Waiting 03/24/2019: full transcript and answers

▶ 0:00 In the scriptures first Corinthians three verse six Paul writes and he says I planted Paul saying I planted Apollos watered but God gave the growth and one of the things that we want to recognize this morning is that God is the one that we depend on to do the work to bring the growth he is empowerment his everything that he does is so good and we’ve got to lean on him and then it goes on to say neither he who plants does anything nor mediate nor he who waters but God who gives the increase and this is Paul talking about himself Paul and apollo’s they were Paul was a an apostle when we look at the Bible he was a big deal he was doing miracles handing out handkerchiefs and that was hid healing people and this is what he says about himself neither he who plants or he who waters is anything it’s all about God who gives the increase God is doing the work and that’s very important for today in our and our day for pastors and ministers to realize that God’s the one doing the work word we’re not we’re not we’re not anything now he who plants and he waters are one and each one will receive his own reward according to his labor so there’s a reward in.

▶ 1:29 Laboring for the kingdom of God if you want a reward in heaven this is plain if you think in the scriptures all man I want so these rewards well how do I get them this is making it plain laboring in the field. That means bringing people to the kingdom of God that means some type of witnessing some type of encouraging someone to accept Christ challenging people being a part of a church that is is getting the message out that is speaking truth that is what this is talking about there is a reward. We also have the subject of watching in Ezekiel 3 verse 17 God says to Ezekiel son of man I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel therefore hear a word from my mouth and give them warning.

▶ 2:32 From me. When I say to the wicked you shall surely die and you give them no warning nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way to save his life that same wicked man will die in his iniquity and his blood will be on your hand that’s a lot of words but plainly if you don’t warn people that their sin is taking them to hell. Their blood is on your hands as you’re reminded recently Lazarus and the rich man they there was there was some distance between there was a a a big expanse between them but they could still see each other Lazarus could see the rich man and when you’re in heaven you’re gonna be able to see oh I didn’t I didn’t tell him about Christ I could have told him he’s down there I didn’t tell him and that’s a big responsibility that we have so this morning we’re going to talk about king Jehovah king Saul and the disciples and how they waited or didn’t wait and how they watched or didn’t watch.

▶ 3:47 King Jehovah in second Kings verse 6 sorry chapter 6 verse 24 Samaria was besieged some areas where the king was that was the city of the king for Israel and it was besieged that means that the army of Syria was encamped around the city making sure they couldn’t go in or out they had probably stopped up the water any kind of you know that’s not a good thing you can you imagine America being we have boats all around us from other countries that are about to attack us that’s besieging they stop our trade ships and we can’t get anything coming in or going out there was a great famine. And. It says in the scriptures that it says in 2nd Kings that the donkey’s head was sold for a lot of money because I mean how many hey we go down the street we can go to jack in the box a dollar you can get some food right see they were getting a donkey’s head for a lot of money dove droppings for five shekels yuck I mean this is dire circumstances we don’t want to talk about this but this.

▶ 5:07 Is what was happening oh. It’s awful and this is the part this is the part where the mom brought up to the king that they had an argument over whose kid they were going to eat I mean shocking right and we should be shocked at today how people are killing kids after their being born you should be shocked by that okay that we’re gonna have a discussion whether you’re gonna be alive or not what do you what what discussion. And it shocked king johan and he was so upset that he wanted to go and kill Elijah the prophet and this is one of the statements he said and first he says God do so to me and more also at the head of Elijah remains on him today now what you have to understand is king Jehoram [unclear]as a evil king he was not as evil as a have his father but he was still evil.

▶ 6:15 All right and so now here he is he’s gonna go attack Elijah the prophet. He’s gonna go after you know the church leader you know we want to blame the church who want to attack the church it’s their fault and this is what he says this is very important right here sure this disaster is from the Lord why should I wait for the Lord any longer. Why should I wait and what that means is he’s going to say forget this I’m not going to wait in the city anymore we’re gonna take our army we’re going to go attack Syria and we’re gonna be free from this famine and then besieging us. And. So Elijah has a word from God tomorrow about this time.

▶ 7:15 You’re gonna be able to get food cheap. You’re getting dove droppings for five shekels you’re gonna get be able to get flour for a shekel easy. So everything’s going to be food is going to be solved I’m gonna provide a solution but you got to wait for tomorrow and the story goes that some lepers went up to the camp God made it sound like an army was coming to attack the camp of Syria and the syrians fled the camp and they left all their food they left all their belongings they left their clothes their garments and Israel went up and they plundered the tents of the syrians see Syria didn’t get hurt Israel didn’t get hurt why because the king waited. Waited on God they had to deal with a lot of discomfort and people made decisions based on their discomfort.

