Good Morning World!
Here is our lesson for Sunday Morning November 4, 2012. Part 2 of our ongoing series about Pleasing God.
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Joh 8:29-32 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. (30) As he spake these words, many believed on him. (31) Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; (32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
We can see from this verse that Jesus did what He came to do, and obedience equalled pleasing God. Not only did Jesus please God, but because He please God the Spirit of God was always with Him.
I know that this can sound kind of rhetorical as Jesus was the Almighty God wrapped in flesh come to reconcile the world unto Himself, but we must understand the principle of this lesson. Sure Jesus always obeyed the Spirit within Him as it was what drove Him, but we too who are filled with the Spirit of God, which was in and apart of Jesus Christ also must learn to obey and be driven by this Spirit!
What was Jesus sent to do?
1. I am come to fulfil the law - Matthew 5:17
2. I am come to send a Sword - Matthew 10:34,35 (The sword that shows sin)
3. I am come to send Fire - Luke 12:49 (The Fire of the Holy Ghost is God's consuming fire!)
4. I am come in my Father's NAME - RECEIVE THE NAME - John 5:43
5. I am come for judgement - to show truth and hide it. John 9:39
6. I am come to give abundant life - John 10:0
7. I am come as a light to take away the darkness - John 12:46
8. Tell John this is what I am doing: The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. - Matthew 11:5
9. Luke 4:18,19 - I am anointed by the Spirit of God to: preach the Gospel to the poor, heal the broken-hearted, preach deliverance to the captives, the recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are bruised and preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
10. I am come to seek and to save that which was lost - Luke 19:10
11. I am come not to destroy lives, but to save them. - Luke 9:56
It sounds at the first glance that Jesus came to destroy, but in bringing a sword, fire and judgement He is shedding his Light into our lives. This light of Truth is so powerful that we often reject it at first. This causes turmoil where peace was intended. It causes pain where life was intended. It is not God who brings destruction but it is our reaction to light and truth that brings destruction upon us. Jesus didn't come to destroy, but to give us life in full abundance!
Jesus mission was to open up a door that lead all humanity back to the God who had created them. The veil had been put in place because sin in men's heart and mind could not be allowed in the presence of a righteous God.
Jesus taught us how to live in this new union, and through the disciples spread this good news all over the world.
Jesus' death on the cross was the final piece to the puzzle, and even though it looked like the end, it was only the beginning!
The purpose of Jesus fulfilled and please God that He continued His purpose in us through the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is the Spirit of Christ, which is Christ in us the hope of glory!
So, what is the lesson here, and how does it teach us to please God?
The lesson that we learn from Jesus is that we must learn to obey and follow His will. How can we do this? By learning to listen to the voice of the Spirit in us and doing what it says. As Samuel said, "Obedience is better than sacrifice."
Fulfil God's purpose for your Life!
Here is our lesson for Sunday Morning November 4, 2012. Part 2 of our ongoing series about Pleasing God.
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Joh 8:29-32 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. (30) As he spake these words, many believed on him. (31) Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; (32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
We can see from this verse that Jesus did what He came to do, and obedience equalled pleasing God. Not only did Jesus please God, but because He please God the Spirit of God was always with Him.
I know that this can sound kind of rhetorical as Jesus was the Almighty God wrapped in flesh come to reconcile the world unto Himself, but we must understand the principle of this lesson. Sure Jesus always obeyed the Spirit within Him as it was what drove Him, but we too who are filled with the Spirit of God, which was in and apart of Jesus Christ also must learn to obey and be driven by this Spirit!
What was Jesus sent to do?
1. I am come to fulfil the law - Matthew 5:17
2. I am come to send a Sword - Matthew 10:34,35 (The sword that shows sin)
3. I am come to send Fire - Luke 12:49 (The Fire of the Holy Ghost is God's consuming fire!)
4. I am come in my Father's NAME - RECEIVE THE NAME - John 5:43
5. I am come for judgement - to show truth and hide it. John 9:39
6. I am come to give abundant life - John 10:0
7. I am come as a light to take away the darkness - John 12:46
8. Tell John this is what I am doing: The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. - Matthew 11:5
9. Luke 4:18,19 - I am anointed by the Spirit of God to: preach the Gospel to the poor, heal the broken-hearted, preach deliverance to the captives, the recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are bruised and preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
10. I am come to seek and to save that which was lost - Luke 19:10
11. I am come not to destroy lives, but to save them. - Luke 9:56
It sounds at the first glance that Jesus came to destroy, but in bringing a sword, fire and judgement He is shedding his Light into our lives. This light of Truth is so powerful that we often reject it at first. This causes turmoil where peace was intended. It causes pain where life was intended. It is not God who brings destruction but it is our reaction to light and truth that brings destruction upon us. Jesus didn't come to destroy, but to give us life in full abundance!
Jesus mission was to open up a door that lead all humanity back to the God who had created them. The veil had been put in place because sin in men's heart and mind could not be allowed in the presence of a righteous God.
Jesus taught us how to live in this new union, and through the disciples spread this good news all over the world.
Jesus' death on the cross was the final piece to the puzzle, and even though it looked like the end, it was only the beginning!
The purpose of Jesus fulfilled and please God that He continued His purpose in us through the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is the Spirit of Christ, which is Christ in us the hope of glory!
So, what is the lesson here, and how does it teach us to please God?
The lesson that we learn from Jesus is that we must learn to obey and follow His will. How can we do this? By learning to listen to the voice of the Spirit in us and doing what it says. As Samuel said, "Obedience is better than sacrifice."
Fulfil God's purpose for your Life!
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