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00:01 >> Just 50 days after Jesus resurrection with his teachings
00:06 in Ascension still echoing in their hearts. Believers from 00:09 everywhere gathered in Jerusalem 00:11 as the cost on the United Nations in this pivotal moment, 00:17 define fire was 00:19 through their faith movement. Wasn't night forever. Change 00:22 the course of his join us as we explore the use of you shall 00:27 receive power. 00:32 >> Welcome back to 3 ABN 2023 Fall Camp meeting with the 00:38 emphasis on ye shall receive power. And we have been I 00:42 believe we have been receiving power that God has been 00:44 speaking to us through each of the speakers. The Holy Spirit 00:47 has been communicated to us. The message for this time. 00:52 I'm Pastor James Rafi. I have the privilege of introducing 00:55 our next speaker, which is Pastor Ryan Day. Ryan Day is 3 00:59 ABN praise him music network general manager 01:03 and he is also an evangelist at heart. He is a preacher. 01:08 He is a teacher and he is a sweet singer in Israel. And 01:13 then 01:14 in addition to all of that, Ryan and his wife, Stephanie, 01:18 are major players in the new 01:21 school up disciple ship Training Ministry here, 3 of 01:25 the N. And we're going to be having that for school that 01:29 week, long intensive the week after next week. And we have a 01:32 full enrollment, 40 students. So Ryan is one of those young 01:37 man that Pastor Kenny was talking about in the last 01:40 presentation. He has those brand new tennis shoes on and 01:45 he is running with the message. Remember that? All right. 01:49 And we're blessed. We're blessed by God to see young 01:52 people like Ryan 01:54 given their lives and hearts to proclaim the everlasting Gospel 01:58 message in voice and in song. So we are going to pray for the 02:03 Holy Spirit to anoint Ryan is he has annoyed each one of the 02:07 previous speakers at this special camp meeting. 02:10 And after that after we pray, you're going to hear Selous 02:13 teen Dickens who's going to share especially music in 02:16 Christ, along with far Isaacs on the piano, her daughter on 02:20 the piano. And after that, the next voice that you will hear 02:24 will be the voice of 02:27 the Holy Spirit. 02:29 Speaking through our preteen scene, evangelist Ryan Day, 02:34 helping us to understand how we can have power to endure 02:38 trials, father in heaven. We just want to thank you 02:40 tonight, 02:41 the opportunity that we have to lift up our hearts to have an 02:45 we're thankful for the Sabbath and the special double blessing 02:49 of can't meeting. And the promised 02:52 gift of the Holy Spirit even known to the speaker. He's 02:55 spoken to our hearts. We know you'll do this again with Ryan. 02:58 We thank you for hearing answering to pray in the name 03:01 of Jesus Christ. Amen. 03:03 [MUSIC] 03:08 [MUSIC] 03:13 [MUSIC] 03:18 [MUSIC] 03:23 [MUSIC] 03:28 [MUSIC] 03:32 [MUSIC] 03:37 [MUSIC] 03:41 >> He tries to 03:44 my home. Is he my my my stream my song to use first. We saw it 04:01 and strong one. 04:10 >> Want to? 04:12 >> He years Old. 04:17 >> D C. 04:23 [MUSIC] 04:27 >> You know, 04:34 [MUSIC] 04:39 [MUSIC] 04:44 [MUSIC] 04:47 he tries a low. 04:50 >> That conflict. 04:54 >> Only on E. 04:56 >> And underwrite this school like the ones he came to use 05:10 the same. 05:12 >> To 05:22 it is time. 05:25 >> For who's seen 05:28 on why some men, too. 05:31 He did. And 05:37 [MUSIC] 05:42 [MUSIC] 05:47 [MUSIC] 05:50 and we mean cool. 05:53 He's like you, too. 05:56 >> By nice lying, then voters. 06:04 >> Whoa. 06:05 [MUSIC] 06:09 From the way you are all. 06:14 >> Is 06:16 [MUSIC] 06:20 since. 06:23 [MUSIC] 06:27 >> For a time. 06:38 [MUSIC] 06:43 [MUSIC] 06:48 [MUSIC] 06:53 [MUSIC] 06:57 [MUSIC] 07:00 >> No. Can you food line? 07:03 >> No-fee 10. 07:07 >> This is the puck or and 07:12 [MUSIC] 07:16 to find out 07:19 Jesus was my 07:21 [MUSIC] 07:24 we know. 07:26 [MUSIC] 07:31 [MUSIC] 07:37 >> To return. 07:40 >> O come all week long. 07:42 [MUSIC] 07:46 [MUSIC] 07:51 [MUSIC] 07:56 [MUSIC] 08:01 [MUSIC] 08:07 >> We tell. 08:09 >> Well, call me calm. 08:14 >> And 08:24 [MUSIC] 08:30 >> praise God on selous teen in Farah, 08:34 my sisters from another Mr. 08:35 [MUSIC] 08:39 Love their singing, Love their plane 08:43 Christ alone. 08:45 That's where it's at. That's the Gospel 08:47 in Christ alone. 08:50 How that's people doing it. 08:52 And then it's come to study the word of God this evening. 08:56 I praise the Lord. Well, before we go any further, what should 09:00 we do? 09:01 We always invite the Holy Spirit. So let's put together 09:04 father in heaven. 09:07 Praise be to you, Lord. 09:09 Thank you. God for this wonderful can't meeting we've 09:11 had so far. 09:13 You have showed up and, you know, bless tremendously Lord. 09:16 We thank you. 09:18 The low. Now as we take on 09:20 very sensitive topic, 09:23 we're talking about 09:25 the power that you provide us 09:28 to endure trials, 09:32 lord, sometimes we don't understand these trials. 09:34 We don't understand the nature of these trials, his 09:36 tribulations, 09:39 but I pray God that you will bring clarity during this hour. 09:42 You will speak through me, lord, and that every word every 09:45 thought every action will be that of yours. 09:48 And every single person here at camp meeting of those from all 09:51 around the world will hear 09:53 the special message. They being blessed that we all 09:57 drawn closer to Jesus. We ask 10:00 and Jesus holy name in them and them 10:04 power to undo or 10:07 trials. 