All Things - 10/11/26 - Meadows Baptist Church - Pastor Charlie Branch

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Pastor Charlie Branch with a word from

God.

>> Amen. Boy, it's good to be in church.

Romans chapter 8, read a verse we all

Romans 8 · chapter mention

know well and read just three verses in

this text. Then we'll jump over to

Romans chap 11 and read one verse and

we'll look at two of the verses this

morning and then Lord willing the other

two verses um on this evening. Let's

look verse number 28. Romans chapter 8.

Romans 8 · chapter mention

Romans chapter 8 verse number 28.

Romans 8 · chapter mention

The Bible says, "And we know that all

things work together for good to them

that love God to them who are the called

according to his purpose."

Notice with me verse number 32.

Romans chapter 8 verse 32, he says, "He

Romans 8:32

that spared not his own son, but

delivered him up for us all, how shall

he not with him also freely give us all

things?"

Notice with me verse number 37 of Romans

Romans 8 · chapter mention

chapter 8.

He says in verse 37, "Nay, in all these

things we are more than conquerors

through him that loved us."

>> I say hallelujah.

>> Turn with me to Romans chapter 11

Romans 11 · chapter mention

verse number 36.

Romans chap 11:36

the Bible says for of him and through

him and to him what's that next phrase

>> are all things to whom be glory forever

amen

now you've probably noticed the

redundant theme through these verses

this morning with the help of the Lord I

want to try to preach on that thought

this morning and again tonight if the

Lord allows us to on that subject all

things, all things. Let's go to the Lord

in prayer and ask the Lord to help us.

Father, thank you so much for allowing

us to be in the house of God. And uh

Lord, I realize, Father, that this place

is preparation for that place that

Brother Galen just sung about. God, we

are here in what one preacher called

heaven practice. And Lord, I'm asking

you, God, today that you would help us,

Father, as we examine the scriptures,

Lord, not just to hear the word of God,

but to heed it, Father, and also, Lord,

after that we've heed it, God, I pray

that we would honor you and praise you

and worship you, God, for how you've

spoken to our heart. Lord, I thank you

for this precious book, God. You told us

in your word, Lord, you said, Father,

that you'd honored this book. You'd

honored your word above your own name.

And God, we have it in our hands, Lord.

Many copies of it here today. And I

thank you for the inspired, inherit,

infallible word that we have in this

King James Bible. And God, I ask you

would help us today. I pray for the

sinner that's here and lost. I pray

they'd be saved. I pray for the saint

that's discouraged today. I pray they'd

receive encouragement. And God, I ask

humbly that you would help us this

morning to give you all the glory for

everything that's said and done. Help us

not to take honor under oursel. God,

we're worthless without you. Help us God

today I pray. Well, we sure love you.

Thank you for loving us. And we ask all

this in Jesus name. God's church said,

"Amen."

>> Thank you for standing. You may be

seated.

Our text this morning, of course, these

few verses. I generally never do this. I

do not like to cherrypick verses out of

the word of God and preach uh the text,

but I want to do that this morning

because it's what the Lord told me to

do, and he trumps my opinion. Somebody

say, "Amen."

And uh I've asked God that he would help

us today in these verses. And uh my

introduction this morning, I want to say

this. We when I think about God and who

he is. When you think about the

personality of God, there's many

attributes that would describe him.

There's many words that we could use to

describe him. I think when we think

about his personality, we would say

number one that his essence is holiness.

Amen. Because the Bible tells us that

those angels are not flying about the

throne crying love, love, love or grace,

grace, grace or mercy, mercy, mercy. But

they cease not to cry holy, holy, holy.

And we would say this morning that the

essence of God is his holiness. But I

think if we were to describe the

personality of God or that which makes

up his character, it would be described

not by a word but rather the suffix of a

word. You say, "What do you mean?" Well,

I'm talking about the suffix omni.

Omni. You say, "What do you mean?" It

means that word omni suffix means all or

in all. And when I think about the

personality of God, we often attribute

to him three different things that we

quote most often. Most of you probably

know the three attributes that we quote

of God. We say number one that he is

omnisient. That is that he is all

knowing. We say not only that he is

omnisient but that he is omnipotent.

He's all knowing and all powerful. And

then we say that he's also omnipresent.

That he is all knowing, all powerful,

and in all places at the same moment.

But at the at the beginning of all of

those words, you realize that the the

suffix that word all describes who he

is. And we could say this morning if he

was not all knowing, omnipotent, and

omnipresent, it would hinder his power

greatly. wouldn't it? But I want to say

this this morning. He's so much more

than those three things.

>> You see that omni represents who he is

because he is all.

>> Amen.

>> In him consists everything.

>> There was nothing before he was

>> and there'll be nothing. Amen. Hey, I'm

telling you that's a helping me this

morning.

>> Long after we were all gone, he'll still

be.

