Brother Gyme Sunday School 6/16/13
2Ti 3:1 This know also, that in the last days
perilous times shall come.
We’ve been studying on perilous times and it is the day that
we live in. These are perilous times but
God has a way for His people and always has.
We don’t have to allow the perilous times to take us. Perilous means strength reducing, dangerous,
danger, and fierce
Mat 11:12 And from the days of
John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the
violent take it by force.
We are going to be pressed upon from all sides, the enemy
works to reduce our strength and in the end he works that we be lost. Yet God had a perfect plan.
1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1Pe 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing
that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the
world.
1Pe 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us
unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while,
make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
If the enemy can get us out of the straight and narrow way
and reduce our strength then he almost has it.
We see this time after time. People
don’t make it to church and it takes a little time and they will be devoured by
the lion.
If we do what God says then we can be healthy physically,
spiritually, and mentally.
1Pe 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us
unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while,
make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Brother Gary told us of Brother Maconahae. Men were making plans to work a work against
the saints but they didn’t consider God.
We see that today, there are a lot of people making plans but they aren’t
considering God.
After you have suffered a while: We are going to go through some things. We as saints are going to go through some
things for our benefit. It strengthens
us and it is how we exercise. If people
have things handed to them, then they don’t get strong. They don’t know how to do what they need to
do.
God has good things for us; He is going to strengthen
us. If some of us would try to run
around Paradise we would be out of breath.
If we did it every day we would soon say, I need a bigger challenge I’m
not out of breath anymore.
We do the same with spiritual battles: I know how to go through this one, God has
helped me. We are going to have experiences. Think of when you overcame there is a good
side to this.
Rom 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Rom 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into
this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Rom 5:3 And not only so,
but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Rom 5:4 And patience, experience; and experience,
hope:
Rom 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love
of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
We have hope because we can go through God’s way and know it
works. How many times have we tried the
Word of God and it works. We’ve
experienced it and know that as we go through every time it has been and is
that way.
Patience is a characteristic of a man that is not swerved
from his deliberate purpose of his loyalty to faith by great trials and
sufferings.
Experience is a proven trial, a provenness. This is how God proves us. He shows us in the mirror that we have work
to do. It helps us to know that we are
on the right path and are going forward.
Experience is tried character.
1Pe 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the
fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto
you:
1Pe 4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of
Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad
also with exceeding joy.
The fiery trials will come don’t be astonished by it.
Faith is how we over come national weakness and the grace of
faith is how we overcome natural weakness.
True faith is the truest courage and patience as it discerns the
strength of God and the weakness of all His enemies.
We can know that God is in control and it gives us
patience. I see what is going on and
think, “Really, how can people be this out of course and have the thought that
this is good?” God helps me to know that
He is in control and He says, “This is what you need to do. Take care of yourself. You can only control you.”
Patience means cheerfully enduring. There is something about our trials, some
last a short time, but there are trials that come though that last, last, and
last some more. There is something about
that exercising, the cheerful enduring.
When Joseph was in the prison, I don’t know how long he had
been there. Even after he talked to the
butler and the baker and asked them to remember him, it says, “after two full
years”, there are certain trials that we have to go through for a while.
David said in a Psalm, “Oh if I had wings like a dove…” David wanted to escape. There are times when we want to escape but to
stay in the will of the Lord we cannot escape.
Patience works experience.
When God does help me through then we can look back as the next thing
comes along and hope that as God helped us before He will help us again.
Stablish, strengthen, and settle you:
2Th 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God,
even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
2Th 2:17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in
every good word and work.
2Th 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word
of the Lord may have free course, and be
glorified, even as it is with you:
2Th 3:2 And that we may be delivered from
unreasonable and wicked men: for all men
have not faith.
2Th 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish
you, and keep you from evil.
As we think of the perilous, strength reducing times, we can
have faith that God will establish, settle us and help us make it through.
Isa 30:20 And though
the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet
shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall
see thy teachers:
Isa 30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee,
saying, This is the way, walk ye in it,
when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Stablish means to set fast, to turn resolutely in a certain
direction. God has a way of coming
behind us, we don’t have to walk a tightrope as we are serving God and be
uptight afraid that we are going to get off somehow. He gives us a path to walk and when we start
to get off the still small voice comes and tells us, “You are getting off of
the path.”
God doesn’t want us uptight and we don’t have to be we can
trust Him to do this. He wants us happy
and you can have confidence and don’t have to worry about getting off of the
road. He will turn us resolutely in a
certain direction.
Stablish means to steadfastly set and strengthen, to
confirm. He establishes, strengthens and
keeps us going right down the road.
Stablish, strengthen, and settle:
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me,
Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luk 6:47 Whosoever cometh to
me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luk 6:48 He is like a man
which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and
when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not
shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
God wants us to be settled upon the rock. He wants to settle you. The first foundation is repentance,
Heb 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the
doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the
foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Not laying again the foundation of repentance. We can tell by this that the first rock we
need to lay, the foundation, is repentance.
There is only one way to lay that foundation and become
stablished, strengthened, and settled and that is God’s way, by the word of God. It doesn’t matter the name or where they are,
worldwide God’s church is built upon this foundation.
If you are going to build something then you must lay a
foundation. We can look back at that
starting point. I did it right, the
house is not going to be crooked. I laid
the foundation right. If you will take
your time on that first thing, then the rest of your building project goes
really smooth. I learned this from
experience.
Isa 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I
lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall
not make haste.
It is building on Jesus Christ, the cornerstone. It is building according to the plan. God is not a respecter of persons. It doesn’t matter where they are or who they
are, they must build on this foundation and according to this plan.
The house will never be a true building if they did
not. I have had those that claim to be
saved that right in front of me when things don’t go right there will be a cuss
word that comes out and they try to back up or have another word, it is not a
true house.
This is a tried foundation.
This word of God has been proven over and over. Seek the old paths. There is nothing new; it is the same for
everyone that has walked this pathway before.
It has not changed.
Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and
scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Heb 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you
as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Heb 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof
all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Chasten means to train up or to educate. God wants to train us up and educate us. It includes the care of our body. To train means excellence.
Isa 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye,
and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob;
and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of
Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
God has a plan He wants to teach us, educate us and exercise
us.
If endure chastening then God deals with you as sons
God has our best interest.
That is what He wants. When we
train our children it is not because we are down on them; we want the best for them.
We want them to be happy and to know the
boundaries.
All of us if we are going to be a part of this kingdom will
go through chastisement. We are all
going to be corrected.
Heb 12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh
which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in
subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Heb 12:10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we
might be partakers of his holiness.
Heb 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to
be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit
of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Exercised thereby means to train.
Heb 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of
full age, even those who by reason of
use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Senses exercised by reason of use. If we will work to go through things the way
that God wants us to then it will exercise us so that we can be better yet.
1Ti 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and
exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
Heb 12:12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down,
and the feeble knees;
Heb 12:13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest
that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
God has a way that, if we stay in the His way, will take
care of us in perilous times. They don’t
have to overtake us, God has made a way for us.
There is a lady at rest home in Hotsprings that is 102 years
old. Her mind is as clear as can
be. I asked her why she was there. She said, “I got this scooter and enjoyed it
so much that I quit walking and cannot use my legs anymore.”
We must keep exercising and keep our strength in the
Lord. If we don’t then we will be weak
and have someone else carry us about.
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