Pastor Tony Ashmore continues the series "God Is..." in this Sunday service.
God Is... HERE
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, April 25, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
Psalm 47:8: God reigns above the nations, sitting on his holy throne.
Psalm 33
Isaiah 66: Heavens are my throne and earth is my footstool…My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine. (then connect to “…given them dominion over the works of my hands…” and “when the Lord speaks a blessing it is forever”—then is He going to revoke our dominion, no Jesus is Son of God and son of man, Jesus’ Kingdom will rule and those who rule with Him will have the heart of God and will express His personality, exhibit His power, and extend His Kingdom.)
Lamentations 5:19 (paraphrase 1-19: everything around us is going wrong and is unstable, nothing here can be counted on) But Lord, you remain the same forever! Your throne continues from generation to generation. (This world, and its systems are unstable—wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes and natural disasters, the very foundations of the earth are groaning and travailing, the “isms” are failing—those systems humans put in place to rule: Marxism, communism, fascism, socialism, capitalism. But our God and His rule never change. They are a firm foundation on which we can build our lives—lives that will stand no matter what the “isms” do. Instead of trying to find a way to make the Word fit or explain our systems, thereby making it a servant to the “isms” (which will not work), we submit to His rule, proclaim His kingship and experience “Heaven on Earth”)
Jesus taught us to pray for things to be done on earth like they are in Heaven. He said the god of this world was satan. He prophesied that this world and its systems were decaying even in His time. The “ism” of the Temple, the Roman Empire’s system of allowing conquered people to have a semblance of self-rule, the Roman Empire itself were all crumbling and Jesus prophesied it.
Matthew 19:28-30 (earth made new, I will be on my throne (indicating that His throne is not established on earth yet), everyone who has forsaken the systems of this world will be rewarded and will rule with Him. Things that seem so important now will be seen as they really are—the least (connect with Mary and Martha and Mary choosing what really matters, what will remain—a relationship with Jesus)
1 Samuel 14:6
“Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!”
Jeremiah 32:17
“O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!
Luke 1:37
For nothing is impossible with God. ”
Romans 8:39
No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
“went away to receive a kingdom” Kingdom is not geographic, it is a heart thing. It is based on what we “subject” ourselves to. If we are “subjects” of this world and its systems, then we will operate within, and be limited by, its laws. If we are subject to the Kingdom of God, then we operate within the limits of its laws—therefore Jesus walks on water, multiplies food, walks through walls, is resurrected. (You limit the Holy One of Israel)
Things that stop us from having his presence:
1. the last time we encountered him. Mt Sinai
2. limiting him -- Ps 78:41 Psalm 78 KJV 40 How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert! 41 Yes, again and again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy
3. offense & other personal rights. Kingdom Triangle. "no man shall see God & live"
4. not celebrating him-- U will not c me again til u say 'blessed is he who comes n the name of the lord'
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