Series C – Lent 2 – Sunday, February 21, 2016 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough
| Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough: |
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| 0:30 | the holy Gospel According to Saint Luke |
| 0:31 | chapter 13 verses 31 through 35. |
| 0:36 | at that very hour some Pharisees came |
| 0:39 | and said to him |
| 0:40 | get away from here for Herod wants to |
| 0:42 | kill you |
| 0:44 | he said to them you go and tell that fox |
| 0:46 | behold I cast out demons and perform |
| 0:48 | cures today and tomorrow and the third |
| 0:51 | day I finish my course nevertheless I |
| 0:54 | must go on my way today and tomorrow and |
| 0:56 | the day following for it cannot be that |
| 0:58 | a prophet should perish away from |
| 1:00 | Jerusalem |
| 1:01 | of Jerusalem Jerusalem the city that |
| 1:04 | kills the prophets |
| 1:05 | Stones those who are sent to it |
| 1:08 | how often I would have gathered your |
| 1:10 | children together as a hen her brood |
| 1:12 | under her wings and you were not willing |
| 1:16 | behold your house is forsaken |
| 1:19 | I tell you you will not see me until you |
| 1:21 | say blessed is he who comes in the name |
| 1:24 | of the Lord |
| 1:25 | in the name of Jesus |
| 1:28 | don’t you love it when you get together |
| 1:29 | with your family and somebody ruins the |
| 1:32 | whole occasion by talking about either |
| 1:34 | religion or politics |
| 1:36 | isn’t it funny how often times when we |
| 1:38 | get together as families we set ground |
| 1:40 | rules no talk of religion |
| 1:43 | no talk of politics and the reason for |
| 1:46 | this is quite simple is because as soon |
| 1:48 | as either of those subjects gets brought |
| 1:50 | up well |
| 1:52 | War breaks out |
| 1:55 | there’s consternation there’s loud |
| 1:58 | talking maybe even shouting and in some |
| 2:01 | families where they allow drinking well |
| 2:04 | that just lubricates the whole fight |
| 2:07 | right it’s true now pay attention today |
| 2:11 | because we’re going to connect our Old |
| 2:14 | Testament text our new testament Gospel |
| 2:17 | reading as well as our epistle text and |
| 2:20 | we’re going to see a straight line and |
| 2:22 | we’re going to see a straight line how |
| 2:23 | it seems to be that much of religion and |
| 2:27 | politics oftentimes are in cahoots |
| 2:29 | against a very important message if you |
| 2:32 | remember what we heard in our epistle |
| 2:33 | text we heard that many today live as |
| 2:37 | enemies of the Cross of Christ |
| 2:40 | enemies could you imagine being an enemy |
| 2:43 | of the Cross of Christ why on Earth |
| 2:45 | would you want to be an enemy of the |
| 2:48 | very cross the message itself of the |
| 2:51 | Forgiveness of your sins well the |
| 2:53 | epistle text answers this question by |
| 2:56 | pointing out the fact that those who are |
| 2:58 | opposed to the Cross of Christ |
| 3:01 | well they have their minds set on things |
| 3:04 | here on Earth |
| 3:05 | not and things above and this distorts |
| 3:09 | their understanding of things and as a |
| 3:11 | result of it the very message that is |
| 3:13 | their salvation is the one that they |
| 3:16 | hate the most they think it’s the |
| 3:17 | stupidest who wants to waste their time |
| 3:20 | on a Sunday morning going and hearing |
| 3:22 | about some guy who was crucified I’ve |
| 3:25 | got better things to do ah man football |
| 3:28 | season isn’t going to come around till |
| 3:29 | fall though uh maybe it’s time to start |
| 3:32 | breaking out the fishing rods |
| 3:34 | right |
| 3:36 | I notice around here that every summer |
| 3:38 | people disappear to the lake not sure |
| 3:40 | which one it is I’m beginning to think |
| 3:42 | there’s many of them around here but |
| 3:45 | that’s another sermon okay let’s return |
