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God's Secret Agents
Contributed by Mike Holland on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Fear keeps us from reaching out and connecting with the Angels God has sent to minister to us. In this sermon outline we look at "how to get That hook Up."
Yes, there are times when God withdraws to test our faith. He wants us to trust Him in the darkness, as well as in the light. Whether or not we sense and feel the presence of the Holy Spirit or one of the holy angels, by faith we are certain that God will never leave us nor forsake us.
How does God do all this. I am glad you asked.
Psm 91
Heb 1:14 Angels are ministering spirits. They are God's secret agents. God has created millions of angels and I personally believe that every child and every Christian has their own personal guardian angel.
If you opened your eyes to the spirit world today you would see them everywhere.......
God wants us to open our eyes. 2 Kings 6:8-17 Elisha opens the eyes of his servent.
Philidelphia nureoligist story out of Billy grahms book
angels will apear in any size, any shpe, anyform they have to get the job done.
Illustration:SPIRITUAL POWER
African Missionary story
Did you know that angels are mentioned either directly or indirectly nearly 300 times in the Old and New Testaments? More referances in new testament than in old testament
.In Acts Angels were showing up explaning God's word. So I ask you church - do you believe in the existence of angels? Surely I do, because the Bible says that there ARE angels; and I believe the Bible to be the true Word of God, as written, from the first verse of Genesis to the last word of Revelation! At times in my own life, I have also sensed their presence around me.
Why do we need them? Eph 6 For we wrestle not...a
What do angels do?
They protect us. Daniel 6 Angels will shut the mouth of the lion.
They provide for us.1 Kings-19 "Holy Gost Twinkie" 1Ki 19 And as Elijah lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat.
They are hear to minister/comfort to us Matt 4 "Jesus is tempted."
How do we get the hook up on angels?
1. Speak the word of the Lord. Daniel 10:10-13 Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me;" For 21 days Daniel prayed.
2. Fear the Lord, Psm 34:7 "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he deliveres them." 3. Be hospitiable “show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it” (Heb13:2). Story of the bum in New York.
Illustration: Sometimes the Lord calms the storm. Sometimes he lets the storm rage and calms his child.
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Psa 46:1 God is our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in trouble. Psa 46:2 Therefore we will not fear. Psa 46:7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