>> Amen. And I bless his name for that this

morning. You see, there are other words

that we could use to describe him, but

these describe the Lord's person. Well,

I I would say it could be said that

omniscience is the manifest attribute of

the father that he is all knowing. Jesus

said many times he said, "My father

knoweth all things in reference to

different things." And when we think

about the scriptures, what Solomon

taught in the book of Proverbs was

wisdom. That wisdom is the knowledge of

God. The fear of the Lord is the

beginning of wisdom. And it is that

omniscience that describes it is the

manifest attribute of the father. We

could say that omnipotence is the

manifest attribute of the son. For the

Bible says in John chapter 1 and verse

John 1 · chapter mention

number one, in the beginning was the

word and the word was with God and the

word was God. The same was in the

beginning with God. All things were made

by him and without him was not anything

made that was made. And so Jesus Christ

is the all powerful being in the

Godhead. You say, "Preacher, but God is

God the Father is also all powerful."

Just hang on a minute. I'll get there in

a minute. You see, omniscience would be

the manifest attribute on the pages of

scripture of the father. Omnipotence

would be the manifest attribute of the

son. For the scripture literally says

that by his own vition or by his own

power he raised himself up out of death.

And so he is the all powerful son, the

savior of the world. Then we would say

also we could it could be said that

omniresence is the manifest attribute of

the spirit because the spirit is

everywhere. Amen. There's no place where

he is not found. The psalmist said it

this way. He said, "If I ascend up to

the wings of the morning or if I make my

bed in hell, behold, thou art there."

And that is a representation of the

spirit of God and his omnipresence. And

I would say this, I don't want to limit

those attributes to each one of the

persons because the truth is all three

of the trinity are co-equal, co-eternal,

and coexistent. Amen. They all have

equal power. They all have equal

authority. Amen. And the Bible tells us

that. But it is manifest that those

attributes are described in that order.

And you say, why are you saying all of

that, preacher? Well, I understand that

it is these truths, the omniscience, the

omnipotence, and the omnipresence of the

godhead that reveal the allsufficient

nature of the Trinity. You say, "What do

you mean?" Well, you see, the Trinity

has expressed its allsufficient nature

to mankind as the answer for our sin

problem.

>> Amen. You say, "What do you mean?" Well,

you see, it's the omniscience of God,

that all- knowing part of God that knew

man would need a savior. Amen. God the

father in eternity past he already knew

that man was going to sin. He knew that

Adam was going to fall in the garden.

And God in his fornowledge, the Bible

says that Jesus was crucified in the

mind of God even before the foundations

of the world. And so God in his

omniscience knew that man would need a

savior. I want to say that Christ in his

omnipotence, it allowed him to be that

sinless, spotless savior of all the

world. You see, there's never been a man

that was able to lay his own life down

and take it back up again. There was ne

There's never been a man that lived a

sinless life. There's never been a man

that ascended by his own power into the

heaven. What I'm saying is that he is

the omnipotent one. He has all power

invested in him. And you remember what

he told his disciples when he left? He

said, "All power is given unto me in

heaven and earth." And he said, "I'm

going to send you forth as to be a

witness to me of this in this present

world." And so it is the omnipotence of

Christ that allowed him to be the

sinless savior of the world. But I want

to say this, if it had stopped there, we

would still be hopelessly lost. Because

it is the omnipresent spirit that

indwells every believer once they place

their faith and trust in the cleansing

blood of the Lord Jesus. And it is the

spirit of God that imparts that blood

upon our soul. Amen. And saves us by his

grace. I'm saying it took the knowledge

of God. It took the power of the

sacrifice of the son. And it takes the

presence of the spirit of God in our

life to bring salvation to where we are.

Aren't you glad you're saved this

morning? I'm saying, friend, if it had

not been for the Godhead, desiring to

save you and I, we'd still be lost in

our sin. But I'm thankful this morning.

It is this salvation, the salvation that

comes from God, the gospel of Jesus

Christ in the presence of the Holy Ghost

of God that changes the course of our

life and changes everything about who we

were before Christ to who we are being

made to be now that we are in Christ.

>> Amen. You

>> say, "What do you mean, preacher?" Well,

I'm saying before we were saved, the

motions of sins, Paul said, were in our

members. But now 2 Corinthians 5 and

verse number 21. You remember what Paul

said? If any man be in Christ, he's a

new creature.

>> Old things are passed away and behold,

all things are become new.

>> You say, "Preacher, what does that have

to do with our text this morning?" You

see, this salvation that's been imparted

to you and I has is making us into the

image of Jesus himself. John said it

this way in his epistle in 1 John

chapter number three. He said, '

Beloved, it does not appear what we

shall be, but we know that when we shall

appear, when he shall appear, we shall

be like him,

>> for we shall see him as he is. And you

say, "Preacher, what does that have to

do with this text?" Well, you see, this

text reveals to us four principles. I

want to give you two of these this

morning concerning this matter of

salvation in our life and all things

what it has to do with. You see, Paul

said it best. He said, "If any man be in

Christ, he's a new creature. Old things

are passed away. Behold, what?

>> All things are become new." And I've

chosen that verse to connect this

thought because the truth is when you

get saved, it ain't just your heart that

got changed.

>> But I'm talking about everything

supposed to be changed.

>> You're supposed to be different from the

inside out. Now, I realize that some of

that that's permanent and it's and it's

present in the moment of salvation. And

I also realize that most of it is

progressive. It's going to be fulfilled

throughout your life here on the earth.