| 3:48 | to our Old Testament text and we’ll work |
| 3:50 | our way through it and you’ll notice |
| 3:51 | that our Old Testament text kind of |
| 3:54 | picks up with Jeremiah saying something |
| 3:56 | well let’s let’s do a little contextual |
| 3:58 | work here if you open up your Bible your |
| 4:00 | Pew Bible to Jeremiah chapter 26 in your |
| 4:04 | Pew Bible it should be on page 654. |
| 4:07 | we’re going to take a look at verse one |
| 4:09 | and figure out what on Earth it is that |
| 4:11 | Jeremiah was saying that made people so |
| 4:14 | mad |
| 4:15 | well let’s take a look first one |
| 4:18 | in the beginning of the reign of |
| 4:20 | jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of |
| 4:23 | Judah this word came from the Lord |
| 4:25 | there’s your politics here we’ve got a |
| 4:28 | political |
| 4:29 | anchoring and knows what happens next |
| 4:32 | here’s the message from God that |
| 4:34 | Jeremiah has got to preach thus says the |
| 4:37 | Lord now notice it’s all capitals all |
| 4:40 | capitals in the Old Testament means that |
| 4:42 | we’re dealing with the very name of God |
| 4:43 | itself so you can say thus says Yahweh |
| 4:46 | that’s his name stand in the court of |
| 4:49 | the Lord’s House |
| 4:50 | speak to all the cities of Judah that |
| 4:53 | come to Worship in the house of the Lord |
| 4:54 | all the words that I command you to |
| 4:57 | speak to them don’t hold back a word |
| 5:02 | poor Jeremiah man I’m telling you this |
| 5:05 | profit business is a dangerous business |
| 5:07 | I mean when you preach the word of the |
| 5:10 | Lord |
| 5:11 | well it could get you in a lot of |
| 5:12 | trouble and a lot of trouble and the |
| 5:14 | reason for this is quite simple because |
| 5:16 | each and every one of us wasn’t born |
| 5:19 | good you know not when you see those |
| 5:21 | little babies and they’re so cute they |
| 5:23 | look so innocent don’t be deceived no |
| 5:26 | don’t be deceived we all remember them |
| 5:28 | when they were like the smallest that’s |
| 5:31 | when they are the most demanding |
| 5:35 | right without words more like screams of |
| 5:39 | Terror feed me change my diaper hug me |
| 5:42 | love me and everything you do is always |
| 5:45 | like walking on eggshells right yeah |
| 5:47 | there’s a sign here pay attention well |
| 5:49 | each and every one of us were born dead |
| 5:52 | in trespasses and Sins not a single one |
| 5:54 | of us is born loving God no we love |
| 5:57 | ourselves big difference all right we |
| 6:00 | want to be the center of the universe we |
| 6:02 | want to be God so this is why preaching |
| 6:06 | what God wants you to preach could get |
| 6:08 | you in a lot of trouble but God says |
| 6:10 | don’t hold back anything Let it Fly |
| 6:12 | they’re going to be offended so brace |
| 6:14 | yourself |
| 6:15 | now it may be it may be that they will |
| 6:18 | listen and everyone turn from his evil |
| 6:20 | way so that I might relent of the |
| 6:23 | disaster that I intended to do them |
| 6:24 | because of their evil Deeds notice here |
| 6:27 | the love of God |
| 6:29 | you see our sin is slavery our sin |
| 6:33 | destroys us our sin earns God’s Wrath |
| 6:36 | but God doesn’t desire to throw us into |
| 6:39 | the fires of Hell God does not desire to |
| 6:42 | let loose with his judgments he instead |
| 6:45 | desires that we would repent and be |
| 6:47 | forgiven and live this is his desire for |
| 6:50 | us so he says all right don’t hold |
| 6:52 | anything back and the reason for this is |
| 6:54 | maybe some will listen you shall say to |
| 6:57 | them thus says Yahweh if you will not |
| 6:59 | listen to me to walk in my law that I |
| 7:01 | have set before you and listen to the |
| 7:03 | words of my servants the prophets whom I |
| 7:06 | send to you urgently though you have not |
