Bethel Church Temple TX Podcast (Sermons)

Trust and Obey

Pastor John Michael Barajas

Proverbs 3:5-8

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways submit to him,

and he will make your paths straight.

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;

fear the Lord and shun evil.

8 This will bring health to your body

and nourishment to your bones.

1. Love and trust can be two different things with man.

Jeremiah 17:5-8

Trust and Faith are similar, but they are not mutually exclusive.

Jeremiah 7:22&23

22For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, 23 but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you.

2. Simple Obedience is the key to kingdom

living.

3. Complete Obedience is what God is seeking.

You can disobey by not doing the right thing.

James 4:17

17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. When God gives you an assignment or a job or

something to take on...don’t compare yourself to everyone else...Because God is not going to judge someone else base upon what He

told YOU to do.

Partial obedience can cut your destiny short. and

could cost you your destiny

Obedience is better than sacrifice.

1 Samuel 15:22

4. Obedience builds trust -

Everytime you obey God...it gets easier!

Authority Challenged part 3

August 13, 2023 Elwyn Johnston

Matthew 22:1 - 14

Verse of the Week: “Go therefore to the main highways, and as

many as you find, invite to the wedding feast.” Matthew 22:9

1. Accept the wedding invitation

“everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.” Matthew 22:4

“paid no attention” Matthew 22:5

‘“Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find, invite

to the wedding feast.’ Those servants went out into the streets and

gathered all they found, both evil and good” Matthew 22:9 & 10

2. Accept the righteousness of God in Christ

“when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man

there who was not dressed in wedding clothes.” Matthew 22:11

“all our righteousness are as filthy rags” Isaiah 64:6

“God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we

might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

“We are made righteous with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.

And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.”

Romans 3:22

“I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For He has dressed

me with the garment of salvation and draped me in a robe of

righteousness.” Isaiah 61:10

“‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the

man was speechless.” Matthew 22:12

Authority Challenged part 2

August 6, 2023 Elwyn Johnston

Matthew 21:33 – 46

Verse of the Week: “remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is

giving you power” Deuteronomy 8:18

1. Understand God’s generous grace and longsuffering love

“planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out

the grape juice” Matthew 21:33

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that

whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,

but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:16 & 17

“appointed to die once and after that comes judgment” Hebrews 9:27

2. Remember, it’s God's, not mine!

“Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard,

built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and

built a tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and

moved to another country.” Matthew 21:33

“The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1

“each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own

lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin

is accomplished, it brings forth death.” James 1:14 & 15

3. Be faithful and grateful

“When the harvest time approached, the landowner sent his slaves to

the vine-growers to receive his produce.” Matthew 21:34

“you shall be My witnesses” Acts 1:8

“the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land….in which you will

not lack anything….When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall

bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.

Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God….But you shall

remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power”

Deuteronomy 8: 7, 9, 10, 11, & 18

Matthew 21:23 – 32

Verse of the Week: “be careful how you live….Redeeming the time” Ephesians 5:15 & 16

“By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?” Matthew 21:23

“the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Jesus, and they could not find anything”

Luke 19:47 & 48

“we fear the people” Matthew 21:26

“you refused to believe John the Baptist and repent of your sins.” Matthew 21:32

“repent” – to change one’s mind

“Which of the two obeyed his father?” Matthew 21:31

“‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went.” Matthew 21:29

“I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy” Luke 10:19

Knowing God’s will is important.

Doing God’s will is more important.

“the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.” Matthew 21:31

“Son, go work today in the vineyard.” Matthew 21:28

Performance is more important than promises

“It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.” Eccl. 5:5

1) Custodian of the past

“God comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.” 2 Corinthians 1:4

2) Champion of the present

“be careful how you live….Redeeming the time” Eph. 5:15 & 16

3) Creator of the future

“we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now are temporal, but the things we cannot see are eternal.” 2 Cor. 4:18 

Galatians 5:25

1. The Spirit brings power

“witnesses” – martyr

2. The Spirit brings courage and boldness

“compelled” – bound, constrained

3. The Spirit transforms us

4. The Spirit leads and directs

“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

Holy Spirit Questions

1. DID THE BAPTISM OF THE SPIRIT CEASE WITH THE APOSTOLIC AGE?

2. WHY IS SPEAKING IN TONGUES THE INITIAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF THE BAPTISM OF THE SPIRIT?

3. ARE THERE DIFFERENT PURPOSES FOR TONGUES?

4. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOLY SPIRIT RESIDING WITHIN US, ROMANS 8, AND THE BAPTISM OF THE SPIRIT, ACTS 2?

5. WHY SHOULD I DESIRE TO BE BAPTIZED WITH THE SPIRIT?

6. WHY CAN'T I BE FILLED?

Acts 1:4 &5

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is needed

The Holy Spirit honors the heart that pursues Him

God's promise still stands

Verse of the Week:

"I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

Luke 24:49