SUNDAY SERMON
Jeremiah 17:12 A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
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ON VIDEO- [Taught on the verses from Church Unlimited and the Mass]
.The image/thought before the message
.The temptation
.The resistance
.Seated WITH Him
.Jesus teaching on leadership
.True kingdom building
.Jesus and Nicodemus have a talk
.Born from above
.John’s gospel unique- more 1 on 1 dialogue than the synoptic gospels
.James advice to teachers
.Paul- the time is short
.Why did Judas betray Jesus?
.MLK Jr.- John and Bobby too
.The cost of discipleship
.Troy
Psalm 25:12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Psalm 25:13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Daniel 3
Teaching-
This Sunday I went to Church Unlimited and also reviewed the verses from this day’s Mass.
From the Mass we read-
Psalm 25:12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Psalm 25:13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
This came from the Psalm for this Sunday.
From the gospel we read-
Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark 1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Mark 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Mark 1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
Mark 1:19 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
Mark 1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
The calling of 4 of the apostles- they left their business [Fishermen]- which in the region of Galilee was one of the best jobs you could have.
Yet- they had to leave their worldly pursuits behind- if they wanted to follow Jesus.
From Church Unlimited we read of the temptation of Jesus by satan-
Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Matthew 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Matthew 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Part of the temptation was to gain notoriety and success- by being disobedient to the plan of God.
I also quoted a verse on video- which my daughter found while we were talking-
Jeremiah 17:12 A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
This scripture speaks of a ‘place’- or position that was destined for us- from the start.
But it does seem strange in a way ‘a glorious high throne’?
It almost sounds like one of the temptations from satan-
Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Matthew 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Yet in scripture we read that those who have died with Christ- have been raised- and also seated WITH HIM in heavenly- or high places-
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
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This position is for those who are in Christ.
Yet- they must first die.
The challenge for the 4 disciples Jesus called was to leave behind [die] to worldly ambitions- and follow him.
If they do this- there is a promise that he will show them something of great value- something that others who do not follow him will not see.
What will it be?
How will they see these things?
Well- that was another reading from the Mass-
John 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
A teacher- a leader- comes to Jesus by night- and as the true teacher begins instructing him- he is not able to grasp spiritual truth- and receives a rebuke from the Lord-
John 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
He has taken upon him a position of being a teacher- which the brother of Jesus in his one letter warns against-
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
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Because if you claim to have a voice to the community- and take it lightly- you will be judged more severely.
So Nicodemus earned the rebuke because he was not able to see the kingdom- at this stage.
It will require a forsaking of all that he thought to be true and right- and an embracing of the Son himself-
Something another former pharisee learned the hard way-
4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
The disciples made a choice that day along the shore of Gallilee- they left behind their worldly desires and chose to follow him.
What will be the great revelation that they will receive?
The promise from the psalmist that we started with-
he will shew them his covenant.
He will sit down with them- and show them this covenant-
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Yes- to see this- and know it- is to truly see the kingdom. [Some sites see here https://ccoutreach87.blogspot.com/2024/01/sunday-sermon-text_21.html ]
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