| 7:08 | listened then I will make this house |
| 7:11 | like Shiloh and I will make this city a |
| 7:14 | curse for all the nations of the Earth |
| 7:16 | now a little historical note just like |
| 7:19 | Shiloh what’s a Shiloh it’s a good |
| 7:21 | question Shiloh means peace but Shiloh |
| 7:23 | is a city and in ancient times before |
| 7:26 | the temple was built Shiloh was the |
| 7:28 | place where when the children of Israel |
| 7:30 | came into Israel finally into the |
| 7:32 | promised land this is where the |
| 7:33 | Tabernacle was so this is where the |
| 7:36 | original Temple was but the original |
| 7:37 | Temple wasn’t made of stone it was a big |
| 7:40 | canvas kind of thing you know big tent |
| 7:43 | and it was there for a long time but |
| 7:45 | once the temple was built what happened |
| 7:47 | to the place where it was Shiloh where |
| 7:50 | it was |
| 7:51 | well it became a ghost town and still to |
| 7:55 | this day you can visit Shiloh I’ve done |
| 7:57 | this by looking at other people’s |
| 7:58 | vacation photos you should try it |
| 7:59 | sometime it’s a great way to go on a |
| 8:00 | vacation get on the internet and go |
| 8:02 | where you want to go and look at all the |
| 8:04 | pictures that somebody else took for you |
| 8:05 | right and just imagine yourself there |
| 8:08 | but you can still see photographs of it |
| 8:09 | today there you can see the outlines of |
| 8:11 | the Rocks where the Tabernacle itself |
| 8:14 | was it’s totally desolate nobody lives |
| 8:16 | there it’s not a high-end neighborhood |
| 8:18 | it’s just like well the Lord says here |
| 8:21 | like a ghost town he’s saying to the |
| 8:22 | people of Jerusalem listen to me your |
| 8:25 | sin has earned my wrath repent repent be |
| 8:30 | forgiven |
| 8:32 | be forgiven because if you stay on this |
| 8:34 | path nothing but destruction |
| 8:37 | is what’s in your future because that’s |
| 8:39 | what you’ve earned but I don’t want to |
| 8:41 | give you that I want to forgive you I |
| 8:43 | want you to live |
| 8:46 | but if you don’t then I’m going to make |
| 8:48 | Jerusalem like Shiloh |
| 8:52 | all right verse 7 to the priests the |
| 8:54 | prophets and all the people heard |
| 8:56 | Jeremiah speaking these words in the |
| 8:58 | house of the Lord |
| 9:01 | you can almost hear like the dark music |
| 9:03 | beginning |
| 9:05 | you know enter Darth Vader |
| 9:08 | right |
| 9:11 | this is may not go well so Jeremiah had |
| 9:14 | when he had finished speaking all that |
| 9:15 | the Lord had commanded him speak notice |
| 9:17 | poor Jeremiah he’s not even speaking his |
| 9:19 | opinions these are words from God all |
| 9:21 | the people then the priests and the |
| 9:22 | prophets and all the people noticed the |
| 9:24 | religious leaders here’s what they said |
| 9:27 | I wish they had said this oh you’re |
| 9:29 | right we repent forgive us no here’s |
| 9:31 | what the first thing is lay hold of him |
| 9:33 | you will die |
| 9:36 | that’s it Jeremiah you’re dead |
| 9:39 | and who are the people calling for his |
| 9:41 | death |
| 9:43 | the religious leaders |
| 9:49 | that’s a strange irony you’d think that |
| 9:51 | if they were truly worshiping and |
| 9:53 | serving the one true God that they would |
| 9:56 | hear the word of the Lord and say Yep |
| 9:58 | this man speaks truth this man speaks |
| 10:00 | truth |
| 10:01 | no instead you will die why have you |
| 10:04 | prophesied in the name of Yahweh saying |
| 10:07 | this house shall be like Shiloh and this |
| 10:09 | city shall be desolate without |
| 10:11 | inhabitants and all the people gathered |
| 10:13 | around Jeremiah and the house of the |
| 10:15 | Lord |
| 10:16 | and when the officials of Judah Here |
| 10:18 | Comes politics now religion and politics |
