Sermon Note
Pastor Prince
We are to be students of God’s grace.
We see the signs of the time.
In the end time Jesus said about plaques. Plaques will increase. Rumours of wars.
Time is short. You cannot just wait for weeks after weeks to learn.
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How to study the bible not in traditional ways.
The best way to learn from the Lord is the Holy Spirit way.
Bible study becomes really fun when God speaks.
Joy and rejoicing of my heart
God’s Words are health to all your flesh.
You just leave the place of bible study different
People are lack of knowledge and it can be quite merciless
God solution and God wisdom is what we need.
We are always students.
Make disciples of all nations. Disciples is students.
Lemad – to teach
Disciple is someone who is learning
We will continue learning until we see Jesus face to face
People take the word disciple to different levels
Disciple means followers of certain teacher.
A Christian cannot but be hungry.
This is your real self!
You are not defined by your failure.
Every failure we are still experiencing is because we don’t realised who we are.
We are not on the side of Egypt. We are on the other side.
I am not what i feel.
Long before there were christians there were disciples
We don’t find the word disciples after Jesus rose.
Is in the heart of every believers to learn.
You don’t have to teach babies to be hungry. They will tell you!
You are now a son and daughter of God
Go into all the world and preach the gospel.
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
You keep on hearing. Make disciples of all nations
Before Jesus came there were disciples and rabbi.
Jesus did not breathe one word about the mystery of the church. It was Paul’s ministry.
Holy Spirit comes and will guide us into all truth.
God raised Paul.
Acts 11:26
And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
The disciples are now called Christians!
Every scripture is God’s breathed.
We can benefit by examples.
Not all were written directly to us. The love letters of the Holy Spirit to the church are written to us.
Paul taught Timothy
Is a family thing now.
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, a true son in the faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
Paul called Timothy son.
Don’t catch the spirit of discipleship and lose spirit of sonship
He discipled Timothy but he did not use the word disciple.
2 Timothy 2:1-2
Be Strong in Grace
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
Strong in grace
The things you have heard from me, commit to faithful man. This is done in sonship spirit. Family spirit.
The greater always include the lesser.
Sonship is greater.
God looks for faithfulness.
He does not look for ability to teach first.
God looks for faithful man who SHALL BE able to teach others.
Paul received his revelation from Jesus
Grace is nos of 5
Noah found grace.
5 stamps the tabernacle
To be strong it starts with to be strong in grace.
The greatest fulfilment is to do what you enjoy and the money will follow!
2 Timothy 2:1-2
Be Strong in Grace
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
When anointing is in you, you speak
Why there are so much complaining, you need fresh oil !
I shall be anointed with fresh oil!
Acts 11:26
And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Study the Word the disciples first called Christian
Called :
Chrematizo – divinely called
The disciples were divinely called – Christians
Christians means anointed ones
Acts 11:26 YLT
and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.
Gal 3:23-26 ESV
23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.
24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,
26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
Sonship is greater!
Sons (huios) of God, through faith
Huios is full grown sons
God and sons unlimited!
Gal 4:1-7 ESV
4 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,though he is the owner of everything,
2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.
3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
God writes on your heart
People needs grace in their marriage
None of Jesus’ disciples were saved when He was on earth. Jesus was not yet died and risen.
After He died and rose again from the dead, He appeared and breathed on them Holy Spirit and they were born again in the Upper room.
You are one with Jesus.
Follow means He is outside we follow. We are one with Jesus.
Talk to Father like a son
It is a family relationship. You know your Father’s heart.
Is a dignity and character to be a son of God
Jesus never died for Lucifer
Jesus did not die for angels
He gave aids to the seeds of Abraham
Establish the consciousness of son. God is our Father. The name Jesus came to reveal.
Prodigal son was desperate and went back to his father. He wanted his father to make him his hired servant. Before he could say his rehearsed speech, the father hugged him and gave him more than he asked for.
There is a price for our forgiveness. God can unleashed His heart for all men.
There was music and dancing in God’s house.
The older brother came from the field. He was self-righteous and don’t know how to celebrate
He said all these years he has kept his commandments. He did not even say father. He said lo.
He addressed his brother as this son of yours.
When the father called the elder son, the son used was not huios.
The prodigal son came home and found grace. He accepted what was given.
You are no longer a slave but a son
You are a son you are an heir through God
Heir means right now you inherit. Not in future when you go heaven
Luke 15:1-4
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
(Matt. 18:10–14)
Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
Sinners came to Jesus
The joy of the found
The joy of recovering the lost
Jesus found joy in saving us.
Luke 14:25-27
Leaving All to Follow Christ
(Matt. 10:34–39)
Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
The crowd saw Him not as Saviour but as teacher.
When you are drowning you need a saviour
When you see someone take up a cross is see the person on the way to death
Following Jesus is to be born again
Luke 15:1
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
(Matt. 18:10–14)
Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.
John 6:65-69
And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Is it possible to be disciples and not be saved? They came because they are “smart” and want to learn from Jesus as a teacher
They cannot take grace
Jesus is not interested in crowd.
In the night where they questioned who is the one who betrayed Jesus, all addressed Him as Lord. Only Judas addressed Him as Rabbi.
See the heart
God divinely called you to be a christian
