Trusting in God to manifest His Kingdom pt. 4

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right in. Good evening everyone. Welcome to this

evening. I want us to be ready. we had we had

stopped on sunday we're going to continue from

where i've stopped on sunday and the key and

the topic is still trusting in god to manifest

his kingdom trusting in god to manifest his kingdom

this is the fourth part what had happened on

sunday was the third and i will take us to john

john 14 which is a key text and i will take us

to the section where we had read that connected

us to the passage of scripture in Exodus and

I want and I did that on purpose for us to see

how the old and the new the old in quote and

the new are very much God -speakings what happens

in the New Testament as we'll have it is a a

better understanding and clarity being given

to what has been said in the old meaning that

what was probably silent in the old comes out

very loud, comes out clearly in the new. And

I want us to see that, and we're going to take

time to look at the life of Moses and see how

the life of Moses points to Christ. Different

things that happen in the life of Moses and how

it ties in, and we'll bring it back home to that

trusting in God. Because the God that we serve

is not a God of, he doesn't do things accidentally.

carefully, beautifully orchestrates things. And

he even leaves, he has very much ensured that

his word is preserved for us to see how he has

been saying the same thing and he's still saying

the same thing, how he has promised to do something

and how he has fulfilled that thing which he

has done. And I want us to just work with me

this evening as I will be empowered to do. I'll

just, I will make, I'll go back on what I did

a bit just to... segue into what we're going

to be doing now. And I want us to see that in

John 14, in John 14, verse 7, it reads, it said,

John 14:7

if you had known me, this is Jesus speaking,

if you had known me, you would have known the

Father also. For now you will know him and have

seen him. Now you now you know him and have seen

him then philip said to him i want us to notice

what philip says philip says lord show us the

father and it is sufficient for us and i pointed

our attention to the fact that he had made a

statement in verse 7 and philip still goes ahead

and say lord show us the father and it is sufficient

to us and then in verse 9 in verse 9 jesus said

to him have have i've been with you so long and

yet you have not known me philip he who has shown

me he who has shown me has seen me he who has

seen me sorry has seen the father he said he

who has seen me has seen the father he who has

seen me has seen the father so how can you say

show us the father and i and pastor emmanuel

has explained and showed us on the and explain

the the word show the word show he had explained

that word to us and i want us to see a very similar

that same word we see we're going to see it in

the in the book that we when we're looking on

the book in exodus we're going to see that same

word used also in exodus exodus 33 verse 18 exodus

Exodus 33:18 Exodus 33:18

33 verse 18 and this is moses speaking Exodus

Exodus 33:18

33 verse 18, he said, please show me your glory.

That word there, show, is the same word used.

And he says, show me your glory. And we said

the glory, the Hebrew word there is kabod. The

Hebrew word there is kabod and the Greek word

is doxa. Show me your glory. And the conversation

goes down in verse 19. And then he said, I will

make all my goodness pass before you. And I will

proclaim the name of the Lord before you. And

I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious.

And I will have compassion to whom I will have

compassion. Then 20 now says, but he said, you

cannot see my face. For no man shall see my face.

and leave see but you cannot see my face no one

shall see my face and leave then 21 which is

where we had stopped on sunday and says the lord

said there here is a place by me here is a place

by me here is a place by me and you shall stand

on the rock here is a place by me and you should

stand on the rock and note that he makes a request

from your glory and in 20 he says you cannot

see my face for no man shall see my face and

leave then 21 says and the lord said here is

a place by me you shall stand on the rock and

and it's very beautiful if you look at the conversation

and look at what we have been studying this passage

and see how in the new testament in the word

of god still not the same word of god that is

why we read the whole of scripture together we

read the whole of scripture together you will

see that in the new testament in john particularly

in john particularly that book of john starting

off from one starting off from one and i and

i pointed us to what the glory was what the glory

was because he was talking about glory and glory

in that term will mean possession, will mean

a couple of things. And then he brings it back

to you cannot see my face, meaning his person,

his being. And he now says, here is a place.

And I told us that when he says, here is a place

by me, he had made provision of that place. Remember

what we were looking at in the John 14 that we

read? The John 14 that we read in verse, John

14 verse. 2 and 3. That same place in John 14

John 14:2

verse 2 and 3. John 14 verse 2 and 3 says, I

go to prepare a place for you. Note that it's

God that is able to prepare. God is the one that's

able to prepare. He wanted to see him and God

now prepares a place. He prepares a place and

I think if you're familiar with the language

we see in the New Testament where he mentions

I think in Matthew. Matthew 7, where we see the

element of rock, where we see the same, and it's

all communications that will only make sense

if you read the whole of God's Word together.

