Sermon Notes - November 17, 2024
Pastor Walter Tucker
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Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
LESSON #3 REVIEW:
I am blessed, chosen, adopted, holy, redeemed, forgiven, free, highly favored, and beloved
LESSON #4: YOU ARE BLOOD WASHED
I. SIN MUST BE BLOOD WASHED
God determined that sin could only by paid for by blood: For the life of the flesh is in the blood (Lev 17:11)
Hebrews 9:22
And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.”
But God himself didn’t have any blood, and so in the Old Testament, He set up a system of sacrifices from the blood of unblemished animals to pay for sin
Psa 51:2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
BUT, this system of animal blood sacrifices was just a temporary solution/payment. No animals blood could pay the price for the sins of men once and for all!
II. CHRIST DID THE ULTIMATE BLOOD WASHING
“Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.” Hebrews 9:12 NKJV
NOT AN ANIMAL’S BLOOD, BUT THE LAMB OF GOD’S BLOOD WASHED AWAY SIN!
“knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” I Peter 1:18-19 NKJV
- CHRIST’S BLOOD WASHING HAS FREED YOU FROM THE CURSE OF SIN
- Gal 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE"),
- (SPIRITUAL HEALTH) GENERATIONAL BLESSINGS VS. GENERATIONAL CURSINGS)
- CHRIST’S BLOOD WASHING HAS CLEANSED YOU FROM THE GUILT OF SIN (MENTAL HEALTH) ROM 8:1
- CHRIST’S BLOOD WASHING HAS FREED YOU FROM THE POWER OF SIN (PHYSICAL HEALTH – DON’T HAVE TO PRACTICE SIN!)
Rom 6:11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO SIN, BUT YOU CAN SIN BECAUSE YOU STILL LIVE IN FLESH, THEREFORE…
III. CHRIST’S BLOOD CONTINUES TO WASH YOU THOROUGHLY
1Jn 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him (God), and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
1Jn 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
1Jn 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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Sermon Notes - November 03, 2024
Pastor Walter Tucker
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Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
SERIES: YOU ARE
THIS IS LESSON #3
REVIEW:
YOU ARE BLESSED BECAUSE…
YOU ARE CHOSEN, ADOPTED, & HOLY
YOU ARE REDEEMED BECAUSE…
YOU ARE FORGIVEN, FREE, AND FAVORED
TODAY’S LESSON #3: YOU ARE BELOVED
Ephesians 1:6 NKJV “to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.”
Beloved: much loved, dearly loved, deeply loved!
The Beloved is not just deeply loved by somebody. The “HE” in verse 6 is the Most High God, the God of the universe!!!
But who is referred to as “the Beloved” in v. 6?
v. 6 says, “in the Beloved.” Who is THE BELOVED?
The Beloved there is Christ, not you or me!
BUT, it says, He has made “us” accepted IN THE BELOVED!
This is powerful because what it means is that God has made us, who used to be sinners, strangers and enemies, ACCEPTED as his very own loved ones, as his very own beloved, but…
He has done this through his only born Son, Jesus Christ, the one who is The Beloved!
Now, because of THE BELOVED, Jesus Christ, you are now also God’s beloved, you are beloved!
Christ is The Beloved and because you are the Body of Christ, and the Bride of Christ, you too are The Beloved.
BIG QUESTION: DOES THAT MEAN GOD LOVES YOU THE SAME AS HE LOVES HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST???
ANSWER: YES!!! BECAUSE YOU AND CHRIST ARE ONE! HE LOVES YOU THE SAME AS HE LOVES JESUS.
THAT REVELATION SHOULD MAKE US LOVE GOD MORE THAN WE DO; IT SHOULD MAKE US SERVE HIM MORE THAN WE DO.
BUT, DOESN'T GOD AND HEAVEN HONOR JESUS MORE THAN ANYONE OR ANYTHING?
YES!
Rev 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
I AM DECLARATION 2024
I am blessed, I am chosen, I am adopted, I am holy,
I am child of the Most High God, a member of his own family,
In Christ I am redeemed, He gave his life, a perfect ransom,
Through his blood, I am forgiven, I am free, and highly favored
I am beloved by the Father, because I’m one with the Son
I am the very body of Christ, and his bride, the beloved one.
