We Have Come Too Far To Turn Back Now
1 John 4:4-6
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Some of the Christians in John’s day were tempted to believe the doctrine that denigrated the Cross.
They had overcome that temptation because greater was He who was in them, than He that was in the world.
Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
In verse 5, when it says “They are of the world” it is referring to the false teachers of verse 3.
“Therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.”
This is referring to the fact that the source of their false Doctrine was of the world.
The false teachers were saying what the world wanted to hear.
2 Timothy 4:1-4
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
These people wanted a feel good Gospel, they wanted their doctrine, candy coated.
We, as Christians, need to Preach the Word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
It was being warned that the day would come that they would not endure sound doctrine.
They wanted preachers who would teach what they wanted to hear instead of what the Word of God says.
As a Christian, there will be times that I will really go through things.
There will be times that I will not understand why I am going through all these things that I am going through.
When this happens, and trust me it will, stand upon what the Word of God says.
Don’t go to people who might try to tell you things that you might want to hear, but take your case to what the Word teaches you.
There will even be times that you will be tempted. When you are go to:
1 Corinthians 10:13
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
There is no temptation to you that someone else has not ever been tempted with.
The Word says that God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted above what you are able to handle.
If I am tempted then God will make a way of escape.
1 John 4:4-4
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
You can deal with anything that this life throws at you. Just stay faithful and believe what the Word of God teaches.
Have you ever felt like giving up? I would be lying if I said that I have never felt this way.
All you have to learn to do is hold on and don’t let go of the hand of Jesus.
Church, you have come to far to turn back now.
Satan knows that his time is about up, so anything he can do to try to stop you from receiving Gods provision, he will try to do.
Revelation 12:12
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Satan knows what the Word says, and believe me when I say that he knows
he’s already defeated, and he will try to take you with Him.
John 10:7-14
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 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.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
There is no other name under Heaven whereby we must be saved; it is the Name of Christ that will deliver us.
The thief cometh to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus came that we would have life and have it more abundantly.
I have entitled this today:
We Have Come Too Far To Turn Back Now:
Here’s the reason that I preached this today:
Dream 4-10-08
I dreamed that Susan had a dream and she shared the dream with me. She said that God had showed her a room, and in this room she could see everything in life that she had gone through. God showed her that she was able to overcome everything in this room because of what Jesus had done on the Cross. Susan’s dad came in and she told him the dream. It was very emotional. I started to cry. She knew that she had come too far to turn back now.
Interpretation
Dream with in a dream means that God is establishing something.
Genesis 41:32
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. {established...: or, prepared of God}
The room would represent things in general that we have gone through.
She was able to overcome because of what Jesus had done at the Cross for her.
Revelation 12:11
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
She told the dream to her Dad.
2 Corinthians 13:1
1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
God wants her to know that He knows what she has gone through and that He is her rock.
God knows what you have gone through and He wants you to know that you have come too far to give up now.
He sees your hurt, He sees your doubt, He sees everything there is to see about you this morning and He is telling you don’t quit.
You are on the brink of a Miracle!
He is saying you have come too far to listen to the lies of the enemy this morning.
1 John 4:4-4
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Greater is He that is in you than we that is in the world!
John 3:16-17
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Romans 10:17
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
So do you have Faith?
Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God:
Don’t you think that it is time for you to come out of the graveyard and hear the Word of the Lord?
We have come too far to turn back now.
This morning, God sees your confusion. He sees that you really don’t understand why you are going through a situation you might be going through.
You might even have thought about giving up on God. You don’t think that He sees what you are thinking?
You might even be thinking that what is going on is not fair. Maybe it’s not, but there is one thing I know and that is, God will make a way of deliverance for you.
Apply God’s Word in your lives and watch it grow into a deeper Faith in Him.
Do you think that Job, in the Word, didn’t really go through things, lost everything that He had including his sons and daughters?
Did he give up on God? No!
God saw inside of his room and made a way of dealing with what he was going through.
He had come too far to give up on God.
When Daniel was thrown in the lions den, did he give up? No, he was on the brink of a miracle.
God delivered him from the lions den.
One more time: 1 John 4:4-4
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
You have come too far to turn back now!
Deliverance is at hand!
Closing
What is on the inside of your rooms this morning?
Because of what Jesus did on the Cross, He overcame death, hell and the grave we can overcome our situations.
If the thought of quitting, giving up, has crossed your mind this morning, I want you to come up front and we will pray for you.
If your interested in seeing some God given Dreams from me and different people from our Church go to:
http://www.ourchurch.com/member/w/windoffaithdrea/
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