In Matthew 7, verse 24, it says, Whoever hears

Matthew 7:24

this saying of mine and does them, I will...

liking them to a wise man who builds his house

on the rock. And we know that building your house

on the rock, building your house is in the teachings

and the communications that has happened. And

we remember we even talked about even in Matthew

16, that passage in Matthew 16, Matthew 16, the

passage in Matthew 16, Matthew 16, the conversation

that was happening between Peter and Jesus, the

passage in Matthew 16, verse 18. He says, I also

Matthew 16:18

say to you that, Peter, on this rock, I will

build my church and the gates of hell. On this

rock, I will build. On this rock, I will build.

And we see how in that singular communication,

it ties into elements that we see Jesus Christ

explaining to his disciples, explaining to his

disciples, explaining to his disciples. He says,

I go to prepare a place. That word there, place,

both words are the same words in the Greek, which

is topos. T -O -P -O -S. Those two words are

the same. And then when he talks about a place,

he said you will stand on the rock. That rock

there is patra. That rock there is patra. And

the same rock used. And we know that it's not

just... I think all the teachings that we're

teaching in the church, yes, even when you see

something physical, and the emphasis when you're

speaking can be physical, but it's pointing beyond,

there's a spiritual, there's an implication that

goes beyond the physical, because the word of

God that we have is spiritual, the communications

that we have in our hands is spiritual. And then

he goes and he says, in the Exodus 33, verses

Exodus 33:22

22 he says while my glory passes he says my glory

passes and and the beautiful thing about what

what we now see in the in john is is that is

that we is that john speaking there because if

he has because he said no one can see my face

if if if moses was privy to see you know when

we come to john 1 he cannot say and no one has

seen It would not be that no one has sinned.

It would be that Moses would have been the one

that would have sinned. But it says in 14, John

1, 14, it says, And the word became flesh and

dwelt amongst us, and we beheld his glory. John

John 1:14

1, verse 14. The word became flesh and dwelt

amongst us, and we beheld his glory. And the

beautiful thing about this is that at the resurrection

of Christ, we don't just behold his glory. His

glory indwells us. His glory indwells us. We

are people that carry the presence of God. We

are people that carry the glory of God. We are

people that manifest. We don't just carry the

glory of God. We also manifest that glory. We

also exercise the authority that we have. And

that is the beautiful thing about that interaction.

Where something, and when Jesus says the prophets

look forward to this day. they look for, they

were anticipating this very moment that is manifest

before the children of Israel and that is why

when John says behold the Lamb of God that takes

away the sins of the world that carries a weight

that is so powerful and that yeah that this is

what we've been expecting this is the person

we've been longing for here is he here's the

one that is able to do that which has been promised

here's the fulfillment Of the promise. And it's

very powerful for us to see that. He says we

beheld the glory. The glory as of the only begotten.

Of the father. Full of truth. Full of grace and

truth. Full of grace and truth. He says John

bore witness. Witness of him. And cried out saying.

This is he. Of whom I said. He who comes after

me. is preferred before me for he has he said

he was before me 16 and of the fullness of and

of his fullness we have all received the grace

for grace 17. this is for it's for the law was

given through moses but grace and truth came

through jesus know that if you want to understand

that that was that's the law which is foreshadowing

or pointing to the Christ which is the fulfillment

of that which was spoken in the old. Then 18

now says, no one has seen God at any time, which

is the point. No one has seen God at any time.

The only begotten Son who is in the bosom of

the Father. He has declared him. We know that

that is not the only begotten. There are many.

We'll see that whilst we're closing. We'll see

that whilst we're closing. But I want us to see

something. And we had done this previously, but

I'm going to just expound on it in this teaching.

I think as a church, we had just finished Deuteronomy.

We're in Joshua. We're in the book of Joshua.

I just finished Deuteronomy, my book of Joshua,

and we're done. The gospel in Deuteronomy, where

we saw from Deuteronomy 18. Let's just go there.

What we saw from Deuteronomy 18. Let's go to

Deuteronomy 18. Deuteronomy 18, verse 15 and

Deuteronomy 18:15

18. I'll just read it very quickly. It says,

the Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet

like me from your midst. A prophet like me from

your midst, from your brethren, him you shall

hear. From your brethren, him you shall hear.

A prophet from your midst, from your brethren,

him you shall hear. I think if you notice there's

a very repeated theme of not just having the

person being raised but also listening to the

person. listening to the teaching, listening

to the communication of this person. And this

person is Christ. This person is speaking loudly.

This person is speaking, proclaiming, proclaiming,

proclaiming that which he had come to do. He

didn't just proclaim it, he did it. He did what

he had come to do for us to be able to have what

Christ, what God has promised, to have what God

has promised in 18. It also emphasizes this point

and it says, I will raise up. God speaking out.