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Sermon Notes - October 6, 2024
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Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Eph 1:18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of HIS CALLING…
LESSON #3 Review
EVERY CHRISTIAN’S FIRST PURPOSE IS TO CONFORM TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST, TO RE-PRESENT CHRIST IN THE EARTH BY STUDYING HIS LIFE AND TEACHINGS!!!
THE SECOND THING GOD HAS CALLED EVERY CHRISTIAN TO DO IS TO RE-PRODUCE CHRIST!
Lesson #4
Leaving A Spiritual Legacy
(Reproducing After Your Kind)
Two Types of Legacy:
1. Natural: Money or property left to a family member by a will.
2. Spiritual: Something said or done
during one’s life that has a LASTING IMPACT
on their surviving family after they are deceased.
The GREATEST LEGACY IS SPIRITUAL BECAUSE IT WILL LAST FOREVER!
That legacy is to reproduce yourself in the earth!!!
Gen 1:11 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so.
God sees his family in terms of THREE
GENERATIONS:
Adults (Fathers)
Young Adults
Children
1Jn 2:12 I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake.
1Jn 2:13 I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, Because you are strong and have overcome the wicked one…
Adults (Fathers): Trained the Young Adults
Young Adults: Submitted to their parents’ training and train their own children
Children: Submit to the training of their young parents
As time passes, the Adults pass on, the Young Adults become the Adults, and the Children become the Young Adults and have their own children and the cycle starts all over again!
If done incorrectly, this generational progression will become A VICIOUS CYCLE!
If done correctly, this generational progression will become a VICTORY CYCLE!
THE GREAT COMMISSION IS FOR ALL BELIEVERS TO MAKE DISCIPLES! Mat 28:19
But discipleship is more involved than evangelism!!!
You can evangelize anyone, anywhere, anytime, but you were called to disciple YOUR FAMILY OVER TIME!
Jesus chose only 12 men, his children, and it took three years for him to disciple them and one was lost!
Discipleship is what GROWS GOD’S CHURCH & KINGDOM !!!
We must leave a spiritual legacy!
We must and we will re-present Christ!
We must and we will re-produce Christ by the wisdom we’re sharing and the time we’re giving!
THIS IS OUR PURPOSE AND WE WILL FULFILL IT TO THE GLORY OF GOD!
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Sermon Notes - September 22, 2024
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Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Eph 1:18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of HIS CALLING…
LESSON #3
YOUR PUPOSE IS BETTER UNDERSTOOD AS
GOD’S PURPOSE FOR YOU
WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO
THE GREAT CALLING IS FOR US TO CONFORM TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST!!!
HOW DO WE DO THIS?
BY STUDYING THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF CHRIST IN THE GOSPELS!
LESSON #3: THE PROOF OF YOUR TRANSFORMATION
Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may PROVE what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
WHAT IS THE PROOF THAT WE’RE CONFORMING TO CHRIST’S IMAGE???
THE NINE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.
THE LOVE OF CHRIST IS PROOF OF OUR TRANSFORMATION.
Joh 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.
THE JOY OF CHRIST IS PROOF OF OUR TRANSFORMATION
Heb 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
THE PEACE OF CHRIST IS PROOF OF OUR TRANSFORMATION.
Mar 4:39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
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Sermon Notes - September 15, 2024
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Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Eph 1:18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of HIS CALLING…
TITLE: UNDERSTANDING YOUR PURPOSE
YOUR PUPOSE IS BETTER UNDERSTOOD AS GOD’S PURPOSE FOR YOU
GOD WANTS YOU TO:
Come To Church Weekly!
To Others About Christ Weekly!
Invite and Bring Others to Church Weekly!
BUT WHY?
BECAUSE WE NOW LIVE A NEW LIFE IN CHRIST!
WHO MEMORIZED GAL 2:20??
HOW DO WE LIVE THIS NEW LIFE IN CHRIST?
BY CONFORMING TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST!
LESSON 2: CONFORM TO HIS IMAGE
Rom 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
This is THE GREAT CALLING,
YOUR GREAT PURPOSE…
To CONFORM TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST!!!
HOW CAN WE BECOME LIKE CHRIST?