▶ 8:15 You know you don’t have to eat your kids or something you can do gotta be another solution. But you’ve also got understand that God is also judging this nation but when I’m trying to point out here as though even though Jehoram [unclear]as evil even though the Israelites were evil because they waited on God he brought them a solution. They people went out and plundered the tents of the syrians and that’s pretty it’s pretty shocking for this guy it’s evil king he what he listened to Elijah he had other people telling him don’t listen to this guy but he listened to Elijah that that that’s good Bible says even a fool is wise counted wise when he keeps his mouth shut and his ears open doesn’t say ears open but you know if your mouth shut your ears are open and he received deliverance for Samaria that day.

▶ 9:20 So if you don’t believe in Jesus if you’re not a Christian God can help you if you will wait on him what if you will come to him and say God I surrender to you you got to accept him that’s what we’re talking about but this is for everyone first Samuel we’re going to go on to king Saul he’s got his big army king Saul. And second verse Samuel 13 verse 3. Jonathan attacked the garrison of the Philistines. Jonathan is Saul’s son he attacked the garrison of the Philistines and then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land because there’s trouble.

▶ 10:14 Jonathan stirred up trouble and now they’re all in trouble and it says that Israel became an abomination to the Philistines the Philistines hated him because of this thing and the Israel was called together to fight and it says that the Philistines with a countless multitude tons of people as far as the eye can see. Thirty thousand chariots six thousand horsemen can you imagine America being. Attacked by a really huge army of people I mean we that would that would that would put some fear in you right and these people were afraid.

▶ 11:11 First Samuel 13 verse 5 all the people followed him followed Saul trembling they were afraid they were scared and you have some choices when you’re afraid when you’re scared you make choices and then he waited 7 days according to the time set by Samuel but Samuel did not come. The prophet of God did not come. He didn’t come on the seventh day like Lord of the rings you know gandalf said I’ll be there blah blah blah and he shows up if you know that movie and he’s all in his light it’s glorious for at the right time and he saves everybody. But here’s Samuel. Waited seven days I’m sorry Saul waited seven days and Samuel you know did not come when I think about this I think about.

▶ 12:10 The move of God that is coming next you know sometimes we want God to hurry up we want him to come and God you’re supposed to move every thirty years come on gods where were you at we need you. Well it may take a little longer. You know and I might be dead no I might be 80 years old and the people were scattered they started to scatter just like Jesus Christ when he was crucified the disciples scattered they were afraid. And saw offered the burnt offering him self what he wasn’t supposed to do he did something he wasn’t supposed to do he went against God’s word and that’s going a lot a lot of that’s going on in our day people are not waiting for the spirit of God they’re not waiting for God to.

▶ 13:18 To fulfill his promise and then they’re making their may they’re making it their own way ministers are changing it we got to keep the people I got I got to keep the Israelites you know in the building I got to keep the Israelites here I got to keep him that’s what Saul was trying to do and church leaders are trying to do the same thing we got to keep him so I’ll change God’s word that’s what Saul did he changed God’s word. And we can’t do that and Saul told Samuel Samuel came and says what have you done and Saul said because I saw the people were scattered and that you didn’t come it’s your fault God and the Philistines gathered themselves together there was an enemy coming so because of fear because I had to wait I changed and didn’t follow God’s work and we can’t do that amen.

▶ 14:24 So this is Samuel’s reply to Saul he said you have done foolishly you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God your kingdom shall not continue the Lord has sought for himself a man after his own heart and that’s important do we have a heart after God to obey him to follow him are we devoted to him. The people that received food from him remember how he fed the 5000 and the 4000 there were disciples there that followed him because of the food are we following Jesus just for the goodies. Or do we have a heart after God.

▶ 15:18 Now this is a different king king Saul the spirit of God came on Saul Saul experienced some amazing things in God not like king Jehoram [unclear] he was out to lunch he was just sinning but king Saul he had experienced the spirit of the Lord and he was anointed by God to become king Samuel anointed Saul. And David. Called Saul the lord’s anointed you know when people ask the question man or say this statement that man wrote the Bible do we say that Saul was anointed by Samuel or what see David called him the lord’s anointed he is anointed by God to become king see God wrote the scriptures and he used people.

▶ 16:18 Saul gave in to pressure. He gave in to the pressure of the people of the enemy that came and you know that’s tough that’s hard. And. Saul. After losing the kingdom after losing his kingdom he did not change and he did not serve the new king what did he do to the new king he attacked and tried to kill the new king. Saul tried to kill David saw pursued David to kill him. Just like the the Pharisees tried to kill Jesus Christ. On to the disciples we’re on number three.

