- Apr 7, 2024Jude 1.11 – Toxic Faith (Part 1)
- Mar 31, 2024Easter Series: Matthew 27 – The Greatest Miracle, Easter Sunday
Easter Series: Matthew 27 – The Greatest Miracle, Easter SundayThe Greatest Miracle - Matthew 27, Luke 15 (Title Slide)"He was cut off from the land of the living. For the transgressions of My people He was stricken. And they made His grave with the wicked, but with the rich at His death."THE CRUCIFIXION of JESUS is the GREATEST MIRACLE in the UNIVERSE Because Jesus is the One, True, Living God who created the universe. "All of us, like sheep, have strayed away (from God). We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD has laid on Him (Jesus) the sins of us all."
"And the LORD passed before him (Moses) and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty.”Jesus was not a victim on the cross. He was a Savior on the cross. The Bible plainly says JESUS IS GOD (and it says it repeatedly) "He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.""All things were made through Him (Jesus), and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."'“I and My Father are one.” Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?” The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”'We should not think it strange that God would come to us to save us One look at the world and IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES We need God. • We need divine forgiveness. • We need divine healing. • We need divine guidance. • Jesus came to give us all these things the parable of the PRODIGAL SON - Luke 15 Jesus taught this parable because HE WANTS SINNERS TO COME HOME TO HIMTHE GREATEST MIRACLE IN THE UNIVERSE IS THAT JESUS PAID IT ALL TO SAVE YOUVisit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Mar 29, 2024Easter Series: It is Finished: Luke 22 – Good Friday
Easter Series: It is Finished: Luke 22 – Good Friday
It is Finished: Luke 22 - Good Friday. Why do we call the Friday Jesus was nailed to the cross "good?" It's difficult to fathom the thirty-six hour period Jesus went through, but Luke 22-23 provides incredible detail of His road to the cross. Beatings, illegal trials, scourging and cruel mocking all marked the night and early morning of Jesus' final day. Worst of all was that Jesus who knew no sin bore the sins of many and exchanged His life for the worst of sinners by enduring God's wrath against sin. Don't miss a powerful message from Pastor David Menard leading us to understand why Good Friday is more than just the day Jesus died on the cross!
"Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no fault in Him at all.”
John 18:33–38 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jhn/18/33-38/s_1015033
When we fail to STAND FOR TRUTH WE DENY JESUS
JESUS IS SILENT if we come to Him with wrong motives
But He is full of grace to an honest heartTHREE HOURS OF DARKNESS upon the face of the earthTHE DIVINE EXECUTIONER UNLEASHED HIS WRATH NOT UPON SINNERS BUT UPON THE SIN BEARER
"For He made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
2 Corinthians 5:21 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2co/5/21/s_1083021"In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
1 John 4:10 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/1jo/4/10/s_1163010INTIMACY WITH THE HOLY GOD is now available TO ALL WHO ARE IN CHRISTCOMMUNION - Our salvation has been finishedVisit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Mar 10, 2024Jude 1:6-10 – The Dangers of Apostasy (Part 2)
Jude 1:6-10 – The Dangers of Apostasy (Part 2)Jude 1:6-10 - The Dangers of Apostasy (Part 2). The greatest threat to the Church today is not physical or political persecution. Instead, Jude warns the Church to beware of apostasy, which leads us away from faith in the real Jesus. At the root of apostasy is Satan and his work to try and destroy God's plan of salvation. Apostasy takes many forms like exalting our will over God's will and acting hyper spiritual to compensate for a lack of real faith. Pastor David's message on Jude, Contending for Real Faith, will help you grow in your understanding of how to fight spiritual battles according to God's Word and Truth!CONTEND EARNESTLY FOR THE FAITH
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Jude’s first example of THE APOSTATE’S HORRIFIC FATE: UNBELIEVING ISRAEL
Jude’s second example of THE APOSTATES HORRIFIC FATE: FALLEN ANGELS
Satan’s Goal? TO DESTROY GOD’S PROMISED PLAN OF SALVATION: That the Messiah would come through a human lineage
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations."
Genesis 6:8–9 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/gen/6/8-9/s_6008
"God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell (Tartarus, Abyssou) and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment."
2 Peter 2:4 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2pe/2/4/s_1158004
"Jesus asked him (demon possessed man) saying, 'What is your name?' And he said, 'Legion,' because many demons had entered him. And they begged Jesus that He would not command them to go out into the abyss."
Luke 8:30–31 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/luk/8/30-31/s_981030
The angels suffered ruin because THEY EXALTED THEIR WILL OVER GOD’S WILL
"Then the fifth angel sounded: and I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit (Abyssou). And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them."
Revelation 9:1–6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/9/1-6/s_1176001
Jude warns us of the HYPER SPIRITUAL BEHAVIORS of the APOSTATES
"...Those who walk according to the flesh, in the lust of uncleanness, despise authority. They are presumptuous and self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries (high ranking spiritual beings), whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord. But these (people), like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and (they) will utterly perish in their own corruption."
2 Peter 2:10–12 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2pe/2/10-12/s_1158010
The best practice in spiritual battles is to RUN TO KING JESUS
"Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, 'We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.' Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?' Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded."
Acts 19:13–16 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/act/19/13-16/s_1037013
"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross...
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Philippians 2:5–11 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/phl/2/5-11/s_1105005
Three common paths of apostasy:
1. The way of Cain
2. The error of Balaam for profit
3. The rebellion of Korah
The way of Cain - Genesis 4
The way of Cain is: COMING TO GOD ON MY OWN TERMS instead of God’s terms
"And God said to Balaam, 'You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people (Israel), for they are blessed.'"
Numbers 22:12 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/num/22/12/s_139012
The error of Ballam is: MISUSING RELIGION FOR PERSONAL GAINVisit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Mar 3, 2024Jude 1:5-6 – The Dangers of Apostasy (Part 1)
Jude 1:5-6 – The Dangers of Apostasy (Part 1)
Jude 1:5-6 - The Dangers of Apostasy (Part 1). What is the biggest threat to our faith, to our churches, and to our nation? Many might think our greatest threat is terrorism, persecution, or a new political concern. Nevertheless, the greatest danger we face individually, in our churches, and as a nation is apostasy. Apostasy is the direct result of Biblical illiteracy, and it causes families and nations to unravel. Jude, the brother of Jesus, teaches God’s people to combat apostasy by building a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus to truly know the goodness of God! Pastor David Menard’s message from Jude will deeply impact your understanding of how the greatness of your faith is not found in your own strength, instead it is found in the loving kindness of God.
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Jude’s first example of THE APOSTATE’S HORRIFIC FATE: UNBELIEVING ISRAEL
They perished because of their UNBELIEF in the GOODNESS OF GOD"But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” 32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out..."
Numbers 13:31-32 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/num/13/31-32/s_130031
'So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why has the LORD brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt.”'
Numbers 14:1-4 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/num/14/1-4/s_131001
"Then the LORD said to Moses: “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them?"
Numbers 14:11 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/num/14/11/s_131011
When we know God WE TRUST HIS LOVINGKINDNESS TO US
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
Hebrews 11:6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/heb/11/6/s_1144006
"Faith is like a window. The point of a window is to allow us to see through it - and to let light into the room! Faith allows us to see our situation and our own weakness in light of God who is powerful, holy, and loving."
- NT WRIGHT, Small Faith - Great God
Jude’s second example of THE APOSTATES HORRIFIC FATE: FALLEN ANGELS
"God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell (Tartarus, Abyssou) and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment."
