★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Family Worship Centre (FWC)
Wuye, Abuja
2nd Sunday Service
5th June, 2016
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| Pastor Sarah Omakwu Picture Credit: FWC Media |
* Speaker: Pastor Sarah Omakwu
* Topic: The Deity of Jesus 4 (Immanuel - God With Us)
* The birth of Jesus was not an ordinary event:
→ Nature was involved in His birth
→ When the shepherds heard about His birth, they rejoiced
→ Wise men brought Him symbolic gifts
→ When people met Jesus, their lives were transformed for good
* Jesus' name is His Assignment:
→ Immanuel (God with us)
→ Yahweh (Savior)
* He came to lead us to God
→ If you come in contact with Jesus, you have encountered God (because He is God)
☆ Important Scriptures that Talk about the Birth of Jesus Christ:
→ The Holy Spirit can make a person pregnant! Nothing is impossible with Him
→ The Holy Spirit brings to manifestation things that were pronounced by God's Word
→ NOTE: It was not fools that came to worship the baby Jesus: They were wise men
→ Sometimes it is okay to be afraid: Wisdom and common sense may dictate that you run away from trouble (verses 13-15)
→ Not all boldness is good
→ Because you did everything right does not mean that everything will happen to you right
→ NOTE: Bad things also happen to good people (verse 7)
→ When you remain faithful to God's service, you will be transformed
→ As long as you are alive and you trust God, you will experience His goodness
→ God will send a 'sign of reference' through somebody you know so that you understand that if He did it for them, He will do it for you.
→ The key to receiving from God is believing His Word (verse 45)
→ God is committed to fulfilling His promises
→ You cannot be in Christ and not have a testimony: Your mouth cannot be shut (see Mary's praise in verses 46-55)
→ You must not forget the mercies of the Lord towards you
→ There are some things that happen to you that you need people of 'kindred spirit' to encourage and support you (verse 56)
→ If God says it, He will do it; it may not be now, but He will do it
→ Every first child belongs to God and must be dedicated to Him (verse 23)
→ Nothing will happen to you until all the plans of God concerning your life are fulfilled (verse 26)
⇒ when you love God, you will take everything He wants from you seriously. No sacrifice is too much for God. (verse 41)
☆ Things to Note from the above verses:
* Joseph was a good & decent man: he obeyed God's Words and instructions to the very end
* As a child of God, you are supposed to be a person of integrity, totally subject to the will of God in all things
* When God gives you an instruction concerning your sexuality, you must obey Him.
→ Do not rationalize or analyze it with your intellect
→ Joseph did not violate Mary sexually while she was pregnant with Jesus (Matthew 1:25)
* When God is to work with and through you, He looks at your heart
* The attitude of ingratitude is blocking many people's blessings
→ Learn from Mary who praised God for all that He did for her
→ Learn from the shepherds and the wise men who looked for Jesus and worshiped Him, bringing praise and valuable symbolic gifts
* You must never get to the point that you take your salvation for granted
* If wise men followed Him, you must do same!
* NOTE: The Shepherds told others about Jesus (Luke 2:17):
⇒ when was the last time you told somebody about Jesus?
* Herod was jealous of Jesus
→ There are people that will always seek to antagonize and undermine God's blessings upon your life
* The main reason Jesus came to the world was to deliver you from your sin (Matthew 1:21)
→ This is His primary mission
☆ Question: When it is all said and done, will Jesus be an offense to you?
→ Jesus was an offense to Herod and He sought to suppress and eliminate Him by killing all of Jesus' peers (Matthew 2:16)
* You must respect the anointing of God upon His servants and ministers, regardless of their age, gender or status in life (Luke 1:43)
* Question: What will you do with the Son of God?
* NOTE: Jesus Christ has neutralized the power of sin
→ You must appropriate that victory in every aspect of your life and live daily as an over-comer!
PS: This message and other messages
by Pastor Sarah and other Pastors of Family Worship Centre
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