And I want to say this, some of it is

yet to come. It's going to be when Jesus

comes back, that glorification. But I

want to give you these two things this

morning if I could. Verse number 28 of

Romans 8. The Bible says, Paul said, "We

know that all things work together for

good to them that love God, to them who

are the called according to his

purpose." I want to talk to you first of

all this matter of all things. I want to

talk about the conformity that it

produces. Say what do you mean? Well, we

notice this all things that's mentioned

here in verse number 28. And Paul begins

the verse by saying this. He says, "And

we know." You say, "What does that

mean?" Well, there's an assurance that's

involved in this. You see, there is a

reality that comes into the heart of

somebody who is saved. There's an

awareness that you have of certain

things. And because you are saved, that

awareness is there and there's nothing

you can do to get rid of it. I told my

wife on yesterday, I said, uh, I was

talking about, we was talking about

something throughout the day and I said,

man, you know, discernment is a is a

blessing, but it's a curse. Man, I'm

telling you, there's just some things

I'm aware of because I'm saved and I

really don't want to be.

>> But I'm going tell you this, there's

there's a lot of things I've been made

aware of, and I thank God I've been made

aware of.

>> You say, "What do you mean?" Well, Paul

says, verse 28, "What's he say, church?"

And we know that all things work

together for good. So first of all, I

would say this awareness here in verse

number 28 produces a reality that we

know about all things. So what do you

mean? Well, you see, there's one in us

who's what? He's omnisient.

>> He lives on the inside. And so he knows

all things. And so therefore, him living

on the inside, we have an awareness of

all things. And what's mentioned in this

verse is you see God has ordained it

that once we are saved by grace

permanently we are sanctified through

growth progressively. And it is the

blessing of the Christian life to know

that we are destined for Christ

likeness. And that's what this verse is

talking about. He says we know that all

things work together for good. Notice

that they work together for good. You

know what that you know what that means?

That literally means that it's fruitful

in your life.

>> Now I want to say this. This verse does

not mean that everything in our life has

to everything that goes on in our world

is good.

>> There's been a lot of people that will

say that you know u you know sin will

come about and in their family or

something like well we know all things

work. That's that's misapplied.

>> That's right.

>> You see for all things to work together

for good those all things have to be

good.

>> That's right.

>> And let me ask you something. What is

our works? Bible says our righteousness

is as what? filthy rags,

>> filthy rags. And so we are to exchange

them for his righteousness. And so what

is his righteousness? Well, that's a

providence. That's a that's provided by

the Lord. And so if all things are good,

notice that we know that all things work

together for good. This awareness is of

those who believe, those who are saved.

We also know that all these things must

work together for our advancement.

>> What do you mean? You say, "Well, they

work for good." You say, "How do you

know that?" Well, notice the last phrase

of verse 27.

He says he's talking about the

intercession of Jesus in verse 27. He

that searchth the hearts, that's Jesus,

knoweth what is the mind of the spirit.

Because he, Jesus, maketh intercession

for the saints according to what?

>> According to the will of God. You see,

there can't there's nothing in your life

that can advance you if it's outside the

will of God.

>> That's right. And so this is what I want

to give you this morning. Instead of

saying that all things work together for

good, you this is what you should say.

Everything that comes from God works for

your good. Say, what do you mean? Well,

let me just give you some instances

here. Matthew Henry said this. He says,

it says that all things work together

for good. He said that is all the

providences of God that concern them.

Notice that all things can't work

together for good for somebody who's

lost. That's right. Amen.

>> You see, if you're not saved this

morning, there's no goodness that you

even know about.

>> You might have a head knowledge of

salvation, and you might be aware of

some facts about Christianity, but the

truth is goodness comes from him. James

said it this way. He said, "Every good

gift and every perfect gift cometh down

from the father of lights." He said, "In

whom is no variableness, neither shadow

of turning." And he has ordained it to

be such that if you're going to possess

his goodness, he has to put it into you.

>> You can't attain it. And so this

advancement must come from God. He said

all that God performs, he performs for

them. I want to say this. It's true that

not all the things we do for ourselves

or all things done to us by others are

always good. Wouldn't you agree with

that? This verse is only true because of

God's providence.

Let me ask you something.

That sin that people say, "Well, all

things work together for good after it's

over." Let me ask you something. Did God

provide that?

>> No.

>> It can't be good then, can it?

>> It can't advance you. You say,

"Preacher, what about the learning from

that?" Well, you see, God is the one

that teaches you the lesson.

>> If a sinner turns from the error of

their way, it's because God's going to

have to show them to.

>> That's right. It ain't the sin that was

good,

>> but it was God using what they chose to

show them they're wrong. So, it's not

the sin. Well, let me say this. You see,

sin is never provided by God. I want to

say this. Suffering is provided by God

at times. Say, what do you mean? Well,

suffering is not always from God. Peter

said it this way. 1 Peter 3:1 17, I

1 Peter 3:1

encourage you put it in your margin. For

it is better if the will of God be so

that you suffer for welloing than for

evildoing. Listen to what he says. If

the will of God be so. If God doesn't

want you to suffer and you're suffering,

well, that's not benefiting you.