WE MUST LEARN MORE OF CHRIST BY…
-STUDYING THE WORD
-MEDITATING ON THE WORD
-PRAYING THE WORD
-FASTING ACCORDING TO THE WORD
WE MUST STOP TRYING TO MAKE CHRIST FIT INTO OUR DESIRES, DREAMS AND IMAGE!
WE MUST CONFORM TO HIS IMAGE! THAT IS OUR PURPOSE!
Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may PROVE what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
WHAT IS THE PROOF THAT WE’RE CONFORMING TO HIS IMAGE???
I’LL LET YOU KNOW NEXT WEEK!
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Sermon Notes - September 8, 2024
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Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Eph 1:18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of HIS CALLING…
TITLE: UNDERSTANDING YOUR PURPOSE
Your purpose is better understood as GOD’S PURPOSE for you!
What God has called you to do.
Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Eph 1:18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of HIS CALLING…
We have learned that you should:
Attend Church Weekly!
Preach Christ to Others Weekly!
Invite Others to Church Weekly!
But WHY should we do this???
Because of the life we now live is a new life IN CHRIST. IT’S HIS LIFE!!!
The old life of serving sin is now dead, our new life of serving righteousness!
Gal 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Rom 6:11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
BUT HOW CAN WE DO THIS???
By conforming to the image of Christ!
Rom 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
This is THE GREAT CALLING, YOUR GREAT PURPOSE…
To BE LIKE CHRIST!!!
HOW CAN WE DO THIS???
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Sermon Notes - August 18, 2024
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2Ki 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see."
TITLE: OUR GOD, THE REVEALER
REVEAL: To uncover
Key Statement: God wants us to see through our spiritual eyes more than our natural ones.
Natural Examples: Elisha
I. God wants us to see our army
II. God wants us to see our authority
III. God wants us to see our victory
2Ki 6:13 So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." And it was told him, saying, "Surely he is in Dothan."
2Ki 6:14 Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
2Ki 6:15 And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"
2Ki 6:16 So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
2Ki 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
GOD WANTS US TO SEE OUR ARMY!
GOD WANTS US TO SEE OUR AUTHORITY
2Ki 6:18 So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, "Strike this people, I pray, with blindness." And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
2Ki 6:19 Now Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." But he led them to Samaria.
2Ki 6:20 So it was, when they had come to Samaria, that Elisha said, "LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and there they were, inside Samaria!
GOD WANTS US TO SEE OUR AUTHORITY
LASTLY, GOD WANTS US TO SEE OUR VICTORY
2Ki 6:21 Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?"
2Ki 6:22 But he answered, "You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master."
2Ki 6:23 Then he prepared a great feast for them; and after they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel.
GOD WANTS US TO SEE OUR ARMY, OUR AUTHORITY, AND OUR VICTORY
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Sermon Notes - August 11, 2024
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Act 16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
TITLE: OUR GOD, THE DELIVERER
Deliver: To release. To rescue. To Save.
God will not only deliver you from something, but He can and will deliver you through something.
Natural Example: The Apostle Paul; Acts 16
I. Our God hears one’s cry for deliverance
II. Our God sends some to answer one’s cry for deliverance
III. Our God delivers those who are persecuted because they are workers for deliverance
When you give God what He needs, He will always give you what you need!
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Sermon Notes - August 4, 2024
Psa_80:3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
TITLE: OUR GOD, THE RESTORER
Restoration is: God will pay you back for all the years of time and treasures that you have lost.
God will not just bring you back to your original condition, but will cause you to experience increase, improvement, and promotion
God will make the enemy pay for stealing from you. He will make the enemy pay at least double and up to seven times as much…
Pro 6:31 Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
but the key is God will bring you out better than you were before! When God restores, you’re coming out better, payday is on the way!
It’s going to be sooner than you think and greater than you can imagine
I. Our God restores when it’s not your fault – Job
II. Our God restores when it is your fault - Abraham
III. Our God restores as long as you keep the faith! Keep doing the right thing when the wrong thing is happening! David
We must have a restoration mentality, and then God will restore
Our focus is that our God shall restore. Our focus is on the belief that things are going to be better, not on how things used to be better!
Our focus is not on what was lost, but what shall be gained! not on complaining, but praising! When you praise you raise, but when you complain, you remain.