10:11 Joe Hoss of Fat 10:15 One is naming their kid that anytime soon are they? 10:20 But nonetheless Keane, Jay Haas a fat of Judah. 10:25 >> He was a man that wasn't perfect. He did make some 10:28 mistakes. 10:30 By the time you get to the 19th chapter of this. The book of 10:34 Second Chronicles, 10:36 you see that Hossa fat has been convicted by the spirit of the 10:41 Lord. 10:42 He has begun ordering the tear down the projects of all of the 10:48 idols in the images throughout all of June. 10:52 And Joe Hoss of Fat has begun now all putting Israel on a 10:57 path of revival 11:00 he has been putting is real on a path, pointing them back to 11:04 the Lord. He has set. His leaders even has put out and 11:07 said judges threw out all the cities of Judah 11:12 and we will learn that many times in the Bible. We see 11:15 revival and the return of the people to God in the midst of 11:20 crisis 11:22 in often in situations that man cannot fix. 11:29 We find ourselves in Second chronicles chapter 20. 11:32 We're going to begin with verses one through 3. Notice 11:35 what the Bible says. 11:37 It says it happened after this that the people of Moab with 11:41 the people of M A and others with them. Besides the 11:44 ammonites 11:45 came to battle against Josh, the fat, 11:49 then some came and told the hospital saying a great 11:52 multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea. 11:57 Hossa fed fears 11:59 and set himself to seek the Lord proclaimed a fast 12:03 throughout all Judah. 12:05 This is so Judah gather together to ask help from the 12:08 Lord. 12:10 And from all the cities of Judah, they came to see 12:14 the Lord 12:16 you see crisis 12:19 well often burst, forth, fear. 12:23 It will bring out your insecurities. 12:26 It will sometimes even bring traumas 12:30 and sometimes terrors that will linger with us for some time. 12:36 But in this particular situation, by the time you get 12:38 to verse 12, 12:40 you see the very nature of the situation. John Ossof at has 12:44 his enemies closing in on him. And he notes that there is 12:48 nothing that he or the children of Israel can do. They are 12:51 stuck 12:52 and they're in a situation in which they cannot fix. In fact, 12:56 notice first, 12 0nd chronicles chapter 20 and verse 12 notice 12:59 that the Bible says and this is Josh, the fat speaking, the 13:02 people of God speaking and got are speaking out to him and it 13:05 says are gone. Will you not judge them? So they're pointing 13:08 at the enemies and what are you not going to bring judgment 13:11 against these people for? We have no power against this 13:14 great multitude that is coming against us. Nor do we know what 13:20 to do. 13:22 Never been in this situation. 13:24 You ever been in a crisis in your life where you have been 13:27 brought to a situation in which you are in a crisis and you do 13:30 not know what to do. 13:34 You feel a sense of powerlessness and there's 13:38 nothing you can do to change the situation. 13:42 Fear and insecurity is not president. If it's something 13:47 that, you know, you can change bring remedy to if you know 13:51 that there's something you can do about it. Those fears, 13:55 those anxieties, those insecurities, they're not there 13:58 because, well, we might just have an answer for this. 14:02 But the moment you realize you are totally powerless and have 14:07 no solution, 14:08 then comes the feet. 14:10 Then comes the anxiety, 14:12 the insecurities and often 14:18 we do go on to read the story and know that by the time you 14:22 get to verse 17, the people of God have already cried out to 14:26 the lower. They said, well, we have we have nothing to add. 14:29 The situation is nothing we can do. God response. He speaks 14:32 through his his his prophet and the prophet gives the message 14:36 to the children of his one 11 for 17 because got provides the 14:39 answer for this particular situation. They didn't know 14:42 what to do. They didn't have an answer but got says this isn't 14:45 your battle. 14:48 You're not to fight just that. 14:51 In fact, here's the words he used. He just he said this 14:54 position yourselves. 14:56 You see oftentimes we find ourselves in trials and 15:00 tribulations in crisis situations. And oftentimes what 15:05 we must do is have faith in the lord and position ourselves as 15:09 got says. And then he gives us the word ISIS stand and observe 15:14 and watch the salvation of the lower. 15:19 But of course, 15:21 this was not the case for the disciples in March after 4. 15:28 When we get over to my chapter 4, we read about a very scary 15:32 crisis that the disciples found themselves in. 15:37 We're going to pick up in March after 4 beginning with verse. 15:39 33 34 just to set the foundation year versus 33 15:43 $0.34. And with many such parables, he spoke the word to 15:47 them as they were able to hear it. But without a parable, 15:50 he did not speak to them. 15:52 And when they were alone, he explained all things to his 15:56 disciples. Now, if you read the 4th chapter of Matthew, you, 16:00 if I should be the 4th chapter of market will find the Jesus 16:03 has been preaching. He's been declaring the gospel. He's been 16:06 speaking all day to the multitudes and he's been doing 16:08 this in the form of parables, OK, Jesus often did this. 16:12 He would he would use these little short stories that often 16:15 declare tot some type of moral lesson and he would use these 16:18 parables to declare or 2 like in the Kingdom of God or help 16:22 to make the Kingdom of God and God's will clearer to the 16:25 children of Israel. And so that's what he's been doing all 16:28 day long. But now the sun is starting to 6. The day is 16:31 coming to an end and notice what we find their inverse. 