2 Peter 2:4 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2pe/2/4/s_1158004
"Jesus asked him (demon possessed man) saying, 'What is your name?' And he said, 'Legion,' because many demons had entered him. And they begged Jesus that He would not command them to go out into the abyss."
Luke 8:30–31 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/luk/8/30-31/s_981030
The angels suffered ruin because THEY EXALTED THEIR WILL OVER GOD’S WILL
Revelation 9:1–6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/9/1-6/s_1176001
"Then the fifth angel sounded: and I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit (Abyssou). And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them."
Jude warns us of the HYPER SPIRITUAL BEHAVIORS of the APOSTATES
"...Those who walk according to the flesh, in the lust of uncleanness, despise authority. They are presumptuous and self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries (high ranking spiritual beings), whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord. But these (people), like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and (they) will utterly perish in their own corruption."
2 Peter 2:10–12 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2pe/2/10-12/s_1158010Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Feb 25, 2024Jude 1:1-4 – Contending for Real Faith
Jude 1:1-4 – Contending for Real FaithJude 1:1-4 - Part 1: Contending for Real Faith. What is the biggest threat to our faith, to our churches, and to our nation? Many might think our greatest threat is terrorism, persecution, or a new political concern. Nevertheless, the greatest danger we face individually, in our churches, and as a nation is apostasy. Apostasy is the direct result of Biblical illiteracy, and it causes families and nations to unravel. Jude, the brother of Jesus, teaches God’s people to contend earnestly for the faith, warning us that false teachers, false churches, and false doctrine will lead to destruction. Pastor David Menard’s message from Jude will inspire and equip every believer to contend for real faith.SEO Content:CONTEND EARNESTLY FOR THE FAITH
God’s Grace is Mind-blowing
"For if by the one man’s offense (Adam’s sin) death reigned through the one, how much more those who receive an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ... For as by one man’s disobedience (Adam’s sin) many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience (Jesus) many will be made righteous. Moreover, ...where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.Romans 5:17, 19-20 NKJVhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rom/5/17/s_1051017https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rom/5/19-20/s_1051019THE GREATEST THREAT TO CHRISTIANITY IS APOSTASY, Not Persecution
"He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers... All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things consist... And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead (the first one to resurrect from the dead in a glorified body), that in all things He may have the preeminence."Colossians 1:15–18 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/col/1/15-18/s_1108015The real Jesus is IMMUTABLE“For I am the LORD, I do not change."Malachi 3:6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mal/3/6/s_928006"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines."Hebrews 13:8-9 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/heb/13/8-9/s_1146008"Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."James 1:16-17 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jas/1/16-17/s_1147016CONTEND EARNESTLY FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE AND FOR ALL DELIVERED TO THE SAINTS - Jude 1:3
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"So then faith comes by hearing (understanding), and hearing (comes) by the Word of God."Romans 10:17 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rom/10/17/s_1056017Jude’s first example of THE APOSTATE’S HORRIFIC FATE: UNBELIEVING ISRAEL
They perished because of their UNBELIEF in the GOODNESS OF GOD
When we know God WE TRUST HIS LOVINGKINDNESS TO US
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."Hebrews 11:6 NKJV. https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/heb/11/6/s_1144006Jude’s second example of THE APOSTATES HORRIFIC FATE: FALLEN ANGELS
"God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell (Tartarus, Abyssou) and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment."2 Peter 2:4 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2pe/2/4/s_1158004"Jesus asked him (demon possessed man) saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him. And they begged Jesus that He would not command them to go out into the abyss."Luke 8:30–31 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/luk/8/30-31/s_981030The angels perished because they EXALTED THEIR WILL OVER GOD’S WILL
"Then the fifth angel sounded: and I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit (Abyssou). And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them."
Revelation 9:1–6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/9/1-6/s_1176001Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Feb 18, 2024Dealing with the Negative Talk in Your Head – 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Dealing with the Negative Talk in Your Head – 2 Corinthians 10:3-5Dealing with the Negative Talk in Your Head - 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. We all have negative talk in our head. The question is, how do we deal with it? There are many methods, some are helpful, some are downright damaging to our soul, and to our relationships with others. Pastor David Menard teaches from 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 to show how we can have powerful victory over the negative talk in our head.Dealing with the Negative Talk in Your Head - 2 Corinthians 101: Negative Talk in our head is something we all must learn to deal with2: How human wisdom instructs us to deal with our inner voice3: The purpose of our inner voice4: The corruption of our inner voice5: How the Bible instructs us to deal with our inner voice
Negative talk in our head is something we all must LEARN TO DEAL WITH
How human wisdom deals with the negative talk in our head:
1: ANAESTHETIZE THE INNER VOICE
2: POSITIVE SELF-AFFIRMATION
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it."
Matthew 16:24–25 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/16/24-25/s_945024
THE PURPOSE OF OUR INNER VOICE
conscience | ˈk.nSHəns | noun• an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior: he had a guilty conscience about his desires | Ben was suffering a pang of conscience.New Oxford American Dictionary - Copyright ˝ 2010"For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature (conscience) do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus."
Romans 2:13–16 ESV https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/2/13-16/s_1048013
THE CORRUPTION OF OUR INNER VOICE
"For it is written: ‘He (God) shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you (protect you).’"
Luke 4:10 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/luk/4/10/s_977010
"The great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, 'Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.'"
Revelation 12:9–11 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/12/9-11/s_1179009
Our conscience must always be SUBORDINATED TO SCRIPTURE
How the Bible instructs us to deal with OUR INNER VOICE
For though we walk in the flesh WE DO NOT FIGHT OUR BATTLES ACCORDING TO THE FLESH
PULLING DOWN STRONGHOLDS
Bring every thought into CAPTIVITY to the obedience of Christ
Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Jan 28, 2024Questions Jesus Asked – Part 8
Questions Jesus Asked – Part 8Questions Jesus Asked - Part 8. Jesus asked many questions in regards to the purpose of life, but perhaps none more important than: Whoever Lives and Believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this? Listen to Pastor David Menard's profound message from John 11, the resurrection of Lazarus, and challenge yourself to answer Jesus' question! If you've ever felt like God doesn't hear your prayers or understand your circumstances you won't want to miss the powerful truth of God's plan for your life in Questions Jesus Asked - Part 8.Questions Jesus Asked: Whoever lives and believes in Me SHALL NEVER DIE. Do you believe this?“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”John 14:1–3 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jhn/14/1-3/s_1011001JESUS HAS THE POWER TO GIVE US• PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL LIFE• SPIRITUAL, ETERNAL LIFEJohn 5
There is a Resurrection to• ETERNAL LIFE with GOD• ETERNAL CONDEMNATION apart from GODJohn 11 Sometimes it feels as if Jesus DOES NOT ANSWER OUR PRAYERS Jesus did not answer Martha as THE HEALER OF SICKNESS Because Jesus wants her to KNOW HIM AS GOD THE DIVINE LIFE GIVING POWER OF JESUS Jesus has the power to RAISE US UP TO ETERNAL LIFE Do you understand HOW BIG JESUS’ PLANS ARE FOR YOU?“We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered to us. We are like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”- C.S. Lewis: The Weight of Glory https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/702-it-would-seem-that-our-lord-finds-our-desires-notVisit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Jan 14, 2024Questions Jesus Asked – Part 7
Questions Jesus Asked – Part 7Questions Jesus Asked Part 7 - Jesus asks profound questions to reach your heart and to grow your understanding of His character. In John 8, while Jesus is teaching in the Temple, the Jewish religious leaders bring a woman caught in the act to the feet of Jesus as part of a brilliant trap to discredit His authority. Will Jesus uphold the Law, which leads to capital punishment, or condone the woman’s sin? Don't miss a powerful and life-altering story revealing God's heart for you and His mighty plan of redemption to cleanse us of our sin and guilt. If you've ever wondered if Jesus can forgive you for what you've done listen to Pastor David Menard's sermon, Questions Jesus Asked Part 7, where you will find freedom from the bondage of sin and the love of a Savior who eliminates all your accusers!Questions Jesus Asked: Where are your accusers? - John 8GUILT DESTROYS LIVES WHEN JESUS SPEAKS LIVES ARE TRANSFORMED "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Isaiah 61:1–3 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/isa/61/1-3/s_740001 Apart from Jesus we are OPPORTUNISTIC & SELF-SEEKINGJESUS CHANGES US. Abiding in Christ we are ALTRUISTIC & SELFLESS"As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight." Psalm 16:3 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/psa/16/3/s_494003 "The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!" Psalm 16:3 NLT https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/psa/16/3/s_494003 A brilliant plan to trap Jesus: • Would Jesus condemn the woman and uphold the Mosaic law? • Or would He evade the issue and by doing so condone the woman’s sin? Jesus heals our life by: 1: FORGIVING US OF ALL OUR SINS 2: CLEANSING US OF ALL OUR GUILT 3: REMOVING ALL OF OUR ACCUSERS "All we like sheep have gone astray (from God); we have turned, every one, to his own (sinful) way; and the LORD has laid on Him (Jesus) the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/isa/53/6/s_732006 "If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns?"Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Jan 7, 2024Questions Jesus Asked – Part 6
Questions Jesus Asked – Part 6
Do you love Me? - John 21
Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/22/37-40/s_951037"Jesus said to him, 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”There’s an ongoing struggle taking place in us: GOD DIRECTED LIFE? SELF DIRECTED LIFE?
