JUST A MINUTE PLEASE [THE PREACHER'S CORNER]
GOD'S CHURCH IS INDESTRUCTIBLE! (MATT.16:18-19)
18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Mat 16: 18-19)
LEARNING FROM DAVID'S VICTORY AND ERRORS!
I must be sincere with myself. This message from one of the most yet living greatest and respected teacher and doer of God's Word ,Pst W.F. Kumuyi,broke me down completely and pointed out errors I hitherto never identified in David, and which almost every Christian is guilty of.
David's story is one of the most popular in the scriptures.(1st&2nd Samuel).
The Israelites demanded for a king of their own like the heathen nations around them to lead them to war. God's miraculous deliverance from their enemies was no longer satisfying to them. God cooled down Samuel and gave them Saul. When they saw how extra tall he was,they rejoiced.
But when war came from the Philistines whose hope with the help of Goliath,intend to liquidate or neutralize Israel, the king they laid their hopes on went into hiding with his men. And so would it have been if God had not remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that ISRAEL WILL BE INDESTRUCTIBLE. It's the same thing with God's church today;
18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
To keep His Word, God groomed and sent David to their rescue. Remember this, David wasn't fighting a personal fight. David was fighting for his nation, and for God's Name. He had no personal grouse with Goliath.
Bring this to today, there are many Goliaths and Philistines that lust for the destruction of God's church. The atheists,the traditionalists,other other religious affinities. Even more painful are those in the Church,bearing the identity of Christians,while in the real truth,they have no zeal for Christ Jesus,but are truly there to use the Church as a launchpad...among these are comedians, politicians, instrumentalists,choristers and many such others. But God's Word makes us understand that God's church is INDESTRUCTIBLE. The Goliaths and Philistines will end up destroying themselves. That's why Christ Jesus said *I go and prepare a place,and I will come back for you (Church)
Now most of those who are genuinely disappointed with this development, instead of fighting it,see it as no personal business. EVIL THRIVES WHEN GOOD PEOPLE SAY NOTHING. Sometimes,we never know that the battle is too much for the pastor alone. This is why need a lot of DAVIDS, in the Church of God to fight the Goliaths that are bent on decimating the Church of God.
The war against the Church is great and menacing,just it was for Israel against the Goliaths. But as menacing as Goliath was, God gave Israel a more deadlier weapon,David, just as He gave us the Name of Christ Jesus. But,while at it, our watchfulness for a more deadlier Goliath shouldn't lessen .We shall come to that.
However remember this,that every enemy of the true Gospel will be completely destroyed;
The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. (Exo 15: 3)
6. Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7. And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. (Exo 15: 6-7)
Now,let's go to the point of watchfulness. Indeed the Church of God has Goliaths and Philistines outside the church,whose intent is to neutralize the Church of Christ Jesus. BUT TODAY, WE HAVE A MORE DEADLIER GOLIATH IN THE MIDST OF THE CHURCH . After the outside Goliath was whittled down,they changed strategy, and infiltrated the Church of Christ Jesus in the form of some of those we mentioned above. What is this deadlier Goliath?
We are going to look at this deadlier Goliaths through the life of David and how he handled and responded to them.
We will use the spelling of Goliath written vertically to identify what champion David was confronted with , just like us today.
G for Greed;
8. And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9. And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. (1Sa 27: 8-11)
This people did nothing to offend David,but killed them all... adults and children, and took away their animals. And David lied to his host king where he went that day. Isn't it the same today,that even Christians out of greed do all manner of evil to acquire wealth...taking what does not belong to them. And they kill and bury anyone who has the potential of telling on them.
Greed always wants to have and take what belongs to others,it doesn't matter how they do it, even if they have to kill. They steal,they possess, and oftentimes they kill and bury anyone they feel will tell on them, and then come to the church to do thanksgiving.
10. His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. (Isa 56: 10-11)
Yes,in our churches we have those who are already financially stable but are not contented because of greed. They want more and more. If they can't get it legally, they will get it illegally,,and most pastors are more in this group than even unbelievers.
O for Offence
As we look at the life of David, just like many of us, we see Goliath only as his problem. Yes,we think about how other people wants to take what we feel belongs to us, but we don't look at the Goliaths out seeking to decimate and desecrate us.
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. (1Ch 21: 1)
7. And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. 8. And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. (1Ch 21: 7-8)
Because of our personal concentration, we lose focus even to the point of offending others. David was only thinking of more Goliaths and as a result, HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW STRONG AND PREPARED HE WAS. EVEN HIS COMMANDER JOAB WASN'T PLEASED, BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN THE VICTORIES THAT GOD HAS BEEN GIVING THEM WASN'T AS A RESULT OF NUMBERS.
But it's Satan sending a concealed Goliath, the type David couldn't see because of greed and he OFFENDED GOD.
So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. (1Ch 21: 14)
Satan couldn't use Goliath to destroy Israel,so he sent OFFENCE, and caused God to become angry with David and we saw the results
Today,in our churches, churches that once were zealous for God have suddenly become cold. The fire has burned out. Why? Many pastors have allowed their members to deify them. They became the object of worship by their congregants and once God's Spirit has left, to sustain the vain glory,they sell their souls and become slaves to Satan,while they become gods to their members.
But thank God for David's life,he isn't our modern day pastors that raise shoulders with God.
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. (1Ch 21: 8)
So also in our times, Christ Jesus shall take from our midst every Goliath of Offence.
41. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Mat 13: 41-42)
When we return, we will take the remaining letters..we have done G and O!
Remain blessed in CHRIST JESUS' NAME, AMEN !
