This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "You Cannot Fight God And Win", Psalms 2;1-12. 4/19/2020

   

YOU CANNOT FIGHT GOD AND WIN

Psalms  2:1-12

OUR VICTORY IS IN CHRIST
V:1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
   2 The kings of the earth take their stand
   and the rulers gather together against the Lord
   and against his Anointed One.
    3 "Let us break their chains," they say,
   "and throw off their fetters."
A. The Psalm writer pictures Satan on the move to destroy
     the Church.
    1. He describes the actions of Satan as a war against God.
    2. His motive is to kill Jesus, the Anointed One.

    3. If Satan could destroy the love of Jesus in the hearts and minds
        of believers, his job would be a success.

    4. Satan came to still, kill and to destroy.
B. The scene appears to be the evil Gentile nations surrounding the
     nation of Israel, taking a stand against the righteousness of God.
    1. Those who pride themselves in their on ability, over estimate
         their strength when opposing the Almighty God.
    2. No one can win a battle against God.
    3. When we stand with God, no one can stand against us.
    4. As we struggle in this coronaviris, there is  victory in trusting

        in God.

GOD HATE THE PROUD
V:4.  The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
   the Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then he rebukes them in his anger
   and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, 6. "I have installed my King on 
   Zion, my holy hill."
A. The Father in heaven looks down at those who
     fight against His righteousness and laughs at their
     foolishness.
  1. You can anger the Lord by not trusting in His authority
      over your struggles.
   2.  As we look at our situation today, the world is terrified
       over this coronavirus.
   3. The world economy has been paralyzed by this unseen
        killer.
    4. No amount of money, guns or armies have been able to

        stop its spread across the world.
   4. The virus is the work of the devil, but I believe that the
       spread of the virus is the work of The Lord.
   5. This virus is no respecter of person.
       a. The rich, the power, the well connected, the poor
           and hard working unpaid workers are all affected.
       b. The pride and the arrogance of the world has been
            ripped away, with more folk calling on the Lord
            for help.
   6. It is the King Of Kings, the Lord of Lords who sits at
       the right hand of God that is in charge.
   7. The catchphrase of 2020 is "We are all in this together".

   8. In 2019, it was everyone for him/herself.
   9. In 2020, it lets be clean, in 2019 it was doing what you want

       to  do.
  10 In 2019, it was poor and the average worker who financed
       the deep pockets of the rich.
       a. In 2020, it is the world’s rich trying to find a way to support
           the poor and average man and woman.
  11. God has a way to bring us to our knees and making us

        see what is important.
  12. In 2020, God has shut the world down and made us focus
        on His first divinely appointed institution, FAMILY. 
      a. God has made us realize that every person and every job
          is important.
      b. One way or the other, we are all connected together.
      c. Doctors and nurses, farmers and grocery store workers,
          truck drivers and street sweepers, sanitation workers.     
          And janitors, teachers and daycare workers,

          and yes politicians all the way up to the
          President is all a necessary and important part of our
          lives.
13. We have failed to love the Lord with all our hearts minds and
      souls.
       a. We have failed to love our neighbors as ourselves

       b. Let's take this time to evaluate ourselves and see

           where we may improve to please God.
       
 JESUS IS JN CHARGE     
V:7,  I will proclaim the decree of the Lord :
   He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father.
   8  Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,
    ends of the earth your possession.
    9 You will rule them with an iron scepter
    you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
A. After the resurrection of Jesus, He was given all
    power over heaven and earth.
   1, He is seated at the right hand of the Father with the
       authority to make intercessions for you and me.
   2. Even though Jesus is one with the Father, He does not
       think it robbery to be Son.
   
         Phil 2:6
         Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with   
          God:
   3. Jesus has the power to reconcile nations together and
       destroy those who refuse to honor Him and follow
        His commands.
B.  I believe the Jesus we serve, is using this virus to destroy
      our pride and prejudice.