John 16:32 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jhn/16/32/s_1013032"Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own (path), and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me."A self-directed life leads us to Futility
Life is found when we love Jesus and surrender our will to His
THE SELF-DIRECTED MAN CANNOT PERCEIVE JESUS CALLING HIM
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2co/4/3-4/s_1082003"Even if our gospel is veiled, it is (only) veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age (Satan) has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them."A LIFE SURRENDERED TO JESUS’ DIRECTION LEADS TO ABUNDANCE
Jesus has everything you are searching for
DO YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN THESE?
PETER WAS TOUCHING THE SUBLIME
A life surrendered to Jesus Christ is a PROFOUNDLY POWERFUL LIFE - Dec 24, 2023Luke 1: Behold Your King – Part 1
Luke 1: Behold Your King – Part 1Luke 1: Behold Your King - Part 1. Have you ever asked God for something and in His silence you have since stopped praying? Life is hard and we often don't receive what we ask for in our timing or our ways. Nevertheless, God hears your prayers just as He heard Zacharias and Elizabeth's prayer for a child in Luke 1. Despite the physical impossibility of having a child in their old age, God reveals His faithfulness and might in doing more than just giving them a child, but also making their son John the Forerunner to the Messiah! Like in Joseph and Mary's lives, God is at work in more powerful ways than you can imagine! Don't miss a message of hope this Christmas from Pastor David Menard as you reflect on Behold Your King Part 1: God in a Manger.Jesus wants you to know the certainty of His plan of salvationJohn the Baptist: The Forerunner of the Messiah'“Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” Says the LORD of hosts.'- Malachi 3:1 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mal/3/1/s_928001Jehovah remembers the oath of GodZacharias and Elizabeth were not righteous by performance; they were righteous by faith in God"But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus"- Romans 3:21-24 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rom/3/21-24/s_1049021Christianity is not a life free of problems, it is a life victorious over problemsWe have a small vision for our life. God has a Big Vision for our life.You exist to bring glory to God.But as it is written:“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”1 Corinthians 2:9 https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/1co/2/9/s_1064009Put your faith in King Jesus and He will give your life more meaning and purpose than you could imagine.
- Dec 24, 2023Matthew 2 – Behold Your King Part 2
Matthew 2 – Behold Your King Part 2"Matthew 2 - Behold Your King Part 2" by Pastor David Menard. Christmas Series 2023.
- Dec 17, 2023Why God Had To Become A Baby – Matthew 1
Why God Had To Become A Baby – Matthew 1Why God Had to Become a Baby - Matthew 1. Baby Jesus in the manger is a staple at Christmas, but have you ever wondered: Why did God have to become a baby? Couldn't the all powerful God just show up as a conquering King and reveal Himself as Lord of the Universe? It may surprise you, but there are some things God can't do! God can't be unjust. God can't be corrupted. God can't lie. God can rescue mankind from their sins, and it requires the Savior of the world coming as a baby! Listen to Pastor David's message that will build your love, understanding and gratitude this Christmas for a God who bridged the uncrossable chasm with atonement for you to be called His son and daughter. We pray for you to have a Merry Christmas as you reflect on God in the Manger Part 2: Why God had to become a Baby - Matthew 1.Isaiah 9:2 NKJV. https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/isa/9/2/s_688002 "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined." Isaiah 9:6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/isa/9/6/s_688006 "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Revelation 19:11–16 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/19/11-16/s_ 1186011 "Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on him was called Faithful and True. In righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS."Why did God come to us AS A BABY? God cannot be UNJUST 2 Timothy 2:11–13 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/2ti/2/11-13/s_1127011 "This is a faithful saying: If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful (in judgment); He cannot deny Himself." God cannot be UNJUST Without the shedding of blood THERE IS NO REMISSION OF SINS Hebrews 9:22 Hebrews 10:4 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/heb/10/4/s_1143004 "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins." Hebrews 10:4, 12, 14 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/heb/10/12-14/s_ "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. But this Man (Jesus), after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified." God would not be just if He pardoned sin. So, God became a man TO TAKE THE PUNISHMENT OF MAN’S SIN UPON HIMSELF Isaiah 53:5–6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.1143012 org/nkjv/isa/53/5-6/s_732005 "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." If Jesus really is God WE CANNOT JUST LIKE HIM. We must serve Him as Lord. If Jesus is God WHO CAN APPROACH HIM? Matthew 1 Why is Jesus’ genealogy important? • 2091 BC: God promised Abraham the Messiah would come through his lineage. (Gen 12) • Around 977 BC: God promised David the Messiah would come through his lineage. (2 Sam 7:5-17) • Why is Jesus’ genealogy important? Because God keeps His promises. Jesus’ genealogy is chocked full of SINNERS, MISFITS, and WEIRDOS Matthew 1 ALL REPENTANT SINNERS, OUTCASTS, MURDERERS, AND PROSTITUTES MAY FREELY COME TO WORSHIP HIM AS LORD WE HAVE A GOD WHO TRULY UNDERSTANDS US FROM THE INSIDE OF OUR EXPERIENCE Hebrews 4:14–16 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/heb/4/14-16/s_1137014 "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Dec 10, 2023The Light of Christmas – Isaiah 8-9
The Light of Christmas – Isaiah 8-9The Light of Christmas - Isaiah 8-9. Often we think that the Christmas message is people ushering in love, peace, and goodwill by entertaining and gift giving. The true meaning of Christmas is terrifying: we cannot overcome our incredibly sinful nature and we are not able to govern ourselves. Isaiah 8 shows that we all live in darkness and gloom but King Jesus lays down His life in love to bring light. This fills this Christmas message with hope and joy for those who revere Him. Don’t miss this Christmas message from Pastor David Menard which reveals Jesus as the Light of Christmas.Isaiah 9:2 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/isa/9/2/s_688002 "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined."Isaiah 9:6 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/isa/9/6-7/s_688006 "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."“Years ago, I read an ad in the New York Times that said, “The meaning of Christmas is that love will triumph and that we will be able to put together a world of unity and peace.” In other words, we have the light within us, and so we are the ones who can dispel the darkness of the world. We can overcome poverty, injustice, violence, and evil. If we work together, we can create a “world of unity and peace.””- Tim Keller: Hidden Christmas https://www.bible.com/events/520711
THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE IS TERRIFYING:1) We are incurably sinful and vile. 2) We cannot govern ourselves. 3) God Himself must come to save us from our vile sin.4) God Himself must reign over us as King.THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE IS ALSO FULL OF HOPE & JOY!1. King Jesus lays down His life in love to save us.2. Forgives us, cleanses us of all our sins.3. Make us sons / daughters of His Kingdom4. Clothes us in His RighteousnessGOD IS THE SANCTUARY FOR THOSE WHO FEAR HIM.GOD IS A ROCK OF OFFENSE & STUMBLING TO THOSE WHO DO NOT FEAR HIMMatthew 21:44 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/21/44/s_950044"Whoever falls on this Stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.UNDERSTANDING GOD’S WORD is a Progressive Revelation given to all who revere Jesus Matthew 13:10–13 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/13/10-13/s_942010 'The disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.'" Revelation 2:17 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/2/17/s_1169017 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat."Isaiah 9:1–2 NIV https://www.blueletterbible.org/niv/isa/9/1-2/s_688001"Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan. The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned."No more battles to fight The war is over!OUR VICTORY IS IN JESUSVisit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Dec 3, 2023Questions Jesus Asked – Part 5
Questions Jesus Asked – Part 5
Questions Jesus Asked - Part 5. Trying to find worth from our own success is a wearisome pursuit. Yet we all do it. The religious leaders Jesus faced were no different. Their worth was threatened by Jesus' wisdom and growing popularity. Controlled by jealousy, they employ a sinister plan to trap Jesus. Perceiving their wickedness, Jesus does not argue. Instead, He asks a question that renders the Pharisees speechless. Jesus reminds them they are created in the image of God (Imago Dei) and therefore have intrinsic worth. You too will find your worth as you enjoy this profound discussion on: The Questions Jesus Asked.
Questions Jesus asked:
Show Me a denarius (coin). Whose image and inscription does it have? Luke 20:2"I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine."Song of Songs 6:3 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/sng/6/3/s_677003
Questions Jesus asked:
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?
Matthew 18:12, Luke 15JESUS SEEKS HIGH & LOW TO REDEEM THOSE WHO ARE LOST"For thus says the Lord GOD: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the peoples (nations) and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord GOD. “I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, (I will) bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.”Ezekiel 34:11–16 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/eze/34/11-16/s_836011"'You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,' says the Lord GOD."Ezekiel 34:31 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/eze/34/31/s_836031Questions Jesus asked:
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’?John 12:27FOR THIS PURPOSE I CAME.Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Nov 19, 2023Questions Jesus Asked – Part 3
Questions Jesus Asked – Part 3Questions Jesus Asked - Part 3 explores the profound depth of Jesus' simple question "Do you want to be made well?"Questions Jesus Asked: DO YOU WANT TO BE MADE WELL? John 5:6HUMAN POTENTIAL IS ASTONISHING! We all have some LAME AREAS IN OUR LIFE I AM THAT LAME MAN!Many people DON’T REALLY WANT TO BE WELLReasons we may not want Jesus to make us well: 1: WE DON’T WANT TO CHANGE 2: THE FEAR OF FAILURE 3: WE DON’T WANT TO SURRENDER OUR WILL TO JESUS’ LORDSHIP A tip to help us want to change: • MEDITATE ON & WRITE OUT THE BENEFITS OF CHANGING • WRITE THE LIABILITIES OF STAYING SAME THE CALLING OF GOD IS THE ENABLING OF GOD
"Now this is the confidence that we have in Him (Jesus), that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."FEAR OF FAILURE COMES TO US WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR ABILITY BOLD AND FEARLESS FAITH COMES TO US WHEN WE LOOK AT GOD’S ABILITY MAKING JESUS THE LORD OF OUR LIFE produces abundant life and fullness of joy"Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” - Nov 12, 2023Questions Jesus Asked – Part 2
Questions Jesus Asked – Part 2Questions Jesus Asked, Part 2.
Worry, anxiousness, and fear often consume our hearts and minds. Worry drives people to make foolish decisions in relationships, parenting, and business decisions every day! In Matthew 6 Jesus asks us, Why do you worry? Jesus teaches us to counter worry with faith. Why? Because when we understand two things: 1) God's power, and 2) the incredible value we have in Christ - we will be free from the bondage of fear/worry. Understanding these two truths will equip us to live the abundant life God has planned for us. Enjoy this powerful message from Pastor David Menard as he addresses worry via: The Questions Jesus Asked.Sermon Notes:Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? - Matthew 6:27Jesus instructs us NOT TO WORRYTHERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN FOOD & CLOTHINGThe Westminster Catechism: Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.BE CAREFUL TO TREASURE THE RIGHT THINGS
Jesus taught us remarkable dictums:1: BE CAREFUL TO TREASURE THE RIGHT THINGS2: WHAT WE TREASURE - CONTROLS OUR HEART3: OUR HEART CONTROLS OUR VISION4: IF OUR VISION IS WRONG (DARK), WE ARE IN SEVERE TROUBLEWorry reveals we don’t comprehend HOW MUCH GOD VALUES USScientists estimate there are ONE TRILLION LIVING SPECIES on earthJesus said: WORRYING IS WASTED ENERGYJesus instructs us not to worry: HE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OUR NEEDSFAITH & WORRY ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVEWORRY IS ROOTED IN: FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, AND THE NEED FOR CONTROL.FAITH IS ROOTED IN: GOD’S SOVEREIGN POWER, HIS UNMERITED LOVE FOR US, HIS IMMUTABLE NATURE, AND THE SURETY OF HIS WORD.Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Nov 5, 2023Questions Jesus Asked – Part 1
Questions Jesus Asked – Part 1Questions Jesus Asked, Part 1.The four Gospels reveal that Jesus asked over 500 questions during his three-year ministry. That’s a lot of questions! Jesus’ example teaches us that asking questions is a vital ingredient to being a good listener, caring for others, and growing others. Moreover, the questions Jesus asked are the same questions Jesus is asking us today! In this sermon, Pastor David Menard unpacks the profound depth in three of Jesus’ questions: “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but do not consider the plan in your own eye?” “Who do you say that I am?” And lastly, “What do you want Me to do for you?” Your life will be forever changed when you answer the: Questions Jesus Asked.Notes from the sermon:Jesus asks a lot of questions because:
1: HE’S A GOOD LISTENER
2: HE CARES ABOUT PEOPLE
3: HE’S ALWAYS BUILDING UP OTHERSJESUS IS GOD
Colossians 1:13
Questions Jesus Asked
WHY DO YOU LOOK AT THE SPECK IN YOUR BROTHER’S EYE, BUT DO NOT CONSIDER THE PLANK IN YOUR OWN EYE?
Matthew 7:3"Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."
John 7:24 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jhn/7/24/s_1004024 "Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted." Galatians 6:1 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/gal/6/1/s_1097001 Questions Jesus Asked
WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?
