Heaven's Interruptions Or Hell's Distractions - Pastor Greg Jones

Devotional

Day 1: The Infallible Truth of God's Word

The foundation of our faith rests upon the absolute truth of Scripture. It is not a collection of human ideas or mistakes, but the very breath of God, given by divine inspiration. This Word is God’s perfect revelation of Himself to humanity, providing the only solid ground upon which we can build our lives. Its promises are sure, and its truth endures forever, offering a relationship with the Creator that is not up for debate. [03:09]

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)

Reflection: In what area of your life have you been tempted to question or compromise on the truth of God's Word, and how can you choose to trust its authority more fully this week?

Day 2: Embracing God's Interruptions for Something Better

God often breaks into our routines and plans to redirect us toward His greater purpose. These divine interruptions are not meant to frustrate us, but to reveal His goodness and lead us into the abundant life He has promised. Like the shepherds in the field, we are invited to set aside our fear and receive the good news He brings, even when it comes suddenly and changes everything. Trusting His interruption is trusting His heart for us. [10:57]

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luke 2:9-10 (KJV)

Reflection: Where is God currently interrupting your comfortable routine, and what might He be inviting you to let go of in order to receive something better from His hand?

Day 3: Resisting the Devil's Distractions from Your Purpose

The enemy seeks to divert our focus from God's promises and onto the battles we face, attempting to make his lies appear larger than God's truth. These distractions are designed to breed fear, doubt, and unbelief, pulling our eyes away from the King of kings. We must remember that Christ came to give us life, and we have the authority to reject every lie that contradicts His Word and purpose for us. [20:18]

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (KJV)

Reflection: What specific distraction—whether a worry, a fear, or a lie—has been consuming your thoughts lately, and how can you actively choose to fix your eyes back on Jesus and His promises today?

Day 4: Overcoming Fear with the Life-Giving Breath of God

Fear is a powerful tool of distraction, but God's consistent command is to "fear not." He interrupts our fear with His presence and power, breathing life into places of death and doubt. The rushing wind of His Spirit fills us with courage and boldness, replacing anxiety with the abundant life Christ promised. His presence is the antidote to every fear that hell would use to paralyze us. [30:04]

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 2:2, 4 (KJV)

Reflection: When you feel fear beginning to rise, what practical step can you take to intentionally welcome the life-giving interruption of God's Spirit instead of giving in to the distraction?

Day 5: Answering the Knock: Letting God Interrupt Everything

Jesus stands at the door of our hearts and lives, persistently knocking and seeking to interrupt whatever we are doing. He calls us to a higher purpose and a deeper relationship, one that requires us to push aside the world's noise to hear His voice. This divine interruption is an invitation to awaken to the fact that what He offers is infinitely greater than anything we currently hold. It is a call to full surrender and renewed focus. [32:19]

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 (KJV)

Reflection: What part of your daily life—your schedule, your habits, or your priorities—do you need to consciously open to God's interrupting knock so you can fellowship with Him more deeply?

Sermon Summary

God insists on being known through an authoritative, living Word that breathes life into struggling hearts. Scripture stands as the bedrock of revelation, not a selective handbook; its inspiration demands obedience and shapes every claim about heaven, hell, and God’s purposes. Heaven interrupts routine lives with unexpected invitations: shepherds receive an angelic announcement, ordinary workers become instruments of royal destiny, and frightened followers receive deliverance that redirects purpose. Those interruptions carry a difficult promise—God often delays blessing to refine faith, calling people to wait and trust beyond immediate comfort.

Satan counters with persistent distractions that aim to steal focus, provoke fear, and keep souls busy with battles rather than destiny. Demonic voices inflate their power with lies, seeking to make the enemy seem larger than God, while everyday anxieties—worries about money, schedules, or reputation—chip away at prayer and attentiveness. The birth of the church at Pentecost models the cure: God breathes a rushing wind into fearful, scattered people and replaces distraction with boldness, tongues, and unity. That divine interruption converts paralysis into proclamation and fear into holy action.

The choice remains active: allow heaven to interrupt with correction, calling, and better plans, or permit hell’s distractions to dilute purpose and silence the still, small voice. Scriptural examples—Abraham’s long wait, David’s anointing before kingship, Peter’s miraculous release—show that patience under interruption often precedes promotion. Practical disciplines emerge: clear spiritual priorities, resistance to worldly immediacy, and readiness to respond when God knocks. A persistent invitation presses for repentance from distraction, a renewed hunger for intimacy with God, and a communal commitment to sustain the world through prayer, worship, and faithful obedience.

