January 24, 2021
I feel I do not belong here in our house. This is what religiosity has effect on me.
Church at rooftop
Start all over again
1) Lawschool
Starting right with God – start afresh
New direction
God Adonai
- Adon means Master, owner, Lord
- Absolute rights
- Everything you have belongs to the Lord
- Supreme authority
- Adon – absolute owner
- YHWH
- God is so sacred
- Genesis 15:1-2
- God is rewarder
SODA
Surrender – God owns everything
If God takes away something from you, you will be generous
Uzziah’s death
Isaiah 6:1,8
Kyrios – Lord – being used as a title
Jesus is always Lord
Caesar is Lord
Psalm 110:1
Matt 22:42-44
Whose son will the messiah be.
Who is your Lord?
All the others will fall into proper places
Life of Paul
Acts 22:7,8,10
Once you settle who is your Lord then you act accordingly
Corrolarily counterpart of Lord is – Servant -Slave
Appears 124 times
Paul – slave of Jesus
- Obedience - Unconditional obedience
Devoted to Jesus
Anticipation for the promise of Jesus in your life
- You will respond differently
- We all want our freedom
- True freedom – biblical perspective – power to do what is right, no to sin,
- Do what is right
- Recognize – I am not practicing – Romans 7:15,19,24
- My freedom is serving the Lord
Lord of all – “unless he is the Lord of all, he is not a Lord”
Like a child again
Have you recognized Jesus as Lord
Understand devotion – very Good Lord – devo means – love him, do things out of love
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Is He your highest priority --- He is Lord
Implications of knowing the Lord – John 15:14
Amazing thing about Jesus
- He set us free
- Tells us we are now the adopted child of God
You cannot serve 2 masters
Serve your passion – enslavery
Serve money – Enslavery
Make a choice
Phil 2:9-11
Asking to surrender to His Lordship
1. What does it mean JIL
2. If JIL how do you know he is Lord, based on SODA
3. Anything hinders me to surrender to Jesus
IF JIL of everything, why is there still evil in the World
- He tells us because of the sin--- by product of sin—pain, suffering
- Pain in suffering – he promised us – like showcase
Are good works required?
Answer: It is by Grace alone. Grace is never alone
Faith is never alone – there will be evidence