>> That's not advancing you. But the Bible

also says, Peter said, "Let them that

suffer according to the will of God

commit themselves their keeping as unto

a faithful creator." That God knows

about your suffering.

He said this. He said this in one place.

He said, "What good is it if you be

buffeted for your faults?" That's not

helping you any. You're getting the

punishment of your sin. Suffering is

suffering for righteousness. If you are

suffering because of sin, that's

punishment.

>> You say, "PREACHER, BUT IT SAYS ALL

THINGS work together for good." It's all

things from God. Notice it again, verse

27. According to the will of God.

>> That's right.

>> Those things that are from him. You say,

"Preacher, would cancer be from him?"

Let me ask you something. Does sin come

from God?

Does God permit sin in the world?

Does God teach men lessons by their

ailments?

You see, it's not the element that's

from God, but it might be the lesson

he's wanting you to learn because of

that.

Now, I want to say this this morning. We

understand. He says this in verse 28.

You say, "Preacher, I don't understand

what you're getting at." You see, well,

the truth is sin is never provided by

God. Suffering is at times. So, here's

what you need to do. You need to mark

suffering off the list.

Say, "What do you mean?" Well, you going

to have to choose to look to God beyond

that because there are some things that

you can be sure about that's from God.

Say, "What do you mean?" Well,

suffering's not always from the Lord.

Sin never is. Let me be real with you.

The spirit of God, Amen. The salvation

that's in your heart and the scriptures

are directly provided by who?

>> So, you know what? They're always good.

>> You know what? It's good for the

advancement of your Christianity.

>> Notice it again. We know that all things

work together for good. They are

fruitful, profitable for you. Notice who

he says. It's probably two. There's an

awareness. There's an advancement. But

notice the affection that's mentioned in

verse 28. for good to them that what?

That love God. That's right.

>> You know what Jesus told his disciples?

He said, "If you love me, what'd he say?

Keep my commandments."

>> You want to know if you love him or not?

Do you keep his commandments? You see,

we always want to go off of word. We

always want to go off of what people

say. Well, I love the Lord, preacher.

Well, I'm I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing

it.

>> Come on.

The truth is Jesus defines your love not

by WHAT YOU SAY BUT HOW YOU LIVE.

>> And he reveals to us in this text, he

says, "All things work together for good

to them that love God." That's the

number one stipulation.

>> So if you love him, you keep his

commandments, then and only then,

>> amen,

>> does all things work for your good.

That's

>> right. Amen.

>> You know the reason why there's

missionaries in third world countries

today that aren't starving to death in

spite of all the odds being stacked

against them? because they're in the

center of the God's will and they love

him.

>> And you know what? God puts food on

their table.

>> God provides their needs.

>> And the reason we struggle is because

we're not where God told us to be.

>> Look what he said. To them that love

God. You see, it is the inward affection

of the believer that gives him the

opportunity to have all things work for

good. You say, "What do you mean?" It

makes it possible. If you don't love

him, you can't have everything work for

good in your life.

>> Because if you don't love him, you're

not going to be able to look beyond your

trial and see the truth.

>> You're not going to be able to look

beyond the the gore and and the and the

agony that you're facing and see God.

>> You have to love him to do that.

>> But it's not only the opportunity,

that's the inward affection that gives

us the opportunity to have all things

work for good. But it's also this inward

affection that gives us the ability to

look beyond and see God at work. It

makes it possible, but it also makes it

perceivable. If you don't love God,

God's not going to do it for you. But if

you don't love God, you won't be able to

see God do it for you.

Say, "What do you mean?" Well, notice

the verse again. Verse 28. To them who

are the what? The called. To them that

love God. To them who are the called

according to his purpose. Man, we love

Romans 8:28. and I have just destroyed

Romans 8:28

it for you.

But I'm going to tell you the truth this

morning.

Those things that work good in your life

are described by that last phrase,

according to his

>> purpose. We We love Psalm 37:4. Delight

Psalms 37:4

thyself also in the Lord. He'll give the

desires of thine heart. That don't mean

what you think it does.

It means that God and his purposes

>> can make all things work for good in

your life if you allow him to put it in

there.

>> You see, our life is meant to be lived

with an open hand.

Some of you are holding on to things

this morning. And God cannot get a hold

of that. You say, "Preacher, God can get

a hold of it." He can, but he's not

going to because he ain't going to work

against your will. You have to have an

open hand so God can put in what he

wants and take out what he wants. And

you know what? You don't need to say

nothing when he puts in takes out what

he does.

>> That's his purpose.

>> That's his plan. YOU SAY, "PREACHER, I

WANT ALL THINGS TO WORK FOR GOOD."

>> Open your hands.

>> That's your mind.

If he gets your mind, you know what

he'll have? He'll have your money.

>> Truth is, you don't that don't any of

that belong to you.

>> That's right.

>> You're not your own. Remember when Paul

said, "You're not your own. You are

bought with a price."

>> You are to surrender yourself. You say,

"Preacher, I want everything to work for

good, all things

to him.