| 10:20 | now working together heard these things |
| 10:21 | they came out from the King’s house to |
| 10:23 | the house of the Lord and took their |
| 10:25 | seat in the entry gate of the new gate |
| 10:26 | of the house of the Lord and then the |
| 10:28 | priests and the prophets said to the |
| 10:30 | officials and all the people this man |
| 10:32 | deserves the sentence of death because |
| 10:34 | he has prophesied against this city as |
| 10:37 | you have heard with your own ears |
| 10:40 | isn’t it strange |
| 10:43 | that you can almost hear Echoes of Jesus |
| 10:46 | on trial in this trial |
| 10:49 | you can almost hear the same charges |
| 10:52 | against Jesus he speaks against the |
| 10:55 | temple he says tear down this Temple and |
| 10:57 | I’ll build it again in three days and |
| 10:59 | there’s a reason for this the reason is |
| 11:02 | is because you can hear in this text The |
| 11:04 | Echoes of the forthcoming trial of |
| 11:06 | Christ and even Our Gospel text makes |
| 11:09 | that clear |
| 11:11 | you’ve heard it with your own ears |
| 11:14 | and then Jeremiah spoke to all the |
| 11:16 | officials and all the people saying |
| 11:19 | Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this |
| 11:21 | house and this city |
| 11:24 | and all the words that you’ve heard |
| 11:26 | now therefore mend your ways repent |
| 11:30 | repent |
| 11:33 | repent of your ways and your deeds and |
| 11:35 | obey the voice of Yahweh your God |
| 11:39 | and the Lord will resilent of the |
| 11:40 | disaster that he has pronounced against |
| 11:42 | you |
| 11:44 | but as for me I’m in your hands do with |
| 11:46 | me as it seems do whatever you want to |
| 11:48 | do |
| 11:49 | wow |
| 11:51 | wow so sure that he has the words of God |
| 11:57 | that they want to go ahead and take his |
| 11:59 | life no problemo for him |
| 12:03 | plus I mean death for him would have |
| 12:05 | been a lot easier than the job that God |
| 12:06 | gave him to do anyway so please kill me |
| 12:09 | right |
| 12:12 | do whatever seems right only know this |
| 12:13 | for certain that if you put me to death |
| 12:15 | you will bring innocent blood upon |
| 12:17 | yourselves and upon the city and its |
| 12:19 | inhabitants foreign truth the Lord did |
| 12:22 | send me to speak to all of these words |
| 12:23 | in your ears |
| 12:26 | and Watch What Happens here when God’s |
| 12:28 | word goes out it does things there’s a |
| 12:32 | reason for that because the word of God |
| 12:34 | is living and active |
| 12:36 | and the words that he spoke were not his |
| 12:38 | words they were very the guy very words |
| 12:39 | of God and God’s word doesn’t return to |
| 12:41 | him void |
| 12:44 | so then all the officials all the people |
| 12:46 | said to the priests and the prophets |
| 12:49 | this man does not deserve the sentence |
| 12:51 | of death for he has spoken to us in the |
| 12:53 | name of Yahweh our God |
| 12:56 | wow |
| 12:59 | didn’t see this coming and certain of |
| 13:01 | the Elders of the land arose and spoke |
| 13:03 | to all the assembled people saying Micah |
| 13:05 | of morisheth he prophesied in the days |
| 13:08 | of Hezekiah the king of Judah and said |
| 13:10 | to all the people of Judah thus says |
| 13:12 | Yahweh of hosts |
| 13:16 | Zion shall be plowed as a field |
| 13:18 | Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins |
| 13:20 | in the mountain of the house a wooded |
| 13:22 | height did Hezekiah the king of Judah |
| 13:24 | and all Judah put him to death did he |
| 13:26 | not fear Yahweh and entreat the favor of |
| 13:29 | the Lord and did in the and did not the |
| 13:31 | Lord relent of the disaster that he had |
| 13:33 | pronounced against them |
| 13:35 | but we’re about to bring great disaster |
| 13:37 | upon ourselves |
| 13:39 | there was another man who prophesied in |
