Jan
24
2010
Sermon: “Condemning Christ”- 24th Jan 2010
Sermon: “Condemning Christ”- 24th Jan 2010
Ephesians 5:23…For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ (alone) is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
- The moment we receive Jesus and Jesus alone as our Lord and Savior – supernaturally we become part of Jesus’ body (the Body of Christ). In other words – since Jesus is the head and we are His body – Jesus and His Body are ONE!
- 1 Corinthians 12:27… In the natural, no way – can the head and the body be separated and so it is in the spiritual. How we think, speak and treat a Christian / Church – like it or not, that is how we are thinking, speaking and treating Jesus!
- Matthew 25:42-45… Jesus especially wants us to pay attention to those in the Body of Christ who are weak spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, sexually and so on. And when we choose to love those who are weak – we are choosing to love Jesus!
- Luke 6:37… Sadly the fact is – instead of making the choice to love those who are weak in the Body of Christ, so often we choose to judge and condemn them not realizing that we are actually judging and condemning Jesus. When we judge / condemn a Christian / Church – we are judging and condemning Jesus. But the question would be – “What do I do when I have the revelations of a Christian / Church being un-Christful?
- Luke 5:16 & Matthew 5:44… As always – Jesus has the answer for EVERY question that we need answering. Jesus set the example of having a Prayer Warrior. Jesus always prayed. Jesus taught His sheep to pray. When we have a revelation of a Christian / Church being un-Christful, it is our responsibility to PRAY!
- Ephesians 6:18… Every Christian is called to be Prayer Warriors and to pray for ONE ANOTHER…like Jesus is doing as Jesus’ sits at the right hand of the God in the person of the Father in heaven. Some people believe that only some are called to be Prayer Warriors but the truth is ALL are called to KEEP ON PRAYING!
- Today, God in the person of the Holy Spirit dwells ONLY in two places;
- 1 Corinthians 3:16… In the Christian
- Matthew 18:19-20… If two or three gathered for Jesus’ name sake – Jesus will be there among them.
- Mark 11:14-17 & 20–21… After Jesus cursed the fig tree, the tree did not die immediately. Jesus went to the temple in Jerusalem and cleansed it, saying that His house should be a house of prayer and not a den of thieves. After cleansing the temple, Jesus’ sheep saw the same fig tree the next day, it was dead!
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 … Today we are the temple of God. We should be a “house of prayer”. If we don’t we WILL become a “place of robbers”. Satan, will steal and rob from our temple / our body. Satan will steal and rob our time, talent, treasure, strength, health, youthfulness, wisdom, hopes, dreams & whatever he can.
- Romans 8:26… Jesus wants us to make our temple a house of prayer by praying in tongues all the time. When you pray in the Spirit, we are praying perfect prayers. The Holy Spirit prays for us. When we make our temple a house of prayer, Satan & his instruments (the robbers) will be driven out of our lives completely.
Pastor, the part in Mark 11: 14-17 & 20 – 21, the cursing of the fig tree. Could you explain the lesson learnt there? I know you mentioned this some time before in another sermon but I’d like to understand it in this context. Thanks.
Shalom Renik!
• Mark 11:14-17… Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it. 15On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ” ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den (place) of robbers.’”
• Mark 11: 20–21… In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
The chronological flow of events in Make 11 (above) is as below…
1. Jesus curse the fig tree
2. Jesus cleanse the temple
3. The fig tree dies
Lessons to learn from this situation;
A. After cursing the fig tree – the tree did not die immediately. Jesus curse and left.
FIRST Lesson to learn = not always our prayers get answered immediately!
B. As I always say – so often, things in the Kingdom of God happens Supernatural Naturally. The cursing of the fig tree is supernatural. Then Jesus did not stop there. He went on to do the natural – which is to cleanse the temple and to firmly proclaim that the God’s Temple is to be a House of Prayer and not a House for Robbers! Then the next day – the fig tree died!
SECOND Lesson to learn = don’t stop at the supernatural. After doing the supernatural, allow the Spirit of lead you to do the natural.
C. If we chose not to become a “House of Pray” (Prayer Warrior) – we will naturally end up becoming a “House for Robbers”.
THIRD Lesson to learn = be a Prayer Warrior!
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