If you want all things to work together

for good, you've got to allow him to

have hold of all things."

There is in this verse here, we mention

the conformity that's produced. This is

a sanctifying growth. If you keeping

notes, it's a sanctifying growth.

And and I I quoted this already, but

I'll give you this verse again. He said

1 John 3:2 and three, beloved, now are

1 John 3:2

we the sons of God. And it does not yet

appear what we shall be, but we know

that when he shall appear, we shall be

like him, for we shall see him as he is.

In verse three, I didn't quote this a

while ago. John said this, "And every

man that hath this hope in him purifith

himself."

If you believe that when he comes and

you see him, you going to be changed.

You're going to want to get as close to

that changed image as you can.

>> When Jesus comes back, I don't want him

to have to change a whole lot

>> other than this body.

>> You get what I'm saying? I don't want

him to have to teach me how to worship.

I don't want him to have to teach me how

to shout. I don't want him to have to

teach me that book. He's given me that

book and the Holy Ghost to learn that

book.

>> I should know it to the best of my

ability. Now, I know he's going to have

to change a whole lot, but there's going

to be a lot of people that go into

heaven, they going to have no idea about

nothing's going on there cuz they did

not allow God to work all things for

their good.

We want God to work things for our good,

but we don't want him to get glory out

of it. You see, for him to get glory,

it's got to be his will.

>> Notice this. We see the conformity

produced. Verse number 28.

You see, I don't see that conformity.

Well, notice verse 29. For whom he did

forno, he also did predestinate to be

what? Conformed to the image of his son.

It's there.

He determined in his in his mind, in his

heart before the foundation of the

world. When Jesus died, he he

predetermined those that would be saved

to be conformed to Jesus. For you to

look like him, for you to act like him,

for you to talk like him. He predestined

that. You say, "Preacher, he predestined

my salvation." No, that's not what I

said. He predestined all those that were

that get saved, that choose to be saved.

He predestined them to be made into the

image of Jesus. And you know what?

That's going to happen.

>> Whether on this side or over there,

there's going to be people that, man,

they lived an awful life on this side.

They were saved. You know what? When

they get over there, they're going to be

made into his image because they were

saved.

>> That's hard for me to preach, but the

truth is, they're going to be ashamed.

I hate to run rabbits, but I need to

listen to 1 John 2.

1 John 2, one of my favorite verses.

Love this verse. 1 John 2, verse number

28.

And now, little children, abide in him,

that when he shall appear, we may have

what? Confidence and not be ashamed

before him at his coming.

You want all things to work together for

good. You don't have to give him all

things.

Say, "Preacher, I don't have much." He's

just asking for all you got.

He'll give you more than you ever had.

>> Somebody say amen right there.

>> That's where we're going next. Notice

this. Number two, I'm I'll be done here

this morning. We've considered the

conformity that's produced this

sanctifying growth. In verse number 28,

we are being made into his image. They

work together for our advancement, not

to make us feel better, but to make us

better for him.

I want to be better for him.

>> Not for me.

>> Notice this verse 32.

You may not have shouted on that one,

but you ought to on this one. You see,

number one, the conformity produced.

Number two, notice the commitment that's

promised. Verse 32. He that spared not

his own son, but delivered him up for us

all. How shall he not with him also

freely give us all things? You say,

preacher, what does all that mean? Well,

you see here he's talking about the

Christian life, the miracle of

redemption. You remember I was talking

about the omniscience, omnipresence,

omnipotence of God expressed to us the

trinity's

works and how that they are able to

save. Look what the Bible said in verse

32. He that spared not his own son. So

there's two mentioned there, isn't

there? It's God the Father. He that

spared not his own son, Jesus Christ.

Notice what it said in the verse. But

delivered him up for us all. How did he

deliver him?

The spirit of God. The Bible says what

Gabriel tell Mary. He said, "The Holy

Ghost, the power of the highest shall

come over. Holy Ghost shall overshadow.

The power of the highest shall come over

thee." You know the verse I'm talking

about. That holy thing shall be born of

thee. shall be called the son of God.

So God the father through the holy ghost

sent God the son into the world. Notice

the verse. But delivered him up for us.

Who? All.

You say, "What is that?" Number one,

there's the sacrifice of the son in this

commitment. You see, the miracle of the

Christian life is that all things are

meant to sanctify us in our life.

Everything that comes through God's will

is meant to draw us closer to him.

Wouldn't you agree with that? But number

two, there's a supply described as all

things that is offered to us in Christ.

You see, the sacrifice of the son is

expressed to us because the value of the

son is higher than anything else that

exists.

Do you realize that Jesus is more

valuable than anything that's real?

>> Amen.

>> You take the worth of everything else

that is and you put it up beside Jesus

and it's worthless.

>> Right?

>> But what does the Bible say? But he sp

he that spared not his own son. The most

valuable thing that he had, he didn't

spare it. Why did he do that? Why why

did he not spare his son? He did that

because God deemed your soul worth

saving. So he gave his son and his son

gave his life. And you know what? The

spirit is imparting that life into you.

>> Listen to this now. Colossians chapter

one.