In 15, it was Moses speaking. 18, I will raise

up for them a prophet like me from among their

brethren and will put my words in his mouth and

he shall speak to them all that. i command him

all that i command him and we see jesus saying

this in so many instances on occasion the words

he's speaking is that of the father and the things

he's speaking not that most of all the communications

you see the it's founded on what has been spoken

and i think pastor victor beautifully explains

that you see those communications uh communications

we see in the old and jesus christ comes in and

communicates those things communicates from and

the communications are still his communications

are still god's communication to his people and

he expounds on it he makes it loud he makes it

loud what you see probably very not so loud or

silent jesus comes and louds it he comes and

louds it but what i want to Point to us this

evening is the uncommon similarity. Because even

speaking about this particular communication,

even Stephen, Stephen in Acts 7 also quotes this

particular passage. He quotes the 15, the verse

15 of this particular passage in Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 18:15

18, verse 15. He quotes it in Acts 7, verse 35.

Acts 7:35

He says, this is that Moses who said, to the

children of israel the lord your god will raise

up for you a prophet like me like me from your

brethren him you shall hear that is acts 7 verse

Acts 7:37

37 this is stephen speaking stephen speaking

and stephen made this communication during the

time where he was preaching after after what

he was stoned to death and this is him quoting

So you see that in all of God's word, you see

a whole, they don't speak, they speak, anchoring

their communications from the scripture. And

we said in Genesis to Malachi, they spoke from

that standpoint. And I want us to just see something.

I want us to see when he says a prophet like

me, Moses speaking. A prophet like me. Moses

speaking. A prophet like me. I want us to just

take time and look at the similarities that we

can see between Moses and Jesus. And we're going

to be looking at Moses. And I want us to do something

very quick. I want us to put our hands in Exodus.

Exodus 1. Just go to the book of Exodus and put

your hand in Exodus. Just put your hand in Exodus.

And then, and this can only happen with your

Bible. You know, if you have a mobile phone,

it will be very difficult for you to, if you're

using a mobile phone, you just, you will still

have to be shuttling between one and the other.

But you can do this beautifully when you put

your hand in Exodus 1 and then put your other

hand in Matthew, Matthew 1. So Exodus 1, Matthew

1. So you can put your one hand, just open to,

you'll have it. Good chunk of your Bible in the

middle. Exodus 1, Matthew 1. And we're going

to be seeing the similarities. We're going to

focus on the similarities in Exodus 1 and 2.

Matthew 1 and 2. We might jump into 3 at some

point in time. But Exodus 1 and 2, that is the

chapters 1 and chapters 2. And Matthew's chapters

1 and chapters 2. It's a very beautiful exercise

that if we do it. It will really be, you will

be confident. What this will spoil in us is a

confidence in God's word. What will spoil in

us is we will believe God's word more. We will

trust God's word more. We will trust his communication

to us and we'll believe that what he has spoken

concerning us, all the things that he has done

is not in vain. It's for us to be able to exercise

the authority that we have in him, to exercise

our understanding of the things he has done.

And see the extent to which he has done these

things and he is willing to go with us if we

trust his word on it. In Exodus, I want us to

see the similarities with regards to the threats.

The threats that both individuals suffered at

the very early stages of their lives. The threats

that both of them suffered at the very early

stages of their life. We see in Exodus 1 verses

Exodus 1:12

12. We see Exodus 1 verses 12. In Exodus 1 verses

Exodus 1:12 Exodus 1:12

12, it says, But the more they afflicted them,

that is the children of Israel, the more they

afflicted the children of Israel, the more they

multiplied and grew. And they were in dread.

They were in dread of the children of Israel.

That is the people of Egypt, the leader of the

people of Egypt, which is Pharaoh. they were

in all of them were in dread of the children

of israel and and and what this communicates

is that you and i think it's it's i was very

encouraged when i read and i looked at it no

matter what you do to people god's people not

not when we say god's people it's not israel

now because you know i think pastor manuel has

walked us through the teaching we that bear his

name with our eye here is no matter what you

do to us we will keep striving no matter the

force that comes against because we are god's

children the confidence that we have in him is

able to empower us against whatever it is because

here you see the children of israel no matter

what was happening they were in dread of them

they were they were in dread of them and they

were threat to pharaoh pose a great threat to

the children of israel we'll see that in subsequent

verses and i want us to go now to matthew And

we see similar in Matthew now. In Matthew 2,

Matthew chapter 2, verse 3. Matthew chapter 2,

Matthew 2:3 Matthew 2:3

verse 3. It says, when Herod, now, I will be

mixing Herod and Pharaoh, so just bear with me

because it's two of them. In Exodus, it's Pharaoh,

and in Matthew, it's Herod. When Harold the king

heard these things, he was troubled, and all

Jerusalem with him. So note that it's not just

him that was, he carried everybody along with

the trouble. But I want us to see that this whole,

and what was the cause of it? I want us to read

verse 2. It says, saying that there was he who

has been born, king of the Jews. For we have

seen his star in the east and have come to worship

him. And note that it's the magi coming in and

giving him an informational communication. And

then this now forced him to be troubled. That,

oh, there's this king also. And then he was strengthened.