     1. Maybe this virus will draw us together as a family,
        as a nation, and as a world.

     2. Consider Genesis Chapter 11, When the people of the
         world decided to disobey God’s command to repopulate
         the earth.

         a. They got tired of moving according to God’s plan
              and decided to build a tower to the heavens.
         b. God looked down and said these people are of one mind

             and there is nothing that they cannot accomplish.
         c. So God confused their languages so they could not
             communicate with each other.

   3. Maybe God put a stop to our selfish desires to point us
       in a new direction of following His plan for our lives.



GET RIGHT BEFORE GOD     
V:10. Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
    11 Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.
A. Consider the warning God gave the nations surrounding Israel.
    1. This is the same warning God is giving us especially the Church.
    2. Serve the Lord with fear and Joy
    3. When we serve the Lord, we are under His protection.
    4. When we abide in the Lord, He abides in us.
B. The word fear is the Hebrew word Yirah which means reverence.
    1. We are commanded to serve the Lord in reverence.
    2. We are commanded to rejoice in the Lord.
       a. This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be
           glad in it.   Psalms 118:24
       b. The word rejoice is from the Hebrew word giyl (gheel)
           which means to spin around with excitement.

           The word glad is the Hebrew word samach which means
            cheer up.
            “Put the two together; spin around with excitement and
            cheer up.”
        c. This is the time when you have to make yourself happy.
       3. We are commanded to tremble in the presence of the Lord.


ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
 V:12.  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way,
     for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
     Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
 A. In ancient times, the kiss was the way to show respect to one
      of superior rank,
     1. We are commanded to express our allegiance to Jesus our   
          Lord and Savior.
     2. Those who accept Christ as Lord are safe in Him.
 B. Those who reject Christ will face eternal damnation.
     1. We are blessed to be given the opportunity to be part of
          body of Christ.
     2. It is a blessing to be given the mindset to know Jesus.

   
          John 6:44
          Jesus answered. 44 "No one can come to me unless the Father who 
          sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

      3. It is good to be in the number that the Father draws to Jesus.
      4. God is commanding us to establish a relationship with Jesus
          so we can have eternal life with Him.


Amen

Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston, Texas 77041

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4/17/2020

This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "Walking With Jesus" Luke 24:13-32. 4/12/2020

WALKING WITH JESUS

Luke 24:13-32

SUNDAY SERVICE WITH JESUS

13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.

A. Church begins when Jesus shows up.

     1. Where two or more are gathered discussing the Word, Jesus is

          in the mist.

     2. Notice, this church service was on Sunday, the day of resurrection

         of Jesus.

     3. Notice, this Church service was in the street.

     4. This church service was all about what happened to Jesus on the  

          cross.

B. This Church Service confirms the resurrection of Jesus.

     1. He died on Friday but came alive on Sunday Morning.

     2. This Church service confirm the testimony of the women disciples

          that Jesus was not in the tomb.

     3. Notice verse 16, without the power of God, you will not recognize

         Jesus in the scriptures.

     4. Reading the Word of God will deepen your interest in Him.

     5. There will be times when God will not allow you to fully understand

          the scriptures, to push you to study more.

UNDERSTANDING THE RESURRECTION

17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?"

They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?"

19 "What things?" he asked.

"About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn't find his body.

A. One of the purposes of Jesus in your Bible Study is to guide you to        

     a deeper understanding of what you have read and heard.

    1. Jesus becomes the facilitator of your study.

    2. The first process in Bible Study is to review what you think

          you know.

     3. Review what you have read, been taught and what others have

         said about the text.

B. Many times our interpretation of the Bible is based on what we

     want Jesus to do for us or what we think Jesus should do.

   1. Notice the two disciples were discouraged because what they

       wanted to happen didn’t happen.

   2. Their relationship with Jesus was based on their expectations.

   3. They witness injustice by local officials which led to the death

        of their Savor.

    4. Jesus was built up in their minds as the one who would get rid

         of all their troubles.

     5. Instead, a tragedy entered into their lives.

C. They had heard His teachings, witness His miracles and truly

      believed that He had the power to overturn the Roman

      government and would become their King.

     1. Their hope faded because Jesus didn’t meet their expectations.

     2. They knew Jesus was a man of God, but He had disappointed them.

     3. The God we serve does not work on our time table nor do things

        according to our thoughts.