Matthew 16:15"He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist." Colossians 1:15–17 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/col/1/15-17/s_1108015 "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." John 20:23 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/jhn/20/23/s_1017023 Questions Jesus Asked
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU?Mark 10:51 "(Since) you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory."Colossians 3:1–4 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/col/3/1-4/s_1110001 Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Oct 29, 2023Hosea 7-14 – The Sin that Destroys a Nation
Hosea 7-14 – The Sin that Destroys a NationHosea 7-14 - The Sin that Destroys a Nation. As we close the book of Hosea, do you recognize Israel's spiritual condition parallels the current state of America? Sin is brazenly on display everywhere we turn! Sin is paraded, championed and even worshiped in the days of Hosea, and in the United States today. Nevertheless, God pursues you with a heart of restoration! Don't miss a powerful message revealing God's desire for our salvation and for our country to turn from The Sin that Destroys a Nation.OUR SIN IS PROGRESSIVE AND DEADLY"Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us." 1 Corinthians 5:6–7 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/1co/5/6-7/s_1067006 BRAZEN, UNREPENTANT, WANTON SIN DESTROYS A NATION
"'Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, nor did they know how to blush. Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall. In the time of their punishment, they shall be cast down,' says the LORD."
Jeremiah 8:12 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jer/8/12/s_753012 "(Even though they) know the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, they not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them."Romans 1:32 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rom/1/32/s_1047032 FOUR SIMILES to reveal how sinful Israel has become: 1: THE BURNING OVEN 7:4-7 2: THE BURNED BREAD 7:8-10 3: THE SILLY DOVE 7:11-14 4: THE TREACHEROUS BOW 7:15-16 THE FINAL SIX KINGS OF ISRAEL: ZECHARIAH SHALLUM: Assassinated King Zechariah MENAHEM: Assassinated King Shallum РЕКАНІАН: РЕКАН: Assassinated King PekahiahHOSHEA: Assassinated King Pekah "When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, nor heal you of your wound." (you foolish dove) Hosea 5:13 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/hos/5/13/s_867013 Jareb = “the contentious one”. A sarcastic epithet Hosea used for the King of Assyria, Shalmaneser."Ephraim feeds on the wind, and pursues the east wind; he daily increases lies and desolation. Also, they make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried to Egypt." (you foolish dove)Hosea 12:1 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/hos/12/1/s_874001 HOSEA 8:8 GOD EXILES HIS HARLOT BRIDE out of the PROMISE LAND GOD EXPRESSES HIS HEART BREAK as He sends Israel into ExileHosea 11, Hosea 13 God’s desire is to bring us SALVATION, NOT JUDGMENT - Oct 22, 2023Israel, Hamas and Bible Prophecy
Israel, Hamas and Bible ProphecyIsrael, Hamas and Bible Prophecy. The atrocities executed by HAMAS against Israeli civilians on October 7th was nothing short of demonic. Although the world is watching the Israel-Hamas conflict through a political and social lens there is a greater spiritual force at work as the tension in the Holy Land builds. What does the Bible have to say about our present age? Who does Israel's land belong to? Do these current events truly have a connection with Bible prophecy related to the end times? How should Christians respond to the war between Israel and HAMAS? Don't miss an informative and meaningful message from Pastor David Menard, which will provide you with a Word-centered perspective on Israel, Hamas and Bible Prophecy.HAMAS is an Islamic jihadist organization that exists for Jewish Genocide
HAMAS COVENANT~ August 18, 1988- PREAMBLE: THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL• Israel will exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.• The land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf (Holy Possession) consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgment Day. No one can renounce it, or abandon any part of it. (Article 11) • Palestine is an Islamic land. The Liberation of Palestine is an individual duty for every Moslem wherever he may be. (Article 13) • (Peace) initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and international conferences are in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement. Those conferences are no more than a means to appoint the infidels as arbitrators in the lands of Islam. (Article 13) • There is no solution for the Palestinian problem except by Jihad. Initiatives, proposals, and international conferences are but a waste of time, an exercise in futility. (Article 13) • The Day of Judgment will not come about until Moslems fight Jews and kill them. • Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks and trees will cry out: “O Moslem, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him.” (Article 7)“Tehran’s strategy is to erase Israel from the global political map. And it seems that, considering the evil Israel is doing, it is bringing itself closer to that.”- HOSSEIN SALAMI: Brig. General, Islamic Revolutionary Guard of IranEbrahim Raisi - President of Iran Who Does ISRAEL’S LAND BELONG TO?"And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”Genesis 17:7–8 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/gen/17/7-8/s_17007ISRAEL’S LAND BELONGS TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE God gave it to them as an everlasting inheritance GAZA IS NOT OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL Israel wants peace. HAMAS WANTS JEWISH GENOCIDE"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!" Matthew 18:6-7 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/18/6-7/s_947006The Mystery of ANTISEMITISM - Jeremiah 31 It’s all about JESUS - The King of Jerusalem STAND FIRM FOR ISRAEL "Thus says the LORD, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him: 'Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.'" Zechariah 12:1-3 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/zec/12/1-3/s_923001 'In that day,” says the LORD, 'I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, "The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the LORD of hosts, their God."’" Zechariah 12:4-5 ESV https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/zec/12/4-5/s_923004 - Oct 15, 2023Hosea 5-6 – God Pursues a Sinful Nation
Hosea 5-6 – God Pursues a Sinful NationHosea Chapters 5-6 - God Pursues a Sinful Nation. The situation in Israel is dire! Everyone does what is right in their own eyes and commits spiritual adultery against God. In Hosea's day people still went to church, and still offered sacrifices; but their vain religion caused their hearts to be far from the Lord. Like Israel, how can America and the individual sinner return to God? Don't miss the profound truth in God's Word, which reveals the essential nature of true repentance resulting in healing reconciliation. If you're stuck in sin and desire a path back into a right relationship with Jesus, listen to Pastor David's restorative sermon, Hosea 5-6 - God Pursues a Sinful Nation!VAIN RELIGION ROTS THE SOULTWO PATHS IN LIFE “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."Matthew 7:13–14 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/7/13-14/s_936013
We must not let society shape our views / values.We must shape societies views / values.IT’S WISE TO REGULARLY EXAMINE OUR MOTIVES GENUINE REPENTANCE the response God wants from us TRUE REPENTANCE BRINGS RECONCILIATION WITH GOD AND HEALING OF WOUNDS Go and learn what this means: I DESIRE MERCY AND NOT SACRIFICE I DESIRE GODLY CHARACTER, NOT VAIN RELIGIONHOSEA REMINDS US GOD LOVES US, AND SEEKS TO REDEEM US, even when we’ve turned away from HimVisit TheMissionChurch.net - Oct 1, 2023Hosea 3 – God’s Harlot Bride
Hosea 3 – God’s Harlot BrideHosea 3 - God's Harlot Bride. The scene is heartbreaking! Hosea's wife is for sale - tattered, filthy and wreaking of sexual adultery. In sin she leaves her husband, returns to her life of prostitution and is now found wanting and desperate. Who would want to purchase a woman abused and soiled by her pursuit of counterfeit lovers? Astonishingly, God instructs Hosea to buy his wife back and to wash her with unwavering love! Don't miss one of the Bible's greatest similes as Hosea exemplifies God's heart for His people Israel. Not only does Hosea 3 proclaim the Lord's powerful mercy, but God prophesies the future hope and promises being fulfilled in our lifetime! If you've ever questioned whether God could still love you after a life full of sin, hear the answer in Pastor David's influential sermon, Hosea 3 - God's Harlot Bride!Hosea had a difficult ministry: GOD’S PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW GOD. They were seduced by worldly ideologies & sexual sins"The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and (He) saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. He (God) guards all his bones; not one of them is broken. (But) Evil shall slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned." Psalm 34:18–22 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.
