Participants: Pr. Kenneth Cox
Series Code: GMTB
Program Code: GMTB000059
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00:19 Welcome to Give Me The Bible
00:21 right here in the 3ABN Worship Center in Thompsonville, IL. 00:25 I welcome all of you that are 00:26 here in the congregation 00:28 this evening. Thank you so much 00:30 for coming out! And I want to 00:32 welcome you from around the world 00:33 who are listening on radio 00:36 and watching on 3ABN. 00:37 We welcome you. You know, this is the 59th sermon tonight 00:42 that Pastor Cox has brought to us this year. 00:45 He's come every month and taken 12 different subjects 00:49 and thoroughly expounded from God's Word. 00:52 And you know, I have been blessed. 00:53 Have you been blessed? 00:55 Our church has been blessed, 00:56 and I know everyone around the world that's had the opportunity 01:01 to be a part of this Give Me The Bible series 01:04 has been thoroughly blessed as well. 01:06 Well, our subject matter tonight is No Other Name Like Jesus. 01:11 That's the series title, 01:12 and our message tonight will be Jesus: Prophet, Priest and King. 01:18 Again, this is the 59th sermon. 01:21 And I want to encourage every one of you... 01:23 if you haven't had the opportunity to listen 01:26 to all 59, get these sermons. 01:29 Listen to them over and over. 01:31 God's Word says that faith comes by hearing 01:34 and hearing by the Word of God. 01:37 It'll build you up and it will encourage you. 01:39 You know, last night Pastor Cox said something that 01:42 I had never thought about concerning God's Word. 01:44 This is what he said: 01:46 he said that "the very power 01:50 that God used to speak these worlds into existence 01:55 is the same power that He used when He spoke this Word 01:59 into existence. " 02:01 Do you know... this Word is a powerful force. 02:03 Well, Dona Klein is going to come now, and she's 02:07 going to minister a beautiful song on the organ. 02:10 It's The Family Bible. 02:12 And I'm convinced if we had more family Bibles 02:17 where the families gathered around the table in the evenings 02:21 and looked through God's Word 02:24 that there would be a lot less strife in this world today. 02:27 So before Pastor Cox comes 02:30 appreciate Dona Klein tonight. 04:59 Thank you. Family Bible. 05:02 You enjoy that? 05:04 Great. Thank you, Dona. 05:07 Appreciate that very much. 05:08 You know, the Bible has affected so many people's lives 05:11 when you stop and think about it. 05:13 I hear people talk, and 05:15 individuals that you wonder 05:18 and all, but the Bible has 05:20 affected them so much in so many ways. 05:23 That song - Family Bible - was written by Willie Nelson. 05:27 That's who wrote it. 05:29 And so you have many, many great songs 05:33 that have been written that... how it has affected 05:36 individuals' lives. 05:37 Well welcome to each of you. 05:39 We're very glad that you're here tonight. 05:41 We also want to welcome all of you that are joining us 05:44 by television or if you're listening by radio. 05:47 We welcome you and we thank you that you have been with us 05:51 as we've been going through this series 05:54 on No Other Name Like Jesus. 05:58 No Other Name Like Jesus. 06:00 And we've been looking at different aspects 06:04 of the life of Christ. 06:05 And our reason for spending this last series 06:10 in Give Me The Bible on Jesus is because 06:14 everything that we've talked about so far 06:17 doesn't have any value without Jesus Christ. 06:22 It all centers in Him. 06:25 And so we hope that you are clear 06:29 on who Jesus is. 06:32 That's what that first presentation was about 06:35 was to have you understand who Jesus Christ is 06:39 and that, without question, He is what He claimed to be... 06:44 the Son of God. 06:46 And then we took at look at Why Believe in Jesus Christ, 06:49 and we tried to give you Biblical reasons 06:53 and historical reasons for believing in Jesus Christ. 06:57 Why you should believe in Him. 06:59 Something to base your faith on, 07:02 to give you a solid foundation. 07:04 That was the purpose of that subject. 