Brother Gary Wednesday Evening 10/28/15

Brother Gary Wednesday Evening 10/28/15

Php 4:8  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

With all the praise we had tonight, we have a lot to think on! 

This Word of God is forever settled in heaven.  I saw the name of a song, “The Golden Key of Prayer.”  I want to talk to you about the golden keys.  For every need that we have, the Word of God has the answer. 

Mat 16:13  When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Mat 16:14  And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

Mat 16:15  He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

Mat 16:16  And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Mat 16:17  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Mat 16:18  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Mat 16:19  And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Mat 16:20  Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

It is wonderful to meet with God, to be lost in wonder in studying the Word of God, and to rejoice in the good things of God.

Jesus said to Peter, “Whom do men say that I am?”  As I looked at this scripture, it took a stronger role of conviction in my life than it has before.  It is unfortunate but true that there are millions today that don’t know who Jesus is.

God helped Peter answer this so that you and I would have this key to be able to discern when you run across a spirit that denies that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God and the King of kings and the Lord of lords.

Many cults today say that Jesus is a good man, a good teacher, or one of the prophets.  Without Jesus Christ there is no salvation.  Without Jesus Christ there is no heaven.

Whom say ye that I am?  There are a lot of evasive answers.  When you ask a question sometimes you get an answer and realize that you don’t know any more than you knew before. 

Thou art the Christ.  There is only one Lord, Jesus Christ.  He is the Christ: He is the anointed one. 

You have the ability to receive information from a lot of sources.  You can look stuff up in various books and on the internet.  There are a lot of avenues of receiving information.  When it comes to spiritual things it is vital that we receive our information from God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit of God.

Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God:  Jesus Christ is alive and well.  He is seated at the right hand of the Father.  The Gospel Day has not been a failure.  Jesus is not a failure, the Word of God is not a failure, and faith in God is not a failure.

The eternal God, the Father that gave His only begotten son… We are so blessed to have the opportunity and privilege of having Jesus Christ revealed to us.  It is not just head knowledge; it is a marvelous experience.

1Jn 1:1  That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

1Jn 1:2  (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

It is marvelous that we know who Jesus is.  He came from heaven and gave us instruction of how to get to heaven.

Whom do men say that I am?  Whom do you say that I am today?  He is the Savior.  Isn’t it wonderful that we are not of this world? 

I was thinking sometime today that there was a nature to sin within me that I was born with that led me to the broad road of sin.  That is where the nature to sin leads men and women.  They don’t have to stay there but the Bible tells us that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

This Jesus, the Son of the living God, came to rescue each individual: child, young person, adult, or the one that feels, “I am really old.”

He will rescue a child from the broad road of sin.  Isn’t that marvelous?  May God bless every Sunday school teacher, every Bible Story worker, and every saint of God.  May God help us to know how to let the children know that we love them. 

As you have opportunity and the door opens with a sinner… for sure you want to tell the saints that you love them.  We are to salute one another.  We want to obey the scripture and take the keys.  When you tell the sinner that you love them, they look at you as if, “Could you love me?”

One lady told me, “Every time we go by your house my daughter says, “There is where that man lives that helped me to make stick men out of sticks and marshmallows.””  Children need loved.  I don’t know how many children there are in the schools in our communities but I wonder how many know they are loved.

He is savior, He is sanctifier, and He is King of kings.  Isn’t it wonderful that you and I can know this King?  We can crown Him again. 

Every day He gives us more victories.  I needed victories today, I needed help from God today.  After going through a hard time we can say, “You kept us from sin again.  You kept us from a bad attitude, you kept us from letting our mind go where it shouldn’t.”

Jesus is an intercessor:  you saints are fasting, praying, and interceding for souls.  There is a part that only the saint can do, but Jesus is an intercessor.  Those that discredit Jesus do so to their own destruction. 

Don’t you love it when Jesus teaches you something?  We thank God for what we know but every time He reveals a little more it makes us more hungry than ever before.

Whom do you and I say that Jesus is?  He is the head of the church and it is from Him that the keys of the kingdom come.  He is the captain of the Army of the Lord.

Remember when there was a great army come up against the Children of Israel and Jehoshaphat?  About the first thing that Jehoshaphat did was go to the temple and pray, “Isn’t there a God in heaven?”  Let me tell you, there is a God in heaven.

Your situation may be very pronounced.  Your battle is as real as my battle.  There is not anyone that is saved, sanctified, and rejoicing in serving God that the enemy doesn’t come to battle with everything that he possibly can.

“Isn’t there a God in heaven?  God, didn’t you defeat the enemy before?”  Have you ever been disgusted with yourself for worrying with what might happen?  How many times has God failed?  Why do we think, in almost the last chapter, He will not be God?  He is going to be God!

Proverbs 8 is a marvelous chapter!  This Jesus Christ is He who delights in the children of men.  Jesus wants to help you to be happy with who God wants to make you to be.  If you don’t feel good when you don’t do right then that is not self-esteem issues that is you need to do right.  If you do right then God wants you to be happy.

Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah 42: a smoking flax He will not quench.  You may feel, “I want to be a flame for God but right now I am smoldering.  Jesus will come and fan the desire.  He will not quench you.  That hunger for Him and to see someone saved!

Peter, knocked at the door and Rhoda came to the door and heard Peter’s voice then ran back in instead of unlocking the gate.

A few years down the road Peter wrote of a young man that was there whose name was Marcus.  God delights in helping souls.  He wants you to receive His help so that in turn you can help others.

Peter said, “Marcus, my son…”  He loved him.  We don’t believe in stealing another’s children.  But how we would love for any young man or lady to be our son or daughter spiritually.

A smoking flax He will not quench.  A bruised reed He will not break.  If life has been tough on you, then let me help you a bruised reed, a life that has suffered knocks from bad choices, bad friends, bad this and bad that…  Jesus said, “I will heal the broken hearted.”

Who do people say that Jesus is?  He is the King of kings, the Lord of lords. 

Jesus responded to Peter, “Peter you are blessed; flesh and blood didn’t reveal this to you.  My Father which is heaven revealed His Son to thee.”

It is marvelous how when God comes on the scene and begin to show us how great and powerful the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost is then everything takes on a different setting.

“I am going to build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” The keys are the bible.  Whatsoever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. 

Don’t you love it when you have been praying and asking God to take care of something and God says, “They are taken care of; heaven has bound it?”  Don’t you love it when you are pleading for souls, for God to visit and to send an angel, God says, “They are dispatched; it is taken care of.  It is up to them now whether they will accept or turn them away?”

Without faith it is impossible to please Him… diligently seek Him.