Sermons About Representative
A Perfect Savior (Perfect Submission and Trust), pt. 2 (Matthew 4:2-7)
The seduction of the world is strong and we all know it to one degree or the other. Temptation is a reality for everyone who lives in this fallen world under the influence of a master adversary, who is the “god of this world.” Temptations come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes but at the very heart of them all is our view of and relationship to God through Christ. All the sin of man from Genesis to Revelation; and all the lies, deception, and lust of Satan from the Garden to the Tribulation and the appearance of the antichrist and the beast are here in these 11 verses of our text. The battle that is really taking place here is of cosmic and eternal proportions; it represents and displays the battle between darkness and light that has existed since the fall of Satan and bears with it the very ramifications and outcome that determines existence and population of heaven and hell; eternal felicity and eternal suffering. You and I must get what is going on here if we are to rightly understand the glory of Christ in His redemptive work, by His being the perfect and sinless substitute for fallen man. And to understand the reality of the deception that lies behind every iniquity and every deception of this world of darkness. These temptations represent the heart of the temptations that you and I face every day. “Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the boastful pride of life.” Jesus Christ Conquered Satan and proves to be Perfect Savior we can trust and example we can follow. The Preparation and Perfection of Jesus Christ’s victory over temptation, so that we would increase in our wisdom, worship, and trust of Him.
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A Perfect Savior (The God-Man), pt. 1 (Matthew 4:1)
We have an adversary that prowls around like a roaring lion and seeks the destruction of our souls. He has as his ambition the ruin of every child of Adam, and particularly every Christian. And he driven by an intense hatred of the glory of God. He is a master at plying his trade of deception and his chief tool in his box is temptation. By this diabolical device he brought about the fall of our first parents and the ruin of countless billions of souls made to bear the image of God. No one in this room can stand before this enemy. You are not strong enough, smart enough, clever enough, or morally clear enough to stand before him - on your own. And, if you think you are: take heed, you have already fallen. If our first parents who had no natural sinful bent of heart and mind fell, how much more those who have only ever known life with a corrupt heart and fallen mind? No, only One man as ever stood on His own and defeated this ancient foe and that is the sinless and eternal Son of God, the God-Man Jesus Christ; and He did so on our behalf. In every area of life where we have failed, the spotless Lamb of God has prevailed and won the victory over sin, Satan, and death for all who belong to Him. (“Hallelujah what a Savior”). Jesus Christ proves Himself to be the sinless Savior who can be the acceptable sacrifice on behalf of His people. 3 Proofs that Jesus Christ is a Perfect Savior that we can Trust, Worship, and Serve with all our heart.
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The Representative
Daniel 9 The Representative Perseverance vs. Procrastination 1. Who has the time? Daniel 6:10 ‘And Daniel went to the open window, knelt down and prayed and gave thanks three times a day, as was his custom since early days.’ 2. Whose problem is it? Daniel 9:10 “We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord….” Whether we have or have not been complicit to the problem, we are all capable of it and so include ourselves as we cry out to God for mercy on us and our world. 3. Who will God listen to? Daniel 9:23 ”… and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved..” Ezekiel 22:30 “So I looked for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me in behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found no one.” To re-present someone is to, with all due diligence, give others an undistorted view of the one being represented. Daniel 6:16 As Darius the king prepared to have Daniel thrown to the lions he said to Daniel; “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.”
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The Purpose of the Anointing of the Holy Spirit
Jesus came to reveal the Father to us. He said when He went away that the Father would send another, like Him, in His Place. That is who the Holy Spirit is. He is sent to give us the power to reveal the Father to the World. His job is to do the things that Jesus did on the earth, but He will only work with us, He will not do the work on His own. Jesus is not going to show up anywhere now and preach or lay hands on people. It’s up to us.
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