16:35 35 of our chapter for reading verse. 35 36. It says on the 16:40 same day 16:42 when evening had come, he said to them, 16:45 let us cross over to the other side. 16:48 Now, when they had left the multitude, they took him along 16:51 the boat as he was 16:53 and other little boats were also with the month. Many times 16:57 did not miss that point that this wasn't just one vote. 16:59 This was a a multitude of boats, little small boats with 17:01 them. So there was many of the disciples with them. But notice 17:05 here just want to bring this out very clearly 17:08 in this particular situation is a few things that we can glean 17:10 from the story in from this passage, 17:13 the disciples 17:15 we're in, the will of God 17:20 we catch, you know, you with me 17:22 in this story so far prior to this issue, re, 17:26 there's nothing that gives us any indication 17:28 that they were disobedient. They had kept all of God's 17:32 commands up to this point. They were obedient to what 17:34 crushed and told them to do. They were living in the will of 17:38 GAAP. Okay. And not only were they living in the will of God, 17:43 but Jesus is in the boat with them. 17:47 We do together on this, OK, let's approach this story, 17:50 perhaps maybe and look at it through a lens that we haven't 17:52 seen before. Because many times we use this story, we've heard 17:55 the story may be our primary classes or maybe in our youth 17:58 classes, a story that we tell our kids and we might animated 18:02 and we might be a little charismatic. We tell them that 18:05 we see it kind of like a small little children story that we 18:08 tell them to encourage them that Jesus is in control of all 18:11 things. And all of those things are true. But let's put on a 18:13 different lands, OK? And let's look at it a little differently 18:16 here. 18:18 They're in the will of God. Jesus is in the boat with them. 18:24 But there's a problem. 18:26 We pick up a reading in verse 37 notice that the Bible says 18:30 and a great wind storm or oats 18:34 and the waves beat into the boat so that it was already 18:36 filling. 18:38 But he was in the stern 18:41 sleep 18:42 on a pillow. I've never understood this part of the 18:45 story. I have to be honest. 18:47 I still to this day read this and I say how in the world 18:51 was this brother 18:53 asleep 18:54 in the start of this boat 18:57 when this powerful wind storm came up. 19:01 But that's what it says. He was asleep 19:04 on a pillow 19:06 and notice it says and they woke him 19:09 and said to him. 19:12 >> Do you not care? 19:14 The we're passion 19:17 verse. 39 then heroes and review the win and said to the 19:20 sea, peace be still 19:23 and the wind ceased and it was a great call. 19:29 But he said to them, 19:31 why are you so fearful 19:35 that you have no faith 19:39 and they feared exceedingly and set to one another? 19:43 Who can this be 19:46 that even the wind 19:48 and the sea 19:50 obey him 19:56 even 19:58 in the will of God. 20:01 It rains. 20:04 If you want to tweet something tweet that 20:06 even 20:08 in the will of God, 20:10 the rains come. 20:13 >> The trials of this life are often merciless. It comes down 20:18 upon us and oftentimes it merely consumes a summit. 20:21 Do I have a witness in here? 20:23 I'm talking about situations where it's so overwhelming. 20:27 Has anyone ever been in a situation where you felt like 20:30 you were just going to drown in the crisis or in the trial and 20:33 tribulation you're going through? It was just 20:35 overwhelming to you and you didn't know what to do. 20:39 Well, this is what the disciples are going through at 20:41 this moment. 20:43 Let's see what we have to understand. As we take a deeper 20:45 look at the store. We find that actually this storm situation 20:50 is threefold. 20:52 There are actually 3 storms that they're facing. What then 20:56 this one storm, 20:59 you see the first storm. 21:01 It's a circumstantial storm in which they could exercise no 21:06 control. 21:08 They can't control the when they can't control the sea. 21:12 They can't control the rain. They it's totally out of their 21:16 control. And this goes to show us that you can be in the will 21:20 of God and a storm and be able to do absolutely nothing about 21:25 it. 21:27 So that's the first storm within the storm that they're 21:31 facing. 21:32 They're totally 21:34 out of control in the sense that they have no control over 21:38 the circumstance. 21:41 Number 2, this is the second storm. 21:43 You might call it an emotional story. 21:47 These brothers a terrified 21:50 they're experiencing quite a storm in and of itself of 21:54 emotional instability. And you know this to be the case 21:58 because in verse 40, would Jesus say to them? 22:01 He said, why are you so fearful? 22:06 You see storms well often come into your life and it will 22:10 immediately sparked some type of emotion 22:15 and that matter whatever type of storm that you're dealing 22:17 with in your life, it doesn't matter what type of trial or 22:19 tribulation it could be that you're scared about that 22:22 doctors report. You just got it could be that you're scared 22:24 about that financial struggle that you're going through. 22:27 You could be a little fearful about the direction of the 22:30 relationship that you're involved in. I'm talking about 22:33 something so deep, so devastating, so vast that you 22:37 cannot control it. And it brings about a storm of emotion 22:42 within you, but you cannot control. 