Sermon Note
Pastor Prince
3 John 1:2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
Ephesians 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Know the Lord from within
Hebrews 8:11-12
None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
We know Him in intimate way because our sins are forgiven
Isaiah 66:8
Who has heard such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?
Or shall a nation be born at once?
For as soon as Zion was in labor,
She gave birth to her children.
John 11:6
So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.
We pray souls into the kingdom of God
Galatians 4:19
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
The spirit of grace brings forth souls in the kingdom of God
Isaiah 25:6-8
And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people
a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,
of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
And he will destroy in this mountain (zion)
the face of the covering (lot) cast over all people,
and the vail (massekah) that is spread over all nations.
He will swallow up death in victory;
and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces;
and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth:
for the LORD hath spoken it.
God will destroy the face of the covering over all people
He will destroy in the mount zion
Not for us to destroy. He will
Isaiah 25.7 YLT
And swallowed up hath He in this mountain The face of the wrapping that is wrapped over all the peoples, And of the covering that is spread over all the nations.
Whenever we see the Lord, we turn to the Lord, the veil fall off
We need to have the light from the Lord
Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death in victory;
and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces;
and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth:
for the LORD hath spoken it.
Before rapture, a lot of spiritual blindness will fall off
Before the destroying of pandemic, there will be a feast
Isaiah 25:6
And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people
a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,
of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
The Lord of hosts
Appeared first in 1 Sam 1
1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
Luke 14:16
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
Luke 14:23
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luke 14:21
So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
We are all connected. It is called information super highway
He compelled us to be saved
We are the generation He called compel
2 Corinthians 4:4
whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
Fat things – shemen oil
Oil press
A feast of fat things.
There will be increase of anointing
Rich anointing that God will spread out in Mount Zion
We got to make sure we are on the right mountain to experience all these
Hebrews 12:18
The Glorious Company
For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,
When God gave the law there was darkness tempest.
Hebrews 12:20-21
(For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.” And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”)
Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
God never give the law to justify men by
Today we have come to Mount Zion
When God gave the law, 3000 people died
When God gave grace, 3000 people saved
We have the righteousness that Jesus has
We are not under demand. We are under supply
Believe that He will
You are on fire yet you are not consumed. You are not burnt out
Philippians 2:23
Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me.
There will be an amazing landslide of people who come to know the Lord
Matthew 15:29-30
Jesus Heals Great Multitudes
(Mark 7:31–37)
Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.
He is the anointing. He is the feast.
Jesus not only saves, He heals.
Preach the full gospel of Jesus Christ
Without faith it is impossible to please God
Whatever we hear, we have the faith for.
All these happen in this mountain (zion)
Make sure we are established in mount zion
Hebrews 12:27
Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
So that things cannot be shaken may remain
Those that are built on the kingdom of God cannot be shaken
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
Let us have grace by which
Grace must come first
Romans 8:15
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
1 Kings 19:9
And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
He run all the way to Mount Sinai
At Mount Sinai God came to him
God asked what is Elijah doing “here” (Mount Sinai)
Elijah not supposed to be at Mount Sinai
Whenever we are discouraged, the tendency to fall into our own effort is strong
God is asking you the same question
Why do you see Me as a Father who demand of you and not lifting a finger to help?
Talent of silver or gold. He buried that in the ground. Your wrong perception of the Lord will cause you not to be a good steward
Holiness come from under grace is greater than the law.
When we are not under law, grace will cause us to ℓσνє and to forgive
It is God who works in you
You have true holiness
Under grace it makes you want to give
Luke 18:23
But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
Become generous under grace
Galatians 4:30
Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.”
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Self control is a fruit
1 Kings 19:10
So he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”
1 Kings 19:11
God’s Revelation to Elijah
Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake;
Still small voice
1 Kings 19:16
Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.
Matt 17:4 YLT
And Peter answering said to Jesus, `Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths — for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.’
Jesus said fear not
The Father said hear Him
The word of grace – “fear not”
Matthew 17:8
When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The law is categorised by demand
Under grace we are supply minded. We receive His supply
Exodus 3:1-5
Moses at the Burning Bush
(Ex. 6:2—7:7; 11:1–4; 12:35, 36)
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
Angel of the Lord appeared to him
From the midst of the bush
He turned aside from the midst of the fire
The Angel of the Lord refer to the Lord Jesus Christ
Moses got distracted by the bush. He turned aside. God called to Moses from the midst of the bush and said “here i am”
God called him from the midst of the bush
Exodus 3:5
Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
Luke 15:12 NLT
The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
This is the bread that feeds us
Luke 15:18-19
I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”
Luke 15:20
“And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
Under law, God said don’t come near Me
Under grace, the Father run to the son
He lavish kisses on him. Repeatedly kiss him
Luke 15:22
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
The law said take off your shoe
Sandals means possession in those days
The right to stand
Under grace, the Father said put sandals on his feet. His right of standing. Sandals was put on him. He did not need to do himself.
The reason don’t draw near – the place u r standing is holy ground
We are standing on grace
Grace is the gospel
The gospel of grace and peace
God is holy
We are to be holy as God is holy
1 Peter 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
The divine exchange at the cross because of what Christ has done
His holiness is always the same
God’s holiness at the cross punish the Lord Jesus Christ for our sins
God’s holiness is on our side demanding our blessings
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
The cross reconciled
Mercy and peace kissed at the cross
One of the first time Peter met Jesus.
Luke 5:5
And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
It is the Lord Himself
Peter was conscious of God’s holiness
Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
It is a natural thing for sinners to know God is holy
This time Peter was conscious of God’s ℓσνє. That is why he jumped in and went towards God
John 21:7
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.
Holiness is the result of knowing God
Ephesians 3:18-19
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
God wants us to be filled with the fullness of God
That is true holiness
All those who came to Jesus were healed.