07:06 And then our last presentation that we just dealt with 07:10 was What Makes Jesus Different? 07:13 What makes Him different than anyone else? 07:17 What makes Him different than those who claim 07:21 to offer people salvation. 07:24 What makes Him different than Buddha 07:27 or Confucius or Mohammad and all? 07:30 And we gave you reasons that makes Him distinctly 07:35 different than they are. 07:37 So I hope those were helpful to you. 07:39 And then this evening we're talking about 07:46 And then our last presentation that we'll be doing 07:50 on the series is entitled 07:52 Unto You A Savior. 07:54 And so we hope that these subjects on Jesus Christ 07:58 will bless you in a special way. 08:01 Tonight's presentation: 08:05 Those are three offices that the scripture says 08:09 that Jesus holds. 08:11 How do they work? 08:12 What do they do for you? 08:14 What do they do for me? 08:15 That's what we're going to be looking at tonight. 08:17 So we hope you'll follow as we take a look 08:20 at Christ and what He has done. 08:23 We're pleased tonight 08:26 to have Dona and to have Danny 08:31 sing for us tonight. And they're going to sing 08:34 a wonderful song... one that was written by a pastor 08:39 over in China. There was a little lady 08:43 who didn't know anything about Jesus Christ 08:47 that was leaving this town. 08:51 She lived a long, long way away, 08:54 and it took her days of walking to get where she lived. 08:58 And as she was leaving the town she heard some singing. 09:01 And she went over to this little church and she stood there 09:05 and she listened to them sing 09:07 and she heard the minister talk about Jesus. 09:10 And she went on home. 09:13 And when she got home, she kept thinking about 09:15 what she had heard. 09:17 And several months later she had to come back to town. 09:20 And when she came back, she went by the little church 09:24 and she talked with the pastor. 09:26 And she said: "Tell me His name again. " 09:30 And from that, the pastor wrote the song that Dona 09:34 and Danny are going to sing for you tonight: 09:36 Tell Me His Name Again. 09:54 They told me 09:57 love's sweetest old story. 10:02 They told of a wonderful 10:07 name. 10:11 It thrilled all my soul 10:15 with its glory. 10:20 It burned in my heart 10:24 like a flame. 10:28 They told me of One 10:32 who so loved me 10:36 that in heaven He could not 10:40 remain. 10:45 He came down to seek 10:49 and to save me. 10:53 Oh, tell me His name 10:58 again. 11:01 Oh, tell me His name 11:06 again. 11:10 And sing me 11:13 that sweet refrain. 11:18 Of Him who in love 11:22 came down from above 11:27 to die on the cross 11:31 of shame. 11:35 That story my heart 11:39 has stirred. 11:43 The sweetest 11:45 I've ever heard! 11:51 It banishes fear, 11:55 it brings hope and cheer. 11:59 Oh, tell me 12:02 His name again. 12:08 They call Him the sweet 12:12 Rose of Sharon. 12:16 They call Him the Lily 12:20 so fair. 12:24 They call Him the blessed 12:28 Rock of Ages. 12:32 They call Him 12:35 the bright Morning Star. 12:40 He's Prophet and Priest 12:44 and Redeemer. 12:49 The King of all Kings 12:52 He shall reign. 12:56 He's coming in power 13:00 and in glory. 13:05 Oh, tell me His name 13:09 again. 13:13 Oh, tell me His name 13:17 again. 13:21 and sing me that sweet 13:26 refrain. 13:29 Of Him who in love 13:33 came down from above 13:37 to die on the cross 13:41 of shame. 13:45 The story my heart 13:49 has stirred. 13:53 The sweetest 13:55 I've ever heard. 14:01 It banishes fear. 14:05 It brings hope and cheer. 14:09 Oh, tell me His name 14:13 again. 14:16 It banishes fear. 14:21 It brings hope and cheer. 14:25 Oh, tell me 14:28 His name 14:31 again. 14:37 Jesus. 14:55 Without question, Lord, 14:59 the sweetest name we've ever heard is Jesus. 15:05 We pray, Lord, that we each tonight 15:09 may see Him as Lord... 15:14 as prophet, as priest, as king. 15:19 That our lives may be surrendered. 15:23 We pray that as we open Your Word this evening 15:26 that you'll give to each one of us understanding 15:30 that we may take into our hearts 15:35 what is written and that we might be responsive 15:40 to the work of Your Spirit upon our lives. 