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Sermon Notes - July 28, 2024
Isa 14:27 For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who shall disannul? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Key Statement #1: WE SHOULD TRUST GOD’S WORD BECAUSE HE’S HOLY AND CAN’T LIE!
Key Statement #2: WE SHOULD TRUST GOD’S WILL BECAUSE HE’S ALL-POWERFUL!
Jer 32:17 There is nothing too hard for You.
Key Statement #3: WE SHOULD TRUST GOD’S WAY BECAUSE HE’S ALL-WISE!
LESSON #2: NO MATTER WHAT!
GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU, WILL CERTAINLY COME TRUE, WHAT HE HAS PURPOSED, HE WILL DO, AND NO ONE CAN UNDO!
YOUR LEGACY IS VICTORY,
YOUR DESTINY’S ETERNITY,
NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE SAY,
NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE DO.
NATURAL EXAMPLE: Joseph Gen 37-50
I. NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE TRY TO DO TO DESTROY YOU
YOUR LEGACY IS VICTORY,
YOUR DESTINY’S ETERNITY…
II. NO MATTER WHAT LIES PEOPLE TELL ABOUT YOU
YOUR LEGACY IS VICTORY,
YOUR DESTINY’S ETERNITY…
III. NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE DON’T REMEMBER YOU OR HELP YOU
REMEMBER, PEOPLE DON’T DETERMINE YOUR DESTINITY. GOD AND YOU DO!
SO DON’T YOU GIVE UP ON GOD BECAUSE HE WON’T GIVE UP ON YOU….HE’S ABLE!
YES, HE’S ABLE…
GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU, WILL CERTAINLY COME TRUE, WHAT HE HAS PURPOSED, HE WILL DO, AND NO ONE CAN UNDO!
YOUR LEGACY IS VICTORY, YOUR DESTINY’S ETERNITY, NO MATER WHAT PEOPLE SAY, NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE DO.
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Sermon Notes - August 4, 2024
Psa_80:3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
TITLE: OUR GOD, THE RESTORER
Restoration is: God will pay you back for all the years of time and treasures that you have lost.
God will not just bring you back to your original condition, but will cause you to experience increase, improvement, and promotion
God will make the enemy pay for stealing from you. He will make the enemy pay at least double and up to seven times as much…
Pro 6:31 Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
but the key is God will bring you out better than you were before! When God restores, you’re coming out better, payday is on the way!
It’s going to be sooner than you think and greater than you can imagine
I. Our God restores when it’s not your fault – Job
II. Our God restores when it is your fault - Abraham
III. Our God restores as long as you keep the faith! Keep doing the right thing when the wrong thing is happening! David
We must have a restoration mentality, and then God will restore
Our focus is that our God shall restore. Our focus is on the belief that things are going to be better, not on how things used to be better!
Our focus is not on what was lost, but what shall be gained! not on complaining, but praising! When you praise you raise, but when you complain, you remain.
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Sermon Notes - July 14, 2024
Key Statement #1: DON’T DWELL ON WHAT YOUR PAST SAYS
· The bad choices you made
· The opportunities you missed
· The failures you’ve had
Key Statement #2: DON’T DWELL ON WHAT YOUR PRESENT SAYS.
· The relational problems you face today
· The medical problems you face today
· The financial problems you face today
Key Statement #3: DON’T DWELL ON WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
· You’re too much of this
· You’re not enough of that
· You’re nothing compared to that
Key Statement #4: DON’T DWELL ON WHAT YOUR OWN PERCEPTION SAYS
· I’m too shy
· I’m too old
· I’m not equipped
WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT YOU?
You are not a loser or a sinner, you are a saint and a winner!
You are not lonely and left out, You are one with him and lifted up!
You are not weak and unable, with God, you are strong and more than able!
You are not full of doubt and fear, you are full of faith and good cheer!
You are not poor and suffer lack but are rich and ready to act!
You are not a victim, you are a victor!
You are able to…
see beyond the practical,
believe beyond the impossible
and receive beyond the natural
TO WALK INTO THE UNIMAGINABLE!
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Sermon Notes - July 07, 2024
Foundational Text For Series:
Rom 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."
