Sermon Note
Pastor Lian
Someone experienced the fullness of Christ because he was planted in the house of the Lord.
Genesis 28:10-17
Jacob’s Vow at Bethel
Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
Jacob was fleeing.
This was the place of refreshing but he was forced to leave the place.
Genesis 28:12
Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
This leader is Jesus. He is the One who link us.
Genesis 28:16-17
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
The fullness of Jesus
Jesus is in the centre place.
Gate of heaven. The church. Where 2 or 3 gather in His name, we are the church. We gather unto Him. Where the church is, this is the gate of heaven!
Genesis 28:17
And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
Expect the supernatural. Jesus is here.
Genesis 28:13-14
And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
When Jacob cheated his brother, the Lord came and spoke into his destiny.
His vision change. Things change for him.
Transformed. Unrecognisable.
God’s heart for the end time church.
This end time church, the people had the say. Human rule the church.
Materially rich but spiritually poor. They don’t have Jesus on their lips or even in their church.
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
Philadelphia means brotherly love
Psalms 133:1
Blessed Unity of the People of God
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
United as the body.
Revelation 3:7-8
The Faithful Church
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,
‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
God is saying He has open door for the end time church.
The church has set an open door for us.
Acts 16:25-26
The Philippian Jailer Saved
But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.
If you feel the door has not opened yet, the Lord has opened it.
Don’t look to the right or left. Don’t look down. Just simply look up.
This year you shall see the door swing open.
1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
The Lord will ensure in the midst of adversaries, there is great opportunity
Hosea 2:15
I will give her her vineyards from there,
And the Valley of Achor as a door of hope;
She shall sing there,
As in the days of her youth,
As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.
Expectation of good. Because the Lord has opened this door of hope.
Revelation 3:8
“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
You have little natural strength. Fear not.
Hold fast His Word. Declare in all these things I am more than conqueror in Christ.
The problems in the world today, we have little strength but the Lord open door for us.
We are going to be those who are not going to be ashamed. My God, Christ, has made unto me wisdom.
He who is holy, He who is true, and He who has the key of david
Isaiah 22:15
The Judgment on Shebna
Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts:
“Go, proceed to this steward,
To Shebna, who is over the house, and say:
The open door is the treasury of heaven
If you feel you have no strength, fear not. The Lord has the key and He opens for you.
The church is the gate of heaven.
The angels are ascending and descending dispensing your resources.
He has opened the royalty of His treasury for us.
