Embracing Forgiveness, Humility, and the Kingdom of God
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"Jesus said to his disciples, it is impossible but that offenses will come, but woe to him and through whom they come. Offenses are going to come. It's impossible not to have people where that's just human nature. We're going to say things that will offend others. We're going to do things that are going to offend others. It's impossible to not have offenses, but Jesus said woe to them. In other words, God help us that we are not the cause of an offense." [00:01:43]
"Jesus does ask of us things that we are not capable of fulfilling in and of ourselves, but I'm convinced that Jesus would never ask us to do something, but if we desired to obey, he would give to us the grace and the capacity to do it. I do believe that with the Lord's commands, when we are willing to obey that command, all that is necessary to obey will be imparted to us in that moment." [00:05:03]
"Thus the request, Lord increase our faith. The Lord said if you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say into this sycamore tree, be plucked up by the root and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you. How does that make you feel as far as the amount of faith that you have? I have heard people boast I have all of the faith in the world. Oh, how I envy them." [00:06:35]
"Jesus is saying that after you, you know, done these things, just say I am an unprofitable servant. I really, what have I really given to God? I owe him so very, very much. So I do what he commands me to do, but then I don't come and say now Lord, did you see what I did and you know I want you to recognize and so forth. I just say, you know, I'm an unprofitable, I haven't done any more than what I should do." [00:10:39]
"One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and with a loud voice he glorified God. He fell down on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks, and Luke adds he was a Samaritan. Now we do know from the Gospel of John that there was a real bad blood between the Jews and the Samaritans and that they had nothing to do with each other. The Jews sort of looked at the Samaritans as half-breeds, and they had nothing to do with them." [00:15:20]
"Jesus answering said, were there not ten who were cleansed? Where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God except this stranger. And he said unto Him, arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee all. More than just healing, he was saved. And I think that a lot of times people come to the Lord just for healing but not really to allow him to be the Lord of their life." [00:18:28]
"Let me just say the kingdom of God is wherever God rules, and if God rules in your heart and in your life, you are in the kingdom of God. It's wherever God rules. So they were asking him as far as the timing of the kingdom, when is it going to come? And he answered and said the kingdom of God doesn't come with observation or with outward kind of indications." [00:20:04]
"Jesus is questioning, and I think it's a legitimate question. I think that we're living in that day when, as Jesus said, when he comes, will he find faith on the earth? There is an interesting passage of scripture that says, but unto them that look for him will he appear the second time. But what if they're not looking? What if they're like in the days of Noah, eating, drinking, planning for the future, and you know, not really aware that we are living in the last days?" [00:42:08]
"Two men went up into the temple to pray. The one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. That's the bottom of the pile as far as the Jews were concerned. You know, one is worse than a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, and even as this tax collector." [00:42:37]
"On the other hand, this publican standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but pounding on his chest, he said, God be merciful to me a sinner. And Jesus said, I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other, for everyone that exalteth himself shall be abased. He that humbles himself shall be exalted." [00:44:36]
"Jesus said unto him, why do you call me good? None is good except one, that is God. The question, what must I do to inherit eternal life? There are so many people that think that eternal life or salvation is something that you earn. There are some things that you can do to earn salvation. And so Jesus doesn't answer his question immediately, but he asked him a question, a question I believe that is designed to awaken the man's consciousness to what he is realizing." [00:46:24]
"Jesus said in Matthew 16, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Now Jesus didn't say what you had to deny yourself up with this man. He told him what he had to deny himself up. You have to deny yourself of anything that is more important to you than your relationship with God and that is keeping you from a solid relationship with God." [00:49:48]
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"Jesus does ask of us things that we are not capable of fulfilling in and of ourselves, but I'm convinced that Jesus would never ask us to do something, but if we desired to obey, he would give to us the grace and the capacity to do it. I do believe that with the Lord's commands, when we are willing to obey that command, all that is necessary to obey will be imparted to us in that moment." [00:05:03]
"Thus the request, Lord increase our faith. The Lord said if you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say into this sycamore tree, be plucked up by the root and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you. How does that make you feel as far as the amount of faith that you have? I have heard people boast I have all of the faith in the world. Oh, how I envy them." [00:06:35]
"Jesus is saying that after you, you know, done these things, just say I am an unprofitable servant. I really, what have I really given to God? I owe him so very, very much. So I do what he commands me to do, but then I don't come and say now Lord, did you see what I did and you know I want you to recognize and so forth. I just say, you know, I'm an unprofitable, I haven't done any more than what I should do." [00:10:39]
"One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and with a loud voice he glorified God. He fell down on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks, and Luke adds he was a Samaritan. Now we do know from the Gospel of John that there was a real bad blood between the Jews and the Samaritans and that they had nothing to do with each other. The Jews sort of looked at the Samaritans as half-breeds, and they had nothing to do with them." [00:15:20]
"Jesus answering said, were there not ten who were cleansed? Where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God except this stranger. And he said unto Him, arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee all. More than just healing, he was saved. And I think that a lot of times people come to the Lord just for healing but not really to allow him to be the Lord of their life." [00:18:28]
"Let me just say the kingdom of God is wherever God rules, and if God rules in your heart and in your life, you are in the kingdom of God. It's wherever God rules. So they were asking him as far as the timing of the kingdom, when is it going to come? And he answered and said the kingdom of God doesn't come with observation or with outward kind of indications." [00:20:04]
"Jesus is questioning, and I think it's a legitimate question. I think that we're living in that day when, as Jesus said, when he comes, will he find faith on the earth? There is an interesting passage of scripture that says, but unto them that look for him will he appear the second time. But what if they're not looking? What if they're like in the days of Noah, eating, drinking, planning for the future, and you know, not really aware that we are living in the last days?" [00:42:08]
"Two men went up into the temple to pray. The one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. That's the bottom of the pile as far as the Jews were concerned. You know, one is worse than a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, and even as this tax collector." [00:42:37]
"On the other hand, this publican standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but pounding on his chest, he said, God be merciful to me a sinner. And Jesus said, I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other, for everyone that exalteth himself shall be abased. He that humbles himself shall be exalted." [00:44:36]
"Jesus said unto him, why do you call me good? None is good except one, that is God. The question, what must I do to inherit eternal life? There are so many people that think that eternal life or salvation is something that you earn. There are some things that you can do to earn salvation. And so Jesus doesn't answer his question immediately, but he asked him a question, a question I believe that is designed to awaken the man's consciousness to what he is realizing." [00:46:24]
"Jesus said in Matthew 16, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Now Jesus didn't say what you had to deny yourself up with this man. He told him what he had to deny himself up. You have to deny yourself of anything that is more important to you than your relationship with God and that is keeping you from a solid relationship with God." [00:49:48]
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