     4. Jesus did not come into our lives to eliminate all of our problems.

     5. He came to give us hope for eternal life and carry us through

        difficult times.

D. They had good news in front of them and didn't recognize it.

    1. They had the testimony of the women and also Peter and John

         that Jesus was not in the tomb.

     2. The cross was a means to an end, Jesus' resurrection.

     3. They knew the Word but did not recognize the truth of it.

     4. They remembered only what suited their appetite.

     5. Jesus had told them on a number of occasions that He would

          die and be raised on the third day.

     6. They had Jesus walking beside them on the third day but couldn’t

          recognize the victory of the cross.

      7. Just because we are disappointed in our circumstance does not

          mean that God is not with us.

YOUR  TESTIMONY IS IMPORTANT

They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see."

25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?"  27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

A. Sometimes we believe only what we want to believe about scriptures.

     1. We pick scriptures that confirm our own beliefs.

     2. We ignore scriptures that speak of discipline, difficulties, tragedies

          and hardships as part of Christian living.

     3. These disciples held on to the scriptures that promised the coming

           Messiah.

           a. They ignored the scriptures that foretold an unjust tragic death.

           b. You cannot discard the Old Testament and have a full

                understanding of the New Testament.

       4. The New Testament is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies

             about Jesus.

        5. The testimonies of the women confirmed the Word of the Old

            Testament and what Jesus told them about His death.

        6. They were blinded by their on interest.

    B. The Old Testament set the stage for the atonement of sin by a blood

          Sacrifice.

        1. The blood of sheep on the doorpost of the homes of the Israelites

             preceded their release of freedom from Egypt.

         2. Our freedom from the penalty of sin comes through the atoning

              blood of Jesus shed on the cross. 

         3. The atoning blood of Jesus does not eliminate the hardships of life

             but guarantees victory over them.

INVITE JESUS INTO YOUR HOME

28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.

30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them.

A. The best thing that you and I can do is to invite Jesus into our lives.

     1. We must invite Jesus daily to come to stay with us.

     2. Jesus knows what we need, but He is waiting for an invitation.

     3. We invite the world into our lives, and it brings sadness, hopelessness

          and  tragedy.

          a. The world comes into our lives through the news and the internet.

          b. Jesus comes to us through Bible study, praise and prayer.

       4. Jesus brings peace, joy, and comfort.

    B. When you invite Jesus into your life, He takes over as the host.

        1. Dinner with Jesus is better than any five-star restaurant.

        2. When you break bread with Jesus, you break bread with

             grace and mercy.

        3. Supper with Jesus is served with love and compassion.

        4. Jesus gives thanks to the Father for the pleasure of serving

            you.

SHARING THE WORD

31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"

A. Jesus comes into our lives to enlighten us to His amazing grace.

     1. When we study the scriptures with Jesus, He brings clarity to

          will of the Father.

      2. Jesus leads us from the darkness of the world to the light of

           God’s glory.

B. As we study God’s Word, our hearts and minds ought to burn

     with a desire to know more about Him.

    1. It is through  the study of God’s Word that we grow spiritually

        in Him

    2. It is through the study of God’s Word that we grow to love Him

        and become convicted with the desire to follow His commands.

Rev. M. Mitchell

Asst. Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church

5510 West Sam Houston Parkway North

Houston, Texas 77041

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This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "The Way To Enjoy Life", Zach. 9:9-17, 4/5/2020

   
THE WAY TO ENJOY LIFE

Zech 9:9-17

EXCITED ABOUT JESUS
V:9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
    Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
    Behold, your king is coming to you;
    He is just and endowed with salvation,
    Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
    Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
A. 500 years before the birth of Christ, God got Israel
     ready for the coming messiah.
    1. Israel had returned from 70 years of captivity in
        Babylon.
     2. They had started to rebuild the temple and their homes
         which had been destroyed during the war.
     3. For your information, the war with the Babylonians was
         God’s design as a punishment for the nation’s disobedience.
         Ezra 5:12
  B. 20 to 30 thousand Israelites were taken captive from Israel.
     1. God does not tell us how many died.
     2. Reviewing Old Testament history, you will find that God has a           
         history of allowing the Israelites to die in battle or plagues because of 
         their disobedience.  Numbers 25:9 ( 24,000), 1 Samuel 6:19
         50,000)
     3. Part of being a parent is the discipline of the  children with love. 
 C. Consider the question; did we do some things to anger God that has
      resulted in this worldwide virus?
      1. Let me suggest an area where the US lacked compassion.