15:43 Bless each one here tonight, 15:47 each one that is watching by television 15:49 or listening on the radio or on the Internet 15:52 that they may find Jesus Christ to be 15:57 their salvation, their redemption, their Redeemer. 16:02 For this we ask in Christ's name, Amen. 16:13 Well tonight we're going to take a look 16:15 at the different offices that Christ holds. 16:20 And of course, we find out 16:21 in the scripture that He holds 16:23 the office of prophet. 16:25 And you find that as you pick up the Word of God 16:28 and begin to read through it, 16:31 that this is something that was prophesied 16:34 a long, long time ago. 16:36 In fact, the scripture says this: 16:54 So Moses way back then 16:57 told that there would come a prophet like him 17:03 that would lead and guide the children of Israel. 17:05 So down through the years, 17:07 you have found that the children of Israel 17:10 believed that there would be a prophet that would come 17:14 that would be like unto Moses. 17:17 Now folks, when you stop and think about that 17:20 he said there was going to be a prophet that would come 17:23 like unto Moses... the only one that's ever come 17:27 is Jesus Christ. 17:29 He's the only one. 17:31 And He is that One that Moses spoke of. 17:46 So he said this is the prophet that was to come: 17:50 Jesus Christ. 17:52 The children of Israel anxiously looked forward 17:56 to that day when this prophet would show. 17:58 Now they misunderstood, because they looked... 18:02 They were expecting a prophet to come 18:05 that would basically free them from the Romans. 18:11 That would set them up and give them freedom, 18:14 and they looked for him to come. 18:16 And they were ready to accept somebody as a prophet. 18:20 There was no question about that. 18:23 You'll find that it says this about it: 18:32 They said: "This is Jesus the prophet 18:35 from Nazareth of Galilee. " 18:37 They were ready to recognize Him as the prophet 18:41 and they were ready to follow Him. 18:45 It's just that Jesus was willing 18:51 for them to accept Him as prophet 18:54 but He was not willing for them to end it there. 18:59 See? And that was the problem. 19:02 They were willing to accept Him as a prophet. 19:17 This was when Jesus had done all these miracles. 19:20 And they saw all these and they said: 19:22 "Ah, a great, great prophet has risen up among us. " 19:25 But they still were not to the place where they were willing 19:31 to accept Him as more than just a prophet. 19:42 So folks, in the time of Christ 19:45 and His life on earth, 19:47 great, great multitudes of people followed Him. 19:51 I mean, this wasn't... Sure, there were twelve 19:55 that were close-knit around Him, 19:58 but this isn't anything like the multitudes and crowds 20:02 that followed Jesus Christ. 20:04 I mean, great multitudes followed Him. 20:07 So much so that He couldn't... 20:12 He had to slip away to be able to find anything 20:16 in the way of rest because they saw Him as the prophet. 20:21 Great prophet. 20:22 Even after He had died and had been resurrected 20:30 they - many of them - 20:32 let Him die as a prophet. 20:37 In fact, as He was on the way down to Emmaeus 20:41 and He was walking with those two disciples... 20:43 And I hope you're clear that Jesus had many, many, many 20:48 disciples other than the twelve. 20:52 Do you understand the difference? 20:55 The difference was is those twelve 20:59 accepted Him as the Son of God. 21:04 They believed He WAS the Son of God. 21:07 Many of the others out there accepted Him as a prophet. 21:11 So as Jesus was walking with these two men 21:14 on the way to Emmaeus - which the scripture tells us 21:17 that their eyes were holden is what the scripture says - 21:21 which meant that God didn't permit them to recognize Him. 21:24 And as they're walking along and He's asked them some questions 21:29 and they said: "Are you a stranger here? 21:30 Don't you know what's gone on? " 21:34 "What has happened? " 21:48 You see, He had died... but as far as those two men 21:52 were concerned, He had died as a prophet. 