| 13:41 | the name of the Lord Uriah the son of |
| 13:42 | shamaya from kyrieth Jerome he |
| 13:45 | prophesied against this city and against |
| 13:47 | this land in words like the like those |
| 13:50 | of Jeremiah and when King jehoiah came |
| 13:52 | with all of his Warriors and all the |
| 13:53 | officials heard his words the king |
| 13:55 | sought to put him to death but when |
| 13:56 | Uriah heard of it he was afraid and fled |
| 13:59 | and escaped to Egypt then jehoiakin sent |
| 14:02 | to Egypt certain men El Nathan the son |
| 14:05 | of akbore and others with him and they |
| 14:08 | took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to |
| 14:10 | King jehoiakim who struck him down with |
| 14:12 | the sword and dumped his dead body in |
| 14:13 | the burial place of the common people |
| 14:15 | but the hand of ahikam the son of shafan |
| 14:19 | was with Jeremiah so that he was not |
| 14:21 | given over to the people to be put to |
| 14:24 | death |
| 14:25 | look at that |
| 14:27 | God’s word did something |
| 14:29 | they began to think wait a second does |
| 14:33 | this man really deserve to die for |
| 14:34 | speaking God’s words of course he |
| 14:36 | doesn’t is he speaking death and |
| 14:38 | destruction or is he not preaching and |
| 14:41 | teaching mercy and forgiveness in God |
| 14:45 | and so we come back now to Our Gospel |
| 14:47 | text Luke chapter 13. |
| 14:49 | Luke chapter 13. |
| 14:51 | in a similar way religion and politics |
| 14:53 | are working hand in hand against the |
| 14:56 | very |
| 14:57 | Son of God now God not sending his |
| 15:01 | Prophet but sending his own son |
| 15:03 | and Watch What Happens verse 31 chapter |
| 15:06 | 13 at that very hour some Pharisees came |
| 15:09 | and they said to Jesus get away from |
| 15:11 | here Herod wants to kill you |
| 15:14 | now I gotta throw a flag on the play I |
| 15:17 | wish I had a whistle wait a second since |
| 15:19 | when did the Pharisees care about Jesus |
| 15:21 | being harmed |
| 15:22 | right |
| 15:24 | right what’s going on here oh Herod |
| 15:27 | wants to kill you Jesus well actually |
| 15:29 | I’ve read several texts that say the |
| 15:31 | Pharisees one Jesus did so why are they |
| 15:33 | warning him right well probably in the |
| 15:36 | context it’s that Jesus’s word is going |
| 15:39 | out people are listening to him the sick |
| 15:40 | are being healed demons are being cast |
| 15:43 | out the dead are being raised and |
| 15:45 | they’ve just had about enough of this so |
| 15:47 | let’s send a threat to Jesus and we’ll |
| 15:49 | have it signed Herod oh herod’s gonna |
| 15:52 | kill you Jesus you better run away get |
| 15:54 | out of here we’re done with you right |
| 15:57 | how strange |
| 16:00 | the Pharisees were the religious leaders |
| 16:02 | of Israel at the time |
| 16:04 | they claimed to worship the very God |
| 16:06 | that Jesus is |
| 16:09 | why aren’t they repenting and trusting |
| 16:13 | in Him |
| 16:15 | so Jesus |
| 16:17 | who by the way will never have his life |
| 16:20 | taken from him |
| 16:22 | never |
| 16:24 | he laid down his life of his own accord |
| 16:26 | nobody had the authority to take Jesus’s |
| 16:29 | life from him he laid it down and he |
| 16:31 | wasn’t about to have his life taken from |
| 16:33 | him before the appointed time so Jesus |
| 16:36 | says you go and tell that fox behold I |
| 16:38 | cast out demons I perform cures today |
| 16:41 | and tomorrow and the third day I will |
| 16:43 | finish my course oh there it is Third |
| 16:45 | Day stuff important things happen on |
| 16:47 | third days really important things |
| 16:49 | happen on third days it was on the third |
| 16:51 | day that Christ Rose from the grave |
| 16:54 | Jesus making an allusion to that |
| 16:56 | and then Jesus says nevertheless |
