“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted;
“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners; to proclaim the favorable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God;
“to comfort all who mourn, to grant those who mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.” (Isa 61:1-3)
For my Readers,
I want to do something a bit different with this journal entry. The Lord has given me a message that could be a life-changer for many of His children. It could also become the message of salvation for those who do not yet know the Lord.
Are struggling with a heart ache? Have you had a failure in marriage? Do you have straying children? Please take time to listen to this message that I shared at the Christian Challenge pulpit this past Sunday. It could heal your heart. It is titled, ‘Children of the Cross.’
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I am including an outline of the message for you who would like a study guide…
The CHILDREN OF THE CROSS
Intro: EPH3:8-12. Eternity was stunned at the cross. It was so amazing that the angel powers were stopped in their tracks.
Snippets from MATT 27:42-54.
Two things I would like this ministry to do for you.
First – Learn what it was that stopped eternity.
Second – How standing still can change your life.
I – The Gospel’s Hidden Mystery
1. The gospel story was foretold with a hidden mystery not fully understood. Cf. 1PE1:10-12.
2. Gospel message does not limit itself to the dark side of cross. Message includes death, burial, resurrection, ascension, glorification.
3. What astonished the angels? Cross is birthing place of a family. HEB2:9-13.
4. Every person born again receives the family seal. Cf. EPH1:11-14; HEB1:13,14.
II – The Story of the Children
1. There are four things the children of the cross need to know and understand.
a. GOD is your FATHER. ROM8:38,39)
b. Lordship: Nothing out of His control. (ROM11:36)
c. God is Faithful. (2CO1:2,20; 2PE1:4)
d. Holiness. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Holiness. Cf. 1PE3:10-16.
2. The great truth of the cross. It is both your dying place and your living place. Cf. 1JN1.
III – Where Faith Stands Still
1. Standing still means to take time to listen to and to hear from the Lord. Cf. MAT6:7-13.
2. To seek God’s will. Sometimes suffering is in the will of God for our lives. Cf. ACT2:22-23; ACT5:41.
3. There will also be corrective disciplines. Some of your deeper spiritual experiences will come from a discipline. Cf. PS94:11-15; 119:66,67; HEB12:10,11.
4. What does faith say? “Lord, be glorified in my life.” Cf. PS115:1.
Conc: End with EPH1:9-14.
In Christ Always,
Buddy
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