JUST A MINUTE PLEASE 🙏[THE PREACHER'S CORNER]
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GOD'S CHURCH IS INDESTRUCTIBLE! (MATT.16:18-19)
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18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Mat 16: 18-19)
LEARNING FROM DAVID'S VICTORY AND ERRORS!
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I must be sincere with myself. This message from one of the most yet living greatest and respected teacher and doer of God's Word ,Pst W.F. Kumuyi,broke me down completely and pointed out errors I hitherto never identified in David, and which almost every Christian is guilty of.
David's story is one of the most popular in the scriptures.(1st&2nd Samuel).
The Israelites demanded for a king of their own like the heathen nations around them to lead them to war. God's miraculous deliverance from their enemies was no longer satisfying to them. God cooled down Samuel and gave them Saul. When they saw how extra tall he was,they rejoiced.
But when war came from the Philistines whose hope with the help of Goliath,intend to liquidate or neutralize Israel, the king they laid their hopes on went into hiding with his men. And so would it have been if God had not remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that ISRAEL WILL BE INDESTRUCTIBLE. It's the same thing with God's church today;
18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
To keep His Word, God groomed and sent David to their rescue. Remember this, David wasn't fighting a personal fight. David was fighting for his nation, and for God's Name. He had no personal grouse with Goliath.
Bring this to today, there are many Goliaths and Philistines that lust for the destruction of God's church. The atheists,the traditionalists,other other religious affinities. Even more painful are those in the Church,bearing the identity of Christians,while in the real truth,they have no zeal for Christ Jesus,but are truly there to use the Church as a launchpad...among these are comedians, politicians, instrumentalists,choristers and many such others. But God's Word makes us understand that God's church is INDESTRUCTIBLE. The Goliaths and Philistines will end up destroying themselves. That's why Christ Jesus said *I go and prepare a place,and I will come back for you (Church)
Now most of those who are genuinely disappointed with this development, instead of fighting it,see it as no personal business. EVIL THRIVES WHEN GOOD PEOPLE SAY NOTHING. Sometimes,we never know that the battle is too much for the pastor alone. This is why need a lot of DAVIDS, in the Church of God to fight the Goliaths that are bent on decimating the Church of God.
The war against the Church is great and menacing,just it was for Israel against the Goliaths. But as menacing as Goliath was, God gave Israel a more deadlier weapon,David, just as He gave us the Name of Christ Jesus. But,while at it, our watchfulness for a more deadlier Goliath shouldn't lessen .We shall come to that.
However remember this,that every enemy of the true Gospel will be completely destroyed;
The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. (Exo 15: 3)
6. Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7. And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. (Exo 15: 6-7)
Now,let's go to the point of watchfulness. Indeed the Church of God has Goliaths and Philistines outside the church,whose intent is to neutralize the Church of Christ Jesus. BUT TODAY, WE HAVE A MORE DEADLIER GOLIATH IN THE MIDST OF THE CHURCH . After the outside Goliath was whittled down,they changed strategy, and infiltrated the Church of Christ Jesus in the form of some of those we mentioned above. What is this deadlier Goliath?
We are going to look at this deadlier Goliaths through the life of David and how he handled and responded to them.
We will use the spelling of Goliath written vertically to identify what champion David was confronted with , just like us today.
👉G for Greed;
8. And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9. And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. (1Sa 27: 8-11)
This people did nothing to offend David,but killed them all... adults and children, and took away their animals. And David lied to his host king where he went that day. Isn't it the same today,that even Christians out of greed do all manner of evil to acquire wealth...taking what does not belong to them. And they kill and bury anyone who has the potential of telling on them.
Greed always wants to have and take what belongs to others,it doesn't matter how they do it, even if they have to kill. They steal,they possess, and oftentimes they kill and bury anyone they feel will tell on them, and then come to the church to do thanksgiving.
10. His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. (Isa 56: 10-11)
Yes,in our churches we have those who are already financially stable but are not contented because of greed. They want more and more. If they can't get it legally, they will get it illegally,,and most pastors are more in this group than even unbelievers.
👉O for Offence
As we look at the life of David, just like many of us, we see Goliath only as his problem. Yes,we think about how other people wants to take what we feel belongs to us, but we don't look at the Goliaths out seeking to decimate and desecrate us.
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. (1Ch 21: 1)
7. And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. 8. And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. (1Ch 21: 7-8)
Because of our personal concentration, we lose focus even to the point of offending others. David was only thinking of more Goliaths and as a result, HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW STRONG AND PREPARED HE WAS. EVEN HIS COMMANDER JOAB WASN'T PLEASED, BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN THE VICTORIES THAT GOD HAS BEEN GIVING THEM WASN'T AS A RESULT OF NUMBERS.
But it's Satan sending a concealed Goliath, the type David couldn't see because of greed and he OFFENDED GOD.
So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. (1Ch 21: 14)
Satan couldn't use Goliath to destroy Israel,so he sent OFFENCE, and caused God to become angry with David and we saw the results
Today,in our churches, churches that once were zealous for God have suddenly become cold. The fire has burned out. Why? Many pastors have allowed their members to deify them. They became the object of worship by their congregants and once God's Spirit has left, to sustain the vain glory,they sell their souls and become slaves to Satan,while they become gods to their members.
But thank God for David's life,he isn't our modern day pastors that raise shoulders with God.
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. (1Ch 21: 8)
So also in our times, Christ Jesus shall take from our midst every Goliath of Offence.
41. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Mat 13: 41-42)
When we return, we will take the remaining letters..we have done G and O!
Remain blessed in CHRIST JESUS' NAME, AMEN 🙇🙏!