Session 2 of 7
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Pastor Jason Wright brings a timely Word in season to the Body of Christ concerning the Rechabites. Though this is a historical account, it is saturated in meaning and application for the New Covenant believer.
Luke 22:24-27
The world today would tell us, that it is the lesser who serves the greater. Jesus takes the economy of the world and flips it on its head by saying, “For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth” (Lk. 22:27).
Have you a servant's heart? Have you a heart to serve? Do you count it a privilege to serve others, or is the privilege the other way around, when others serve you? When there is a need in front of you, what’s your response? Someone else will sort it, or do you count it your responsibility and privilege to try to meet that need? I see many within the Body of Christ at large clamouring for positions and gifts, but what for, if they have not first learnt the rudimentary ABCs of Christian service? Position in the Church is NOT for honour, but for SERVICE!!!
2 Kings 2:1-14
Dr. David Donovan and his wife Shirley head up a medical mission to the Niger Delta called New Foundations. David shares about the work of New Foundations and intermingles this with a timely message from the Word of God. I pray that the Lord uses this message to bless your heart!
Mark 12:28-34
Concerning the Old Mosaic Covenant, Jewish tradition puts the total number of commandments at 613. 248 positive commandments to DO, and 365 negative commandments NOT to do. Although various Rabbinic scholars have sought to compile a list of these commands, there have been slight disagreements on their precise number due to technicalities.
When asked by a Scribe, which is the greatest commandment, our Lord did not begin with "do this and don’t do that", but on the contrary, He proceeded to give the Shema. “Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord”. Having established the unity of God, what is to be our reasonable response to the worship of this One, True, Supreme Being? “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:29-31).
Psalm 127:1
Before the invention of the engine, there were only two ways to power a sea vessel; by human power or by nature’s power. You could row a boat or sail a boat!! Without a doubt, rowing involves far more effort on the part of man than does sailing. Those oars must be pulled through the waters at speed enough to create a drag that propels the boat forward. Stop rowing and the boat stops with it! On the other hand, a sailing boat is oarless, and the means by which it is propelled is not by hand, but by the wind. The art of sailing is setting the sail to the wind!!
The Western Church functions today like a rowing boat. Its source of propulsion is based upon the principle of human power. Rowing strength is the model upon which it is founded. Oh, how we need a divine interruption into the mundane affairs of Churchianity! How we need so desperately to see the utter futility of our endless Church activities in the absence of the presence of God the Holy Ghost!!! Oh, how we need the fresh wind of revival to blow again amidst us that we might set our sails to the wind. Do it again Lord!
Jeremiah 17:5-8
I don’t know if you’ve ever had the pleasurable experience of tracing the path of a river as it meanders through the iconic English countryside. It is a sight to behold. The ’S’ curved bends of the river as it winds its way round hill and gully. The flowing currents, sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce. The exposed banks of the river with their clayey substrate. All makes for a most tranquil experience amidst the dragonflies and bees! But with that said, this picturesque scene is not complete without mention of the mighty trees that hug the river's course. If you know anything about trees, you will know that beneath the surface of the soil there lies an extensive root system. Oftentimes, the tree’s roots will spread as wide as the tree is tall. It’s through these roots that the tree will absorb the vast majority of its water intake and it’s through these roots that stability is offered to the tree.
A tree with no roots is a dead tree! A tree with shallow roots is a vulnerable tree! But a tree with good strong roots is a healthy tree!! It is the will of God for all of His children to grow up unto maturity and to become as mighty oaks. May this sermon be of edification to you, to this end.
Galatians 5:1
Part 1 of 2
Having asked the question last week, “Which Covenant?”, and having answered it conclusively with authority from the Word of God; I want now in this second teaching part, to go on to look at the nature of this New Covenant as it pertains to justification and sanctification.
When one understands the true nature of the Old Covenant as contrasted with that of the New, how could anyone ever want to go back? “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Gal. 5:1).
I stand as a watchman to lift my voice in warning, against a movement that is fast growing in momentum across the evangelical world. Some call it Hebrew Roots, others call it Torah Observant Christianity — call it what you like, the overriding emphasis is the same. They tell us that the Gentile Church has been infected with Greek culture and needs desperately to return to its Jewish roots from whence it came!! When asked what this “returning to its Jewish roots” looks like, one is speedily pointed to Moses and told that in order to be a faithful follower of Yeshua, you must keep Torah! Dietary Laws, Sabbath Laws, the Feasts and Festivals; if we are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, then we must do so as Torah observing Christians!
When everything has been said and done, the golden question that every professing believer in Jesus Messiah must answer is this; “Which Covenant are you Under?”. To whom will you pledge your allegiance, Moses or Jesus Christ? You cannot serve both!