22:47 But then there's a 3rd storm and you might call this one 22:50 a theological storm 22:53 or maybe a spiritual. 22:58 We know this to be the case because notice what 23:02 they say that Jesus inverse. 38, 23:06 what are they saying? 23:09 Do you not 23:15 that we are perishing. 23:22 You see these brothers start questioning 23:26 what they have been believing all this time and whether or 23:29 not it's even true. 23:33 They start questioning 23:36 the word of God. 23:38 There are even questioning 23:40 the character of Scott. 23:45 They're thinking probably within themselves in this 23:48 situation. 23:51 What I'm hearing about you 23:54 and what I'm experiencing 23:57 and they're not matching up. 24:00 I hear what the pastor preaches in and says about you on 24:03 Sabbath. 24:06 But what I'm going through in my life and what I'm 24:08 experiencing, 24:10 it's it's not matching up on. I'm experiencing 2 different 24:14 realities. 24:16 In other words, I don't know 24:19 if I can believe this 24:22 anymore. 24:25 Often times more in a crisis. We're going through a trial or 24:29 tribulation, depending on the intensity, depending on the 24:32 nature of that tribulation, we might be led to ask questions 24:36 like, where are you or 24:39 or in the aftermath, where were you? Lorne 24:45 Lord, you don't care about me 24:49 because if you cared about me, 24:52 I wouldn't be 24:54 going 24:56 through this 24:59 or do you not care 25:01 that we are perishing? 25:05 And so what do they do? 25:07 They wake Jesus up 25:11 our chapter 4 verse. 39 40. Let's look at it again. 25:15 Then he rolls and rebuked the wind and sent to the sea. 25:18 Peace be still and the wind ceased and there was a great 25:20 calm. But he said to them, why are you so fearful? 25:25 How is it that you have 25:27 no faith? 25:30 How is it that we know? I don't know Jesus, maybe because I'm 25:35 getting ready to die. 25:36 [MUSIC] 25:42 You see there completely overwhelmed by the 25:46 circumstances in this situation. 25:50 But keep in mind 25:52 what Jesus told them at the beginning of this whole 25:54 experience that they're forgetting about 25:57 Mark Chapter 4 verse. 35, what is he saying first, 35 26:02 let 26:03 us 26:06 crossover 26:09 to the other side. 26:11 It is like, oh, I see, OK, so in the beginning. 26:15 >> In the beginning, you're all excited, shouting, you know, 26:18 worked up because you get to get in the boat with me and go 26:21 to the other side. But when the circumstances show up, they 26:26 overrode what I said. 26:29 Your problem over rolled my promise and now you're living 26:34 in the light of the problem and no longer living in the light 26:38 of my promise. 26:40 He's got a little smug about this got doesn't necessarily 26:43 want you to deny a circumstance or to deny your situation a 26:47 storm of the storm, right? And it's OK to acknowledge that 26:51 you're going through a storm. It's OK to acknowledge the 26:54 reality that you're going through a crisis that you're 26:57 going through a deep and dark despairing time, a discouraging 27:02 deep dot tribulation or some type of circumstances arose in 27:06 your lot. What God doesn't want you to do as he doesn't want 27:09 you to allow your circumstance to Trump his word. 27:16 >> And it says our chapter 4 verse 41. 27:20 >> And they feared 27:22 exceedingly 27:24 and said to one another. 27:29 Can this be 27:32 that even the wind and the sea 27:36 obey him? 27:39 You see the disciples were on a journey 27:42 of discovery, 27:46 the trials. 27:47 >> The tribulations, the hardships of the slot as 27:50 inconvenient and painful as they often au 27:54 often lead you on a journey to discover that is they lead you 27:59 on a journey of discovery of who you're dealing with 28:07 and he wants one thing to know. God. In theory, 28:12 you know, I'm talking about 28:14 it's one thing to know God. In theory, it's another thing 28:17 to know God, inexperience and truthfully in deeply in 28:21 relationship. 28:23 >> He's my rock my sword and my shield. He's willing to move 28:27 away. Wow, 28:29 that's my Jesus. 28:32 >> And that sounds all good on its going to get your name in. 28:36 But, you know, at the end of the day, we don't need a little 28:38 cutie statements. 28:41 We're going through a crisis. 28:44 We don't need 28:46 high sounding 28:48 theological vernacular. 28:51 More in the middle of a crisis. 28:54 You see in a crisis, you need to experience 28:57 the living God 29:00 and sometimes God will ignite or allow storms 29:05 in your life. 29:06 Get your attention. 29:09 And some people have a hard time wrapping their minds 29:11 around that re out of the golf allows that well, then he must 29:15 not be a God of love that he would allow these circumstances 29:19 of these trials and tribulations of these 29:22 hardships, these difficulties to come into my life. He must 29:26 not be a god of love, but I'll tell you, oftentimes God would 29:30 allow these things because nothing ever will grab your 29:33 attention better than party 29:35 troubles trials, difficulties, persecutions and tribulations. 29:41 That's why Cs Lewis is famous for writing these words. 29:44 He said pain 29:46 insist upon being attended to 29:50 God whispers to us and our pleasures. He speaks in our 29:53 consciences, but shouts in our pains. 29:58 It is his megaphone 30:00 to rouse 30:02 a deaf world. 30:06 You know, sometimes we may not be able to 30:09 hear the voice of God in times of prosperity, 30:13 but God and his mercy 30:15 since adversity 30:17 when we needed. 