Key Statement #1:
YOU ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH (SAVING FAITH)
Key Statement #2:
YOU OPERATE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD THROUGH FAITH (SUSTAINING FAITH)
Key Statement #3:
EACH ONE OF US IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF FAITH, AND GOD ALWAYS WANTS US TO GO HIGHER (SUPERABOUNDING FAITH); DON’T GET STUCK IN YOUR FAITH!
NATURAL EXAMPLE:
MARY AND MARTHA
CONTEXT:
THE STORY OF LAZARUS’ SICKNESS [JOHN CHAPTER 11]
Joh 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Joh 11:2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Joh 11:3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."
Joh 11:4 When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it."
Joh 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Joh 11:6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.
Jesus says, Lazarus is dead. Nevertheless, let us go to him (vs 14-15)
V. 17 When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days.
Joh 11:21 Now Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Joh 11:22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You."
Joh 11:23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
Joh 11:24 Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
Joh 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
Joh 11:26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
Joh 11:27 She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world."
Joh 11:32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
YOUR LIMITED FAITH PUTS LIMITS ON GOD’S GRACE:
Joh 11:37 And some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?"
Joh 11:39 Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."
Joh 11:40 Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"
v. 43 Lazarus come forth!
Stop believing for a healing, when Christ wants to show you a RESURRECTION! God wants to do miracles in his way and in his time…we must believe!
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Sermon Notes - June 30, 2024
Foundational Text For Series:
Psa 27:13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.
Psa 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
LESSON #3: WAIT ON THE LORD: YOUR TIME IS COMING!
TO WAIT ON THE LORD IS TO PATIENTLY TRUST AND HOPE IN THE LORD!
Psa 27:13 NLT I know that I will live to see the LORD's goodness in this present life.
Psa 27:14 Trust in the LORD. Have faith, do not despair. Trust in the LORD.
Key Statement #1:
EVERYONE HAS TO WAIT ON THE PROMISES OF GOD; IT IS A TEST OF YOUR FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE IN GOD.
You must learn to:
I. BELIEVE WHAT GOD SAYS
II. SAY WHAT GOD SAYS
III. HOLD ONTO WHAT GOD SAYS
Key Statement #2:
UNTIL WHAT GOD SAID MANIFESTS, YOU MUST KEEP DOING THE RIGHT THINGS EVEN WHEN NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING.
Key Statement #3:
GOD TELLS YOU WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN (IN THE FUTURE), THEN YOU MUST TRUST HIM AND WALK THROUGH THE SHAKY CIRCUMSTANCES OF LIFE UNTIL YOU REACH THE PROMISE!
Consider:
- ABRAHAM
- JOSEPH
- DAVID
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Sermon Notes - June 9, 2024
Foundational Text For Series:
Joh 8:28 Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.
Key Statement:
ANYONE CAN SAY WHAT IS. IT TAKES SOMEONE SUPERNATURAL TO SAY WHAT WILL BE!
I. THE FATHER SAYS WHAT WILL BE
Gen 1:26 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
Gen 6:17 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of
life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
Gen 6:18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with
you.
Gen 12:2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
Gen 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
II. THE SON SAYS WHAT WILL BE
Joh 8:28 Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing
of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.
Mat 17:22 Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,
Mat 17:23 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up."
Act 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
III. WE CAN SAY WHAT WILL BE
The Son says what will be as long as what He says agrees with what the Father says!
We, God’s children, can say what will be as long as what we say agrees with what the Father & the Son say!
We can and should SAY THE WORD!
REMEMBER, ANYONE CAN SAY WHAT IS, IT TAKES SOMEONE SUPERNATURAL TO SAY WHAT WILL BE!
