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The Quest to Know God

The Quest to Know God

The Sermon Outline

And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. John 17:3

Spanish for knowing

 

 

 

Learning and experiencing So dependent on God = he started thanking him.

 

Psalm 103:7

…6The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. 7He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel. 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.…

Matthew 13: 1  The parable of the sower – Bring forth fruit with understanding

John 14: 8 Show us the Father and we’ll be satisfied.

Teach us how to pray. Our Father who art in heaven.

I no longer call you servants, but I call you friends because the servant doesn’t know the intent of his master.

Seeing and understanding the need for knowing – bridging the gap

Jesus before ministry – The growth process

He humbled Himself to know the things in the earth

We have not a high priest who was tempted like use yet without sin. 

God has given him a name above all names. He has the right to judge. 

I was looking for a man to stand in the gap – therefore I decided to come myself.

God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself

Paul the Apostle

We are laborers with God.

Us – We are His people sheep of His pasture

The new covenant – I’ll teach from the least to great

Joel – I’ll pour out my spirit on all flesh.

David says I know more than my teachers

He was able to face goliath 

Study to show yourself approved before God.

You need know one to teach you. Because to the anointing 

Mary has chosen the better part.

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Who Am I?

Sermon Outline

Taken from 2 Samuel 7: 18
In a private moment, David spoke with God.
Our public and private life before the Lord

2 Samuel 12 – Nathan confronts David about his sin.
Psalm 51 – David repents
1 Peter 5:6-8 ESV Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

  • What does it mean to humble oneself before the Lord?
  • What does it mean for the heart to be established by grace?

Hebrews 13:9 – Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations since those who observe them have not benefited.
When I lived as a servant and not a son because I went to 116 Drive – under the Law example.
Ephesians 3:16-17 – I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth…

The letter kills, but the spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:4-6 NKJV – And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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The Righteousness of God

Sermon Outline:

The Official title of the message is “Relinquishing the Rights to Feelings”. I was only able to capture the beginning of it, hence the above title.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. – Psalm 119:165

The inevitable Offense
“Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!” – Luke 17:1
Offenses are at an all time high.
The man made Righteous
Psalm 112:6-8 ESV
For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Explanation
Psalm 24:5
He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Acts 10:1-8 – The Account of Cornelius – The justification from God. Not of works
By Grace are we saved through faith.
The main offense Johns Inquiry Luke 7: 18-23

  • Blessed are those who are not offended because of me
  • Let’s examine the Situation
  • How did Jesus see John.

About Us – Let us have this peace in us. Let us have this truth in us. Let us have this rest.
David the Forgotten Lad.
The introduction of David.

The Basis – The setup
Despite his glaring flaws, the David is described as a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). David was far from perfect, but his faith and zeal made him the standard against which all Israel’s future kings would be measured against.
Saul was rejected by God as King. Here we find David. A man called to do God’s will. What we cannot see. The background. What would entice a young man to know the Lord. What gave him the ability to stand up to Goliath?
These are attributes you can only cultivate in the secret place of your heart with what you have and what you have been given.
Character is who you are when you are alone
God’s Will – David wrote and wrote and wrote some more. Over 2000 years we are reading and learning from the Psalm of David.
This mission was started in 1969 and in 2022 it has expanded till today
Billy Graham Evangelistic Ministries
The Daily Bread – Mat Dehaan – 1938
There is a dream in your heart and your heart is His prayer.
Humility and boasting in the Lord:
Confidence in God – Psalm 119: 98 – 100
Hebrews 3:6
Verse Concepts
but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.
Such confidence before God is ours through Christ. 5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. – 2nd Cor 3: 4

Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Boasting-In-God

Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies – 1 Corinthians 8:1

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself. – Philippians 2:3

What Is Pride?
It is boasting in self and not the Lord.
It is taking credit ourselves for what God alone can do.
It is relying on self and not God.
It is feeling sufficiency in our own strength and not in God’s.
It is the disinclination to admit that we are mere earthen vessels so that another gets the glory.
It is the unwillingness to admit weaknesses that may accent the power of Christ.

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More Than A Second Chance

More Than A Second Chance

Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that is why she loved so much. But the one who is forgiven little loves little.” – LUKE 7:47

I often wondered why Aaron wasn’t punished for making the Golden Calf. Three thousand people died due to Him deciding to make the calf. He was Moses’ right-hand man. When Moses was doubtful, God gave him Aaron. Aaron was called to be a priest, yet we find Him breaking the first commandment as it was being written.

Aaron was in a place where God could smite him. Yet, he was forgiven and allowed to enter His purpose as Priest for Israel. How was that possible? Did God simply overlook the matter, was He favored above others?

I never thought much about Aaron’s heart towards God. All I saw was a man who didn’t see the wrath of God, who should have seen it. I never thought about God’s heart/character in this situation. God chose to be merciful to Aaron.

My thought was Aaron should have been disqualified from being a priest. That was my fleshy thinking.

“You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume. Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”… – Luke 7:46-48.

Aaron was called to make atonement for the sins of the people of Israel before the Lord each year. That means he stood in place as an intercessor. He was called to stand before God on behalf of the people and make atonement. I never thought about what his mindset could be.

What was the state of his heart? Aaron knew firsthand what it meant to sin; he knew what it meant to rebel because he built the Golden Calf. He engineered it. He led God’s people into sin, and he watched many of them die. But now stands before God as one receiving grace.

He knows the fullness of his sinful heart and the fullness of God’s love, grace and mercy. How much more qualified does he stand to represent the people?