      2. We built a wall to keep certain people out of the US who were
           looking for a place to secure their families.
      3. Some other nations have done some things to keep refugees out of
          their countries.
      4.  God’s second command is to love your neighbor as yourself.
      5. We kept people out of the US but we could not keep the virus
           out.
 D. The God we serve will chastise us for our disobedience but still
        gives us hope for tomorrow and reasons for joy.
     1. The God we serve overlooks our sins to give us salvation

     2. God's commands are that we rejoice. Not like the world which
        is fleshly, but joy in the heart that is base on His promise of
         redemption.
    3. God wants us to be excited about Jesus.
        a . We got problems, we got issues, but none of that

              should overshadow our excitement about Jesus.

        b. We are all stress out because of this virus, but it
             will pass.
   
           Ps 30:5
           For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping

           may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

    4. Jesus came into Jerusalem riding on a donkey.
         a. The donkey represents the peace He brought between us and
              the Father through His death on the cross.
         b. The donkey represents His humble spirit.
             
              In the ancient Near East, if a king came in peace, he would ride on a 
              donkey instead of on a war stallion. (from Bible Knowledge 
             Commentary)

          c. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt that had never been ridden.
          d. This may have indicated that our king came to do something new
               that had never been done before.
       
THE FORGIVENESS IN JESUS
V:10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
     And the horse from Jerusalem;
     And the bow of war will be cut off.
     And He will speak peace to the nations;
     And His dominion will be from sea to sea,
     And from the River to the ends of the earth.
     Deliverance of Judah and Ephraim
A. The Lord moves from the ministry of Jesus on earth to the ministry
     Of Jesus doing the millennium kingdom that occurs after His
     Second coming.
     The millennium is a 1000 year reign of Christ on earth. Rev 20.4
  1. When we focus on the Lord he gives us hope in the victory over
      all of our problems
    2. Between verse 9 and 10 is the church age that we currently live.
    3. God does not tell us when this age will end. But it will
        end in victory over Satan and his demons.
    4. Doing this time Christ will be king over the
        entire world.
    5. This 1000 year reign, is necessary so that the
         prophecy that all Israel will be saved will be fulfilled.

           
         Rom 11:26-27
         And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:
        "The deliverer will come from Zion;
          he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
          27 And this is my covenant with them
          when I take away their sins." (Duet 30: 1-3)

      6. The trials and tribulation we go through are God’s to
          prepare us for an eternity with him.
      7. Gods plan of redemption began with the nation of Israel
          and will end with them.
       
          Rom 11:25-26
          Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the     
          Gentiles have come in.  And so all Israel will be saved.

      8. God’s plan of redemption includes some hard times for us.
      9. This coronavirus is just one in a series that reminds us that God
           is in control and His goodness endures forever.

      10 In the end times, there will be peace on earth and goodwill

           to all mankind.

GOD’S PLAN OF REDEMPTION BEGAN IN THE GARDEN OF
EDEN AND WAS FINISHED ON THE CROSS
V:11. As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you,
      I have set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12 Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope;
     This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.
A. The scene shifts back to Zachariah’s time with a testimony
      and a promise.
      1. The Israelites had been freed from Babylon by the hand of God and
           returned to the promised land.  (Ezra 1:1-4, 2 Chron 36:22-23)
      2. A smaller, simple Temple was built on the site of Solomon’s Temple,
          which had been burnt to the ground during the captivity.
      3. The returning Jews cried at the sight of the smaller Temple because 
          they remembered the grandeur of Solomon' Temple ( Ezra 3:12). 
B. God made a promise to Israel that He would restore double what they
     Lost
    1. Herod expanded the rebuilt temple to twice the size of Solomon’s   
        Temple. It took 46 years to complete Herod expansion.
           