30:19 And if God allows you to be placed within the pit, I just 30:23 want to see just a show of hands here. 30:24 >> How many of you have ever been in a pit before in your 30:28 life? You you've been down in that dark pit and it seems like 30:31 you would never ever going to get out. Sometimes Gobert allow 30:35 you to be placed in that pit no matter what the duration or 30:38 intensity, it's because he has a purpose. And I want to share 30:41 with you some of those purposes because many people question, 30:43 well, we've got allows these will. Why would he allow such a 30:46 thing to come up on my watch? Sometimes we might have soon in 30:50 our life that he's trying to get to. 30:54 Maybe he has since some people. 30:57 Maybe he has sent some signs. 30:59 Maybe he sent some type of indication to you and the Holy 31:03 Spirit's been screaming at you. 31:06 >> Not that the Holy Spirit literally scream that you get 31:08 my point. 31:10 >> The holy Spirit is right there telling you every day 31:12 that you need to surrender. That's and let go of that soon. 31:15 But you just continue to live in that state of city fullness. 31:20 And so God will sometimes allow a trial to come into your life 31:24 because he's trying to get to the sin in your lot. 31:29 Perhaps there's something he wants you to surrender to him 31:32 that you've not let go yet or maybe you're headed in a 31:35 direction. That's not a good direction. You're headed down a 31:39 path. That's not the path that he wants you to be on. We all 31:42 like sheep have gone astray in turn everyone to our own way, 31:45 but only the way of God is the right way. And sometimes when 31:48 when we don't listen to the voice of God, when he tells us 31:52 to go this way, but yet we continue to go that way in 31:55 order for us to change direction. Sometimes God we'll 31:59 send a trial or tribulation or some type of eye opening 32:03 attention, getting circumstance in our lives and hopes that you 32:06 will change the path direction you're on into the path 32:09 direction of him. 32:13 >> And of course, last but not least he's working to conform 32:16 with you 32:18 and to his image 32:20 into his 32:22 righteous character. 32:25 Sometimes it may not be necessarily anything bad or 32:28 negative that you have bought, 32:31 but rather God is allowing certain circumstances to come 32:34 in your life because he's preparing you for his kingdom. 32:40 >> He is shaping and molding you. He is the Potter. We are 32:44 the plate and he's bending the shaping of these molding and 32:48 he's breaking you and any which way that he can. People put you 32:51 in the heat of some of life's differ. Most difficult trials 32:55 in order like a silversmith to prepare you and make us pure is 32:59 to be 33:00 repaired his kingdom. 33:02 >> Now to this point, some of the studies and some of the 33:05 some of the stories that we've mentioned here, you might still 33:07 run it all the stores, the Bible's flooded with them. 33:09 Up of people who fell into trial. They fell into some type 33:12 of difficult circumstance, much like the disciples, much like 33:15 to Hossa fat and many other stores where, you know, we're 33:18 in the trial. It was difficult in the moment, but God brought 33:22 them through it or not brought them out of that or he saved 33:25 them from it in the end. 33:28 But what about those times when you fall into the trials 33:35 and God, 33:37 it's strangely and conspicuously. 33:45 Now we're talking 33:48 when Matthew Chapter 11. 33:50 I want to take you on a journey through the New Testament. 33:54 I want to show you 3 biblical examples 33:58 of people who were living in the will of goat. 34:02 They fell into some type of crisis in their life 34:09 and when they needed God the most, 34:13 what are they received? 34:15 Silence 34:17 Matthew Chapter 11 versus one through 3. Notice what the 34:19 Bible says. Now it came to pass when Jesus finished commanding 34:22 his 12 disciples that he departed from there to teach 34:25 him to preach in their cities. And when John had heard 34:28 imprisoned about the work, surprised he sent to his 34:30 disciples and said to him, are you the coming one or do we 34:35 look for another? 34:43 And then this is the same, John. That's this belly deep in 34:46 the money, Jordan River with Jesus. 34:49 This is the same job that when he saw Jesus coming, what did 34:52 he say? Behold 34:55 the lamb of God. Who takes away 34:58 the scent of the workout? He knows she's this was the 35:01 most site 35:03 yet. By the time you get to Matthew Chapter 11, something's 35:06 different. 35:07 Something changed. 35:12 John, the Baptist, 35:14 you see John is in prison because 35:16 hair is in prison because he rebuked Herat. 35:19 And ultimately there's this little heart of girl that did a 35:24 little dance and into him up in prison. You've got understand, 35:27 John was a man of principle. He's not into, you know, 35:30 politics and policy and all that stuff. He's a man of 35:33 principle. He's a man of God. And he has been call for 35:36 special purpose 35:38 and he knows that. But yet, by the time you get to this 35:41 particular situation, now he's in prison. And you got to know 35:44 that this brother in all of his humanity day in and day out as 35:47 he's behind prison bars, he's deal. He's trying to wrap his 35:50 mind around the why of it all 35:54 Jesus is 35:56 Jesus is out there and 35:58 and I'm I'm here 36:01 seems like it would make so much more sense for me to be 36:03 out there. I would do him so much more good. I would be so 36:07 much more useful for the Kingdom of God in preaching the 36:10 gospel of I was out there and not in here. So what does he 36:13 do? He since some people to confirm our view, the coming 36:18 one 36:19 or do we look for another? 