org/nkjv/psa/34/18-22/s_512018 "Then GOD ordered me, “Start all over: Love your wife again, your wife who’s in bed with her latest boyfriend, your cheating wife. Love her the way I, GOD, love the Israelite people, even as they flirt and party with every god that takes their fancy.” Hosea 3:1 The Message https://messagebible.com/scripture/?text=Hosea+3%3A1 SIN DESTROYS LIVES GOD WANTS TO SAVE US FROM THE DESTRUCTION SIN BRINGS "'Come now, and let us reason together,' says the LORD, 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land. But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword.' For the mouth of the LORD has spoken." Isaiah 1:18 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/isa/1/18/s_680018 God reveals what He will do with ISRAEL IN THE LAST DAYS Israel in the last days: 1) Will be scattered without a homeland or king 2) God will restore Israel to their homeland 3) They will seek Jesus as their final King "The LORD tells you (David) that He will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish His kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of His kingdom forever." 2 Samuel 7:11–13 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2sa/7/11-13/s_274011 "Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, 'Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD. For You have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord GOD!'" 2 Samuel 7:18–19 ESV https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2sa/7/18-19/s_274018 "While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, 'What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?' They said to Him, 'The Son of David.' He said to them, 'How then does David in the Spirit call Him "Lord," saying: "The LORD said to my Lord, 'Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool' "? If David then calls Him "Lord," how is He his Son?' 46 And no one was able to answer Him a word." Matthew 22:41–46 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/22/41-46/s_951041 "(Jesus speaking) 'Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.' '...I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.'” Revelation 22:12 & 16 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/22/12/s_1189012 https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rev/22/16/s_1189016 Ezekiel 37Jesus gave it all to redeem His harlot bride. He foretold He would do it from the beginning of time.Visit us at TheMissionChurch.net - Sep 24, 2023Hosea 1-2 – The Scandalous Love of God
Hosea 1-2 – The Scandalous Love of GodHosea Chapters 1-2, The Scandalous Love of God. Our society is obsessed with power, wealth, and sexuality. Thousands of years ago Israel chased and worshiped the same glittering idols modern man is worshiping today. Astonishingly, God instructs Hosea, God’s prophet to Israel, to marry a prostitute; the holy pursuing what is lost and vile. Through simile, God seeks to open Israel’s blind eyes to their spiritual adultery to the God who has been faithful to them with an unwavering love. Can a people who have cheated on God for hundreds of years come back into right relationship with Him? What will it take for this to happen? Don't miss Pastor David's powerful sermon, Hosea 1-2, The Scandalous Love of God!Hosea had a difficult ministry26 (King) Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David: 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah.” 28 Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Oh Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!” 29 And he set up one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. 31 He made shrines on the high places, and made priests from every (low) class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi. 1 Kings 12:26–31. ( NKJV) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/1ki/12/26-31/s_303026
GOD’S PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW GOD They were seduced by worldly ideologies & sexual sins RELIGION IN ISRAEL WAS A COUNTERFEIT THE ALMIGHTY GOD - WITH A BROKEN HEART JEZREEL - God will scatter the nation Israel 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:7–9, (NKJV) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/gal/6/7-9/s_1097007 Lo-Ruhamah: No more mercy from GodGOD IS ALWAYS MERCIFUL - to all who genuinely seek Him 2 Kings 17:6https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2ki/17/6/s_330006Lo-Ammi - You are not My people - and I am not your GodGod’s hope in discipline is to BRING US TO TRUTHGrace has won us when it has won our hearts. When we yield to God not with a mere external obedience but w the affection of our heart, then all is won, then all is well. Charles H. SpurgeonONLY GOD’S PURSUING LOVE - CAN RESTORE OUR BROKEN SOUL Life’s highest purpose is to be - GENUINELY IN LOVE WITH GODVisit Us At: https://www.themissionchurch.net - Sep 17, 2023Genesis: Epilogue – Understanding the Heart of God
Genesis: Epilogue – Understanding the Heart of GodGenesis Epilogue, understanding the heart of God.We often wonder why a loving God created a world with so much pain, evil, and suffering. This sermon answers that question. This sermon will prove this world is the best world that could be created. Reflecting on the entire book of Genesis reveals the depths of God's design, character and even His desires. God’s glory is revealed in many ways, in the beauty of a sunset, in the diversity of animal life, and in the majesty of the universe. However, in the grandeur of everything God made, He specifically made man to bear His image and to know His mind, heart and will. Don't miss Pastor David's powerful sermon, the Genesis Epilogue, Understanding the heart of God!
God wants to be KNOWN
"What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, so that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?"- Romans 9:22–24 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/rom/9/22-24/s_1055022 https://www.blueletterbible. org/nkjv/rom/9/22-24/s_1055022 Man has little interest in KNOWING GOD
GOD PURSUES MAN with vigorous passion and marvelous grace
The Pearl of Great Price:
"The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it."- Matthew 13:45–46 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/13/45-46/s_942045 https://www.blueletterbible. org/nkjv/mat/13/45-46/s_942045 God’s detailed plan of SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST was laid out before the foundation of the earth
What is God making man to be?
"Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over… all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”- Genesis 1:26 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/gen/1/26/s_1026https: //www.blueletterbible.org/ nkjv/gen/1/26/s_1026 "God desires to fill the universe with a lot of little replicas of Himself-like creatures, whose life, on a miniature scale, will be qualitatively like His own, not because He has absorbed them - but because their will freely conforms to His."- C.S. Lewis"Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?... Do you not know that we shall judge angels?"Genesis Epilogue
If God is good, why is there pain and suffering?
If God is good, why is there evil in the world?
Why would a loving God create evil in the world?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Dominion
Sovereignty
Lukewarm
Understanding the Heart of God
Created in God's Image
Why is the world fallen, evil, painful.