21:56 That... that's what He was was a prophet. 22:00 When He sat at the table with them and broke the bread 22:05 and they recognized Him, then from that point on 22:09 to those men He was no longer just a prophet... 22:12 He was the Son of God. 22:14 They went out proclaiming that He was the Son of God. 22:17 But the Bible is interesting 22:19 in it tells us what the work of a prophet is. 22:23 What is a prophet to do? 22:26 What is his work? 22:27 Well, it's very interesting. 22:28 Christ fulfilled that work of a prophet to the "T" 22:32 because He was a prophet. 22:43 That's the work of a prophet: 22:45 edification, exhortation, and comfort. 22:49 That's what a prophet is to do. 22:52 And that's what Jesus did... He edified. 22:55 And you understand what edification means? 22:58 That means to be taught. 23:00 And most of us don't mind that if it's not overdone. 23:04 But we find that that's what Jesus did: 23:07 He came and He taught the people. 23:11 In fact, His teaching was such 23:14 that they had never heard anything like it before. 23:33 Oh how wonderful that would be, wouldn't it? 23:36 Today... came and walked through those villages 23:40 and He taught those people. 23:42 Taught in their synagogues and in their villages 23:46 and He healed all the sick people that were there. 23:50 Marvelous! 24:01 He edified the people... He taught them. 24:05 They saw for the first time... 24:09 they saw the kingdom of God and what it was 24:13 and what it was to be. 24:15 They saw it in light that they had never seen it before 24:21 that Jesus Christ made it real 24:24 to them. 24:33 You see, Jesus when He taught 24:38 He didn't say: "Well, it might be this way. " 24:45 Jesus didn't do that. 24:46 Or He didn't say: 24:48 "There's three ways you can look at this. " 24:50 No, that isn't the way He taught. 24:53 He said: "This is the kingdom of God. 24:56 This you can believe. " 24:59 And so you and I when we read the Word of God 25:03 we need to see it as it is and accept it as it is. 25:07 Not look at it and say: "Well how else might this be? " 25:12 He taught as one having authority, 25:16 not as one who had doubts about God. 25:21 There was no doubts in His life, no doubts in what He believed. 25:25 He taught them. 25:38 I want to read that again. 25:55 And oh, dear friend, I wish that we 25:58 would learn to walk in the Spirit. 26:04 The flesh profits nothing. 26:08 The time and the effort and everything that we spend 26:13 on the flesh... 26:17 it's worth nothing. 26:19 It's not going to last. 26:21 It's only what you find in the Spirit 26:26 that is eternal... that has lasting value. 26:30 And Jesus taught them this. 26:33 Not only did He do that, but He exhorted them. 26:36 Now you know what to be exhorted means? 26:39 Huh? Most of us don't mind being edified, 26:43 but to exhort means to... what? 26:47 Well it means to correct. 26:49 It means to urge you to do something, 26:52 to... to follow it, to walk in it. 26:55 And so He didn't just teach the people. 26:58 You'll find that as you looked at Jesus He exhorted the people. 27:02 Listen: 27:07 That's not just teaching, folks. That's exhorting. 27:17 Straightforward. Very clear. 27:21 That you and I to enter the kingdom of God 27:24 must be converted. 27:29 You cannot... you cannot bring 27:34 the old man to Jesus Christ. 27:38 I'm sorry. All the scripture says you can do with the old man 27:44 is crucify him. 27:47 It takes the new man, 27:50 and the new man only comes by conversion. 27:55 Except you are converted 27:58 and become as little children. 28:03 That means that I simply must walk by faith. 28:09 I must follow Him by faith. 28:20 And I find that so many today are unwilling... 28:27 ministers are unwilling to tell the people 28:31 that you need to repent. 28:33 You need to repent of your sins. 28:37 Uh, you can't continue to go on 28:42 and not repent of your sins 28:44 and find the relief that you need in your soul. 28:47 It only comes as I repent... get rid of it. 28:52 Jesus said: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. " 29:09 He said: "I'm not going to accuse you, 29:11 but Moses accuses you... and you trusted him. " 29:14 Because they said all the time... they said: 29:16 "Oh, we're children of Moses. 