        John 2:20-21
        The Jews replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and 
         you are going to raise it in three days?"

     2. The God we serve keeps His promises.
     3. All the promises God made in the Bible, apply to you.
C. Notice the mercy God showed Israel.
     1. God restored double what Israel lost.
     2. Israel lost houses, the Temple and love ones because of
         their disobedience.
     3. Yet because of His great love, He forgave their sins and
          redeemed them.
    4. The God we serve never give up on us.
    5.  1 Cor 10:13
         No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And 
         God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can 
         bear.
    6. This coronavirus is not more than we can bear.

GOD IS OUR DEFENSE
V:13.  For I will bend Judah as My bow,
      I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
      And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece;
      And I will make you like a warrior's sword.
      14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
      And His barrow will go forth like lightning;
      And the Lord God will blow the trumpet,
      And will march in the storm winds of the south.
      15 The Lord of hosts will defend them.
      And they will devour and trample on the sling stones;
      And they will drink and be boisterous as with wine;
      And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin,
      Drenched like the corners of the altar.
A. The scene shifts to the 7 year tribulation period  (Dan 9:27) and, or
     Conflict of the Maccabees (169-135 BC)   Dan 11:32
  1. Throughout our lives on earth, we will face trials and tribulations.
  2. Many of the difficulties we face are due to decisions we made without 
       the guidance and directions of the Lord.
  3. The History of Israel, described in the Old Testament is a series
        of ups and downs caused by their disobedience to God's commands.

  4. In both cases, God provided victory over their enemies.
B. Notice this is a prophecy of actual events before they happen.
    1. Nothing happens without God’s foreknowledge.
    2. For those God has called, according to His purposes,
        which is us, He protects even in our disobedience.

SALVATION IS IN JESUS 
V:16  And the Lord their God will save them in that day
      As the flock of His people;
      For they are as the stones of a crown,
      Sparkling in His land.
     17 For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs!
     Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
     God Will Bless Judah and Ephraim
A. The scene shifts to the days after the millennium.

    1. The 7 year tribulation period and the millennium
         is for the restoration of the Jews who rejected Jesus Christ as
         Lord and Savior.
   2. The tribulation period will end with Satan bound.
   
        Rev 20:2-3
        He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,   
        and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss,   
        and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the   
        nations anymore until the thousand years were ended.
   3. During the millennium, Christ will grow up a new nation of Israelites,
       who will worship Christ.
B.  None of us are perfect, but God's grace is perfect for us.

     1. His grace endures forever.
     2. God has insured our eternal Life with Him
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston, Texas 77041

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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want

We have three nouns in this verse

The Lord, The Shepherd  and I, which is the sheep

DEFINING THE LORD

A. The Lord is_______

    1. Can anybody define the Lord?

    2. How would you complete the sentence, “the Lord Is _______?

 B. Moses ask the Lord, who shall I tell the Pharaoh sent me?

       1. God replied, tell him I AM sent you.   Exodus 3:14

           In Hebrew  the translation is “I will be who I will be”

           God will be who He is and God will be what we need Him to be

       2. What God was saying, you can’t really describe me.

       3. God say I am the Lord    Exodus 6:3

           a. the definite article “the” means I am the only Lord.

           b. I am alpha and omega, the first and the last, the beginning

               and the end.   Rev 22:13

       4. I am omnipresence. Where can I go and not find the Lord

           Psalms 139:4

       5. I am omnipotent. I have all power.   Matthew 28:18

       6. I am omniscience.  Who can council me?    Isaiah 40:23

       7. I am love.       I John 4:8

       8. I am grace.     Full of grace      John 1:16

       9. I am mercy      Great mercy     Psalms 25:6

      10. God is good       Psalms 73:1

      11. God is forgiveness       Matthew 26:28

      12. I change not.            Mal 3:6

      13. I am righteous.        Ezra 9:15

      14. I am holy.   Lev 11:44      

THE SHEPHERD

The Lord is My Shepherd

What is a shepherd?