Key Takeaways

1. Scripture is fully inspired truth Scripture functions as the definitive lens for discerning reality; trusting selective fragments corrodes every other conviction. Accepting the Bible’s authority restores confidence in God’s revealed purposes and anchors hope when culture redefines truth. This yields courage to reject popular doubt and to orient obedience around God’s character rather than personal preference. [03:09]
2. Heaven interrupts for something better Divine interruptions rearrange plans to deliver a greater outcome, often through delay and disruption. Waiting becomes a spiritual discipline when interruption serves as preparation, not punishment; long seasons of seeming silence frequently precede covenant fulfillment. Embracing interruption reframes discomfort as rehearsal for responsibility. [09:40]
3. Devil's distractions steal spiritual purpose Distractions draw attention toward conflict, fear, and trivia so that destiny goes unattended; the devil inflates his influence with lies to intimidate and confuse. Identifying these diversions requires honest inventory of where time, emotion, and prayer go each day. Reclaiming focus restores momentum toward God-sized assignments. [19:17]
4. Choose interruption over immediate comfort Immediate satisfaction seduces but often blocks the fuller good God intends; biblical examples reward those who deferred quick fixes for long-term calling. Cultivating patience and obedience resists the urge to seize lesser gains and prepares the heart for lasting fruit. Yielding to God’s interruptions opens doors that comfort never could. [13:26]

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[00:00] - Welcome
[00:17] - God still at work
[01:11] - Scripture's inspiration
[03:35] - Attacks on the Bible
[05:09] - Heaven and hell questioned
[08:06] - Heaven's interruptions vs distractions
[08:51] - Shepherds and the angel
[13:26] - Waiting for God's promise
[16:19] - Angel rescues Peter
[19:17] - Distracted by battles
[21:13] - Legion and spiritual lies
[29:05] - Pentecost: breath of life
[32:19] - Hear the knock: respond
[38:55] - Closing prayer and commitment

Bible Study Guide

Based on the sermon summary and transcript provided, here is a Bible study discussion guide.

Bible Reading
* 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV): All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
* Luke 2:8-14 (KJV): And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
* Acts 2:1-4 (KJV): And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Observation questions

According to 2 Timothy 3:16, what is the source and purpose of all Scripture?
In the story from Luke 2, what were the shepherds doing when the angel appeared, and what was their initial reaction to this divine interruption?
What specific, practical distractions were mentioned as things that can chip away at our prayer and attentiveness? [33:33]
What happened to the disciples in Acts 2 when God’s Spirit interrupted their gathering?

Interpretation questions

The angel’s first words to the shepherds were "fear not." Why do you think divine interruptions often provoke fear before they bring good news?
The sermon described a difference between a "good interruption" from God and a "distraction" from the enemy. [15:43] What might be the key difference in the ultimate goal or outcome of each?
In the story of Peter sleeping in jail before his execution [16:19], what does his ability to sleep tell us about the kind of trust that can overcome distraction and fear?
The rushing wind at Pentecost is described as God breathing life into the church. [30:04] How does this act of God directly counter the fear and scattering the disciples had experienced?

Application questions

Heaven wants to interrupt routine lives with an invitation to something better. [08:06] What is one area of your daily routine or current life season that might need a divine interruption? What would it look like to be open to that this week?
Distractions draw attention toward conflict, fear, and trivia so that destiny goes unattended. [19:17] Taking an honest inventory, where do your time, emotions, and prayers most frequently get drawn away from your God-sized assignments?
Immediate satisfaction often blocks the fuller good God intends. [13:26] Can you identify a recent situation where you chose immediate comfort over patient waiting? What might have been the "something better" you could have been waiting for?
God often delays blessing to refine faith, calling people to wait and trust beyond immediate comfort. Is there a promise from God you are waiting on? How can this group support you in trusting His timing instead of seeking a quick fix?
The devil inflates his influence with lies to intimidate and confuse. [22:31] What is one specific lie you sometimes believe that makes your challenges seem bigger than God? What is a truth from Scripture you can use to confront that lie today?
A persistent invitation presses for repentance from distraction and a renewed hunger for intimacy with God. What is one practical step you can take this week to "clear spiritual priorities" and create space to hear God’s still, small voice? [10:12]
The choice remains active: allow heaven to interrupt or permit hell’s distractions to dilute purpose. [32:19] As you hear God knocking this week, what will be your first response when He interrupts your plans?

