguish.

c.       We learn what sounds mean what, we learn our language,

d.      We have to learn what every sound of the spirit means and the lanuage of the spirit.

e.       Every sound has to be inturpt. Why, because every spiritual sound has a meaning.

f.       You may say you are trying to get to deep.

g.      But think about it there are sounds all the time in the physical most of them you don’t even response right. But some of them you have to respond.

h.      Same way in the spirit we don’t  respond to every sound but some you have to. And those are the ones we don’t want to miss.

THE POWER TO CHOOSE

THE POWER TO choose

Intro:

• Few people make a deliberate choice between good and evil. The choice is between what we want to do and what we ought to do.
• We have a free will
• Wise people sometimes change their minds fools don’t
• We chose to live by faith or fear.
• We can operate by faith because of our will to choose.
• Let’s see how the bible define faith
• Proverb 3:5

I.       Angels can chose but not by faith.

A.    Humans have a free will to choice, angles have a free will to choice

B.     Humans are children of God and the angels are servants of God.

a.       Acts 26:23   

          1.  light- the power of understanding esp. moral and spiritual truth

b.      1Jo 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

1.      God’s whole plan was for us to live thru. Jesus

2.      Jhn 1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

c.       Can you just image for a minute how lucifier was able to talk a third of the angels to come against God.  Revelation 12:3, 4

The language is highly figurative, of course, and it's true that "numbers are not the issue," but many interpreters and informal Bible students alike take Satan to be the "fiery red dragon" of this passage, and his angels the "stars of heaven" that were thrown down to earth. IF SO, Satan appropriated a third of the angels to his service.

d.      Jesus is our expmple to follow and the devil is our example no to follow.

e.       Hbr 1:13-14  

f.       They are not permitted to disobey a command

1.      How do they receive their commands?

2.      by His words. 

a.  2Ti 3:16   read fro ami.

II.          Your faith has effect on more than you.

A.    Deu 30:19-20

B.     Matt. 22:23-

a.       The Sadducees were the liberal theologians of that day, denying the resurrection of the body, the existence of angels, and miracles. In fact, their denials were more numerous than their affirmations

b.      (Deut. 25:5). Under that law, if an Israelite died without leaving children, his brother was supposed to marry the widow to preserve the family name in Israel and keep the inheritance within the family.

c.       Then came the question designed to humiliate Him who is the resurrection (John 11:25): “Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”

d.      22:25–28 Their riddle concerned a woman who lost her husband, then married one of his brothers. The second brother died, so she married the third—and so on, down to the seventh. Finally, the woman died. Then came the question designed to humiliate Him who is the resurrection (John 11:25): “Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”

e.       22:29 Basically, they argued that the idea of resurrection posed insuperable difficulties, hence it was not reasonable, therefore it was not true. Jesus answered that the difficulty was not in the doctrine but in their minds; they were ignorant of the Scriptures and the power of God.

f.       First of all, they were ignorant of the Scriptures. The Bible never says the husband-wife relationship will be continued in heaven. While men will be recognizable as men, and women as women, they will all be like angels in the sense that they neither marry nor are given in marriage.

g.      Secondly, they were ignorant of the power of God. If He could create men from dust, could He not as easily raise the dust of those who had died and refashion it into bodies of glory

C.     Your faith is to be use for more than you.

a.      Jos 2:12-14

b.      Hbr 11:31  By faith the harlot Rahab perished

c.       Jam 2:25  Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works

III.       One of the most powerful truths a believer have to understand is the devil can’t make them do anything.

Living by faith is a choice to put every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God first , not to tempt the Lord thy God, and to worship the Lord thy God only.

A.                Mat. 4

B.                 Rom 8:39  no thing can separate us from the love of God.

THE Kingdom of God TAKES IT BY FORCE pt 2

THE Kingdom of God TAKES IT BY FORCE

A.   Man was created to have dominion and establish the Kingdom of God on earth.

1.     Satan wanted to be like God and he was cast out of heaven because of his desire (Isaiah 14:12-15).

a.     Man has authority in the earth and dominion over angels              (Ephesians 1:22; Psalm 8:4-6).

b.     Man was created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26, 27).

2.     Man was created to share in God's dominion. Eventually the Kingdom of God will be turned back over to God (1 Corinthians 15:24).