Colossians chapter 1:13, who had

delivered us from the power of darkness,

had translated us into the kingdom of

his dear son. Verse 14, in whom we have

redemption through his blood, even the

forgiveness of sins, who is the image of

the invisible God, the firstborn of

every creature. For by him were all

things created that are in heaven, that

are in earth, visible and invisible,

whether they be thrones or dominions or

principalities or powers. All things

were created by him and for him. And he

is before all things. And by him all

things consist. And he is the head of

the body, the church, who is the

beginning, the firstborn from the dead.

Notice this. That in all things he might

have the preeminence. God allowed Jesus

to die for your SINS BECAUSE HE VALUED

YOUR SOUL greater than he valued his

son.

>> Some of you going to choke on that just

now.

>> But the truth is, he sent his son to

die.

>> That's right.

>> For you.

>> Amen.

for you. But God commanded this love

toward us in that while we were yet

sinners, Christ died for us. Notice

this. You see, the son gave his life for

us all. That sacrifice leads us to see

the supply in verse 32. But delivered

him up for us all, how how shall he not

with him also freely give us all things?

Let me ask you this question. If while

you were lost in your sin, helpless,

hopeless, and bound for hell without

God, if while you were lost in your sin,

worthless to the world, worthless to

God, worthless to anything, we we don't

have nothing to offer. If while you were

in that state, God sent Jesus to die,

>> let me ask you something. Now that

you're saved, now that you belong to

him, he's given you the thing that's

worth more than anything else.

>> Say, what do you mean? That's Jesus. And

he gave you that while you were lost.

>> He gave you the highest cost thing in

existence

>> while you were lost. And this is what he

says. How shall he not with him give us

all things? If God will give us the

greatest thing while we're in our sin,

why would he keep the lesser things from

us after that we're saved?

>> You say, "What does that mean?" That's

the promise of God's faithfulness.

You see, when God saved you, he was

committed.

>> Oh, bless his name. He was committed,

friend, BECAUSE HE GAVE THE MOST

EXPENSIVE THING HE HAD. AND OH, BLESS

HIS NAME. HE KNEW HE WASN'T GETTING

NOTHING IN RETURN. OH, BUT THANK GOD,

HE'S COMMITTED TO YOU AND I, AND HE'S

PROMISED US EVERYTHING. PETER SAID IT

THIS WAY. HE HAS GIVEN US ALL THINGS

THAT PERTAIN UNTO LIFE AND GODLINESS.

WE'RE NOT LACKING ANYTHING THIS MORNING.

BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE JESUS, SOMEBODY HELP

ME PREACH. YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING. AMEN.

BECAUSE LOOK WHAT HE SAID IN THE VERSE.

HE SAID IN VERSE 32, "HOW SHALL HE NOT?"

WHAT'S THEM NEXT TWO WORDS? With him.

With him also freely give us all things.

>> You say, "Preacher, what does that

mean?" Well, if you got Jesus, you know

what? You got everything.

>> You've got all you need.

>> Some of you are struggling. Some of US

ARE STRUGGLING THIS MORNING. BUT THE

TRUTH IS, IF YOU'RE SAVED, YOU GOT ALL

you need.

>> He'll take care of you.

>> Listen to this now. Listen to this. All

right. The supply is seen in the phrase

with him. Jesus is everything. So if we

get him, everything comes with him. It's

expressed by the value of the son. If

God would freely give his son, let me

tell you something. He would give the

greatest gift for our salvation. Surely

he would give the lesser gifts needed

for our sustaining. Paul said it this

way in Ephesians 1 and verse 22 and

that's put all things under his feet and

gave him to be the head over all things

to the church which is his body the

fullness of him that filleth all and

all. John the Baptist said in John 1 and

verse 16 and of his fullness have all we

received and grace for grace. You see

he's given us everything. Say what do

you mean? I'm saying if he saved you you

got it all.

If that don't excite you, I got nothing

for you this morning.

>> Of his fullness have all we received,

and grace for grace, grace heaped upon

grace. Philippians 4:19, but my God

Philippians 4:19

shall supply all your need according to

what? His riches and glory by Christ

Jesus,

the omnipotent one. He has given us his

grace, his supply, his store. IT'S IN

OUR LIFE BECAUSE HE'S PUT IT THERE.

>> AMEN.

>> The promise.

Say, "What is that?" It's sustaining

grace.

He saved you.

He's wanting to sanctify you in your

growth. First Peter 5:18, believe it is,

but grow in grace in the knowledge of

our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He's

wanting you to grow, but he's WANTING TO

PROVIDE for you.

>> Man, so many of you are living below

your means. I'm not talking about money.

I'm talking about spiritually. You're

starving to death.

>> You come in here and you're shriveled

up. Why?

God has has given you more. AND MAN,

IT'S LIKE SITTING at a feast and you're

starving.

>> Amen.

>> You have the supply of all of heaven.

>> It's been said God bankrupted glory to

send his son for us.

>> Amen.

>> And he did.

>> He sent Jesus in yourstead. But you know

what? He saved you and now he's wanting

to impart that goodness, that fullness

that's in him into your life.

You say, "What do I have, preacher?" I

want to say this. The supply we're given

substantial.

