The David Alliance

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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YO DISCIPLES HEAL MY BOY

Matthew 17: 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you!

 

 

Lack of faith GK - Olly-gop-i-stos

Def: disinterested in walking intimately with him.

CONTRAST- The goal of life is to receive and obey each time he speaks to you. 

 

**So it was not that the disciples were 

not with Jesus, 

Listened to Jesus

Talked to Jesus

Or see his miracles

it was that they were not interested in walking intimately with him. 

 

 

2 thoughts about discipleship

  -  Its a mandate - a command - a necessity

Matt. 28:18-20

18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

 

 

All Authority - I am giving you an order as the one in charge of everything.

 

AND…

If you are a disciple you are making disciples, and if you are making disciples you are a disciple… what?

YOU MIGHT SAY TO ME “PASTOR THIS SAYS TO MAKE DISCIPLES, ITS NOT A COMMAND THAT I HAVE TO BE A DISCIPLE” - That might be the problem.

In that culture - to make disciples meant you were taking the command of being a disciple. 

 

 

 

Signs of being a disciple OR SHOULD I SAY

Signs of walking intimately…

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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Walking out of Sams last week: Tortilla chips, nuts, milk, cheese, yogurt - an older man comes up to me as I am leaving to tell me of a recipe… put the chips in the oven with cheese on them… and some even use taco sauce.

AIN’T NOTHING NEW ABOUT THAT… BUT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I WAS HUNGRY… 

TODAY, IT AIN’T NOTHING NEW, BUT IF YOUR HUNGRY…

 

 

JUST BEFORE MATTHEW 8

We see the disciples early start

Man with Leprosy - don’t tell anyone

Roman centurion - heal my servant

Peters mother in law

 

AND WE SEE THE OBVIOUS

Matthew 8:23-27 The Storm - So little faith

 

BUT THEN THEY SEE….

casts out demons

Heals the leader of the synagogue’s daughter

Jesus heals blind and demonic

He gives the disciples authority to heal, cast, deliver

John the baptists disciples affirm Jesus

Jesus heals on the sabbath a deformed hand

Jesus heals a blind and demon possessed man

Jesus feeds 5000/15-20K

Jesus walks on water-Peter walks on water

Jesus heals the masses and many healed by touching his garment

Jesus heals the Gentile woman’s daughter and even says “no greater faith”

Then Jesus heals the masses again, sick, blind, crippled, afflicted, demonic lame

Jesus feeds 4000/15000 more 

Peter declares Jesus is the Messiah 

The transfiguration - Peter James and John hang out with Elijah and Moses AND HEAR A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAY “THIS IS MY DEARLY LOVED SON, WHO BRING BE GREAT JOY, LISTEN TO HIM”

 

 

 

YO DISCIPLES HEAL MY BOY

Matthew 17: 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you!

 

 

Lack of faith GK - Olly-gop-i-stos

Def: disinterested in walking intimately with him.

CONTRAST- The goal of life is to receive and obey each time he speaks to you. 

 

**So it was not that the disciples were 

not with Jesus, 

Listened to Jesus

Talked to Jesus

Or see his miracles

it was that they were not interested in walking intimately with him.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

[email protected] 

 

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He is worthy

 

Daniel 3:17-19

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods nor worship the golden statue that you have set up.”

Daniel’s Friends Protected

19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

 

 

King Nebby declares war on Israel and besieges Jerusalem, he steals stuff, he takes the best of the best and if you are Shad Shack and Benny… things are ok, they might even say “Our God made things good for us, and kept us safe… he is our secret sauce, our steroid”

 

Most of us would agree at that point in our life if we were them, we would agree to this sentiment “this is why you serve God, because he will take care of us- he will bless us”. 

 

But then things don’t go so well… The worship practice and the culture of life changes beyond what they expected.

 

Now they must worship the king… 

 

There was a problem in the last 20 years where we sold followers of Christ - wether we meant to or not - that we serve God because of his attributes.

 

How many young adults I have run into that now feel burned because…

They worked for a church and the pastor was a turd

They wanted to be the next Worship phenom and they weren’t

Their parents who were “Christians” got a divorce

I didn’t get the job at the big church

I didn’t get the husband, the wife, 

I didn’t get the supernatural power to heal…

I didn’t get the Ministry

 

 

Rev. 4:8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!”

 

Worthy of veneration = worthy of exclusive service and worship.

Worthy - PERIOD! For no other reason than he is worthy. He is worth it! 

 

One thing we do not understand is that we are not here on earth for the sake of life on earth - Life on earth is just bootcamp for our eternal calling and work in eternity. 

 

Scripture is clear that we will work in heaven and we will be rewarded for our deeds while here on earth. 