29:20 We're followers of Moses. " 29:30 Said: "If you believed Moses, you'd believe in Me 29:33 because He wrote about Me. " 29:35 When I was a young preacher 29:38 I believed that a preacher's responsibility 29:42 was to exhort the people. 29:44 I thought that that's what you were to do 29:46 was to get up and exhort the people 29:49 because I had read in the 29:50 scripture this text: 30:01 I read that and where it says "Stand on the walls of Zion 30:05 and show My people their sins. " 30:07 And so this particular Sabbath I had really let 'em have it. 30:13 I mean, I had exhorted them real, real well. 30:16 I mean, probably much, much more than I should have. 30:23 But I can remember I had finished 30:25 and I was standing at the door shaking the peoples' hands 30:29 when this old minister came by me. 30:32 He shook my hand and he said: "Young man, 30:36 can I share something with you? " 30:38 And I said: "Sure. " 30:41 He said: "You can shear your sheep often; 30:45 you can skin 'em only once. " 30:49 And I learned right then 30:53 that, you know... to exhort is one thing 30:56 but you can go too far in exhorting. 30:59 Christ exhorted but He never went too far. 31:04 Because not only does the scripture say 31:08 that we are to exhort but it also says 31:18 And that is also what we're supposed to do. 31:21 And this... Christ was a master at comforting the people. 31:26 He could take people in very, very hard circumstances 31:32 and bring great, great comfort to them. 31:35 And I wish today... I wish today so much 31:39 that we did more to comfort people. 31:43 You know, I guess any time 31:48 you stand up in a place like this 31:54 and where people all over can watch 32:00 and they can see, that you're going to have people 32:05 that are going to write and state things to you. 32:09 I wish... I wish many of the people that wrote 32:15 learned what it meant to "Comfort ye, 32:19 comfort ye My people. " 32:22 What a great difference it would make. 32:24 Jesus was a great, great Comforter. 32:42 Said: "Learn of Me, for I am gentle... 32:47 lowly of heart. " 32:58 I believe... I believe that my responsibility 33:01 and your responsibility is to 33:06 help people and to make their burden light... 33:10 not to lay on them heavier burdens. 33:13 But we are to be of help to them. And Christ did this. 33:16 I still remember - every time I read the story 33:19 it moves my soul - that He was at the village of Nain. 33:25 This poor widow... her only son 33:31 lying in the coffin 33:33 and they're walking out of the village to bury him. 33:46 I mean, here she's coming, 33:49 all the people mourning, 33:52 and His heart is moved with compassion. 34:10 What wonderful words! 34:12 You know, touched that coffin. Said: "Young man, 34:17 arise. " 34:27 What a wonderful, wonderful time! 34:30 That young man sat up there and began to talk, 34:35 and Jesus took him and presented him to his mother. 34:38 What great, great comfort that Christ offered. 34:48 Have you thought about that? 34:54 Have you? Is there somebody out there that 35:00 was really having a rough time 35:03 and you really didn't minister to them? 35:08 You broke that reed? 35:21 I've told this before. 35:27 The first church I ever pastored 35:32 the head deacon in my church smoked. 35:40 Walked into his welding shop where he worked 35:43 and there he was over in the corner 35:46 with a welding helmet pulled down 35:50 about half way with a cigarette in his mouth welding. 35:55 I was brand new. 35:58 I mean, I hadn't pastored before. 36:01 I... you know, I was just fresh out of the Seminary. 36:06 I wasn't prepared for this... 36:09 for the head deacon of my church to be smoking. 36:12 And I walked in there, and he didn't even see me. 36:17 Didn't know I was there. 36:19 Embarrassed me so bad 36:22 that I turned and walked away. 36:24 I came back to see him three times 36:30 and every time I came back I caught him in the same place 36:34 welding with a cigarette in his mouth 36:36 and left and he didn't know I was there. 