SERMON NOTESNOTES TAKEN FROM SERMONS BY PASTOR R. BRUCE MILLER
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He came over 2000 years ago and He is coming Again! A Son is Given He came over 2000 years ago and He is coming Again! Isaiah 9:6,7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. This is a prophetic word given that there will be a son given. What that would mean for us in the world today, the primary focus today is that a child was born. His existence did not begin as a child, at the beginning of his humanity, but that his existence is an eternal one. delete the bible describes…… him as being wonderful Jesus was born and laid in a manger, but that was not the beginning of his existence. Jesus is the beginning. Revelation 1 He is the one who was and is and is to come. He is God manifest in the flesh. I Tim 3:16 great is the mystery of godliness 16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 2 JESUS IS GOD. He is God and he took on the form of a servant He took on human form to show us how to live this life by faith and honor the Father. Honor and obey him. He is author and finisher. Jesus is God, the word made flesh, The beginning is not time, but a person AD and BC Before Christ, after His Death @2:18 recording There is nothing before Him John 1 in the beginning was the Word and the word was God All things made by him, he came unto his own as a Jew Pg2 notes Born of the tribe of Judah, of the virgin Mary HE Took on humanity to be the sacrifice “prepare me a body” The lamb – to lay down his life a ransom or many Emmanuel – God with us, revealed in us Focus on the fact that a son is given Isaiah 9 The wise men brought gifts that identified what He came to do: Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh In His birth, He invaded Satan’s domain! God gave Adam and Eve dominion over all of God’s creation but they were deceived and gave it over to the devil, the enemy. Jesus came to reclaim, to seek and find what was lost! 3 Emanuel God with Us, revealed to us 2Cor 4 “The God of this world” system - legal authority was given over to the enemy. God is still God of all creation, but they had given legal authority to the enemy, and Jesus came to reclaim his government ownership of what belongs to him but of His government there shall be no end Jesus prayed: thy kingdom come, thy will be done He came to establish His name in the earth as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords In his birth he invaded Satan’s domain, reclaimed his authority, came to restore and reclaim. He destroyed the works of the devil, healed the sick, raised the dead, cast out devils, he gave us the same authority “of his government shall be no end” 1 John 3:8 8He that commiteth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. The devil had brought sin sickness and disease, Jesus brought salvation healing and deliverance and he gave us that same power, As I am so are you in this world Power to tread on serpents and scorpions (Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.) As I am, so are you (John 14:12) they that believe on me, the works that I do and greater works than these You shall receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon you 4 By the authority of my name, power of my word and the power of my blood Kingdom authority in the last day In His death washed away our sin gave us power over Satan; He shed his blood broke the power of death, and paid for our sin. In his birth He invaded Satan’s domain, in his life destroyed Satan’s works, in his death he took authority and destroyed Satan’s power of death In his resurrection, He claimed all power! “Oh grave where is your victory, death where is your sting” 1Cor 15:55 No more power in Satan Go into all the world, these signs shall follow you. Understand the foundation, the truth of what’s going on based on the word of God The Gifts from the wise men were prophetic: representing who Jesus was what He would do. - what it means for us today! The reality of who Jesus is SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS, SIGNS EVERYWHERE Matt 2 signs happening now in the universe Joel 2 Wonders in the stars, Today, December 21 alignment of 2 planets Jupiter and Saturn perfectly aligned First time in over 800 years Blood moons, meteors planetary happenings 5 Lift up our eyes! End times signs are here! Causing people to wonder, question, understand the times bible prophecy, how long ‘til the return of the Lord Wonders in the heavens and in the earth Social. Racial, economic, earthquakes, etc. perplexity of nations, confusion, uncertainty – identifying that we are in the last days Hope vanishing away, without God, no hope Elements dissolve with a fervent heat We are to be a trumpet to sound that He is coming again and his return is nearer than most believe A Sign: We have seen his star in the east and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2 wise men in the east. led by a star/ sign in