It's almost like his position in Matthew, we

see the king's position is strengthened. In Exodus,

we see the people are threatened by the children

of Israel. The people were threatened. Invariably,

Pharaoh was threatened. And that is what we see

as the threat. That's the similarity that we

see between the two. And now I want us to see

what now follows after the threats. I want us

to observe what the people or what the kings

in this case now start to plot. We see that they...

There's a threat. Now we now see that the people

now start, the pharaohs, the herods, pharaoh

or herod, will now start plotting. Will now start

plotting. And we see those plottings in Exodus.

Plotting against the children of Israel, we see

it in Exodus. Exodus 1, verse 15 and 16. Exodus

Exodus 1:15 Exodus 1:15

1, verse 15 and 16. It says, then the king of

Egypt spoke to the... Hebrew midwives of whom

the name of one was Shifra and then the name

of the other was Poha. 16. And he said, when

you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew

women and see them on the birth stool, if it

is a son, then you shall kill him. But if it

is a daughter, then she shall live. So you note

that the plot now is to kill the sons because

if these people are growing, the fear is that

the men will now, there will be an uprise, they

will take over. So the fear is against the men,

not the women. The women are the ones that are

going to be helping. as housemates. We saw Moses'

mom use them as housemates. The men will mean

that you have forces to contend with. You have

people that stand a chance of taking over what

you have going. And we see similar now, but in

Jesus' case, it's the boys under the two years

and under. The boys two years and under. We see

this in Matthew 2 verse 16. Matthew 2 verse 16.

Matthew 2:16 Matthew 2:16

Matthew 2 verse 16. It says, old and under according

Matthew 2:16

to the time which he had determined from the

wise men according to the time which he has determined

from the wise men so we see that the male children

were the ones that were killed here as well so

in the in exodus we see that all the boys were

killed but in matthew we see that it's the two

years and under were the ones that were they

were killed. So we see that there's a plot, there

were plots that were against God's people, their

plots are against the children or against what

is the plan of God or the person because the

persons that would be affected is Moses in this

case and then also Jesus in the other case as

well. And what I want us to note is that pay

attention to the response. They are setting key

players in the two different scenarios in moses's

situation we see the middle midwives and i want

you to note their action the actions they take

is an action you is an action of faith and i

will want us to pay attention to verse 17 that

is exodus 1 verse 17 which is what we it says

Exodus 1:17

but the midwives feared god The midwives feared

God. It's very important that we note something.

Our response in difficult situations, our response

in challenging times, our response in instructions

from authority should reflect our fear for God.

It should reflect our fear for God. There are

people that will say we are Christians, but when

something happens, they will resort to lying.

They will resort to doing all manner of things

and they will say, I fear God. They will say,

I fear God. They will say, I fear God. And these

midwives, as we see in Exodus 1, verse 17, it

Exodus 1:17

says, But the midwives feared God and did not

do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved

the male children. saved the male children alive.

This woman feared God and fearing God resulted

in their action or their decision to make a way.

