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Don’t Fall Asleep
https://youtu.be/ozLfWoN0D-4
Don’t Fall Asleep
Bonesteel- Guard duty- Fell asleep, we all had to get up in the middle of the night and pull guard duty all week to cover for him.
Are you going to fall asleep? Are you going to be the one who causes the team to go down?
Mark 13:32-37
Watch
32 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.Jesus says to watch- when I read this- it makes me think of the watchmen of the OTJesus uses the example- a man goes away- leaves his servants in charge- doorkeeper watchesYou cant have a door keeper without a watchman. They serve different rolesWatchman sets on the wall- he’s in the tower- he is watching over the city and houseDoorkeeper- he controls the traffic in and out of the city- (we’ll get to that)
Watchmen in the Old Testament served many roles.One- watch over fieldsIn the ancient world, they had large watchtowers looking over the fieldsFood was a necessity and the watchmans importance cant be over statedNo nourishment- you die. It’s the most important thingTwo- survey whats going on outside the cityLots of references in scripture about watchmen being on the wall to survey whats going on outside the walls.2 Samuel 18:24 Now David was sitting between the two gates. And the watchman went up to the roof over the gate, to the wall, lifted his eyes and looked, and there was a man, running alone.He was in a position to see what was approaching the city or town. If there was a threat he’d sound the alarm and the gates would be shut by the gatekeepers and they would get ready for war
Three- Report to the king2 Samuel 18:25 Then the watchman cried out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he came rapidly and drew near.He knew a lot- he watched over the city. He knew the people. He knew the business happeningHere’s an important point- The watchman doesn’t deliver his own message– he delivers the message of the king of city- he was under the employ of the king- he wasn’t a rouge warriorThere wasn’t anything that he did that was his own- he was doing what he was toldWhat does it mean to you?One- You need to watch and pay attentionSome would say, and to a certain extent I agree that the modern watchmen are the pastors and prophets within the church- but it extends the believers as well1 Peter chapter 2 talks about the Priesthood of all believers. We’re all ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ- There are spiritual leaders, but that doesn’t exempt you from your spiritual duty to watch over Christs church. It takes all of us to make it happen.Its my job to equip you according to Eph 4:12, but its your job to care for Christs Church and defend the faithIts not a stretch. Pastors and prophets need to be watching and praying to discern what is going on outside the church and be able to discern what is going on in the worldPaul said- 1 Corinthians 14:5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.
Prophesy isn’t just about being up in front reading mail- Its about living with a prophetic mindset of listening to God and speaking what he is telling you to speak to othersSometimes specific words- but often generalized warnings that are scripture specific to warnGod spoke to Ezekiel and said-Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word fro...
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Don’t Fall Asleep
Bonesteel- Guard duty- Fell asleep, we all had to get up in the middle of the night and pull guard duty all week to cover for him.
Are you going to fall asleep? Are you going to be the one who causes the team to go down?
Mark 13:32-37
Watch
32 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.Jesus says to watch- when I read this- it makes me think of the watchmen of the OTJesus uses the example- a man goes away- leaves his servants in charge- doorkeeper watchesYou cant have a door keeper without a watchman. They serve different rolesWatchman sets on the wall- he’s in the tower- he is watching over the city and houseDoorkeeper- he controls the traffic in and out of the city- (we’ll get to that)
Watchmen in the Old Testament served many roles.One- watch over fieldsIn the ancient world, they had large watchtowers looking over the fieldsFood was a necessity and the watchmans importance cant be over statedNo nourishment- you die. It’s the most important thingTwo- survey whats going on outside the cityLots of references in scripture about watchmen being on the wall to survey whats going on outside the walls.2 Samuel 18:24 Now David was sitting between the two gates. And the watchman went up to the roof over the gate, to the wall, lifted his eyes and looked, and there was a man, running alone.He was in a position to see what was approaching the city or town. If there was a threat he’d sound the alarm and the gates would be shut by the gatekeepers and they would get ready for war
Three- Report to the king2 Samuel 18:25 Then the watchman cried out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he came rapidly and drew near.He knew a lot- he watched over the city. He knew the people. He knew the business happeningHere’s an important point- The watchman doesn’t deliver his own message– he delivers the message of the king of city- he was under the employ of the king- he wasn’t a rouge warriorThere wasn’t anything that he did that was his own- he was doing what he was toldWhat does it mean to you?One- You need to watch and pay attentionSome would say, and to a certain extent I agree that the modern watchmen are the pastors and prophets within the church- but it extends the believers as well1 Peter chapter 2 talks about the Priesthood of all believers. We’re all ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ- There are spiritual leaders, but that doesn’t exempt you from your spiritual duty to watch over Christs church. It takes all of us to make it happen.Its my job to equip you according to Eph 4:12, but its your job to care for Christs Church and defend the faithIts not a stretch. Pastors and prophets need to be watching and praying to discern what is going on outside the church and be able to discern what is going on in the worldPaul said- 1 Corinthians 14:5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.
Prophesy isn’t just about being up in front reading mail- Its about living with a prophetic mindset of listening to God and speaking what he is telling you to speak to othersSometimes specific words- but often generalized warnings that are scripture specific to warnGod spoke to Ezekiel and said-Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word fro...