It come from the Hebrew word ra-ah which has several related meanings;

Tend, keeper, ruler and friend of.

A shepherd is the provider, preserver, director and owner.

The sheep are brought at a price. Christ died on the cross for us 

He is the great Shepherd.

THE SHEEP

In order for the Lord to be shepherd, we have to be sheep.

Does anyone want to be known as sheep?

Sheep are weak, defenseless, have poor eyesight. Can

Be considered foolish and dumb. They get lost.

Notice the word  “My”. It is a personal statement.  

Sheep take the shepherd as their own.

We have to own Jesus as Shepherd. It’s personal.

1. It is a leadership statement.

2. It is a qualifying statement.

3. It is a selective statement.

4 It is a positional statement.     Shepherd and sheep

5. It is a statement of residence. The Shepherd lives with his

      Sheep.  The Holy Spirit takes up residence with each believer

6. It is an authoritative statement.  The Shepherd is in charge.

7. It is a statement of ownership   He is  “MY” shepherd

    Sheep are purchased at a great price;   His death.

    We belong to Christ.

8. Sheep have worth.

    a. You are worth the price the Shepherd paid.

    b. Sheep produce wool.

        It is the Shepherd’s job to make sure the sheep have

        food, water and rest.

        It is the Shepherds job to shear the wool from the sheep

        at the right time.

    c. Wool is a continuing, valuable commodity.

    d. Every believer should use their gifts to glorify God

        continually.

    e. It is the Jesus job to chastise us to produce fruits of the

        spirit.

9. It is a statement of humility.

10. It is a statement of recognition; you are nothing, He is everything

11. It is a headship statement.

12. It is a statement of supremacy.

13. It is a statement in the presence tense.

14. It is an ongoing statement.

15. It is a never ending statement.

16. It is statement of surrender.

17. It is a statement of dependence.

18. It is a statement of weakness.

19. It is a statement that brings peace .

20. It is a statement that gives joy.

21. It is a statement that gives honor to the Lord.

22. It is a statement of service.

23. It is a statement of my ignorance.

I SHALL NOT WANT

The Hebrew word for want is chaser which means be lacking

1. A statement of confidence

2. A statement of trust

3. A statement of relationship with the Lord

4. Statement of security

5. A Statement claiming the blessings of God

6. A. statement believing in the stewardship of the shepherd

7. A statement that takes into account my change from being

    Impatient to being patient with the Lord.

8. A statement that takes into account a change from being on

    my time to being on God’s time. 

 9. This is a statement that puts faith in action

10. a statement of the Lord’s sufficiency . Whatever the

      Lord provides is enough for me.

  

Rev. M. Mitchell 

3/24/2020

This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "The Cross Of God Designed For Us", Isaiah 52:13-53;12, 3/29/2020

   

THE CROSS OF JESUS DESIGNED FOR US

Isa 52:13-53:13

THE EXALTED JESUS

52:13 See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. 14 Just as many were appalled at him

his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man

and his form marred beyond human likeness.

A. This prophecy is about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 740 years

     before his birth (According to C.I. Scofield).

   1. God the Father, revealed to Isaiah His exaltation and His  

       crucifixion.

    2. The crucifixion was the means to an end, a divinely appointed

         end.

    3. The nation of Israel was completely out of fellowship the Father.

    4. They had rejected God rule over them and refused to worship

         Him,

    5. As a result, the Lord promised the chastisement of the nation

        (verse 1:24).

 B. The Lord is merciful and gracious toward us.

     1. He promised the exaltation of a Savior.

     2. The extreme humiliation of the cross preceded Jesus' exaltation.

     3. According to the text he beat with a whip laden with bone and

         metal.

     4. After 39 latches, the back of Jesus was probable completely

         bare of skin and covered with blood.

         a. The end of this humiliation; by His stripes, we are healed

      5. According to the text, Jesus was beaten beyond human

           recognition.

         b. The end of this; our recognition by the Savior.

         b. Jesus' humiliation became our exaltation.

