RLCF Sermons

10 Warnings: 1. Your standard of righteousness in even little things must exceed that of the legalists! (5:13-20) 2. Anger and sexual lust will send you to hell! (5:21-30) 3. God hates divorce, falsehood, and unloving attitudes! (5:31-48) 4. The desire to have a reputation among or be noticed by others negates all your righteousness! (6:1-6,16-18) 5. God will not forgive you if you have an unforgiving attitude toward anyone! (6:9-15) 6. If you love money, you are serving Satan, and your entire life is in darkness! (6:19-24) 7. If you call God your Father, you insult Him when you are anxious or worried! (6:25-34) 8. If you judge others, you are a hypocrite, and will be judged by God in hell! (7:1-6,23:33) 9. The majority of disciples, despite being impressed, will be content with only the outward appearance of godliness, and rejected by God! (7:13-20) 10. Intimacy with Jesus through obedience is the entrance test for the kingdom of heaven! (7:21-27) 7 Conditional Promises: 1. Remain poor in spirit, and the entire kingdom of heaven is yours! (5:3) 2. Constantly mourn over your un-Christ-likeness, and you will be given the Holy Spirit! (5:4) 3. If you allow Your Heavenly Father to tame your will, He will one day give you everything! (5:5) 4. If you are truly desperate to be righteous, God will lift you up over all sin! (5:6) 5. Be merciful to everyone, and God will be merciful to you! (5:7) 6. If your devotion to God is pure, you will one day be fully like Him in His Divine Nature! (5:8) 7. If you always look for the way of peace, God will trust you as a mature son in His kingdom! (5:9)

The second burning: Hebrews 13:9-13; Leviticus 4:1-21. 1. in camp (public): removal of sin. 2.outside camp (secret): burn everything else; this is where you allow Jesus to “know” you; He imparts eternal life to you (John 5:26,21). Fellowship with Jesus: Philippians 3: (v2) true circumcision: set apart, consecration; (v7) counted those things that were gain as loss; (v8a) counted all things as loss; (v8b) suffered loss; (v10) sufferings => death => resurrection. Example of Abraham (Genesis 22:12); “now I know… because you have not withheld. 1. Jesus, I my cross have taken, all to leave and follow Thee. Destitute, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my all shall be. Perish every fond ambition, all I've sought or hoped or known. Yet how rich is my condition! God and heav’n are still my own. 2. Let the world despise and leave me, they have left my Savior, too. Human hearts and looks deceive me; Thou art not, like them, untrue. O, while Thou dost smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might, Foes may hate and friends disown me, show Thy face and all is bright. 3. Man may trouble and distress me, ’twill but drive me to Thy breast. Life with trials hard may press me; heav’n will bring me sweeter rest. Oh, ’tis not in grief to harm me while Thy love is left to me; Oh, ’twere not in joy to charm me, were that joy unmixed with Thee. 4. Go, then, earthly fame and treasure, come disaster, scorn and pain; In Thy service, pain is pleasure, with Thy favor, loss is gain. I have called Thee Abba Father, I have stayed my heart on Thee; Storms may howl and clouds may gather; all must work for good to me. 5. Soul, then know thy full salvation, rise o’’er sin and fear and care; Joy to find in every station, something still to do or bear. Think what Spirit dwells within thee! Think what Father’s smiles are thine! Think that Jesus died to win thee! Child of heaven, canst thou repine? 6. Haste thee on from grace to glory, armed by faith and winged by prayer Heav’n’s eternal days before thee, God’s own hand shall guide us there. Soon shall close thy earthly mission, soon shall pass thy pilgrim days; Hope shall change to glad fruition, faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

There is an intimacy of Jesus that He wants you to know (Psalm 25:14). He calls you friend, not slave (John 15:14-16): 1. call: Jesus chose you. 2.purpose: to bear fruit out of His eternal life. 3.authority: ask anything in Jesus’ Name.

Do you have a second-hand relationship: If you love God, you are known by Him (I Corinthians 8:3). Matthew 7:21-27: “I never knew you... we weren’t intimate". Do you know God? If so you will be learning His ways (Exodus 33:13). If you are simply a spectator (Psalm 103:7): anxiety/worry; fear; impatience; jealousy/competition; etc. Jesus calls you friend, not slave (John 15:14-16): 1. call: Jesus chose you; 2. purpose: to bear fruit out of His eternal life; 3. authority: whatever you ask in Jesus’ name, Father will give.

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

Be Filled with the Holy Spirit