And know that when people will come to this pattern

and say, ah, they lied. I think I was sharing,

you know, so at the time when we were, I think

when we were discussing this way back, I was

sharing, I said, don't know that the decision

this woman made was a decision to save the lives

of the male children they did not you know most

people when they lie they lie for themselves

they like to protect themselves they were there's

no there's no the they do all because the it's

anchored on self is to make yourself look a certain

way protect yourself from something that you

should have done you it's self this woman here

it was not it was not they did this to protect

the lives of the male children so so you you

don't even have the choice of saying oh yeah

this is an example in the bible that this is

that is not the case you don't come here and

say that yeah this is why they lied they lied

not that they feared god so they spared the life

they decided to disregard the instruction of

the king of egypt to take lives but rather decided

to spare the lives of the children and then they

ex they did they explained when they came and

they were listening when you when you come and

say oh like they decided they did that so that

the lives of the children will be spared and

then we'll see something because know that in

the case of jesus now in the case of jesus in

in matthew 2 in matthew 2 in jesus's case where

i think we read a bit of it in 17 it's the actual

thing is in 17 but i want us to see sorry 16

sorry i want us to see that what had happened

was that the magi had been warned in verse 12

they had been divinely warned in verse 12. it

says in verse 12 that is matthew 2 verse 12 it

Matthew 2:12

says then being divinely warned in a dream that

they should not return to Harold, they departed

for their own country another way. The instruction

there was to depart, not return to Harold. Harold

had given them an instruction. Note that they

choose to ignore or resist, ignore the instruction

of Harold. and follow the instruction of god

which is my because the the it's it's one or

the other it's either you go to herald or you

listen to the instruction that was given this

woman is either you kill the children or you

decide not to kill the children but they chose

to follow they fed god they chose to follow that

for the for the midwives and then for the magi

they choose to follow the instruction that was

given to them divinely but not that in 16 you

will see that herald When he saw that he was

deceived by the wise men, he was exceedingly

angry. Note that. To him, it's deception. Meanwhile,

he's the individual that is crafty. Because the

goal is that you say, oh, I will go and worship

them. So the question is, who is deceptive? The

individual in question, because he didn't play

out the way he wanted it to play out, he... you

will get a sense of, oh, it's deception. But

know that they were following the instruction

of God. They prioritized, which is the instruction

for us as believers. We are to prioritize God's

instruction over anything else. The instruction,

what is God's word? And that is why it is, our

life is tailored, our life is... we are moving

we are doing things anchored on god's word so

if a believer doesn't know god's word i don't

know what instructions they are following i don't

know what it is that you are that's that's telling

or that's driving or moving that's why when we

say believing exercising our faith we our faith

in god and in the things he had instructs us

to do so this major acted in the the way they

acted. They came in, they did what they did and

they acted accordingly. That's their response.

That is their response. Note that there is the

individuals that are Jewish leaders. The Jewish

leaders were there. The Jewish leaders that know

of this prophecy aided the herald. Let's see

that in verse 4. That's Matthew 2 verse 4. Matthew

Matthew 2:4 Matthew 2:4

2 verse 4. Matthew 2 verse 4 says, And when he

Matthew 2:4

gathered all the chief priests and scribes of

the people together, he inquired of them where

the Christ was to be born. That means these individuals

had given him intel because the wise men did

not give the intel. These individuals were the

ones that aided. assisted Harold to carry out

since the Magi did not come in and the Magi followed

the instruction of God. This is very important

that we note this, that even people in power

and people in authority, you still, even if you're

in a position of power or authority, you have

a choice to follow God over the supposed person

in leadership. And we see that the midwives did

that. the two of them shifran who are they chose

to because they feared god and he showed in their

actions and i want us to also see the other point

which is the escape that both of them have the

the the moses when he was of age we see that

in exodus 2 exodus 2 verse 15. Exodus 2 verse

Exodus 2:15 Exodus 2:15

15. I hope our hands are not weary in moving

from one passage to the other. Exodus 2 verse

Exodus 2:15

15. We see that when the incident happened where

Moses had killed an Egyptian, and then in 15,

we see that, let's read from 14. See, then he

said, That is the Israelite now speaking to Moses.

Then he said, who made you prince and judge over

us? Do you intend to kill me as you have killed

the Egyptian? So Moses feared and said, surely

this thing is known. Then 15, which is the point.

When Pharaoh heard this matter, he sought to

kill Moses. herald and dwelt in the land of Midian

and sat down by a well. So notice that Moses

now leaves Egypt. Moses escapes from Egypt. Moses

escapes from Egypt. But we see something slightly

different in Jesus' case where it was the same

life, it was the same direction but we now see

Jesus and his family, all of them escaping from.

herald to Egypt. In the same, in Matthew 2 verse

Matthew 2:14

14. We see that happen in Matthew 2 verse 14.

Matthew 2:14

In Matthew 2 verse 14. After being spoken to

Matthew 2:14

in a dream. Let me read 13. Matthew 2 verse 13.

Matthew 2:13

It says, Now they had departed. Now they had

departed. Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared

to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the

young child and his mother. Flee to Egypt and

stay there until I bring you word, for Herod

will seek the young child to destroy him. 14.

When he arose, he took the young child and his

mother by night and departed for Egypt. He took

the young child and his mother and departed for

Egypt. And I want us to also see God's preservation

in this situation for his children, God's preservation

for his son, God's preservation for the family.

And in all of this, I'm not just pointing to

raw similarities, but I'm also wanting us to

see how God is able to preserve his people. God

is able to... um give his children boldness to

stand on his word god is able to it it still

comes down to what we know of god and what our

stand is we don't choose to do otherwise when

we're faced with our situation is we make a resolve

to do what we will do and then when we're faced

with the situation we act in accordance to his

word that is why he said when we don't know what

god would say about the thing when we're now

faced with the decision to make we now start

looking for it that's when we start looking for

what because what has to say about a matter and

we almost will face because sometimes some certain

decisions are they need immediate act they need

you to act on it immediately and you find yourself

doing something that and it's sad i think speaking

about all of this there are certain things that

even as it shouldn't be found amongst believers

there are certain things that even talking about

manifesting you know in this day and age you

know something manifesting the the new age people

use the word a lot and they do like they don't

know whatever familiar with the new age religion

they're setting elements that they they use it

you and if you don't know what exactly it is

you have even believers that do scientology doing

all of those different things and you don't know

what exactly it is that is because you don't

know what the word has to say you don't know

that the bible speaks against those things the

bible instructs us not to do something because

it means that you're placing your trust In those

things. In fact, there's the physical implication

of you. There's the very clear implication of

you trusting in those things other than God.