3.     Man has authority on earth.

B.   God's kingdom is within you (Luke 17:21).

1.     Your heart is the soil that receives the seed of God's Word.

2.     If you are lacking something in your life (prosperity, healing, deliverance), "grow" it by planting the Word of God in your heart.

3.     God's blessing is the "fertilizer" that grows the Word you have planted in your heart.

4.     The Believer's job is to protect what has been planted in his or her heart.

a.     Guard your eyes and ears and monitor what comes out of your mouth; don't speak words that are contrary to the Word of God.

5.     Whether or not a person dominates in the Kingdom of God is determined by the type of seed planted and cultivated in his or her heart.

C.   Satan uses the Kingdom of God system of seedtime and harvest to try and exert his will in your life.

1.     Satan tries to invade your heart with his words.

a.     He will use your eyes, ears and mouth as entry gates to get his words in your heart.

2.     Don't let the world seduce you into thinking that words don't matter.

3.     The battle is over the type of seed you allow in your heart.

D.   The Christian's weapons against the enemy are not carnal, but spiritual. Cast down negative thoughts and tear down strongholds by speaking the Word of God (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).

1.     Strongholds are fortified "houses" of thoughts that have been nourished over long periods of time.

a.     Strongholds will cause you to tell yourself, "This is just who I am and I can't change."

b.     Words produce thoughts, which produce images that form the blueprint for construction of those images in your life.

c.      Desires are created by the things on which you focus your attention.

                                                                               i.            Lust is an intense appetite or desire.

                                                                             ii.            Turn away from desires that go against the Word of God                (1 Peter 2:11).

                                                                          iii.            If you allow yourself to develop an appetite for something apart from the Word of God, you create another war for your soul to fight; why create a new battle in your life?

2.     Don't fight ungodly thoughts with positive thoughts; speak the Word of God to cast them down.

3.     Become a good "custodian" over your thought life.

4.     Train yourself to capture ungodly thoughts.

5.     Hold on to the prophetic word that has been spoken over your life                     (1 Timothy 1:18, 19).

a.     When you stop holding on to the Word of God, your faith will become shipwrecked.

6.     Jesus won battles by speaking what was written in the Word of God      (Matthew 4:3, 4).

a.     God is not the tempter; Satan is.

b.     God doesn't pressure people to do things. He allows us to make decisions of our own free will. 

THE Kingdom of God TAKES IT BY FORCE pt 1

THE Kingdom of God TAKES IT BY FORCE

Mat 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and   the violent take it by force.

Intro:

The battle for the Kingdom of God is a battle over what type of seed you allow to grow in the soil of your heart. Satan wants you to believe his words over the Word of God so that he can exert his will in your life. Guard against his attacks by planting the incorruptible seed of God's Word in your heart and capturing negative thoughts immediately with the Word.

Isaiah 14:12-15

The Fall of Lucifer

    ¹² “ How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! ¹³ For you have said in your heart: ‘ I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; ¹⁴ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ ¹⁵ Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.

Ephesians 1:22 ²² And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

Psalm 8:4-6   ⁴ What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? ⁵ For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. ⁶ You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,

Genesis 1:26- 27  Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” ²⁷ So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

1 Corinthians 15:24  ²⁴ Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

Luke 17:21 ²¹ nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God   is within you.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. ⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, ⁵ casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

Peter 2:11¹¹ Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,

1 Timothy 1:18-19 ¹⁸ This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, ¹⁹ having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

Matthew 4:3-4 ³ Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
⁴ But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

The Man of God pt 2

I.                  Who you listen to determines your domination in the earth.

1.    Gen 3:8-11   And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

II.            God is still teaching us how to live in this earth today and dominate as mankind.

1.    I believe this is the same thing God was teaching Adam in the garden to live an upright life before Him.

2.    2Ti 3:16-17  ¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  ¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

a.    Profitable meaning  superior position

b.    Doctrine - teaching

c.     for reproof - that by which a thing is proved or tested

d.    for correction - restoration to an upright or right state

e.    for instruction in righteousness - integrity, virtue, purity of life, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting

3.    2Ti 3:16-17  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

a.    perfect meaning fitted

b.    strong and healthy

c.     furnish  or equip or supply

In closing: God told Adam to keep and protect the Garden?

He was to teach and show Eve and his family how to keep and protect the garden