God, You said that:
· You will give me beauty for ashes, joy for mourning (Isa 61:3)
· My latter days would be greater than my former days (Hag 2:9)
· The seed of the righteous is blessed (Psa 37:26)
· My seed will be mighty in the earth (Psa 112:2)
· You will make my crooked places straight (Isa 40:4)
· You will supply all my needs (Phil 4:19)
· You said that you would give victory to the upright (Psa 7:10)
· You will always cause me to triumph (I Cor 2:14)
· You will give me the abundant life (John 10:10b)
· No weapon formed against me would prosper (Isa 54:17)
· You will never leave me nor forsake me (Heb 13:5)
· That you will surround me with favor like a shield (Psa 5:12)
· I shall not want (Psa 23:1)
· I won’t suffer lack (Acts 4:35)
· I’d be blessed coming in and going out (Duet 28:6)
· Many are my afflictions but You would deliver me out of them all (Psa 34:19)
· The number of my days You would fulfill (Psa 90:12)
· You’d open up the windows of Heaven and pour me out a blessing for the tither greater than they have room enough to receive it (Mal 3:10)
· I will be the head and not the tail, above and not beneath, a lender and not a borrower (Duet 28:12-13)
· You will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert (Is 43:19
· You will bless those who bless me and curse those who curse me (Gen 12:2)
· I will have the peace of Christ (John 14:27)
· You will be the Rock and Refuge in which I can trust (Psalm 18:2)
· You will arm me with strength for the battle (Psalm 18:39)
· No plague will come near my house (Psalm 91:10)
· I will lie down to both peace and sleep (Psalm 4:8)
· I will overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of my testimony (Rev 12:11)
· Instead of shame, you will give my double honor, double possessions and everlasting joy (Isa 61:7)
· You will crown my head with lovingkindness and tender mercies (Psalm 103:4)
· You will renew my strength as the eagle’s (Psalm 103:5)
· You will restore health to me (Jer. 30:17)
· Your grace will be sufficient for me (II Cor 12:9)
· Your strength will be made perfect in my weakness (II Cor 12:10)
· You will work everything together for my good because I love you and am called by You (Rom 8:28)
· I will remain under your protection as long as I dwell in the secret place of your presence (Psalm 91:1)
· You will command your angels to protect me wherever I go (Psalm 91:
· You will heal me (Exodus 15:26)
· You will do exceeding abundantly above all that I can ask or think by the power of your Spirit working in and through me (Eph 3:20)
· I will not fear because you have not given me a spirit of fear (II Tim 1:7)
· I will not be afraid in the evil times and in the days of famine I will be satisfied (Ps 37:19)
· As I delight myself in You, You will give me the desires of my heart (Ps 37:4)
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Sermon Notes - June 2, 2024
Foundational Text For Series:
Isa 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
I. CHRIST GAVE US PEACE (John 14:27)
Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
II. SATAN & THE WORLD ATTACK OUR PEACE
1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Joh 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
III. WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR PEACE
- Guard (DEFEND) our hearts and minds
Pro 4:23 Keep your heart/mind with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life [It will determine your life!].
Natural example: APOSTLE PAUL
Eph 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Eph 6:16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
- Renew your mind by replacing your thoughts
Eph 4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
Eph 4:23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Eph 4:24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
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Sermon Notes - May 26, 2024
Foundational Text For Series:
Psa 21:1 A Psalm of David. The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
Psa 21:2 You have given him his heart's desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
Psa 21:3 For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
Psa 21:4 He asked life from You, and You gave it to him—Length of days forever and ever.
Psa 21:5 His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
Psa 21:6 For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
Psa 21:7 For the king trusts in the LORD, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
The Royal Blessing is a blessing of:
MERCY
MAJESTY
MINISTRY
The MERCY of the Royal Blessing
God blesses you based on HIS MERCY,
not based on looks, the law, or natural legacy.
EXAMPLES: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
The MAJESTY of the Royal Blessing
God blesses his children with MAJESTY, according to their hearts, mouths, but also beyond imagination
EXAMPLES: David, Solomon, Jesus
The MINISTRY of the Royal Blessing
God blesses his children with the opportunity and responsibility of MINISTRY.
We are blessed to be a blessing!
EXAMPLE: JESUS
Jesus, the Son of Man, the Servant of Man!
Let him who is te chief be the Servant of all! (Mark 10:44-45)
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Sermon Notes - May 19, 2024
Foundational Text For Series:
Isa 42:9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them."