>> It's more than substantial. It's

sufficient.

>> For our needs. You say, "What do you

mean?" Well, I'll just give you this and

I'm done. We have his provision.

Everything that God has, we have.

Second Peter 1:3, according as his

2 Peter 1:3

divine power hath given unto us all

things that pertain unto life and

godliness through the knowledge of him

that hath called us to glory and virtue.

We have his provision. We don't only

have his provision, we have his power.

You say, "What do you mean?" I'm talking

about the power of that omnipotent one.

>> Acts chapter 1 verse number eight, he

Acts 1 · chapter mention

said, "Ye shall receive power." Matthew

27, he said, "All power is given unto me

in heaven and earth." Acts chapter one,

ye shall receive power. After that, the

Holy Ghost has come upon you.

>> You have his power.

Let me say this. You have his people.

You're without excuse, man.

You You have his provision. He's given

you everything that you need to live a

Christian life. You have his power

inside of you because you can't live it

yourself. He's given you the power to

live it. He's given you the instruction

to live it by and the inspiration to

live it with. But he's also given you

his people. He's given you some

individuals TO STAY BY YOUR SIDE.

>> SAY, "How how can you prove that?" Well,

Paul said this. 1 Corinthians 3:21,

1 Corinthians 3:21

"Therefore, let no man glory in men."

What does he say after that? For all

things are yours.

They're divided over who they're

following. But let me say this. Paul

said in verse 22, "Whether Paul or

Apollos or Cphus or the world or life or

death or things present or things to

come, all are yours."

>> We're here for your benefit.

Some of you are starving to death for

fellowship. And there's people with it

literally dripping off of them wanting

to talk to you and be a friend to you

and love on you.

People that love God. I'm saying you're

starving to death and it's right in

front of you.

>> Amen.

You've got everything.

Paul told that church, he said, "It's

all yours." He said, "All of us are

yours,

church. I'm not pumping myself up. I'm

telling you, we've had some of the best

preaching come through this place in the

last two years. Them preachers that's

brought in here. I don't I don't just

get anybody.

Those men are the greatest men in the

world. You've had the best. Why aren't

we starving?"

>> We've got everything.

Why is YOUR MARRIAGE FALLING APART?

YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING.

WHY IS YOUR FAMILY? WHY IS THERE SIN IN

YOUR LIFE? YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING. YOU

HAVE NO EXCUSE.

>> If that's not enough,

we have his provision. We have his

power. We have his people. We have his

precepts.

Second Peter 1 19. We have also a more

sure word of prophecy. where until you

do well that you take heed as until a

light that shineth in a dark place until

the day dawn the day star rise in your

hearts. I'm going to tell you if there's

ever been a generation of people that

has no excuse to be godly and to live a

Christian life it's us.

>> We have everything.

You say, "What do you mean?" I said, "My

message is all things."

You see, the thing is,

one person said it this way, and you've

heard it said on a more less less

serious note, more funny note, man. You

go places anymore and and everybody

tells me the same thing, Brother Shane,

Brother Doug, Brother Todd, they all

tell me the same thing. You go in a

place of business and they say something

like this. Well, it's not a supply

problem.

You know what the problem is? Ain't

nobody working.

That's right.

>> The supply is there.

>> Yeah, that's right.

>> The tools are there. The equipment's

there. The job is there open for

somebody to take it. It's not a supply

problem. You know what the problem is?

It's a soul problem.

>> It's a saint problem. Where they at?

It's not a supply problem. You say, "Why

is that?" You see, there's not a supply

problem. And really, this is what this

is what it is. It's a sanctity problem

is what it is. Nobody's holy. You see,

if we'll get holy, then you can find

help.

If you'll decide this morning to get

holy, you'll find help and you can find

hope. But it's only going to come on

terms of getting holy

because the truth is we got everything.

Wrote this in the end of my outline. The

last phrase I wrote it and I wrote it in

tears when I topped it out.

We truly have all things.

>> Yes, we do.

>> Amen.

>> I wrote topped it out in tears.

Our churches look anorexic

and we got everything.

>> We have the best tools. We have the best

truth. Man, there's preaching going on

this day and time that our forefathers

dreamed about preaching. There's things

that we understand now. There's things

that I understand as a young man because

of the writers that have left their

works behind that spent their life

studying the word of God. There's things

that I understand because they spent

their life studying it and they've given

it to me and I understand it because

they spent their life doing it and we

preach it. And man, it's just like,

well,

they spent their life infatuated with

it.

And we can't figure out where the

problem is. I'll tell you where the

problem is. says is he's got all things.

This is where it comes down to. We've

not placed all of our things

before him.

>> You see, many of us will say the

statement, I say it all the time. I love

the statement. Beautiful statement. In

my hand, no price I bring. Simply to the

cross I cling. And we'll say that while

our hands sitting full of stuff.

Say, "Preacher, I'm not counting on that

to get me to heaven." Well, why you

carrying it?

What else matters?

>> Preacher, I have a job. Well, is it what

you need for your job

or is it just something extra?

It's just something take your time away.

