Change Font Size Sunday Notes 05/12/2024

Message Title: Membership
Church Notes from 05/12/24		The Lord Through Pastor Michael

Rev. 20:14-15
Nehemiah 12:44
	About Nebuchanedzar and Israel
	Ezra the scribe
	Rebuilding a city and the ways and kingdom of God
	This is part of the rebuilding the ways and kingdom of God.
	In rebuilding the city and kingdom of God it required finances.
	The king gave Nehemiah finances to build the wall and bring people into his kingdom.
	They gave offerings, firstfruits, tithes, 
		Tithes were the 10%, offerings were the +10%, firstfruits were anything else 
		They were giving money for the work of God because they appreciated the Lords work so they could walk better with him.
		
	We only get out of anything what we put into it.
	You MUST Sow to Reap.
	You cannot afford not to Give.
		Unless you give youll stay in a place of poverty.
		Give what it is you lack.
		Give Joy to reap joy. Give finances to reap finances. Give faith to reap faith.
		If you trust God he will supply for you. If you close the door by not giving to him in obediance to his word, he cannot bless you.
		Malachi 3 says if you don't give to God what he requires, you are a thief, sinner breaking his commandments. 
		He won't bless sin. Theft is sin. Stealing from God is sin.
		
		You must buck the welfare system. 
		The economy is so bad since Biden has been in office. There are job vacancy signs everywhere. 
		
		Ps. 47:1
		Deut. 28:21-17
		1 Cor. 12:12 
		
		John 17:20-23
			Jesus prays that we would be one. 
			Ps. 100:3
			Acts 2, 4 they spoke in tongues they were all in one accord.
			Acts 2:47 the Lord added daily to the church as should be saved.
			Acts 17:6 they turned the whole world upside down by living in Unity with Christ.
			Ro. 12:4-5
			Members in Greek means limbs.
			The same way in Christ each of us are individual limbs of Christ, of one body of Christ.
				Example: Peter was different from Andrew his brother who was a supporter of individuals 1 by 1.
				They were both in contrast of James and John who wanted to call down fire from heaven and burn up those who were not serving God the
				way they thougth they should. The suns of thunder.
				Another Guy wanted to change things by force.
				Judas Iscariot was a thief and Jesus molded them all together into one body of Christ.
				As Christ was used by the Father to bring together these different personalities we need to work together with other
				Christians to bring this world together out of its confusion to Jesus Christ.
				We must learn to tolerate one another (not sin) give up the Job of trying to be Christ ourselves. We need to let him Work to bring others
				to Christ for his Glory.
				In luke 22:31 Simon satan hath desired to sift thee as wheat, but I have PRAYED for thee.
				The main way is in prayer.
				
			Eph. 4:25
			John 14:6
			We need to recognize we are limbs of the same body of Christ.
			Stop seeing each other in the flesh. We are members of Christ. And how we treat one another we are treating Christ himself.
			Acts 9:4-5
			While Saul was on the road to demascus he saw a bright light and heard a voice. Said it is hard to kick against the pricks.
			When we do wrong to someone we are persecuting Christ. 
			1 Thess. 1:8 Whosoever dispiseth dispiseth God. 
			1 Cor. 12:14
			
			2 Sam. 8:7-11
			
			Questions 
			1 Cor. 10: 
			(1) v.12 Take heel lest he fall
			(2) Help you overcome
			(3) The glory of God 
			(4) V. 33 many. Do everything for the profit of everyone.
			
			1 Cor. 11 
			(1) Who is the head of every man? Christ v.3 
			(2) Who is the head of the woman? the Man v.3
			(3) Who is head of Christ? God  v3
				Most people are headless horsemen. Their head is Christ and they don't even know it.