That is one. And then two, there's also what

you are opening yourself to when you put yourself

on that path of trust or put yourself on that

path of those activities. Instead of you to do

activities of the spirit, you're doing activities

of the devil. So you want to be able to know

what God's word has to say about a thing and

act on it. Praise God. And then we see the return.

Now they escaped, but we see that these individuals

did not stay away. They did not stay away. And

at a certain point in time, when the children

of Israel had cried out to God, we see that in

Exodus, the ending of chapters 2. We see that

in the ending of chapters 2. Exodus chapter 2.

Exodus 2 · chapter mention

We see that in the ending of Exodus chapter 2.

Exodus 2 · chapter mention

We start from 23. Exodus 2, 23. It says, Now

it happened in a process of time that the king

of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned

because of the bondage, and they cried out, and

their cries came up to God because of the bondage.

So God heard their groanings, and God remembered

his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with

Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel.

and God acknowledge them. Then we see that in

verse 9, that's the chapters 3, verse 9 and 10.

I want us to see verse 9 and 10. Then 9 and 10,

we see that Moses now is called upon to go back.

Now, therefore, behold, the cry of the children

of Israel has come to me, and I also have seen

the oppression with which the Egyptians oppressed

them. Verse 9, that is chapter 3, verse 9. Come

Isaiah 3:9

now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh

that you may bring my people, the children of

Israel, out of Egypt. So we see that there is

now a plan for Moses to go, regardless of what

has happened, to go back to Egypt so that the

people will be taken out of Egypt. Go back to

Egypt so that the people will be taken out of

Egypt. And we see something similar also happen.

in Jesus' case, where I want us to read first

their return in Matthew 2, 21. Matthew 2, 21.

Matthew 2, 21. Okay, let's read from 21st letter.

It says, saying, Arise, take the young child

and his mother and go to the land of Israel.

For those who sought the young child's life are

dead. 21. Then he rose, took the young child

and his mother and came into the land of Israel.

So we see the return of the family, Joseph, his

wife, and Jesus. And then in Matthew 1 .21, I

want you to see the prophecy that was given.

It says in Matthew 1 .21, it says, and she will

bring forth a son, and you shall call his name

Jesus. He will save his people from their sins.

He will save his people from their sins. He will

save his people from their sins. And we see that

the aim in Moses' case was to deliver the people

from the bondage they were in. And it's physical.

It's physical. The aim is to deliver people from

the bondage they were in. It's physical. But

we see that in Jesus' case, the thing that the

people have been saved from is spiritual, is

their sin, is from death. And we know that in

this saving, there's a union of man with God.

There's a union of man with God. And we see that

even in all of this, when these people come to

do the work they are called to do, they will

experience rejection. In Moses' case, the people,

in fact, before he even left, before he even

departed, in Exodus 2 verse 14, the other bit

Exodus 2:14

is the rejection part, and that is the part that

would tie us into the part of unbelief, the part

of where people, where we come, where they are

setting doubts that's casted on what is being

said, or setting misunderstanding, or not being

able to understand what is being said, which

is where the word of God, will constantly come

into play. The word of God has to be preached

for people to come out of unbelief into a place

of belief. The word of God has to be preached,

the word of God has to be taught, the word of

God has to be spoken so that people will come

to that place of belief. And the rejection is

what Moses experienced from his people. And we'll

see that in Exodus 2. verse 14 which we have

read before we have read that i read that when

i was reading 15 where he comes to save he comes

to to help his fellow israelite and the fellow

israelite rejects him and even in in in acts

that's that's what um acts 7 in acts 7 that's

what um stephen was actually communicating he

was communicating the rejection In Acts 7, let's

go to Acts 7. Acts 7, I will start from 35. Acts

7 from 35. It says, This Moses, whom they rejected,

saying, Who had made you ruler? This is a quote.

Who had made you ruler and a judge? Is the one

God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the

hand of the angel who appeared to him. He brought

him out after he had shown wonders and signs

in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in

the wilderness 40 years. I think if you remember

when we started on Sunday, there were so many

things that the children of Israel had seen,

but they kept on rejecting. I think we started

off, I think we went to Hebrews, Hebrews 4, where

it says they will not enter his rest. Note that

the decision that they made to reject him, that

is the decision that made them not to enter.