The Fallen World is God's Best Plan
God Wants to be Known
Personal Relationship with Jesus
Man has little interest in knowing God
God Pursues Man with passion and mercy
God's Plan of Salvation through Jesus was laid out before the foundation of the earth
What is God making man to be?Why did God create a WORLD FALLEN IN SIN? - Aug 20, 2023Genesis 48 – Jacob’s Last Words
Genesis 48 – Jacob’s Last WordsGenesis 48, Jacob's Last Words.Words are powerful. Carefully chosen and well thought out, the last words a person speaks from their deathbed are incredibly significant. Last words reveal what is preeminent, what matters most. Joseph brings his sons Ephraim and Manasseh to his father Jacob to hear his last words. As a result, profound wisdom and supernatural blessings are spoken upon their lives. Jacob adopts and grafts Ephraim and Manasseh into the 12 tribes of Israel. Thus, giving Joseph a double portion of the inheritance! There is also a divine correlation between Jacob adopting Joseph’s “Egyptian” sons and our adoption as Gentiles into the family of God. As a parent, a spouse or even as a friend may we learn from Jacob that our words make a profound impact on the lives of others. Listen to Pastor David's sermon from Genesis 48, Jacob's Last Words, and be encouraged to speak words of life to others!Israel adopts Ephraim & Manasseh as his own sonsJoseph is a prophetic prefigure King Jesus: HIS GENTILE SONS ARE GRAFTED INTO RECEIVE ALL THE PROMISES OF GOD!"For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when He adopted you as His own children. Now we call him, 'Abba, Father.' For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are His children, we are His heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory."Romans 8:14-17 NLT https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/rom/8/14-17/s_1054014THE SUPERNATURAL POWER OF A FATHER’S BLESSING
"Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them."Joshua 18:1 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jos/18/1/s_205001OUR WORDS ARE INCREDIBLY POWERFUL"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit."Proverbs 18:21 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/pro/18/21/s_646021There is often OPPOSITION to the proclamation of God’s WordGod honors the honest proclamation of His Word"For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void (empty), but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."Isaiah 55:10-11 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/isa/55/10-11/s_734010"These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise."Deuteronomy 6:6-7 ESV https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/deu/6/6-7/s_159006Visit Us At: https://www.themissionchurch.net - Aug 6, 2023Genesis 47:13-48:7 – God Builds a Man (Part 12)
Genesis 47:13-48:7 – God Builds a Man (Part 12)Genesis 47:13-48:7 - God Builds a Man (Part 12). Joseph, a Prefigure of King Jesus, receives Israel's blessing revealing the supernatural power of a Father's influence upon his children. As Israel nears his death, he commands that he be buried in the Promised Land instead of receiving a royal Egyptian burial. Do you know and cling to God's Promises instead of the things of this world? Do you believe that God always provides for His people? Listen to Pastor David's sermon from Genesis 47:13-48:7 - God Builds a Man Part XII, and understand the value and profound impact of trusting in the Lord with all your heart!Life in Egypt during the SEVEN-YEAR FAMINEGOD ALWAYS PROVIDES for his people - Psalm 27 Israel sees his destiny in the PROMISES GOD MADE to him Israel has learned to make OBEYING GOD his utmost priority Israel values BUILDING UP OTHERS’ FAITH IN GOD Teach our children to HONOR & RESPECT AUTHORITY Israel gives Joseph a DOUBLE PORTION of the inheritance Israel BLESSES HIS SONS The supernatural power of A FATHER’S BLESSING
Joseph – a prophetic prefigure of King Jesus1) The father sends his beloved son to the Tribes of Israel on a mission of love. 2) He was rejected because of His testimony to his own brethren (Tribes of Israel) 3) He was beaten and left for dead 4) His tunic was taken by his captors 5) He was sold to gentiles for a few pieces of silver (the price of a slave) 6) He was falsely accused and arrested (Potiphar). 7) He preached to the spirits in prison. (Eph 4:8-10, 1Pet 3:18-19) (to one a message of Salvation, to one a message of judgment) 8) He is the Savior of the world. 9) He began his public ministry at 30 years of age. 10) He is an alleged criminal, instantly raised to power, then seated at the right hand. 11) He was given a name meaning: God Speaks and saves lives. 12) Every knee must bow to him. (Gen 41:43, Phil 2:10) 13) He is espoused to a Gentile Bride. 14) His children are: Manaseh & Ephraim. “God has made me forget (sin)” and “God has caused me to be fruitful” 15) He is Lord of the present harvest age. 16) He is Lord of the coming seven-year Tribulation. 17) Israel is blind, unable to recognize him, their own brother, who is the Savior King. 18) Israel did not recognize him at the first coming, but their eyes are opened to recognize Him at the second coming. 19) He freely forgives and restores those who hated him and sinned against him. 20) The evil his brothers (Israel) intended; God used for good to save mankind. 21) He gives his wretched, sinful brethren new garments of royalty/righteousness. 22) His Gentile sons are grafted in, receiving full status as God’s people 23) Everything on earth, Jews and Gentiles are brought under his authority and sovereign rule.Visit Us At: https://www.themissionchurch.net - Jul 30, 2023Genesis 46:30-47:28 – God Builds a Man (Part 11)
Genesis 46:30-47:28 – God Builds a Man (Part 11)Genesis 46:30-47:28 - God Builds a Man (Part 11). Joseph, a Prefigure of King Jesus, sets his family apart in the land of Goshen. In tremendous wisdom, Joseph establishes a place in Egypt where Jacob and his family can grow in their walk with the Lord and not be caught up in the trappings of the land. How do you keep yourself and your family from falling prey to the myriad of temptations the world has to offer? Listen to Pastor David's sermon from Genesis 46:30-47:28 - God Builds a Man (Part 11), and learn how to pursue a sanctified life rooted in God's will!Our personal SANCTIFICATION TO GOD is vital to our spiritual health"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice; holy, and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed, by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove (experience) what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.""For this is the will of God, your sanctification."
"If you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them."Insights from a 130-year-old believer: 1) LIFE IS INCREDIBLY SHORT. 2) THIS WORLD IS NOT OUR HOME. 3) WE ARE NOT AMAZING. BUT GOD IS."Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower and fades away; he flees like a shadow and does not continue....His days are determined, the number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.""LORD, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know (understand) how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You. Certainly, every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah.""Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit'; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.' But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin."Look at all the magnificent things GOD HAS DONE FOR JACOB! Two possible responses to God’s abundant grace in our life: 1) AN UNGRATEFUL HEART2) A HEART MOVED WITH GRATITUDE FOR JESUSVisit Us At: https://www.themissionchurch.net - Jul 23, 2023Genesis 45:18-46:30 – God Builds a Man (Part 10)
Genesis 45:18-46:30 – God Builds a Man (Part 10)Genesis 45:18-46:30 - God Builds a Man (Part 10). Joseph, a Prefigure of King Jesus, calls his family to leave their old life behind and begin anew in Egypt. Joseph's incredible invitation leads his brothers to repent of their sin and move forward in their relationship with their father, Jacob. Do you have unrepentant sin in your life? Confess your sin and walk in the center of God's will! Listen to Pastor David's sermon from Genesis 45:18-46:30 - God Builds a Man (Part 10), which reveals six incredible promises of God to Israel reminding us; God does not change!AS WE STEP OUT IN FAITH INTO NEW TERRITORY we are prone to become TROUBLED ALONG THE WAYWHEN WE REPENT OF OUR SIN AND MOVE FORWARD IN FAITH WE GROW (Psalm 32) Jacob learns his son JOSEPH IS ALIVE!God gives Israel 6 promises to hold onto:1) I AM THE ONE TRUE GOD WHO MADE A COVENANT WITH YOUR FATHER ABRAHAM2) HAVE NO FEAR GOING TO EGYPT3) I WILL MAKE ISRAEL A GREAT NATION THERE4) I WILL BE WITH YOU5) I WILL BRING ISRAEL BACK INTO THE PROMISE LAND6) YOU WILL BE REUNITED WITH YOUR SON JOSEPH THE REST OF YOUR DAYS"For I am the LORD, I do not change. Therefore, you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.""He (God) said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.""Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”"I will establish My covenant between Me and you (Abraham) and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”THE POWER & IMPORTANCE OF A FATHER cannot be overstatedTHE FATHERLESS CRISIS IN AMERICA• 71% of High School Dropouts are from fatherless homes• 85% of people in prison• 700% More likely to have a TEEN PREGNANCY• Far more likely to suffer: MENTAL ILLNESS, DRUG ADDICTIONS, ALCOHOLISM, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE.• 400% More likely to live in POVERTY• 90% of all HOMELESS & RUNAWAY childrenJoseph’s life is a prophecy about JESUS & ISRAEL Joseph – a prophetic prefigure of King Jesus 1) The beloved son, sent to Israel’s tribes by the father on a mission of love. 2) Rejected by his own brethren (Tribes of Israel) 3) His tunic taken by the captors 4) Beaten and left for dead 5) Sold to gentiles for a few pieces of silver (the price of a slave) 6) Falsely accused and arrested (Potiphar). 7) Preached to the spirits in prison. (Eph 4:8-10, 1Pet 3:18-19) (to one a message of Salvation, to one a message of judgment) 8) Savior of the world. 9) Began his public ministry at 30 years of age. 10) An alleged criminal instantly raised to power, then seated at the right hand. 11) Given a name meaning: God Speaks and saves lives. 12) Every knee must bow. (Gen 41:43, Phil 2:10) 13) Espoused to a Gentile Bride. 14) His children are: Manaseh & Ephraim. “God has made me forget (sin)” and “God has caused me to be fruitful” 15) He is Lord of the present harvest age. 16) He is Lord of the coming seven-year Tribulation. 17) Israel is blind, unable to recognize the Savior King who is their brother. 18) Israel did not recognize the Savior King at the first coming, but their eyes are opened to see Him at the second coming. 19) Forgiveness is freely given to those who hated and wronged him.20) The evil his brothers (Israel) intended; God used for good to save all.Visit Us At: https://www.themissionchurch.net
- Jul 16, 2023Genesis 45:1-20 – God Builds a Man (Part 9)
Genesis 45:1-20 – God Builds a Man (Part 9)Genesis 45:1-20 - God Builds a Man (Part 9). Joseph, a Prefigure of King Jesus, somewhere along his journey brought his pain to God. In an astounding act of character Joseph reveals God's forgiveness by giving his very brothers, who threw him into a pit and sold him into slavery, amazing grace! Do you have pain in your life from people who've wronged and hurt you? How did Joseph extend mercy and genuine love to those who caused him such anguish, sorrow and distress? Listen to Pastor David's sermon from Genesis 45:1-20 - God Builds a Man (Part 9), which will encourage your heart and provide you with a plan of reconciliation to begin the process of healing even your deepest wounds.Joseph tells his brothers COME NEAR TO MESOMEWHERE, LONG AGO, JOSEPH BROUGHT HIS PAIN TO GOD AND FOUND PEACE IN GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY "'But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.' And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them."