We're given to this thing called

pastimes. We're given to this thing of

recreation. We're given to And look,

look, look. I'm not against it, okay?

I'm not. But I'm against it when it

becomes your God. Amen.

>> When nothing else matters, when you can

throw any other plan in the trash

because of that, that's what's

controlling you.

>> You've got all things. We truly have all

things. Let me ask you, how much of it

do you know about?

It was said, I seen a thing this week.

Every head's bowed and every eyes

closed. I seen a thing this week. Matter

of fact, just come up yesterday.

gentleman. I believe he hiked like 18

hours, I think it was, into a mine

somewhere out west and said there was $2

billion worth of gold in that mine that

nobody was ever going to get. Nobody was

ever going to go in there and tap into

it.

And he walked in there and looked around

and even said you could see traces of

it.

But this is what captivated my mind. He

said about that mine, he said that mine

started most of the gold exploits in the

west.

He said it started people to searching

and mining for gold. He said but it shut

down and nobody will ever go back there.

You know what the tragedy is of the

church in this day and time. Our

forefathers started a mine

and we know where the gold's at.

Matter of fact, we know how much is

there.

But somewhere along the way, somebody

said, "Well, we just not going to do

that."

And you know what? Really, that's the

only thing keeping you from getting it.

Listening to somebody that said, "Well,

we're just not going to do that." Say,

"Preacher, well, I've never done that."

Well, here's the thing about it. There

come a day in history when some somebody

before you said something like this,

"Well, we're not going to do that

anymore."

And you know what? Because there was a

generation that said, "We're not going

to do that anymore." Now there's a

generation that says, "We've never done

that.

And now there's going to be a generation

after that that says something like

this. We don't even know what that is.

>> And before you know it, the church is

gone.

>> Miss Amber's going to begin to play. I

wonder, do you need to come?

All things are yours.

It's for your sanctifying growth.

I want to say this.

He wants to sustain you today.

He wants to set you apart and be

different.

I want to ask you, are you tired of the

sin you're living in? You tired of it?

You see, you'll never know what any of

this is about until you get saved.

You never know that.

You'll never know what it's like to

watch God provide for your needs when

you're not able to do it for yourself.

You'll never know what it's like to be

satisfied when there's literally no

reason in the flesh to be satisfied. I

tell you what I've found. I' I've been

saved since I was seven. And I've been

preaching since I was 15, which really

ain't been a long time. But I tell you

what I found. They don't nothing in this

world satisfy me. Nothing. Say,

"Preacher, you're just spoiled." And I

agree with you. I am. God's been better

than good to me.

If you'd be honest, you're spoiled, too,

if you're saved.

Cuz you know what he said?

How shall he not with him freely?

You know what spoiled children get? They

get things for free.

Oh, we're spoiled.

God, help us.

He's given us everything.

Everything.

Maybe you want to come thank him this

morning. You should.

Some have come, others need to come.

If you're here today and you're not

saved, just come. I'm going to tell you,

it's so much better on this side. It's

so much better.

It is so much better.

There's people in this church testify

you today, sinner. He's given us

everything.

So much.

Say, preacher, you got everything you

want, man. In my flesh, I'll never have

everything I want. But you know what?

That's depraved.

That flesh don't want nothing but to

benefit itself. I want tell you in the

spirit of God in my heart this morning,

I'm satisfied.

I am satisfied.

He has been so good to me. I bless his

name.

Said, "Preacher, how can you say that?

I'm not in hell, friend.

>> I ought to be there, friend. I ought to

be there.

And if you're here this morning, you can

hear my voice. Or maybe you're listening

over the internet somewhere in days to

come. If you're still here, God has been

good to you.

>> God has been good to you. Say,

"Preacher, he ain't never done a thing

for me. He ain't put you in hell yet.

>> He has been better than good to you."

>> Father, I pray in Jesus name.

Lord, I thank you for all things this

morning.

God, I realize that

everything that comes from your hand,

it's meant for my good.

But Lord, I also realize that there's

many times, God, the things that you

have sent my way, even from your hand,

Lord, that me in my sinful state, I

don't receive them the right way. and

something that was meant for my good

begins to hinder me.

Lord, would you help me,

God, to see, Father, the things that you

send my way and to make sure that I'm

handling them right?

God, I pray for that person here today

that's struggling, Father, they're just

asking why.

And Lord, I don't believe it's a sin to

ask why.

Jesus on the cross asked why.

Lord, he knew the answer.

The truth is, Lord,

many times we know the answer.

God, you tell us, Lord, just to come to

you.

And Lord, our life on this side may be

miserable in the flesh, but God, I'm so

thankful that

Lord, we can have joy in our heart that

goes beyond the circumstances of our

flesh

that last.

Long after the new experiences are gone,

long after all of that niceness wears

off,

God, we can just stick in there and stay

by the stuff and be blessed.

God, would you help us to do that? Lord,

you want to supply our needs. But God,

it's only if we'll be sanctified.

Draw us near to you, I pray.

And I ask God, you bless the service

tonight. We'll thank you and praise you

for what you do. Cuz we ask it in Jesus

name. God's children said,

>> "Amen."

>> Amen.

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