| 16:58 | I must go on my way today and tomorrow |
| 17:01 | and the day following |
| 17:03 | for it cannot be that a prophet should |
| 17:05 | perish away from Jerusalem |
| 17:08 | so this what we see is a pattern |
| 17:11 | developed in the Old Testament |
| 17:13 | the people of God |
| 17:17 | Chase After idols |
| 17:19 | reject the true God who saves |
| 17:23 | God sends his Prophets |
| 17:25 | sends his prophets and says repent |
| 17:28 | repent be forgiven give up your false |
| 17:33 | gods |
| 17:34 | come I will heal you I will forgive you |
| 17:38 | I will restore you and I will care for |
| 17:40 | you this is the message of the prophets |
| 17:42 | well over and again God would send His |
| 17:45 | prophets to appeal to the people to |
| 17:47 | repent and to be forgiven and they would |
| 17:49 | have none of it and so many of the |
| 17:52 | prophets were actually killed |
| 17:55 | in the city of God itself |
| 17:58 | how ironic is that |
| 18:03 | oh Jerusalem Jesus then says this o |
| 18:07 | Jerusalem and he can hear the love the |
| 18:09 | compassion and the Broken Heart of |
| 18:10 | Christ in his words o Jerusalem the city |
| 18:13 | that kills the prophets and Stones those |
| 18:17 | who are sent to it it was Jesus who sent |
| 18:19 | those prophets and now he himself has |
| 18:21 | arrived and Jesus is way more than a |
| 18:23 | prophet |
| 18:24 | way more |
| 18:26 | how often I would have gathered your |
| 18:28 | children together as a hen gathers her |
| 18:30 | brood under her wings |
| 18:31 | you are not willing |
| 18:33 | what a beautiful picture |
| 18:35 | God Gathering up his children like a hen |
| 18:38 | gathers up little chicks |
| 18:40 | and see Jesus does that in a very real |
| 18:43 | way because he does go to Jerusalem he |
| 18:46 | cannot perish anywhere else except for |
| 18:48 | the place that has stoned the prophets |
| 18:50 | and there is the one to whom the |
| 18:53 | prophets point to |
| 18:55 | and what does he do he spreads his arms |
| 18:58 | that have him nailed to the cross |
| 19:00 | so that he can gather us |
| 19:02 | the forgiven |
| 19:04 | under the wings of God |
| 19:08 | all because he loves us so much |
| 19:12 | but they wouldn’t repent |
| 19:14 | they wouldn’t be forgiven |
| 19:16 | they didn’t receive the very God who |
| 19:20 | they claimed to worship |
| 19:22 | because their minds their hearts were |
| 19:24 | set on Earthly things |
| 19:25 | so he says behold your house is now |
| 19:28 | forsaken |
| 19:30 | and I tell you you will not see me until |
| 19:32 | you say blessed is he who comes in the |
| 19:35 | name of the Lord and when Jesus says |
| 19:36 | your house is forsaken |
| 19:38 | he’s promising to do to the temple what |
| 19:41 | was done to Shiloh |
| 19:43 | in mere decades after the death of |
| 19:45 | Christ the Roman army |
| 19:47 | under General Titus surrounds Jerusalem |
| 19:51 | besieges it when they finally break |
| 19:53 | through the wall |
| 19:55 | first place they go is to the temple |
| 19:59 | and because of all the gold that’s in |
| 20:01 | the temple they set fire to it |
| 20:04 | and the temple Burns |
| 20:05 | and it’s said in the annals of History |
| 20:09 | that the gold itself from the temple |
| 20:11 | flowed like a river |
| 20:15 | flowing out from the temple |
| 20:17 | and it’s seeped into the cracks |
| 20:21 | of the stones and the greedy Romans then |
| 20:24 | tore the temple apart to get to every |
| 20:27 | last bit of gold and by doing so they |
| 20:30 | ended up taking the temple and literally |
| 20:32 | scraping it off the Temple Mount and |
| 20:35 | what’s left of the temple sits as a |
| 20:37 | stone Heap today off to one side of the |
| 20:39 | Temple Mount you can visit it to this |
| 20:41 | day |
| 20:43 | the house is forsaken the temple becomes |