You know, sometimes when they say they will not

enter, they will not enter. They have made a

decision not to enter by unbelief. Because of

their unbelief, that is why they were not able

to. So when it is presented to you and you decide

not to take it, you have positioned yourself,

you have rejected it and you position yourself

for the other, not what is intended for. because

if you receive what is given to you then you

are you have accepted your work and what is given

to you but once you decide to reject it the consequence

is is what we see and then in 52 that's the same

act 752 it says when i say which the prophets

did which which is which the prophets did your

father's not which which prophets your father

not persecute sorry and they killed this those

who foretold the coming of the just one of whom

you now have become the betrayers and of you

now have become the betrayers and murderers of

you now become betrayers and murderers and this

is him insisting this is him telling talking

to the individuals and this was where they they

became furious and then they killed him where

he was telling it to them that look you have

persecuted you have killed people like the Israelites

in time past this is what they have always done

and this is what you are doing and then they

became furious they grind their teeth and then

they stoned Stephen to death they stoned Stephen

to death and Stephen was pointing to them of

the different ways that they had rejected what

has been spoken to them concerning and I want

us to see that even Jesus Christ too also still

faced rejection as beautiful as what he came

to do he still was rejected by his own people

he was rejected by his own people in fact he's

still being rejected and no matter how beautiful

you know what that the word of god is powerful

you know that the word of god is able to say

people will still reject the word of god you

don't you don't go and cry when you present the

gospel to someone and then the person refuses

to receive what you're giving as beautiful as

it is it will still be rejected it's not today

it starts being rejected in time past people

have rejected it and even today because we i

think we're talking about we were reading from

scripture i think even during the time of prayer

the god of this world is blinding has blinded

and continues to blind people to the realities

of the to the truth of the gospel And when we

understand that that is what we are coming against,

we take our stance and take our authority and

continue to insist that the word of God will

take root in the life. And I'm speaking to someone

here that is believing a sibling, that's believing

God for their sibling to be saved, believing

God for their dad to be saved, believing God

for their mother to be saved. I want you to stand

in the authority that is in the word of God.

Pray for them. preach the word of God to them

and believe God to see the veils torn off their

eyes. And you will see that regardless of rejection,

it comes to a point where the person will give

in to the word of God. And there are a lot of

things that will bring that person. And one of

them that is very key is the word of God. Praise

God. And in Matthew, I want us to see Matthew

13. I want us to see. In Matthew 13, how Jesus

Christ, even in Nazareth, was rejected. And when

people come down and speaking about in families,

where people come and say, is it not you? Is

it not you of yesterday? You're this small boy

of yesterday. What do you know? You're this small

boy of yesterday because you are reading your

Bible now. You feel that you can teach or you

feel that you can preach. I want to encourage

you that the word of God is not to bend. When

Apostle Paul was speaking to Timothy, let no

one despise your youth. The word of God in you

is powerful. The word of God in you is powerful.

You just need to proclaim it. You just need to

proclaim it. Matthew 13, verse 53. Matthew 13,

Matthew 13:53 Matthew 13:53

verse 53. Matthew 13, verse 53. It says, Now

Matthew 13:53

it came to pass when Jesus had finished these

parables that he departed from them. And when

he had returned, when he had come to his own

country, he taught them in their synagogues,

in the synagogue, so that they were astonished

and said, where did this man get this wisdom

and this mighty works? Is this not the carpenter's

son? Is that not his mother, called Mary, and

his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

56. He says, and his sisters. Are they not all

with us? Where then did this man get all these

things? 57. So they were offended at him. But

Jesus said to them, a prophet is not without

honor except in his own country and his own house

58 he says and he did not do many mighty works

there because of their unbelief so them you know

them not receiving what he had put and there

and note that they were they were they were you

know when somebody is weighing you nobody now

looks at you and scale you and then tells you

oh is it not you is it not This is not this young

boy. It's not you of yesterday. Know that you

will have rejection. You will suffer rejection.

You have people turn down what it is you're saying.

But it doesn't stop you from doing what exactly

it is that you're doing. You still move to other

towns. You still move to other cities. You still

believe for them. You pray for them. You still

see that God is able to do what... And it's very

powerful when we... believe when we stay on that

place we were praying for the individual you

suffer rejection you pray for the individual

and you believe that what it is that you want

to see you are going to see it in your life you

insist and persist and you will see god transform

you see god do what only he can do in the life

of that person and as you're communicating god's

word you're praying for them you're allowing

you're allowing the life of god you're allowing

the power of god manifest in the situation you

are allowing and seeing God and you want to have

this you want to have this vision of what God

is doing in the life of the person you don't

want to get tired and want to believe him for

what it is you want to see I want us to go to

John that John 1 they were looking at earlier

the John 1 they were looking at earlier I want

us to go to John 1 I want us to read from 10

to 13 John 1 10 to 13 I want us to read from

10 to 13 he says he says he he was in the world

and the world was made through him and the world

did not know him the world did not know him 11

it says the word came he said he came to his

own and they did not receive him he came to his

own and did not receive him they said but as

many as received him to them he gave them the

right to become children of God, children of

God, even to those who believe in his name. 13

now, it says, who were born not of blood, nor

of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of

man, but of God, who are born of God. I love

the fact where it says, those who believe in

his name, those who believe in his name. And

we are people who believe in his name. We are

people who have received. where people who believe

in his name. It's very powerful to know we are

people who believe in his name. And the same

way we have believed, the same way we believe

many others. It says many, as many as. Many others

will also receive. And it says, in my father's

house, there are many. There are many mansions.

