Brother Gary Wednesday Evening 12/24/14
Luk 1:26
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city
of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Luk 1:27
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of
David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luk 1:28
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art
thou among women.
Luk 1:29
And when she saw him, she was
troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this
should be.
Luk 1:30
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour
with God.
Luk 1:31
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and
shalt call his name JESUS.
Luk 1:32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the
Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
Luk 1:33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom
there shall be no end.
Luk 1:34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a
man?
Luk 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that
holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Luk 1:36
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her
old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Luk 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Two extreme impossible situations: one with Elizabeth, too
old to have a child; the other with Mary, a virgin. God was going to perform a miracle. In our audience tonight you may have come in with
the thought that someone else really needs a miracle.
I won’t argue with you, but I am going to bring it a little
closer. We will all end 2014 with challenges. Some it is health, others financial, still
others family difficulties, or a challenge in our spiritual life.
Life will bring challenges.
We really need help on our job, our finances, and the projects that we
didn’t get done in 2014, but our spiritual challenges are what are important
tonight. That ground, that answer to
prayer, for some: that healing, for others: the area of attitude, “I am
fighting a battle and am challenged there.”
With God nothing shall be impossible. One of the things that gives us great faith
for the extremely heavy requests that we have for others in the circle of our
acquaintance: God doing a miracle for us
gives us such faith to pray and to testify for what God will do for those that
we are heavily burdened for.
I feel very burdened for myself tonight. I know how much I need divine intervention
from God. If you are challenged tonight
as I am challenged, we want to leave this promise with you: with God nothing
shall be impossible.
Luk 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.
Five descriptions of the savior: He is the deliverer, He is a protector in a
world that is so dangerous, especially spiritual danger. He is a healer: He especially heals broken
minds, dreams, and lives, and He heals bodies.
He is a miracle working God.
He is a preserver: I
am wanting to preserve a memory. I think
of this young couple that got married November 9th. You want to preserve that. If I were you guys I would get a book and
start writing memories down.
The thought is to have God preserve what He has done in our
life, what He has delivered us from and what He brought us to.
Savior means ‘to be made whole’. Life and whatever else leaves people with
areas in their heart, mind, and all these other things so lacking. This Jesus, this savior, is interested in us
being made whole. Karen as a nurse has
liberty to speak to people about their soul as well as their hygiene and
whatever. They are working with the
whole person. This is the way Jesus is.
They waited a long time for Jesus. John the Baptist was both an Old and a New
Testament prophet.
Luk 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there
went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Luk 2:2
(And this taxing was first made
when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Luk 2:3
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Luk 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into
Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of
the house and lineage of David:)
Bethlehem means house of bread. Jesus is the bread of life.
Luk 2:5
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
Luk 2:6
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished
that she should be delivered.
Luk 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the
inn.
I am really glad that the manger is empty and that there is
a really good place for Him to live in your heart and in my heart. I am glad that we know how to get Him
there. As we begin to confess, repent,
and turn from our sin, it is a wonderful thing to have that burden of sin
rolled away.
He doesn’t tell us to go through them from one to a million,
he says, I have the record. The blood
has been shed, and if you will confess and turn from your sin, you can become a
new creature.
That is the reason that Jesus is not in the manger anymore: Men and women got so sick and tired of sin
and the world. I’m sick and tired of
religion. You don’t have to be around
that long and you and you want to preach about Zion.
There is room in my heart for Him.
Luk 2:8
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
Luk 2:9
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Luk 2:10 And the
angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great
joy, which shall be to all people.
When God comes He doesn’t just come with a little bit. He comes with good tidings of great joy.
Luk 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.
Jesus delivers us from our past, from our regrets, and from
the bondage of sin. It is wonderful to
be delivered from bad habits, bad attitudes, bad schemes and dreams, and from
the power of sin, self, and Satan.
Jesus Christ delivers us from all our enemies. The enemy of sin because sin opens the door
to the devil. You children are so
blessed. Have Jesus on the inside, it
will keep you, preserve you, and protect you from the terrible things that are
out there. You don’t have to go to New
York City to find it. They will come
looking for you in the country.
Thank God there is a healer, there is a deliverer, and there
is a protector. We want every one of
these children to be protected. You
parents are free to always request prayer, “Pray for us as parents.” It doesn’t matter what your name is, the
devil is out to bring sin, the great enemy, and death.
It is wonderful to have a protector from the old slimy
spirits in Babylon. There is a
healer. A healer for the soul, for our
emotions, for our disappointment; our heart will be torn, we will be hurt and
know the need of a healer. Thank God
that He is one.
He is a preserver.
That which you have committed to His keeping, “I’m yours, I am trusting
you to keep me.” Everything that you
have you want to commit to Him. Don’t
hold on to something for control issues.
It never works out well.
Put it all in His hand.
“I am trusting you to preserve this, my soul, my mind, this which you
have given me the ability to accumulate, make or have.”
The manger is empty, but there is more to it than that,
Jesus is still knocking at heart’s door.
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