| 20:46 | like Shiloh let’s see the temple itself |
| 20:48 | was never the point |
| 20:51 | the temple was a type and Shadow |
| 20:53 | pointing us to the one who was the true |
| 20:54 | sacrifice for our sins Jesus Christ |
| 20:58 | and so |
| 21:00 | we’ve looked at how things were in the |
| 21:02 | Old Testament |
| 21:03 | how they were in the times of Christ |
| 21:06 | and now Philippians even though it was |
| 21:08 | written |
| 21:09 | thousands of years ago now almost two |
| 21:13 | is written to us as Christians today and |
| 21:15 | we find that nothing has changed nothing |
| 21:18 | nothing has changed because |
| 21:22 | Jeremiah the prophet pointed to Christ |
| 21:25 | Christ the Fulfillment of the Prophecies |
| 21:28 | of Jeremiah has fulfilled them and now |
| 21:30 | we Proclaim Christ almost prophetically |
| 21:33 | you can say it this way today the word |
| 21:35 | of the Lord comes to you Christians the |
| 21:39 | word of the Lord comes to you you |
| 21:41 | prophetically know what the future is |
| 21:44 | because God’s word has told you |
| 21:46 | you find it in the pages of scripture |
| 21:48 | and now you speak as a prophet to the |
| 21:51 | Nations calling people to repent to be |
| 21:55 | forgiven by Christ |
| 21:58 | and God will relent of the disaster that |
| 22:01 | he has intended for them because of |
| 22:02 | their wickedness which is the fires of |
| 22:04 | hell |
| 22:06 | right |
| 22:07 | we have so much in common with Jeremiah |
| 22:09 | it’s not even funny |
| 22:11 | and so Paul writing under the |
| 22:13 | inspiration of the holy spirit says this |
| 22:14 | to us today |
| 22:17 | brothers and sisters |
| 22:19 | Saints of Christ |
| 22:21 | join in imitating me |
| 22:23 | keeping your eyes on those who walk |
| 22:25 | according to the example that you have |
| 22:26 | in us the apostles |
| 22:28 | why for many of whom I’ve often told you |
| 22:32 | and now tell you even with tears they |
| 22:35 | walk |
| 22:36 | as enemies of the Cross of Christ |
| 22:41 | wow |
| 22:44 | God’s very message of love and |
| 22:46 | forgiveness |
| 22:48 | the cross the thing that Christ was |
| 22:51 | crucified on why because your sins were |
| 22:54 | laid on him he suffers in your place on |
| 22:57 | the cross |
| 22:58 | your sins were on him he was condemned |
| 23:02 | in your place and bled and died and |
| 23:06 | suffered the wrath of God for you |
| 23:11 | so that you would never have to be |
| 23:12 | condemned |
| 23:14 | and yet people lived today |
| 23:17 | as enemies of the Cross and Christ and |
| 23:21 | just like back then |
| 23:25 | it’s the same today |
| 23:27 | some of the most vocal opponents of the |
| 23:30 | Cross of Christ are found |
| 23:32 | in religious institutions |
| 23:35 | they’re pastors they’re leaders |
| 23:38 | they’re politicians too |
| 23:40 | right and when the church and state |
| 23:43 | worked together in cahoots against the |
| 23:46 | Cross of Christ |
| 23:47 | and oppose the message |
| 23:50 | well you may as well be under the rule |
| 23:52 | of the devil |
| 23:54 | but Paul says this |
| 23:56 | their end is destruction and how sad |
| 23:59 | because Christ bled so that it wouldn’t |
| 24:01 | be their God is their belly in other |
| 24:04 | words their appetites their desires the |
| 24:07 | things they want to do how sad because |
| 24:10 | their God really is not their belly |
| 24:12 | their true God is the one who bled on |
| 24:13 | the cross |
| 24:14 | their glory is their shame |
| 24:18 | with Minds that are set on Earthly |
| 24:20 | things and how foolish is that |
| 24:23 | English is that really |
| 24:25 | why on Earth would you set your mind on |
| 24:27 | things here |
| 24:29 | nothing here lasts |
| 24:33 | including you |
| 24:35 | you don’t last |
| 24:37 | in my short time here at Kong’s Winger |