I. OUR GOD IS ALWAYS THE SAME AND YET HE IS ALWAYS DOING A NEW THING
II. OUR GOD IS THE GOD OF GROWTH, PROGRESSION AND INCREASE
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING HE SAID BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY
HIS WHOLE KINDGOM SYSTEM IS BASED ON SOW AND REAP
III. OUR GOD HAS PROVIDED THE SEED BUT WE MUST DO THE SOWING!!!!
TOO MUCH OF WHAT GOD HAS FOR US IS BEING HELD BACK BY US
Mat 13:31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
Mat 13:32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
WE DO THE SOWING, BUT GOD DOES THE GROWING!
WHAT IS THE SEED? IT CAN BE MANY THINGS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU. IT’S NOT WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU, IT’S WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU!
THE KEY IS FAITH!!! SOWING THE SEED BASED ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
WE’RE GOING TO BREAK THROUGH!
A GREAT TREE WILL COME
FOR GENERATIONS TO REST UPON
Sermon Notes - May 5, 2024
Division 2, Lesson No. 3
Foundational Text For Series:
Galations 5:22-23
[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
[23] gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
REVIEW OF DIVISION 2, LESSON 2
Love is THE fruit of the Spirit but it is manifested in 8 other ways/fruit.
All the fruit are internal, eternal, and unconditional!
For the last two weeks we’ve talked about maintaining joy in spite of challenging things or people.
DIVISION 2, LESSON 3 - THIS WEEK:
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT PEACE!
LESSON: PEACE IN THE STORM
We must have PEACE in spite of pressure from the THINGS outside of us.
Key Statement: WE CAN’T LET THE STORMS OF LIFE STEAL OUR PEACE
Mat 8:23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.
Mat 8:24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.
Mat 8:25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"
Mat 8:26 But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Mat 8:27 So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
JESUS IS OUR CHIEF EXAMPLE
Key Statement: BE STILL AND KNOW IN THE STORM
I. KNOW WHO AND WHOSE YOU ARE
II. KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO
III. KNOW THIS TOO SHALL PASS
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Sermon Notes - April 28, 2024
Division 2, Lesson No. 2
Foundational Text For Series:
Galations 5:22-23
[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
[23] gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
REVIEW OF DIVISION 2, LESSON 1
Joy: internal gladness despite the external madness
Joy is internal, eternal and unconditional
We must have JOY in spite of pressure from THINGS outside of us.
We must learn to live INSIDE/OUT
Instead of outside/in!
DIVISION 2, LESSON 2 - THIS WEEK:
We must have JOY in spite of pressure from PEOPLE outside of us.
Key Statement: WE CAN’T LET PEOPLE TAKE OUR JOY!
Mat 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
Mat 16:22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!"
Mat 16:23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."
People will try to take your joy at the most critical time in your life and ministry!
This is what happened to Jesus.
No one can take your joy when you realize it’s Satan, not people, who is trying to take it!
Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
No one can take your joy once your joy is set in God and set before you.
Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame…
Your joy is set in what God has promised and what God has promised is set to happen in the future.
FOCUS ON THE JOY OF THE FUTURE, NOT THE PERSECUTION OF THE PRESENT!
FOCUS ON YOUR FUTURE VICTORY, NOT YOUR PRESENT ADVERSITY!
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Sermon Notes - April 21, 2024
Division 2, Lesson No. 1
Foundational Text For Series:
Galations 5:22-23
[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
[23] gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, manifested in 8 other fruit!
We’re going to take our time and go through each of them so we can LIVE THEM!
Act 16:23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.
Act 16:24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Joy, like love and all the fruit of the Spirit, is INTERNAL ETERNAL, AND UNCONDITIONAL!
Joy is internal gladness despite the external madness.
Joy is NOT defined by what’s going on outside, but what’s going on INSIDE!
Joy is NOT defined by where you are or what you are going through but by what you KNOW.
I. You must KNOW that God’s Sprit is IN YOU, therefore God will never leave you nor forsake you!
Hebrews 13:5 For He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU."
II. You must KNOW that God’s joy is in you and shall always remain in you to keep you full.
John 15:11 "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
III. You must KNOW that God’s is ALWAYS in complete control.
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I will say, rejoice!
KEEP DOING THE RIGHT THINGS EVEN WHEN THE WRONG THINGS ARE HAPPENING!
PRAISING, PRAYING, READING, CHURCH ATTENDING!
Act 16:25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
PRAISE (FAITH) ACTIVATES THE GRACE OF GOD!
Act 16:26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.