Because Aaron was deeply involved in the rebellion, he could not experience Moses’ feelings of anger and frustration, similar to when Moses cried “Drink ye rebels” as he smote the rock.

Because Aaron was a part of it, he would always have the heart to say God have mercy on your people and forgive us of our sins.

He would not lose heart or become frustrated as the one who stands in place of God’s people because he was forgiven much.

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Guardian of Justice

  • July 19, 2020
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“He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.” Proverbs 2:7-8

God is the guardian of Justice.
Sometimes, I’d fear that we as black people will never receive the justice we deserve.
But here, I see in the word – God guards the paths of justice.
He makes sure justice is served.
Then I remember the areas in history where God made sure justice was served.

Let us take a look at some of the different points in history where God ensured justice was served.
The full control of the Catholic Church over the people. At one time, only they had access to the word of God, but then came the Reformation.
There was slavery, but then came the Emancipation Proclamation.
There was segregation in the US, but then came the Civil Rights Movement and one more injustice was lifted.

What’s my point?
My point is that Reparations will be granted because God guards the paths to Justice.
My hope is maximized because through these words and happenings, I see that God is Faithful.
He is always watching the way of His people.
For me, that means we are not left to our vices.
We are not left to go astray.
My heart wants to say why everyone, as the church lives properly, but Israel was the example for me – A new generation entered the Promised Land, proving the everlasting faithfulness of God.
I thank you, Father. I believe you.

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[blockquote type="blockquote_quotes" align="center"]
For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.
John 12:49-50 [/blockquote]
 

May I Never Loose My Wonder

“Wide eyed and mystified May we be just like a child Staring at the beauty of our King”

Today I don’t try to understand. I accept I’m loved by God. Jesus said in Matthew 18:3, “unless you become like a little child we cannot enter the Kingdom of God”. To every young child their parents are like super heroes to them. No matter the danger once daddy or mommy is near everything is alright even in a server disaster.

Have you ever noticed a child in there parents arms after a serious hurricane, were the house is destroyed, they are living in a evacuation center. The child may be on daddy’s shoulders or in mommies arms and their is no care in their eyes about the turmoil around. They have cleaved to daddy or mommy and everything is alright, as long as they can look in their parent’s eyes.

I’ve been distracted, but My Father caught my attention with this song by Amanda Cook of Bethel Music. The melody is almost like a lullaby, however Psalm 27:4 rings in my spirit – David’s one desire “One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.” His desire to behold God’s beauty. Jesus is we need to be like a child to enter the Kingdom and David’s one desire was to behold the beauty of the King. That’s the reason the song shouts in my Spirit.

I’m captivated by God although they are so many things I see with my eyes in this physical world. The truth is I wonder why I’m caught up in God, why does the gospel hold me, why does Jesus whom I have seen physically move me? Be salvation is of God my Father our Father it’s not my doing. God our Father said in Jeremiah 32:39 “and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.” and Jeremiah 32:40 “And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me.”

God has saved me through Jesus Christ and this is very humbling, because my heart knows it is He who has done it. John 1 :13 reads “Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”

Thank you Father by Jesus Christ I’ll never loose my wonder

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[reveal title="Lyrics" open="false,true" color="grey-lite"]May we never lose our wonder
May we never lose our wonder
Wide eyed and mystified
May we be just like a child
Staring at the beauty of our King
(Repeat x3)

Ooooh oh oh
Fill us with wonder
May we never lose our wonder
May we never lose our wonder
Wide eyed and mystified
May we be just like a child
Staring at the beauty of our King

Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
King of Kings
You are beautiful in all your ways
Ooooh
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Just close your eyes
Just close your eyes, you’ll see him
You are beautiful in all your ways
Open the eyes of our heart to see you God

May we never lose our wonder
May we never lose our wonder
Wide eyed and mystified
May we be just like a child
Staring at the beauty of our King
(Repeat x2)

Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Oh you are, yes you are
You are beautiful in all your ways
We give our lives to sing
Oooh oh oh
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Ooooooh
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Oooooooooooh
You fascinate me
You fascinate us
You fascinate us, with you are
You fascinate us
You fascinate us
You fascinate us with your love
You are beautiful
You are glorious
You are beautiful
Yes you are
You are beautiful
You are glorious
You are beautiful

You are beautiful in all your ways
You are beautiful in all your ways

May we never lose our wonder [/reveal]

  • August 4, 2015
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[blockquote type="blockquote_quotes" align="center"]If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. - Isaiah 58:10[/blockquote]
 
Knowing Love

Knowing Love

Did you know?
God flipped the script when He sent Jesus into the world.
Jesus’ coming was personal and inviting for the entire world.
The World had been cursed by sin.
I believe that’s why all over the New Testament we are encouraged to bless and curse not.

According to Ephesians 3:19 “Knowing the love of God that surpasses all knowledge.”
There is no greater love than the love Jesus has for us.
My mother hurt me real bad, but God’s love is greater.
Jesus’ loving sacrifice for me is far greater than any human love on earth.
God’s love is eternal because He is eternal.
The world doesn’t owe me.
I owe the world love because Jesus loves me unconditionally.
God loves me more.

God makes mommy, daddy, husband, wife, family, and friends to express love.
However, God is not an expression of love; He is love.
God never fails. That is the same way love never fails!!!
Father, teach me to love as your word commands in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Loving God leads to loving man.

  • February 18, 2015
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[blockquote type="blockquote_quotes" align="center"]Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 [/blockquote]
 
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