36:21 You have to ask the question, where is the confidence now? 36:24 Something's happened 36:26 in John's Milo. He's in this present situation. So his 36:29 disciples finally come back with the report, right? You can 36:31 imagine the report. Yes. 36:33 >> That's right. It's him. He's the messiah. He can find 36:37 it. 36:38 And you can imagine John's excitement now. He's exciting. 36:40 He's walking around that and that prison cell every single 36:43 day. Haha, he's looking at the door just waiting any day for 36:46 Jesus to appear right there to sell door excited and smiling 36:50 for it. Hey, Kuz, 36:53 I'm here to get you out. 36:55 We've got some preaching to do. We've got some stuff will turn 36:58 this well right-side up with the gospel and he's looking 37:01 every single day. 37:02 >> But Jesus never shows up. Ultimately what he received was 37:08 sign it. 37:11 You can imagine going all the way to the chopping block. 37:17 Surely Jesus will show up. 37:20 >> Yes, rise a miracle worker. He all right. He's going to 37:23 show up. He's just going to speak a word or wave his hand. 37:25 He's going to do something. He's going to get me out of the 37:28 situation. 37:30 What did you get 37:33 silence? 37:35 And this is the same guy. 37:38 The Jesus called The Greatest Born 37:43 any woman, 37:45 the greatest 37:47 of all 37:48 profits 37:50 silence. 37:53 Now we move on to John Chapter 11. 37:55 >> We find ourselves in a different story now, John, 37:57 Chapter 11 in the gospels and notice what the Bible says. 38:00 This is now a certain man was sick. You know, the story last 38:04 verse of Bethany, that how this could be the town of Mary and 38:06 her mother's and her mother, Cindy sisters, Martha, excuse 38:09 me. And it was that Mary, who anointed the Lord with fragrant 38:13 oil and want to speak with her hair whose brother last Reese 38:16 was sick. Therefore, the sister sent to him saying 38:19 >> they that he sic this rather sick. And so they settled 38:23 messenger to Jesus. And by the way, Jesus is just a little. 38:27 He's he's but he went back into Jerusalem and you understand 38:29 rules about 2 miles from Bethany. 38:32 >> So it's not like it was a very far wall. 38:35 So they sent a messenger to him 38:37 to tell him what, what 38:40 behold he whom you. 38:47 And then it says in verse 4, when Jesus heard that, he said 38:50 the sickness is not into death, but for the glory of God that 38:53 the son of God may be glorified through it. Now, Jesus love 38:56 Martha and her sister, State House district and Lazarus. 39:00 So when he heard that he was sick, notice 39:03 he stay 2 more days 39:06 in the place where he was. 39:08 And you could imagine 39:12 every single day every moment the past, though, looking just 39:17 waiting for Jesus to appear waiting for Jesus to walk up 39:20 the driveway because, again, this is Lazarus home. He loves 39:26 and you could just know like hang in there last year. 39:28 Sinai have. 39:30 >> It's paying their brothers. He says he's calm and he's on 39:33 is what we said. We know the message is already come back 39:36 and told us he spoke to Jesus and Jesus said it's not into 39:40 debt. Everything's great. Jesus is on his weight. 39:48 >> Jesus 39:50 stays away. 39:52 What Mary and Martha and last year's receive 39:56 silence 39:59 and verse. 21 of John 11 us is now Martha said to Jesus. 40:02 He's not. He's arrived. Glasses is dead. 40:05 >> Look, if you have been here, my brother would not about 40:09 and I love. This is a beautiful face statement. 40:13 She believes in the pack power of Christ. But the question the 40:16 impact was and what were you? 40:19 We should messages. Well, were you had you would come out in 40:24 time. 40:26 You could have done what you do. Best 40:28 just simply spoke to were just simply not only touched the 40:32 brother and his sickness would have went away. 40:36 Well, are you? 40:38 >> And you say yeah, but Ryan, it sees us Jesus is going to 40:41 resurrect him in and we know the story because because Jesus 40:44 is often going to show up making all things better. 40:47 >> But what I want you to do it just for a moment, just 40:49 disabuse your your money, your mind from from the outcome of 40:52 the story for a moment. In reality in that moment 40:56 before the resurrection Met, Mary and Martha are living in 41:00 this in real time. 41:03 They didn't know what the future holds. 41:06 They're experiencing this in real time 41:10 and in a moment that they needed got to show up. 41:14 And this isn't just some stranger God, 41:18 this is their friend. 41:21 It's the sum of got 41:23 Jesus, 41:27 which the Bible says home. He love it. 41:31 And what do they receive from the front? 41:34 Who happens to be the son of God? 41:36 >> Who happens to be able to speak world's into existence? 41:39 Who happens to be able to just make some spit and some clay 41:43 and wiping over stuff and wave his hand. And speaking of 41:47 things happen, 41:49 Jesus didn't even have to show 41:54 at last year's House. 41:56 Jesus could a stop right there in the middle of the road where 41:59 he was a said last year's. 42:06 What happened? 42:09 Complete 42:11 silence, 42:13 but perhaps one of the greatest examples of all 42:17 is found in Matthew. 26 want to talk the greatest example of 42:21 silence 42:25 Matthew. 