▶ 17:13 Matthew 26 verse 38 through 46. Jesus is about to be crucified this is the night before and he’s going to the garden of Gethsemane and he’s gonna pray and this is what he says my soul is exceedingly sorrowful even unto death and he told the disciples wait here and he also tells him something very important watch with me watch with me and he went a little farther and fell on his face and prayed and then he came back to his disciples and found them what sleeping. And he said to Peter what could you not wash with me for one hour.

▶ 18:11 Now listen. Jesus Christ is the son of God he can hear people’s thoughts he said to one disciple I saw you under the fig tree you see Jesus right now he doesn’t need a watch looking out are there people coming are there people coming because Jesus doesn’t know he knows exactly where judas is he knows exactly where he’s stepping he knows where those people are that band that are coming to get him he knows when they’re coming he knows when they’re gonna be there he can see them he doesn’t need a watch. This scripture is for us this scripture is for the disciples. Matthew 26 verse 41 watch and pray lest you enter into temptation.

▶ 19:07 The spirit is willing and the flesh is weak temptation if you’re not a Christian there’s temptation to sin sin will take you to hell if you are a Christian there is a temptation not to pursue God and righteousness. If. You are a Christian and you’re pursuing right there is a temptation to fall asleep. And. Not warn people of the coming judgement. And there’s more temptations there’s temptations all over right there’s all kinds of things. And so Jesus comes a second time he went and prayed he went away and prayed again and he count he found them asleep again for their eyes.

▶ 20:06 Read that with me their eyes were heavy and God is asking us I mean he’s asking me this stuff when I’m reading it when I’m looking at it Michael are your eyes heavy are you tired of serving uh are you tired of all this I mean what I’m 32 I mean you guys have more excuse and I do some of you you guys could be really tired of all this right. But God is asking that question are we tired. Of keeping watch of giving the warning to people. Tired of maybe the rejection tired of you know for me it’s like you need to you need to open your eyes buddy. Start keeping watch start sounding the trumpet so he left them he went away again and he prayed the third time saying the same words so he came and did this three times.

▶ 21:10 And he said are you still sleeping and resting behold the hours at hand and the son of man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners rise let us be going and like I said when I’m reading this stuff God is asking me mike are you asleep. Are you. Refusing to wake up and warn people are you afraid you know there’s a lot more pressure now than there was years ago on certain issues there’s a lot more pressure there’s a lot more consequence. But our are we sleeping. The hours at hand the son of man is being betrayed Christ he’s being betrayed his word is being betrayed.

▶ 22:04 Sinful people they are. Against his word. And. Jesus says rise let us be going rise let us be going let’s move on. And. So I go back to this Ezekiel 3 verse 17 son of man I made you a watchman for the house of Israel hear the hear a word from my mouth and give them warning when I say the wicked you shall surely die and you given them no warning or speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way to save his life that same wicked will die and his blood will be required at your hand I don’t want to be so afraid like that Israelites were that I scattered from the king I.

▶ 22:58 Don’t want to be so caught up in my own business that I refuse to pull out the trumpet and start warning the people of the coming judgement of Jesus Christ and what his word says. Ephesians chapter 5:14 awake you who sleep arise from the dead and Christ will give you light speaking to people who don’t know Christ or not are not Christians have not accepted Christ God is saying hey wake up when Jesus called Lazarus out of the grave he was Lazarus was dead as a doornail but he said come. Arise.

▶ 23:53 Oh that’s right Lazarus Lazarus come forth amen and that word Lazarus heard oh gosh God raised him up he came out of that grave and God wants to do the same thing with every non-believer he wants them to rise from the grave. Wants to make their spiritual man alive first Corinthians 15:34 awake to righteousness and do not sin the church in America and all over the world we’ve got to be challenged to move forward and further and not just stay oh I’m out of the grave now and I’m gonna stay right by the tomb and the door. I’m not going to go anywhere else or do anything else no. You got to grow God we come before you this morning Jesus.

▶ 24:49 Lord you’re looking for people like your disciples God even though they had mistakes Lord at some point they decided they made a decision to listen to you they made a decision to watch for you. Jesus God they’d made a decision to wait Lord you told them all to go and to Jerusalem and wait and 120 went and they waited and they received that Holy Spirit gone. Jesus Lord we understand today that there’s great blessings and waiting for you. For your truth there’s great blessings and waiting for your solution and your help God we pray for patience this morning.

▶ 25:44 Jesus we need your patience in us. Laure God is the next step for us to keep watch for your kingdom God Lord to warn people of the coming judgement Lord that they would turn from their wicked ways pray for your boldness Lord we pray for your strength God. Jesus we ask these things in your name.