36:40 I didn't know what to do. 36:44 Now this man was a wonderful man. 36:47 A - you know - a great help in the church. 36:51 A great heart... a big heart. 36:54 Everybody loved him; he was a marvelous person. 36:58 I didn't know what to do about it. 37:00 It took me six months. 37:05 I didn't know how I was going to handle it. 37:08 And finally I realized I had to do something. 37:12 And I walked into that welding shop 37:16 and there he was 37:17 over in the corner, helmet pulled down, 37:21 welding away with a cigarette in his mouth. 37:24 And I walked up behind him and I said: 37:27 "Dewey, how are you doing? " 37:29 And man, he grabbed that cigarette out of his mouth 37:33 and stuck it in his pocket 37:34 and stood up. And I said: "Dewey, 37:39 get that cigarette out of your pocket. " 37:42 Pulled it out, his hand all burned and all. 37:46 And I said: "Do you want to smoke? " 37:48 And he said: "No. " 37:50 He said: "It's the plague of my life. " 37:54 And I said: "Dewey, I'll tell you what: 37:56 I'm going to come here every day 38:00 and you and I are going to kneel right here in the welding shop 38:06 and we're going to pray. 38:08 And we're going to pray until you don't smoke any more. 38:11 And I went back every day and we prayed until he quit. 38:18 I'm just trying to say this man was a precious soul. 38:24 I could have been hard. 38:27 I could have been rough on him. 38:30 But no, that isn't what God wants us to be. 38:35 God wants us to be kind. 38:37 Wants us to be gentle. 38:40 Wants us to be forgiving. 38:42 This is what God calls us to be. 38:45 This is what Jesus Christ was. 38:47 Great, great Comforter. 38:53 Not only was He a prophet 38:56 but the scripture says He was a priest. 39:00 And dear friend, let me tell you: 39:03 no one, no one has ever 39:07 ever been saved without a priest. 39:13 Everybody has been saved by a priest, 39:19 and Jesus is that priest. 39:43 Jesus Christ is our priest... 39:47 seated at the right hand of God. 39:53 His work is there. 40:03 You see, a high priest is a mediator. 40:08 A high priest is one who represents you. 40:12 He's one that comes before God in your place. 40:17 And in order to do that... in order for Him to do that 40:23 He had to understand you and me. 40:29 And that's why it says: 40:35 Had to be like one of us. 40:43 Now, in order to be a faithful and merciful High Priest, 40:47 He also had to understand God. 40:58 So He had to understand man; 41:02 He also had to understand God. 41:06 And thank heaven 41:10 that He came here 41:13 and He understands each one of you. 41:17 You do not have a situation 41:22 that He can't understand. 41:24 He understands EVERY situation. 41:28 And thank the Lord He also knows God's side. 41:33 He knows both. 41:35 And therefore because He understands God 41:38 and He understands man 41:40 then He is 41:42 a perfect High Priest. 41:58 You see, He was tempted just as we are 42:02 yet He never sinned. 42:06 And so there is no temptation 42:10 befalling you that He doesn't understand. 42:16 All points tempted as we are 42:19 yet without sin. 42:21 So what is the work of a priest? 42:24 What is he to do? 42:26 Well the scripture tells us what the work of a priest is 42:29 and it says: 42:45 That's the work of a priest 42:47 is to offer gifts and sacrifices. 42:52 That's what the priest is to do. 42:54 Did Jesus offer those? 42:58 Well, we read that He did. 43:10 Interesting. 43:12 Jesus is a High Priest. 43:15 You read through your Bible and you read about the priest 43:18 and they were going into the temple or the sanctuary 43:21 bringing in sacrifices or gifts or so forth. 43:25 They were going back and forth and doing this all the time 43:29 and it never, never, never speaks of them sitting down. 43:34 In fact, I have never read in the scripture 43:38 where there is ever a chair in the temple. 43:42 Didn't exist 43:44 because they were constantly going on about their work. 43:48 But when Jesus offered the sacrifice 43:53 He what? He sat down. 43:57 And the reason He sat down 43:58 is because there wasn't another one to be offered. 