26 42:29 Jesus and his disciples 42:32 have now come into the garden 42:35 of Gethsemane. And you know what gets him any means 42:40 that means 42:41 wine or all of 42:44 prints. 42:49 First, 36 of Matthew chapter. 26. 42:52 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane and 42:55 sent to the disciples. Sit here. When I go in, pray over 42:58 there 43:00 and he took with him, Peter and his 2 sons, 70, 43:09 the 2 sons of zip it. 43:11 And he began to be sorrowful 43:13 and deeply distressed. 43:17 Then he said to them 43:19 my soul, 43:21 it's exceedingly softball 43:23 even to death. 43:26 Stay here and watch with me. 43:29 It went a little farther and fell on his face and prayed 43:33 saying 43:34 my father, 43:36 if it is possible, 43:39 let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, 43:42 not as I will, 43:45 but as you will. 43:48 This is interesting. This is Jesus 43:52 districts. 43:54 I'm not so much that he's just, you know, under a little bit of 43:58 anxiety, a little bit of stress. It says that he was so 44:01 distressed that loop records that he actually sweat 44:08 blood 44:11 through 44:12 his sweat glands, 44:16 the sins of every human being from the beginning of time 44:21 until that point. And from that point, all the way to the end 44:25 of the world, 44:27 it's being placed upon him. 44:31 >> And this is the Jesus to never overreacted anything. 44:35 Jesus was always just so calm and so poised and under 44:40 control. Nothing caucus, brother, by surprise. 44:44 You just go read the Gospels. Jesus was always going to do 44:46 what we just talked about. The calming of the storm. 44:48 This brothers asleep 44:51 in the starter 44:53 on a pillow. 44:55 That's the Jesus that we know prior to this story. 44:59 Nothing really faced him 45:01 missus, same Jesus. The human is the site will show up on the 45:04 shore, the gatherings and this dumb only act full of all kinds 45:07 of legions of demons comes out of love and the disciples are 45:11 so terrified there shaking in their boots about a run back to 45:14 the boat and Jesus tense there. Just chill. 45:20 >> You would have been running like a scared little girl. 45:25 Not Jesus. Just calm, does she? 45:29 But now 45:32 something's happening. 45:34 And it says in verse, 39 again, he went a little farther and 45:37 farther into space and prayed single. My father. It is 45:40 possible that this cup pass from me, nonetheless, not as I 45:42 will, but as you will, that he came to the disciples in fat. 45:46 And then what 45:47 sleeping is said to Peter Watch it. Could you not watch with 45:52 me? But one hour 45:54 watching pray lets you into into temptation. The spirit 45:57 indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak and again, 46:00 notice a second time he went away, embracing all my father. 46:04 If this cup cannot pass away from me unless I drink your 46:08 will be done and then notice what it says here. And he came 46:11 and found him asleep again for the eyes were heavy and then 46:15 verse. 44, so he left them again, went away again and 46:18 prayed before time saying the same work. Have you ever prayed 46:25 ever prayed for something that you might have lost? 46:29 I mean, I've lost something and you pray for it 46:32 and you prayed for something or someone and the answer was 46:37 given, right? You receive an answer to that? You don't pray 46:40 for that again. 46:42 Don't you receive an answer to prayer 46:45 most the time. You don't pray for that again, right? I mean, 46:47 that's just that's common sense. You pray for something 46:50 more than once because you didn't get the answer. You are 46:53 looking for 46:57 not only did Jesus not get the answer he was looking for. 47:01 He didn't get any answer 47:03 what he received. 47:07 Silence 47:16 other you there. 47:20 You can hear you voiced fire. 47:25 I can't bear it. 47:28 The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh 47:31 so weak 47:35 he would go to the cross. 47:37 >> And I all the while bearing the weight 47:41 of got silence, 47:45 Joe 47:47 watching his family resources wiped out obliterated before 47:50 his eyes. 47:52 Silence 47:53 Joseph sold into slavery falsely accused of in prison. 47:59 Silence. 48:01 John the Baptist riding away in a prison cell 48:04 sign-ups Mary Martin Lacis waiting on Christ to show up 48:09 silence, crashed in Gethsemane needing to hear his father's 48:13 voice. 48:16 >> Were you God? 48:20 Don't you see what I'm going through? 48:23 Don't you can't 48:27 don't you feel the pain? 48:29 But I feel 48:32 don't you feel the anxiety 48:35 and the pressure 48:36 but I can't bear anymore. Got 48:40 surely 48:41 if you love me, 48:43 you'll do something. 48:50 >> I don't know if you've ever gone through personal tragedy. 48:54 We're going through a personal tragedy right now. 48:57 But if not 49:04 the one thing we have to learn about enduring trials 49:08 and the power to overcome and to endure those trials. 49:13 >> Is that if we exercise true faith, 49:17 we're not outcome driven. 49:21 We are got driven. 49:24 That is our faith 49:26 is in God himself. 49:28 His wish to his providence, his love, his justice, his word. 49:34 It's in him 49:36 as opposed to a certain outcome. 49:40 But see, oftentimes we feel like we can only believe if we 49:44 have 49:49 you often what I'll believe it when I 49:53 C 49:54 this was Thomas's problem 49:57 that doubting Thomas Haha. 50:00 >> I I geez. This is a lot. He he's he's the tomb was 50:03 empty. I saw it with my own eyes. He he's alive. He's well. 50:07 He he really is resurrected Thomas's either. 