 

 

So we know whatever it is God gives us, it will be something resulting in great joy. Maybe it will be different for each of us, who knows? But there is a reason to believe God has a particular way of rewarding his beloved.

It appears God enjoys rewarding his Children with increased and valuable roles of responsibility!

 

 

Ephesians 3:16-21 Reveal your love for me… help me understand how worthy you are of my life.

 

I have the belief that God wants me blessed, healthy, financially blessed, great marriage, fruitful ministry…

But I also understand that if none of that happens I will still worship him. 

 

Daniel 1:8 He set in place in his heart.. to never move. 

Set in his heart, mind, soul, spirit

Remember Christ word: love me heart, mind soul spirit.

 

let me ask you a question: how attractive is a gospel presentation… hey life might suck, it may get worse… but God is worth living for.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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37 years of marriage and a total of 40 years together. It was not always easy… hey she married me right? 

We have been through massive challenges with adjusting to family history, expectations, money problems even bankruptcy, cancers, broken necks and paralysis, brain tumors, deaths in our immediate families- tragic horrendous deaths, major dealings with our boys, even dealing with jail and police calls and more… drug addiction, health scares with our grandkids, being fired from a church, changing jobs… look life is not easy for anyone - please don’t think it has been easy for us to stay married because we had an easy life. Far from it!

 

But what have I learned… well relying on Jesus alone, has not been enough. Now you might say… what? But I mean I have to do the work. Like Paul says “Faith without works is dead”. Your marriage is dead in the water… bloating, floating and stinking up the place if you are not willing to work on your marriage… how do you do that?

Well first work on yourself. By that I DON’T MEAN.. working on your physical body getting buff, nor do I mean working on your goals so you are more wealthy, faster car, bigger house, more toys etc… I don’t mean working on your skill set… you know be a better communicator, better boss, more skilled at a hobby or skill or talent… 

NOPE NOPE NOPE

I mean working on you! How is your emotional ability to handle anger, conflict, surprises that are not fun. 

How is your prayer life with Jesus? Are you more intimate? Does he speak more clearly to you. Are you more obedient?

Do you know your weaknesses better? Are you more accountable to those weaknesses? Do you have others in your life that keep you accountable at being a better husband and father? 

Have you taken steps to care for your spouse better emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually? 

Can you honestly say you are glad you are not as immature and selfish as you were 5 years ago? 10 years ago? 20 years ago? 35 years ago? 

The truth is, the better YOU version you become as a servant, humble, loving, giving the better a spouse you become. 

You can have it all, have it made, have it together and still be the worst spouse in the world. If all you live for is to please yourself and gratify yourself- life pretty simple and you don’t really have to grow much. oh you may have to learn new skills, and persevere and push through for your goals… but you can still be a turd to be married to - and that goes for men and women. 

 

You see as a pastor and a counselor everyone talks about what it takes to have a great marriage, or what are the tools, or HOW to have a great marriage.

The truth is no one has a great marriage all the time…

You just choose not to bail

You choose to work on you more than your marriage

You choose to not keep track of others wrongs, but rather your wrongs and your attitude crap and you go to God with it. 

Look I found the greatest house in the world. it is absolutely fantastic. it is in Hawaii on the ocean, deep green rich landscape, beautiful vegetation, the sea life and the animals.. it is paradise. Plus the weather and views of the ocean… I cannot believe I landed this house… but there is a problem… sometimes the weather gets bad… and you never know when. There have been times where it has ruined some of the vegetation and even done damage to the house… sometimes it gets so hot that the air conditioner doesn’t even help. And there have been a few times where I have gotten stung by jellyfish in the ocean… and rumor has it there are even sharks out there. 

… So I am going to move. Everyone else seems to have a great house and they are not affected by what I am. So I will go find another geographical place t

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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There is NO growth without resistance. This the first law of sowing and reaping. Garth Heckman

 

So how do the mighty fall?

 

Deception comes before DESTRUCTION.

 

REVIEW Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - Peer pressure, personality, sincerity Spirit/Truth, media influence

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word that will cause a fall and ultimately a destruction. 

 

 

So how do we recover from the fall?

 

To the church of Ephesus 

Rev. 2:4-5 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

 

 

I.  REMEMBER

 

Remember what new love is like? 

Remember how in love you used to be?

Are you as in love with Jesus as you once were?

 

Just as when a man and woman fall in love, so also new believers rejoice at their newfound forgiveness. But when we lose sight of the seriousness of sin, we begin to lose the thrill of our forgiveness (see 2 Peter 1:9).

 

I Peter 1:9  But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted. They have already forgotten that God has cleansed them from their old life of sin.

 

 

II.  REPENT

 

 I JOHN 1:8  If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth. 9  But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.

 

 

Mathew 6 The Lords prayer

Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors….