Sermon Clips

God was, here's here's what the Bible is all about. It's about god revealing himself to mankind. From the book of Genesis chapter one, it's about god revealing himself in who he is and what he is. All so that we could have a relationship with him. It it it it's not up for debate. And it's not up for, well, I think. I heard that about 14 times this week. Well, I think. I don't and I told this one person and made them mad. I don't care what you think. Amen. What you think doesn't matter. What this says is what matters. Amen. [00:07:09] (39 seconds) #ScriptureSpeaksTruth

How many believes that the word of god is true? I believe that. I don't think you can I don't think you can pick and choose what you want out of the Bible? And if we don't believe that, then, we begin to believe that there are mistakes in the Bible then we don't have, we don't believe the Bible is true and fallible but that word fallible means that it's all true. It's all real. We don't believe that, then we don't have a foundation. We don't have anything to stand on or anything to build on [00:01:31] (41 seconds) #BibleIsFoundation

He had to interrupt their lives. He had to interrupt what they were about. What the devil meant to destroy in the church and their faith and their belief system. God came along and said, nope. I'm interrupting this distraction, and I'm putting my spirit into this thing. I'm gonna breathe some life. Literally, that that wind coming into that room was God breathing life. Not fear, not death, but he was breathing life into the church. [00:29:39] (38 seconds) #GodBreathesLife

Sometimes, we want it right now and and and we're in this now generation of right here, right now. We all have microwaves in our homes that that that will will will nuke something in about a minute or two. Just just so that you can have some now food. We love fast food. I don't but some of you love fast food. You love to go to McDonald's and get their little nuggets that are there and and eat that mess and that that We we we want the we we like to satisfy this this flesh now and god said, I wish you'd wait on me a little bit. I've got something better. I'm telling somebody today. Amen. [00:14:30] (44 seconds) #WaitOnGod

John 10 said that the devil has come to kill, steal, and destroy. But Jesus said, you can't say one part of this and not say the second part of this. But Jesus said, I have come that you might have life. Yeah. And that more abundantly. Amen. Not death, life. Amen. Amen. The world's preaching death. God's preaching life. The world wants to wants to push everything down. The devil wants to destroy everything about us but god wants to give us hope and give us life and that more abundantly. [00:20:32] (41 seconds) #AbundantLifeInJesus

What worship's about? To prepare us to get us to that place to where we can shut everything else out and hear him. Gotta hear him. Gotta hear that call of god. Not on what the world say but what's he saying? Gotta hear that. Amen. I gotta gotta push out the distraction and let god interrupt my thinking, interrupt what's in my heart interrupt my emotions. Sometimes, he needs to interrupt our emotions. Sometimes, he needs to interrupt our thought process. [00:37:57] (48 seconds) #WorshipToHearGod

He wants to interrupt your life for something better. I know everything's going good. I I know you're living you're living where you wanna be and doing what you wanna do but god wants to interrupt your life because he's got a plan for us. He's got a plan for every person that's listening today. He's got a plan for us and we need to hear and we need to understand what he's trying to do for us. That interruption that's good. Amen. There's a good interruption when god begins to interrupt our lives. It's good. May not feel good but it's good. May not may not like it but it's good. [00:15:14] (44 seconds) #GoodDivineInterruption

Lord, I pray right now that the distractions would fall by the wayside. Every demonic distraction, lord, would go away right now in the name of Jesus and every person would begin to hear the voice of god. Calling them, lord, to this kingdom, to something greater, to do it, lord, what only you can call us to do, lord. Lord, to have that power of your spirit reintroduced into our lives afresh and anew, god. [00:39:12] (30 seconds) #RestoreYourSpirit

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Heaven's Interruptions Or Hell's Distractions - Pastor Greg Jones

Devotional

Day 1: The Infallible Truth of God's Word

Day 2: Embracing God's Interruptions for Something Better

Day 3: Resisting the Devil's Distractions from Your Purpose

Day 4: Overcoming Fear with the Life-Giving Breath of God

Day 5: Answering the Knock: Letting God Interrupt Everything

Sermon Summary

Key Takeaways

Youtube Chapters

Bible Study Guide

Sermon Clips

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Heaven's Interruptions Or Hell's Distractions - Pastor Greg Jones

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