44:01 He offered it once and for all for all mankind. 44:07 He offered that sacrifice for you and for me 44:11 and He's seated at the right hand of His Father. 44:14 So not only did He offer a sacrifice 44:17 but the scripture tells us: 44:29 He gave gifts. 44:33 The gifts of the Holy Spirit. 44:37 He gave those to you and to me. 44:42 Do you have them? 44:46 Have you received gifts? 44:50 You're supposed to. 44:52 I mean, this is not something that - you know - 44:56 this is something the scripture says you're to receive. 45:02 The Bible makes it very, very clear 45:05 that when you accept Jesus Christ 45:09 you receive the Holy Spirit. 45:12 That it's given to you when you accept Jesus Christ. 45:17 But then, how much the Spirit of God works in your life 45:24 depends on how much you surrender. 45:30 And the more you open yourself up 45:34 and the more you permit your life to be guided 45:39 and controlled by the Holy Spirit 45:42 the more you receive of it. 45:45 And dear friends, that is the secret of receiving the gifts. 45:50 Because many people never receive the gifts of God. 45:54 You know what the gifts are, don't you? 45:57 Huh? 45:58 The gifts listed... Some are knowledge, 46:01 wisdom, faith... uh, temperance, 46:06 uh, longsuffering, 46:09 uh, tongues... 46:11 interpretation of tongues. 46:13 All those are gifts of the Holy Spirit. 46:16 And you and I are to receive those, and it depends on you 46:22 'cause I'll tell you right now 46:25 if in your Christian experience 46:30 you are trying to manage yourself, 46:35 then you're missing the blessing of God. 46:39 You have to be willing to turn it over 46:43 and let God guide and direct. 46:46 And I'll tell you right now 46:49 there will come up situations over, and over, and over 46:53 in your life where you will be put 47:00 finding out whether you're willing to let God handle it 47:04 or whether you're going to try and handle it. 47:08 You see, this evening I had one of those situations. 47:16 You're unaware of it. 47:19 But you see, just before we went on 47:22 the computer out here in the truck 47:25 that handles all the graphics wouldn't work. 47:30 Completely went out. 47:31 Now I could have been all shook up over that. 47:35 See? But if you're going to put your life 47:40 in the hand of Jesus Christ 47:42 and you're going to let Him handle it, 47:45 then you must let Him handle it. 47:46 And you must realize that He is more than capable 47:52 of providing whatever it needs 47:55 to handle the situation. 47:57 If it is His desire that the computer got fixed - 48:00 which it did, and I thank Him for - 48:03 but if it wasn't, He still could handle the situation. 48:08 And you and I must learn to do that... 48:12 to let Him work in our lives. 48:15 And as He does, then you will receive more 48:19 and more of the Spirit of God. 48:29 So what does that mean? 48:32 That means that He tonight is your High Priest up in heaven. 48:35 Amen! 48:46 Marvelous! 48:48 I mean, there is no situation that He can't save. 48:55 Doesn't make any difference who you are! 48:58 Where you are, what situation you're in. 49:00 It doesn't make any difference how bad it is, 49:03 He is "able to save to the uttermost"... 49:12 He's there in heaven; He's your High Priest. 49:15 He represents you before God 49:17 and He can say to His Father: 49:20 "I died for that person, they've accepted Me. 49:26 Count that person as righteous. " 49:32 'Cause... how does that work? 49:34 Listen: 49:39 You going to condemn? 49:44 You didn't die for that person. 49:46 You didn't make that sacrifice so how could you condemn them? 49:53 Can't condemn them. 49:54 It's Christ who died. 50:07 So it says that Christ is the One that died. 50:10 He's the One that rose. 50:12 And He's the One that's there beside His Father 50:14 making intercession for them. 50:16 It all depends upon Him. 50:22 And then He also is the King of Kings 50:26 and the Lord of Lords. 50:28 And He comes back... 50:40 This Melchizedek, King of Salem, 50:44 and it says that Christ is after that order. 