 

 

Confession and repentance of sin are a constant mark of the person walking in the light of fellowship with God.

 

 

III.  REPEAT

 

IF A FRIEND ASKED YOU WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO GET THE FIRE BACK IN THEIR LIFE -  WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO DO? - You would probably tell them to do what you used to do when you were on fire for God.

 

Jesus does not say to read your bible more, go to church more, give more, sacrifice more, serve more… AND THOSE MIGHT BE A PART OF WHAT YOU REPEAT - But the point he makes is go back to being obedient to the voice of God - like you were when you first believed.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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So how do the mighty fall?

 

Deception comes before DESTRUCTION.

 

REVIEW Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - Peer pressure, personality, sincerity Spirit/Truth, media influence

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word that will cause a fall and ultimately a destruction. 

 

Romans 1:18-31 

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth (Kahteko - hold back the truth, You know it, you just simply choose not to live it anymore) in unrighteousness OR WICKEDNESS (Adakia - not living in Gods way in heart or life), 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 

 

Warning signs that you might start to wane in your walk:

Lack of joy

Feel like your Xn walk is based solely on discipline

Lack of compassion for the lost

Misplaced anger towards God

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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So how do the mighty fall?

 

Deception comes before DESTRUCTION.

 

REVIEW Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - Peer pressure, personality, sincerity Spirit/Truth, media influence

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word that will cause a fall and ultimately a destruction. 

 

 

Samson

Samson fell because he was wanting peace… he was worn down, no longer wanted to fight.

 

Judges 16:15 Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.” 16 And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was [b]vexed to death, 17 that he told her all his heart, and said to her, “No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”

Fatigue makes cowards of us all. Vince Lombardi

 

Choosing not to fight - with a woman

Seeking peace - gave up his secret

Deception - laid down after telling her

Perversion - his hair is cut/broken Nazarene vow

False Worship - The Philistines gave their god dagon the credit

Destruction - He died with the Philistines

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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So how do the mighty fall?

 

Deception comes before DESTRUCTION.

 

REVIEW Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - Peer pressure, personality, sincerity Spirit/Truth, media influence

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word that will cause a fall and ultimately a destruction. 

 

 

 

 

David

2 Samuel 11

 

Choosing not to fight - stayed back from battle

Seeking peace - Sexual release

Deception - Try’s to get Uriah to sleep with his wife

Perversion - Kill Uriah

False Worship - Others join the plan

Destruction - Davids life was never the same

 

I have quoted this for a long time… the best thing to ever happen to David was Goliath… David chose to fight an impossible battle… except God stepped in. 

 

in this story When David chose not to fight… it was him choosing to lose the ultimate battle.

 

Even though the prophet Nathaniel comes and rebukes him… he still sowed destruction into his family… and his family was never without strife or division from that day forward.

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Bill Cosby, Richard Nixon, OJ simpson, Roseanne Barr, Kevin Spacey, Brittany Spears and of course Nickleback

 

So how do the mighty fall?

 

Deception comes before DESTRUCTION.

 

REVIEW Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - Peer pressure, personality, sincerity Spirit/Truth, media influence

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word. 

 

 

Lott

Gen. 19 the men from the city come to Lott and demand the men that were knew to town… who had not yet had homosexual relations… Lott offers his daughters… why to keep the peace.

He is going to offer up his own kids to keep peace…

WE BETTER BE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR OUR KIDS. 

 

It is hard and painful and tiring to keep taking a stand for Jesus in this world… but we must choose to seek Gods purpose over peace with mankind. 

 

Choosing not to fight

Seeking peace

Deception

Perversion

False Worship

Destruction

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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In my podcast last year I shared 20 things that i thought would happen in the next 10 years… 

I THINK NOW *A YEAR LATER* IT WILL HAPPEN IN 5! 

 

So how do the mighty fall?

 

Deception comes before DESTRUCTION.

 

 

Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - 

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word. 

 

Matt. 24:12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

 

your love grew cold… its love but cold. 

 

A primary verb; to breathe (voluntarily but gently, thus differing on the one hand from pneo, which denotes properly a forcible respiration; and on the other from the base of aer, which refers properly to an inanimate breeze), i.e. (by implication, of reduction of temperature by evaporation) to chill (figuratively) -- wax cold.

 

multiply - accepted, thus multiplied

Lawlessness - utter disregard of Gods law, written and living word

 

I still have a love… but it no longer has the power to do what it is supposed to do.

 

*Its like being cold and someone hands you a blanket that is frozen in ice…   You can argue with me all day long that it is a blanket and it has kept you warm, and it is supposed to keep you warm…  but it won’t keep your warm. 

 

 

REVIEW Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - Peer pressure, personality, sincerity Spirit/Truth

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word.