JESUS ON THE THRONE

V:15. so will he sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths   

        because of him. For what they were not told, they will see,

        and what they have not heard, they will understand.

A. The word “sprinkle” is the Hebrew word “nazar”, which

      means spurt or spatter.

    1. I suggest that in the context it mean to cleanse those who

        accept Jesus as their personal Savior.

    2.  Ezek 36:25

         I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse

         you from all your impurities and all your idols.

     3. The word of God has spread throughout the world following

         the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    4. During the crucifixion, some came to a knowledge of Christ.

        a. Simon from Cyrene, got the blood of Jesus on his back

            carrying the cross of Jesus.

        b. On a cross next to Jesus, a convicted murderer confessed

            his sins and received salvation.

        c. At the death of Jesus, Roman guards proclaim Jesus as

            the Son of God.

   

           Matt 27:54

               When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus     

               saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified,

               and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"

B. God gave Herod one last chance to proclaim Jesus as Lord.

    1. Acts 12:23

         Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the      

         Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

     2. What if this coronavirus is a warning from God that He

         is no respecter of person.

         a. The old, the young, the rich, the poor, the strong and the weak

             are all affected by this virus.

         b. What if God is giving us as a world, one last chance to praise Him.

     3. I know a God who can put an end to this virus today.

         a. I know the way to get God’s attention.

         b. Praise God with all your heart. Psalms 22:3 says

            God inhabits the praise of His people.

         c. Go to God in prayer and ask Him for an end to this virus.

              James 5:16

             Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye    

          may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man   

          availeth much.

THE OBEDIENT LIFE OF JESUS

V.53:1. Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord    

     been revealed?

     2. He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry   

     ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,

     nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

A. This appears to describe the early life of Jesus before He started His

     Earthly ministry.

    1. All we know about the early life of Jesus is that He grew in the

        Spirit.

           

      Luke 2:51-52

     Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But   

      his mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew in  

      wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

 2. Notice Jesus set the example for us to train our children.

     a. He was obedient to his earthly parents.

     b. He was God, yet obedient to the authority the Father placed

         over Him.

     c. As a result, He had the favor of the Father and men.

 3. If we want our children to have favor, we need to be sure to train

     them to be obedient and respectful of us as parents and

     others in charge.

B. God charged Isaiah with the responsibility of warning Israel of

     His upcoming chastisement.

    1. Israel rejected God’s rule commands in favor of the lifestyle

        of the surrounding nations.

    2. They claim God for protection, but idol gods for living.

    3.  One hundred years later, Jerusalem would be burnt to the

         ground and Israel would be exiled into Babylon. 

    4. God is so tolerant that He gave Israel 100 years to repent

        and return to Him.

     5. They did not believe the prophet.

     6. In 2020, where are we in our relationship with God?

    7. Is this worldwide coronavirus a warning from God?

THE REJECTED MINISTRY OF JESUS

V:3. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.

Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows,

   yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.

A.

This describes the hatred of men during the earthly ministry of Jesus

     1. He was born into a poor family

   

         Mark 6:3

         Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James,

         Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they    

         took offense at him.

     2. His family lived in a city that had a history of being bad.

         

       John 1:46

     "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked.

    3. Whatever good Jesus did was despised by men.

             

         Luke 19:47-48

        Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the

        teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill

        him.

4. The attitude of the Jews grieved Jesus.

         

     Mark 3:5

     And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved   

     for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine

     hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the

     other.

5. There are some folk who don't want to see your recovery

     a. They would rather leave you in a destitute situation than lend

          a helping hand.

     b. But the God we serve is compassionate enough to restore us

         to our full potential. 

B. Jesus went to cross to provide salvation for the whole world.

    1. Many that He died for, yelled crucify Him even though the

        Roman government found Him innocent.

    2. At the Father's command, He committed Himself to die.

    3. He knew the horror and the pain of crucifixions.

 C.  In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus went God in prayer

       with a grieved heart.

   

       Matt 26:39

       He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My  

       Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I  

       will, but as You will.

     1. In prayer on the cross, Jesus was grieved as He witnessed the harden

         hearts of His people.   