50:54 Jesus Christ was not just priest 50:57 but He was a priest king. 51:11 Like Melchizedek... who had no beginning 51:15 and no end. 51:18 "Without the beginning of days 51:20 or without the end of life" 51:22 is what the scripture says. 51:23 Christ is after HIS order. 51:27 He is a priest king. 51:41 You see, those twelve disciples 51:45 saw Him as more than prophet, 51:50 as more than priest: 51:53 they saw Him as king. 52:08 They saw Him as the Son of God. 52:33 Will you be on the Lord's side? 52:36 Will you be among these? 52:53 I hope that each one of you here this evening 52:57 will be able to sing that song 53:00 about Christ being King. 53:07 Jesus, Jesus, 53:11 Jesus; 53:15 There's just something 53:19 about that name! 53:26 Master, Savior, 53:31 Jesus, 53:35 Like the fragrance 53:38 after the rain; 53:45 Jesus, Jesus, 53:50 oh, Jesus, 53:55 Let all heaven 53:57 and earth proclaim; 54:05 kings and kingdoms 54:09 will all pass away, 54:14 But there's something 54:17 about 54:19 that lovely name! 54:25 Let us pray. 54:27 Father, thank you 54:30 for Your Son Jesus Christ. 54:33 That we can worship Him 54:36 and accept Him as Prophet, 54:40 Priest, and King. 54:43 And above all, as God. 54:47 May each of us here tonight 54:49 surrender our heart to You, 54:52 follow You in all that we do. 54:55 For this we ask in His name, Amen. 55:01 God bless you. 55:03 Thank you for being with us this evening. 55:05 One more presentation... 55:07 and that is: Unto You A Savior. 55:10 May God bless you. 55:14 Hello, friends. 55:15 In Luke the 12th chapter Jesus tells an interesting story 55:20 of a master who returned home from his wedding 55:24 hoping to find each of his servants eagerly waiting 55:27 to let him in 55:28 no matter what hour of the day or the night. 55:31 This story is about each of us 55:33 who have been bought by His precious blood 55:35 and therefore have become His servants. 55:38 And His hope is that we will faithfully be doing 55:42 the work He assigned while anxiously awaiting His return. 55:47 But this beautiful parable 55:49 has a dark warning as well. 55:51 Luke writes about a break-in that happens 55:54 in the night while the master of the house is fast asleep. 55:58 Under the cover of darkness, 56:00 a thief steals his most precious possession. 56:03 And Jesus goes on to say 56:05 "But know this, that if the master of the house 56:08 had known what hour the thief would come 56:11 he would have watched 56:12 and not allowed his house to be broken into. 56:15 Therefore you also be ready for the Son of Man is coming 56:18 at an hour you do not expect. " 56:21 Friends, none of us know the hour of Christ's second coming. 56:25 To some it may seem like a far-off event. 56:28 But if their life should end today, 56:31 it will feel like only a moment. 56:33 Jesus' message is the same for us today. 56:36 Do all you can to prepare 56:39 and faithfully watch and wait. 56:41 Satan is a thief, and there is nothing he enjoys more 56:46 than stealing our relationship with Jesus. 56:49 He robs us by making us careless and indifferent. 56:53 He tries to distract us from spending time with our Lord 56:57 and to burden us with so much care that we become indifferent 57:01 to those who are suffering 57:03 and those who don't know about our loving Savior. 57:08 As Christians, we are given the great privilege of being 57:12 called the sons and daughters of God. 57:14 But with this privilege comes an awesome responsibility: 57:18 to be faithful servants and to tell others about Jesus. 57:22 Are you being faithful to God? 57:25 Are you ready to give an account of your stewardship? 57:28 Our ministry is geared entirely 57:30 to taking care of those spiritual needs 57:33 of those who watch us all over the world. 57:36 Won't you help us? 57:37 Please consider what you can do 57:39 for those who still don't know about Jesus. 57:41 As the Holy Spirit impresses, 57:43 please send your tax-deductible gifts to: 57:57 Thank you for helping us spread the light of God's Word 58:00 through television and radio. 58:02 Your gifts help bring the blessed hope of salvation 58:04 to millions around the world. |
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