Wednesday 090325
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV
Jesus, stay with me and open my ears so I can HEAR the exact Message You desire for me to share with those reading this lesson this morning. Use me Jesus and keep us ALL safe and in Your arms. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Acts 9:15c; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Matthew 5:17; 2 Corinthians 5:17b; Luke 18:34; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; 2 Timothy 4:1-5; Acts 9:15, 13:9.
2 Corinthians 4
vs3 ‘…But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost…’
vs4 ‘…in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them…’ AKJV
There is a lot of information for us to unpack in just these two (2) verses alone.
The apostle Paul wrote the Gospel that Jesus wanted us to know, ALL of us, ALL of mankind.
Acts 9:15c ‘…Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
There is no one left that Jesus wanted Paul to reach out to, Jesus wanted the entire world to hear His Message.
Paul wrote the Gospel of Christ to and for the entire world.
Not only Paul but Jesus as well, doesn’t want us to be confused with the gospels written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (MMLJ).
My intention is to hopefully portray to that person reading along, that they would ask themselves what it truly means, to be ‘In Christ.’
I want to show the importance for us to listen to what Jesus is trying to tell us and keep us away from thinking we are doing what He wants us to do or even worse, listening to someone other than Jesus Himself speaking to us.
So, ask yourself, does the Word of God tell us what it means to be ‘In Christ?’
2 Corinthians 5:17 ‘…Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new…’ AKJV
Is this verse telling us, that if we attend a church on Sunday morning, does that mean we are ‘In Christ?’
What if we go further, what if we attend a church that also meets on Sunday and Wednesday nights, does that mean we are ‘In Christ’ or maybe even closer to Him.’
What if we listen to Christian music throughout each and every minute in our daily lives, does that mean we are ‘In Christ?’
Read the verse again in 2 Corinthians:
2 Corinthians 5:17 ‘…Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new…’ AKJV
From this verse in 2 Corinthians, we are told that we will be a new creature if we are in Christ, what does it mean, to be a new creature?
Does it mean I am looking at life through new glasses, or I am changing the way I live my life, or I’m changing my ways, if I change my beliefs is that what makes me new?
I found on google.com that I am a new creature through FAITH in Christ. That individuals will experience a transformation, a change in their spiritual state, and a new beginning with God.
Ask yourself this question, If you continue to focus on MMLJ, are you beginning new?
Continue asking yourself, am I beginning new or am I continuing with the old that has been on the face of this earth for over 2000 years.
Jesus when He walked during His earthly ministry, was He portraying that He wanted our generation today to follow His ways or was Jesus teaching only a certain group of people?
Jesus came to fulfill OT prophesy to the Jewish forefathers, promises that were made to the Jewish people in an earlier age.
Jesus told us Himself that He came to only fulfill.
Matthew 5:17 ‘…Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill…’ AKJV
Jesus was talking to the Jewish people, that is who He came to this earth for. He came to this earth to teach the people, Chosen by God.
2 Corinthians 5:17b ‘…Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new…’ AKJV
Jesus was never accepted by the Orthodox Jewish community, they did not believe Jesus was the Son of God.
The Pharisees, they turned Jesus in to the Romans and demanded that Jesus be crucified and killed.
Jesus knew ahead of time He was going to be sacrificed for mankind. Throughout His entire earthly ministry, He knew He was only here for a short time.
Jesus foretold of His death on three different occasions. Each one of these times were wrote about in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.
Jesus knew He was giving His life up for us, but His disciples did not understand what Jesus was telling them, it was never meant for them to know, it was hidden from them.
Luke 18:34 ‘…And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken…’ AKJV
Back when I started this lesson, I quoted Scripture from the Word of God, two very important verses.
2 Corinthians 4
vs3 ‘…But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost…’
vs4 ‘…in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them…’ AKJV
This ‘god of this world’ that is written about, is nothing more than Satan himself.
The same Satan that tempted Jesus when He first began His earthly ministry.
The same Satan that tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden.
This is the same Satan that has been blinding this world from the truth and deceiving millions and spewing nothing but lies to them every Sunday morning, and Sunday and Wednesday nights also.
Lies that the Word has warned us about, but people no longer read the words that God has given us.
People today have been sold the promise that if they go to church every week, if the give their monthly or weekly tithes, they will be okay, but that false promise is no where written in the Word of God.
We are warned of these false words in the Word of God.
We are warned of these false preachers spreading these false promises in the Word of God, but people are not reading the Word of God today. If their Bibles are even opened, they are directed to only look at that which has never been meant to save us from Everlasting Death.
We are shown in 2 Timothy, the apostle Paul fore warning Timothy of the importance in him to teaching the truth and spreading the love of Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 4
vs1 ‘…I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom…’
vs2 ‘…preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine…’
vs3 ‘…For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears…’
vs4 ‘…and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables…’
vs5 ‘…But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry…’ AKJV
Too many pastors, too many priests, too many churches and too many denominations are going to tickle the ears of their congregations this week. They’re going to fill them with stories of laundry, relatives on trains, and what’s the English definition of a Greek word used in the original gospels, and the truth is that for us today living in the 21st century, it is nothing but a fable meant to tickle our ears.
Our preachers today should spread the Word God wants us to HEAR.
Our pastors, priests, churches and denominations should remind us of Easter Sunday and how Jesus was raised from His tomb.
How He moved forward into His NEW life and how He moved forward in the book of Acts.
How He told the remaining original apostles to spread the promise of Pentecost and how our futures were to be shared with a helper.
How Jesus, after repeatedly being unwanted by the Chosen people, how Jesus made the most pivotable change in biblical history.
Jesus CHOSE Saul of Tarsus, to teach the entire kingdom of mankind about Himself, God.
This verse is of Jesus Christ, the resurrected and ascended Son of God, speaking to Ananias in a vision, Ananias, a believer living in Damascus, telling him to go and do as Jesus wants because Saul is Jesus’ CHOSEN vessel to teach this entire world, what He wants us to know.
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
The Book of Acts is in no-way doctrine for the Body of Christ today, but it shows us the change made by God.
Here is another important and informative verse found in the Book of Acts and also a footnote found in the Amplified version.
Acts 13:9 ‘…But [a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas …’ AMP (Amplified Bible)
Footnotes
[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.
Keep your bibles open and continue to study the words that God has given us in the Word of God.
READ the words that God wants for you to know and understand and don’t allow others to influence your future.
Jesus was resurrected from His tomb so He could keep moving forward, not to continuously, year after year, immediately after His resurrection to be returning back to the stable.
I love y’all.
I will be back next Wednesday.
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Jesus, thank You for being with us this morning Jesus. If there is that person out there this morning struggling with what I tried voicing in this lesson, please be with them and guide them to a closer relationship with and In You. I love You Jesus. Amen.
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