   

         Matt 27:46

         Eloi, Eloi,c lama sabachthani?"-which means, "My God, my God, why   

         have you forsaken me?"

     2. Today, does the Lord have reason to ask you and me that question?

         “My people, My people, why have you forsaken Me?”

          

THE BENEFIT OF THE CROSS

V:5.  But he was pierced for our transgressions,

 he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace  

 was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own    

 way; and the Lord  has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth;

  he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers   

  is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

A. Six hundred years before His death Jesus revealed to Isaiah in detail

     His death on the cross.

   1. First, we have the reason for the cross

       a. Pierced for our transgressions.

       b. Crushed for our iniquities.

       c. Can you see the skin of Jesus back being ripped

           apart by Roman whip, 39 times?

       d. Can you see the Roman sword piercing the side

           Jesus on the cross for you?

    2. Second, we have the result of Jesus' agony on the cross.

       a. Reconciliation with the Father; peace.

       b. We are healed of all of trials and tribulations

            we will experience in this life

   3. Third, our current lifestyle and attitude and the

       way of salvation.

       a. We have rejected God's way for our way in sin.

       b. God laid all of our sins on the back of Jesus.

       c. Can you see all your lies, your hate, your envy, your

           unforgiving spirit buried in the ripped skin of Jesus?

       d. Can you see God’s forgiveness in the blood of Jesus

    4. Forth you see the attitude of Jesus headed to the cross.

        a. Jesus went willingly to the cross.

        b. He did not object to torture He received.

        c. Can you see Jesus on the cross in pain with your

            salvation on His mind?

        d. Can you see Jesus dying on the cross securing your

            place in heaven?

REDEMPTION AT THE CROSS

V:8. By oppression and judgment he was taken away.

And who can speak of his descendants?

For he was cut off from the land of the living;

for the transgression of my people he was stricken.

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,

and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence,

nor was any deceit in his mouth.

A. Can you see an innocent man saying to the Father, I will

     Take_____(add your name) punishment? Kill me for

      ______( add your name).

    

      John 10:17-18

      Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I  

       might take it again.

       No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.

THE PLAN OF THE FATHER TO CRUCIFY THE SON

V:10. Yet it was the Lord 's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,

 and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering,

 he will see his offspring and prolong his days,

 and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.

JESUS ON THE THRONE

V:11 After the suffering of his soul,

 he will see the light [of life] and be satisfied;

 by his knowledge of my righteous servant will justify many,

 and he will bear their iniquities.

A. This is a prophecy of the Lord’s death and resurrection and

   the establishment of His Church.

   1. God allowed His Son to die for our sins

   2. God made Himself an acceptable offering for our sins

   3. God used evil man to do His will to bring about our

       place in Heaven.

    4. God planned all this out before the foundation of the

        world.

B. Second, we see the resurrection of Jesus as King of Kings.

    1. In this prophecy is the success of the Church.

    2. We also see the continuing justification of those called

         out of the world to be the church of Jesus.

    3. The blood that Jesus shed on the cross will never lose

        its power to save sinners. (verse 11).

    4. It is good news that Jesus requires nothing from us

        but faith in His death (John 3:16).

JESUS OUR INTERCESSOR

V:12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,

and he will divide the spoils with the strong,

because he poured out his life unto death,

and was numbered with the transgressors.

For he bore the sin of many,

and made intercession for the transgressors.

A. The wages of sin is death.

     1. Jesus took on our sins, past. Present and future

         in His death on the cross.

     2. Jesus the judge, took the place of us to satisfy His

         own law.

       a. We could die for ourselves because of our sins.

       b. Jesus interceded with Himself for us.

 B. The GOOD NEWS is Jesus is still interceding for us.

     1. Consider this, every time you sin, the blood of Jesus

         shed on the cross covers you.

     2. Every time someone treats you wrong, the broken

         torn flesh of Jesus comforts you.

What Jesus is telling you today is you got worth

You are worth the price He paid on the cross

You are His love. The love He showed you on the cross

Rev. M. Mitchell

Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church

5510 West Sam Houston Parkway North

Houston, Texas 77041

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