the purpose special star guided them the wise men at the manger is not biblically true. Took 2 years to get to their destination. Carried food, resources to make the long journey Verse 9, they were led by the star and the star departed and stood 6 The special star went before them and they arrived 2 years later, Jesus was a boy living in a house. They brought great alarm and attention Herod was the King! Can be only be one king in the kingdom. The other king was to be destroyed! Out of Him shall be a governor to rule the people, God spared Jesus and gave wisdom to the wise men. Herod gave orders to find and kill all babies under 2 years We have received freedom from fear, depression…hellfire ,,,we receive life,! John 3:16 we understand God laid down his life gave His son as the sacrifice and he is coming again as lion of tribe of Judah establish his kingdom in he earth. Coming soon We know his love based on the gift he gave, His Son whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved We value the gift by receiving it. We have received Gifts of healing, prosperity, peace of mind, we have received salvation, life, not gift anywhere close , greatest gift of God our lives, etc. We cannot measure up in any way to give anything in return anything close to the gift he has given us He is just asking us to give our hearts and lives to Him! give him our lives and lordship over our lives. 7 Gifts from the wise men: gold, frankincense and myrrh He has been given a name above every name. Gold represents royalty - Jesus would be King of All, Lord of All Phil 2 a name above every name every time we confess Jesus is Lord we have been made kings and priests unto our God In My name, cast out devils agree as touching anything in my name All authority, all power! He is King Many kingdoms in the earth One last kingdom Any agree in my name, gather in my name I am in the midst of them 4 main empires found in the book of Daniel Babylon, Persia/Medes, Grecian, Roman We are now Operating under the remnant of the Roman Empire One world, one religion, all a culmination of the Roman empire 8 We are coming to an end before the last kingdom. The Kingdom of our God and of His Christ. (Rev. 11:15 ) Come to the father in the name of the mediator! Frankincense priesthood Jesus is always making intercession for us (Romans 8:34) Seated at the right hand of God For access and open door (Heb 4:16) Come boldly to the throng of grace (1 TIMOTHY 2:5 ) One mediator, come to the father in no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. able to be touched with our infirmities Satan desires to have you, but I have prayed for you, Able to comfort and deliver us, Making intercession for us He prayed that your faith fail not, He prays for us no Don’t lose your focus on who you are and who he is in you, Don’t quit, don’t give up, don’t turn back now! W’ere on the last lap! Its Homecoming time soon Only in him is a hope for a glorious future Encourage others, hope in Him for a glorious future 9 The wise men walked in the light. Glory of the lord risen upon you His grace is sufficient, not matter what the enemy says…no weapon formed against you can prosper. Don’t lose your focus on who you are and who he is in you, Don’t quit, don’t give up, don’t turn back now! We’re on the last lap! Its Homecoming time soon Only in him is a hope for a glorious future Encourage others, hope in Him for a glorious future Don’t get deceived, seduced by the works of darkness. Don’t get discouraged by inconvenience, Stay focused on our goal, your commitment to be faithful They sought God to worship Him for who he was. 10 Myrrh- embalming, sacrificial lamb slain of God. Born to die – came to be a sacrifice for the sins of mankind He knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21) The son of god became sin so that we could become the sons of God! We are bought with a price and we should glorify God with our bodies and our minds Son of God became son of man so that the sons of man could become sons of God. He paid a price What we can look forward to: Though darkness in the earth, etc. Arise and Shine The wise men His grace is sufficient ,walk in the light Don’t get discouraged by inconvenience Stay focused on the goal Distractions: don’t get distracted from commitment to the things of God! 11 The wise men brought gifts, not expecting anything in return! They that come to God must believe that he is a rewarder… Honor Him with all we have, love one another They gave gifts, obeyed the word, left a different way! Stay in His Word, His worship Have daily, hourly encounters with God Weights are lifted off, healing comes, We cannot come into the presence of God and leave the same way. Stay in His presence and shine His light! Be like the moon and reflect the light of the Sun! be a full moon, fully illuminated “Be the star that leads to Jesus, be the moon that reflects the light of the Son”
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