| 24:40 | we’ve buried three |
| 24:41 | who’s next |
| 24:44 | who’s next |
| 24:45 | you’re not going to be here for very |
| 24:47 | long I promise you it was yesterday that |
| 24:50 | I graduated from high school I blinked |
| 24:52 | and now look at me I’m almost 50. I’m |
| 24:55 | afraid to close my eyes because when I |
| 24:57 | wake up again good night I’m going to be |
| 24:59 | in a hospital bed dying |
| 25:01 | same with you why would you set your |
| 25:04 | mind on anything here |
| 25:06 | because everything here is passing away |
| 25:10 | including you |
| 25:12 | we all know this and we confess it in |
| 25:14 | the Creed that Christ is coming again to |
| 25:16 | judge the living and the dead |
| 25:19 | it’s tomorrow |
| 25:22 | put it in your day planner |
| 25:25 | think about it |
| 25:27 | with Minds that are said on Earthly |
| 25:29 | things but here Christians pay attention |
| 25:32 | you Christians all of us here are |
| 25:35 | American citizens I’m sure is there |
| 25:36 | anyone here who is not an American |
| 25:38 | citizen no we’re all American citizens |
| 25:40 | now I understand when you look at your |
| 25:42 | passport you look at your birth |
| 25:44 | certificate you realize you’re an |
| 25:45 | American citizen that’s all well and |
| 25:47 | good |
| 25:48 | but the other thing is is that all |
| 25:50 | Christians have dual citizenship |
| 25:53 | you have a different passport |
| 25:55 | one you can’t see |
| 25:58 | right your citizenship is in heaven and |
| 26:02 | from heaven we await a savior the Lord |
| 26:04 | Jesus Christ |
| 26:07 | soon and very soon |
| 26:09 | there will be no America |
| 26:12 | there will be no Great Britain Australia |
| 26:14 | New Zealand |
| 26:16 | any of the nations of Africa |
| 26:19 | there will be no China no Japan |
| 26:22 | there will only be the kingdom of God |
| 26:26 | it’s an invisible Kingdom now here Among |
| 26:28 | Us |
| 26:29 | and someday soon it will be visible |
| 26:32 | you will not have an American passport |
| 26:34 | and because there will be no borders you |
| 26:37 | will not even need one you will be able |
| 26:39 | to freely travel anywhere in the new |
| 26:41 | Earth without a passport because all |
| 26:44 | places will be flying the same flag |
| 26:46 | the flag of the crucified |
| 26:55 | so our citizenship is in heaven |
| 26:58 | from heaven we await a savior the Lord |
| 27:00 | Jesus Christ |
| 27:01 | he’s going to transform our lowly even |
| 27:03 | dead bodies to be like his glorious Body |
| 27:06 | by the power that enables him to subject |
| 27:09 | all things to himself and as a result of |
| 27:12 | it therefore my brothers whom I love and |
| 27:14 | long for my joy and my crown |
| 27:18 | stand firm |
| 27:20 | stand firm thus in the Lord my beloved |
| 27:23 | stand firm |
| 27:25 | tell people like Jeremiah did |
| 27:29 | disaster is coming because of your |
| 27:31 | wickedness but repent and God will |
| 27:33 | relent because Christ |
| 27:35 | has been crucified for you and Christ |
| 27:37 | has victoriously risen from the grave |
| 27:39 | repent and relent there is forgiveness |
| 27:41 | and mercy in him |
| 27:44 | don’t hold any words back |
| 27:47 | you say but Pastor if I do that you know |
| 27:49 | people are going to think I’m just a |
| 27:51 | complete jerk |
| 27:53 | or complete idiot |
| 27:55 | yeah I know you’re in good company |
| 27:59 | you’re in good company you’re in the |
| 28:01 | company of the prophets |
| 28:03 | and even Christ himself because they |
| 28:05 | didn’t listen to him they crucified him |
| 28:07 | so stand firm stand firm even to the end |
| 28:11 | because you are already saved and you |
| 28:15 | are already a citizen of Heaven |
| 28:19 | in the name of Jesus Amen |
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