Am I Fit Enough to do Specialized Work for the Lord?

Lev 16:21  And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 

Would/could we be called upon to be this fit person to carry out this important task? 

Would we have the:

*Mental Acuity to navigate the wilderness while seeing to the well being of the goat?

*Common Sense to deal with the eventualities?

*Spiritual wherewithal to tune in to the Lord's leading? 

*Physical fitness to make the arduous journey? 

God is looking for folks in shape to do His will. Could we qualify?

How to Have a Better Church by Next Sunday

 

1)     Look forward to church & pray for the preacher, yourself, church family and visitors

2)     Show up with an attitude of praise and worship

3)     Be anxious to receive God’s Word & encounter Him

4)     Bring a friend/family member/workmate with you

5)     Be friendly, greet others, be positive

6)     Participate! Sing out, say “Amen!” when you agree

7)     If the message spoke to your heart, respond.

Where to Look in these Troublesome Times

Look to the Lamb – for Salvation,  John 1:29,36

Look to the Book – for Growth (doctrine, reproof, correction, instruction),  II Tim 3:16 

Look to yourself –for  Personal holiness,  II John 8,9

Look to others – for Soul-winning and missions, Matt 9:35-38

Look to the Rapture – Hope, Titus 2:13

You Said It!

 

What were people saying?

*Judas - Mat 26:25  Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. 

*High Priest - Mat 26:62  And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 63  But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 64  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 

Pilate - 27:11  And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 

*The People - Mat 27:23  And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 25  Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 

 

*The Soldiers - Mat 27:29  And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

 

*Jesus - the ultimate words...

 Mat 28:18  And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. 

Well, I Ain't Never!!!

 

Mark 2:12  And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. 

 

*We have never seen anything like this! This was the crowd's response to Jesus’ healing of the paralytic.

*We have never heard anything like this! (never a man spake like this man) Jn 7:46 The response of the lackeys trying to catch Jesus in His words.

*We have never experienced anything like this! Mark 4:41, The disciples’ response to Jesus calming the stormy sea.

*I have never felt anything like this!!! My response to Jesus invading my life.

“Floods of joy or my soul like the sea billows roll, since Jesus came into my heart!”

Near future headlines

 News headlines: 

*Antichrist approval rating soars to over 90% after right-wing crazies suddenly disappear. 

*New Afghan government joins Confederacy; Plans to attack Israel immanent. 

*Vax passport tattoo okayed, encouraged by W.H.O.

In a World Gone Mad, Jesus is our Refuge!

Surely, lately you have felt the increased presence of evil in our world, of which Jesus gave fair warning. He said, “as it was in the days of Lot…” and “as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man!” Amen!!! The topsy-turvier our culture, the closer the coming of the Lord. Again, things are not out of control, according to His plan, all things are coming together.

One head-scratching example of the craziness unfolding, Harvard University, whose motto was adopted in 1692 was “Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae” which translated from Latin means “Truth for Christ and the Church.” You will find this motto embedded throughout the campus. In fact, we find these directives imposed on the student body:  

"Let every Student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life (John 17:3) and therefore to lay Christ in the bottom, as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and learning. And seeing the Lord only giveth wisdom, let every one seriously set himself by prayer in secret to seek it of Him (Prov. 2:3).

“Everyone shall so exercise himself in reading the Scriptures twice a day, that he shall be ready to give such an account of his proficiency therein, both in Theoretical observations of Language and Logic, and in practical and spiritual truths, as his Tutor shall require, according to his ability; seeing the entrance of the word giveth light, it giveth understanding to the simple (Psalm 119:130).”

What change has Harvard witnessed after three and a half centuries and as we approach the last days?

Atheist Greg Epstein has just been named the head chaplain of the institution! You read that right, Greg is an atheist and heads the 32-member chaplain corps of the university. Greg is author of the book, Good without God, He maintains that when we need answers to perplexing questions, we are better off turning to one another rather than God.

Scripture cautions us that in the last days, perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; hhaving a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:  II Tim 3:1-4         

     

Look up brothers and sisters, you redemption is nigh!