There are many. There are many dwellings. In

my father's, there are many. There are many.

There are many. So that person that you believe

in God, that has rejected, there is space for

that person. You want to keep. believe in that

they will come into that reality they'll come

into that understanding they will see that space

so i want us to look at first peter and just

look at first peter two first peter two first

peter two first peter two verse verse four and

five first peter two verse four and five says

coming to him as to a living stone rejected indeed

by men but chosen by god and precious he says

You also, as living stones, have been built up

a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer

up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through

Christ Jesus. It means that this thing is done,

as the resurrection of Christ is done. So we

are that spiritual house. Remember when we looked

at Matthew 16, verse 18, it says, I will build

Matthew 16:18

my church. That John 14 .2 says, I go to prepare

a place. We are now that well in place. When

Moses wanted to see the glory of God, Moses wanted

to see it. We, as God's children, we carry the

glory. We showcase the glory. And in our preaching

of God's word, the glory is being revealed. The

glory is being revealed. And it's beautiful how

we see how God comes. And when we looked at John,

just close with this. When we look at John 1,

John 1:14

verse 14, that time we looked at John 1, verse

John 1:14

14, that the Word became flesh. And we beheld

his glory, the glory of the only begotten. Now,

the only begotten there is monogenes. But we

see in Romans, we see in Romans, we see in Romans

8, Romans 8, verse 29, it says, for whom he foreknew.

Romans 8:29

He also predestined to be conformed to the image

of his son, that he might be the firstborn among

many. The firstborn is prototokos, among many

brethren. So he's no longer the only begotten.

He's the firstborn amongst many brethren. We

are the many. Remember when we say there are

many places? We have come into that space we

are. The dwelling of God, we have seen, it's

not no one has seen God at any time. In the person

of Christ, we are beheld and we know that it's

not physical. We know that it's not physical.

The moment we believe in the gospel, we receive

the life of Christ and we come into that union

and that reality. And our life now is no longer

the way it used to be. We walk now. With the

confidence that we have in what Christ has done,

we walk now knowing that we are able to, we are

manifesting the kingdom, we are speaking, we

are spreading the influence of God everywhere

we go. We trust God and we are instructed and

we act as we are instructed. The Spirit of God

that resides in us empowers us to do all these

things. We're not doing it on our own ability.

I don't want us to sit down at some point because

the moment we look at ourselves and think of

our abilities, think of our inabilities, We'll

be stuck. But when we understand that it is God's

ability at working us and through us, we're encouraged,

we're strengthened, we're emboldened because

it is God's work and we do it with God's ability.

It is God's work and we do it with God's ability.

We don't do it. We don't come and sit down and

think that it's our ability that is bringing

us or moving us closer. We are just acting in

obedience. That is the beautiful thing that I

said we're doing. We're exercising our authority.

And I think I was going to have it. Here in my

notes, I wanted to tell us that the word believe,

if you search, you do a search for the different

words believe. The now word there, the now word

for all the different, I think I remember I told

us about the eight. The now word there is faith.

The now word there is faith. And you have a lot

of verbs. The verb, the pistou is one of the

verbs that we had seen in that John 14. But every

other, now, and we know that it's something that

you do. That's why I love what Pastor Emma told,

how Pastor Emma defined believing us, exercising

our faith. So we, as God's children, we are in

the space where we exercise our faith, our faith

in what Christ has spoken, our faith in the speakings.

Remember when we started, there's a communication.

It's the speakings that we exercise our faith

on. We hear God's word, we see God's word, and

we act on God's word. We are believed, so we

are already bound to God's word. So we act on

God's word. We expose ourselves to more of God's

word. And then that stares in us, the willingness,

the zeal, the boldness, the confidence to be

able to act on God's word and be empowered. I

want us to just pray in closing. I want us to

just pray. I want us to say, I trust God to manifest

his kingdom in my life and through my life. I

am seated with Christ in the heavens. I walk

on the authority. I walk on the power. I do the

will of God here on earth. I do the will of God

here. I exercise my authority. I do all these

things in his name. I do all these things in

his power. I do all these things with confidence.

I do all these things with boldness. I do all

these things frosting in his ability in me to

do. In his ability in me to do. And I do and

I act. And I see. I see. I see people coming

to the knowledge of the truth in God's word.

I see people healed. I see people saved. I see

people delivered. I see people restored. I see

people strengthened. I see people encouraged

in the name of Jesus. I see people transformed

by the power of the word of God in the name of

Jesus. I see these things happen not because

of my ability. I see these things happen because...

God is always working. God, you are always working.

You are always willing to see that people are

encouraged. You are always willing to see that

people are healed. You are always willing to

see people are set free, people that are long.

You are always willing to see things turn around

and turn around for good. Heavenly Father, we

thank you for this evening. Thank you for your

word. Thank you for the power that you are. We

appreciate you being here today. We hope you

carry this word with you throughout your week.

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