50:10 >> I don't know. 50:13 I just don't know if I can believe that 50:16 I'm going to have to take my hands my fingers and I'm going 50:19 to have to feel. 50:21 >> And see the scars from my cell phone to put my fingers 50:25 into his sine die. I'm going to have to see it in my experience 50:29 it 50:31 before. I believe it. 50:34 What did Jesus say to him? He arrived. 50:51 Get you a good feel. 50:54 Get you a good to sticky to 3 fingers in the air. Go ahead. 50:58 Since you need 51:00 to see 51:02 what you need to experience 51:05 and then Jesus as these words, he says, you believe 51:10 because you have seen 51:13 you were there 51:15 when I fed the 5,000 51:18 you were there 51:20 when I healed the blind man. 51:23 >> You got to experience and see when I open the ears of the 51:28 deaf. 51:29 You went there when I spoke a few words and the waves in the 51:34 storms ceased. 51:36 You were there 51:38 when I spoke to the dead and the dead lived again, you 51:43 believe because you have seen 51:46 but blessing our votes 51:50 who believe 51:52 and have not seen. 51:57 You see to that. And there's a specific phrase in the Bible. 52:00 The points out 52:01 the difference between 52:03 outcome driven 52:05 and got driven. 52:09 >> We find ourselves in Daniel Chapter 3 verse a 16 to 18 as 52:12 we approach the end of this message. I want you to get 52:14 this. No miss. This point is a powerful point. 52:17 >> 3 words, 3 words. If you're in the face booking special 52:21 messages, if you're in the Instagram ING special messages, 52:24 if you want to tweet something, if you want to put something 52:26 out there and card someone, here it is. Daniel Chapter 3 52:29 verse a 16 to 18. What the children of these 3 Hebrew 52:33 children they're in. They're in a situation. 52:37 It's kind of looking grim 52:40 because they're told to bow down when the music starts 52:42 playing 52:45 and they don't. 52:47 So they're brought to the king 52:49 standing before the most powerful man in the world. 52:52 And what does he say to them? If you don't doubt 52:56 I'm going to throw you into that hot fiery furnace. 53:00 You will die today. 53:03 And what was the response 53:05 for 16 of Daniel 3 shed? Right? We should have been to 53:08 go answered and said to the King own a beacon has it. 53:11 We have no need to answer a few in this matter. 53:15 If that is the case, our God, who we serve is able to deliver 53:19 us from the burning fiery furnace and he will deliver us 53:23 from your hand. Kings. Don't miss it. Do making a mistake. 53:27 Catch these next 3 words, but 53:31 not so. 53:33 But if 53:37 let it be known to you king that we do not serve your got 53:40 snow. We worship the golden image which you have set up. 53:48 You're going to trial. 53:50 You're in the tribulation. You're going through some 53:52 stuff. 53:54 Maybe you just lost your job lock, please. God, I I want you 53:58 to. 53:59 >> I mean, I need work on. I need you to help me. I need 54:01 you to save my job. I need you to vindicate the situation. 54:08 I'll still serve you. 54:10 You're about to lose your home or a please don't let us lose 54:14 our home. Please come through. Help help remedy the situation 54:18 helped get us out of this gigantic storm that we're going 54:21 through a lot if you would, please. But 54:29 >> we will still serve you, Lord. 54:32 Your marriage is falling apart and on the brink of divorce. 54:35 Lord, please save my marriage. But if not, 54:41 you are where T 54:43 maybe you've been wrongly accused and imprisoned. Lord, 54:45 please get me out of this prison. But please don't let me 54:48 go to jail. Please get me out of this horrible situation. 54:51 But I don't want to be in here. 54:54 But if not, 54:57 no matter what the circumstance, 55:01 I will still serve you. 55:03 Maybe you just got a rather terrifying diagnosis. 55:11 The telling me I don't have long to live 55:18 Lord. I know 55:20 that you could you speak 55:22 the word. 55:28 >> And it will all go away. 55:45 I will still serve you 55:49 perhaps the hardest of all 55:53 hardest of all the trials. And you can indoor 55:57 the loss of a loved one 56:00 with the inedible debt in edible death 56:03 of yourself. 56:09 Please safe. 56:11 My family member. 56:17 They told me I don't have long to live or to speak the word 56:23 when death is knocking at the door. 56:27 Can you still find the power 56:29 to indoor 56:36 lord? No matter what, 56:38 I will serve you. 56:40 Nevertheless not my will. 56:42 But yours 56:44 be done. 56:45 How do we indoor trials 56:48 by looking on to him? Because we're not out comb, Tristan, 56:53 we're not encouraged or or or motivated by the outcome were 56:57 motivated by the god 57:00 behind the outcome, 57:04 the god behind the non outcome, 57:09 father in heaven, 57:12 perhaps there's many people 57:13 that are going through a trial. 57:17 They're struggling and learning how to endure or they don't 57:20 know really how the indoor lord 57:23 father, I pray that is we 57:26 approached us life and its many trials. Lord, you know that the 57:28 enemies. 57:30 >> Taking us out left and right. He wants to destroy the 57:32 still await kill us lord 57:34 and to bring every trial and tribulation that he can against 57:38 us. Sometimes lord, you allow those trials, 57:41 the father and praying Jesus name that your people. One 57:44 awaken to the reality that we are not an outcome to the 57:47 people. We are caught 57:49 [MUSIC] 57:54 [MUSIC] |
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