Genesis 50:20–21 NKJVSOMEWHERE, LONG AGO, JOSEPH BROUGHT HIS PAIN TO GOD AND GOD BUILT & ESTABLISHED HIM GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES for his people WHEN WE STEP OUT IN FAITH INTO NEW TERRITORY we are prone to become TROUBLED ALONG THE WAY WHEN WE REPENT OF OUR SIN AND MOVE FORWARD IN FAITH WE GROW GOD IS FOR YOU! Joseph’s life is a prophecy about JESUS & ISRAEL Joseph – a prophetic prefigure of King Jesus 1) The beloved son, sent to Israel’s tribes by the father on a mission of love. 2) Rejected by his own brethren (Tribes of Israel) 3) His tunic taken by the captors 4) Beaten and left for dead 5) Sold to gentiles for a few pieces of silver (the price of a slave) 6) Falsely accused and arrested (Potiphar). 7) Preached to the spirits in prison. (Eph 4:8-10, 1Pet 3:18-19) (to one a message of Salvation, to one a message of judgment) 8) Savior of the world. 9) Began his public ministry at 30 years of age. 10) An alleged criminal instantly raised to power, then seated at the right hand. 11) Given a name meaning: God Speaks and saves lives. 12) Every knee must bow. (Gen 41:43, Phil 2:10) 13) Espoused to a Gentile Bride. 14) His children are: Manaseh & Ephraim. “God has made me forget (sin)” and “God has caused me to be fruitful” 15) He is Lord of the present harvest age. 16) He is Lord of the coming seven-year Tribulation. 17) Israel is blind, unable to recognize the Savior King who is their brother. 18) Israel did not recognize the Savior King at the first coming, but their eyes are opened to see Him at the second coming. 19) Forgiveness is freely given to those who hated and wronged him.20) The evil his brothers (Israel) intended; God used for good to save all.Visit Us At: https://www.themissionchurch.net - Jul 9, 2023Genesis 43:1-45:15 – God Builds a Man (Part 8)
Genesis 43:1-45:15 – God Builds a Man (Part 8)Genesis 43:1-45:15 - God Builds a Man (Part 8). Joseph, a Prefigure of King Jesus, prayerfully pursues a plan of reconciliation for his family. As Joseph's brothers leave Egypt they are confronted with a massive test of character, which causes them to return to Joseph who at long last reveals himself to his brothers. What a dramatic and heartfelt moment! Don't miss the meaningful parallels between Joseph's life as a prophecy about Jesus and Israel. Pastor David's sermon from Genesis 43:1-45:15 - God Builds a Man (Part 8), will stir your heart to seek reconciliation with people in your own life as you grow in your understanding of the depth of God's grace and mercy for you!"A gift is like a precious stone of grace in the eyes of him that receives it. Whosoever gives shall prosper."Proverbs 17:8 (Pastor David’s KJV Paraphrase) https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/pro/17/8/s_645008Joseph has been PRAYERFULLY PLANNING FOR RECONCILIATION Joseph endeavors to INTIMATELY KNOW THEM Meaningful Relationship Require REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
"Wisdom calls aloud outside; she raises her voice in the open squares. She cries out in the chief concourses, at the openings of the gates in the city she speaks her words."Proverbs 1:20–21 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/pro/1/20-21/s_629020Joseph knows what to do because HE’S FOCUSED ON GOD’S WORD"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."Joshua 1:8–9 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/jos/1/8-9/s_188008"From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."2 Timothy 3:15–17 NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/2ti/3/15-17/s_1128015Joseph is a picture of THE UNMERITED FAVOR JESUS BESTOWS UPON US Joseph’s life is a prophecy about JESUS & ISRAEL ISRAEL DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE SAVIOR KING AT THE FIRST COMING, BUT THEIR EYES ARE OPENED TO SEE HIM AT THE SECOND COMING FORGIVENESS IS FREELY GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HATED AND SINNED AGAINST HIM THE EVIL HIS BROTHERS (ISRAEL) INTENDED, GOD USED FOR GOOD TO SAVE ALLJoseph – a prophetic prefigure of King Jesus1) The beloved son, sent to Israel’s tribes by the father on a mission of love. 2) Rejected by his own brethren (Tribes of Israel) 3) His tunic taken by the captors 4) Beaten and left for dead 5) Sold to gentiles for a few pieces of silver (the price of a slave) 6) Falsely accused and arrested (Potiphar). 7) Preached to the spirits in prison. (Eph 4:8-10, 1Pet 3:18-19) (to one a message of Salvation, to one a message of judgment) 8) Savior of the world. 9) Began his public ministry at 30 years of age. 10) An alleged criminal instantly raised to power, then seated at the right hand. 11) Given a name meaning: God Speaks and saves lives. 12) Every knee must bow. (Gen 41:43, Phil 2:10) 13) Espoused to a Gentile Bride. 14) His children are: Manaseh & Ephraim. “God has made me forget (sin)” and “God has caused me to be fruitful” 15) He is Lord of the present harvest age. 16) He is Lord of the coming seven-year Tribulation. 17) Israel is blind, unable to recognize the Savior King who is their brother. 18) Israel did not recognize the Savior King at the first coming, but their eyes are opened to see Him at the second coming. 19) Forgiveness is freely given to those who hated and wronged him.20) The evil his brothers (Israel) intended; God used for good to save all.Visit Us At: https://www.themissionchurch.net
