Psalm 107: 1-2
Topic: You ought to have a reason to celebrate Jesus Christ
Two months ago on June 25, 2009, the man known as the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, unexpectantly died at the age of 50 years old. Michael Jackson was known to be the greatest entertainer to have ever lived in our lifetime. Michael Jackson had sold millions of CD’s and record albums worldwide, and had sold out most of his concerts during his life here on earth. Michael Jackson had performed many great hits that we still sing and dance to this very day such as:
• ABC
• Never can say goodbye
• I want you back
• Got to be there
• I’ll be there
• Dancing Machine
• Blame it on the Boogie
• Shake your body to the ground
• Don’t stop till you get enough
• Rock with you
• Wanna be starting something
• Lovely One
• Beat it
• Billie Jean
• PYT
• Thriller
• Bad
• The Man in the mirror
• Black or White
• In the closet
• Remember the time
• You are not alone
• Blood on the dance floor
• You rock my world
• And many more other songs that Michael Jackson had written and sang.
Michael Jackson also was known to be a humanitarian who gave lots of money to charitable organization to help the needy and poor people. Even though Michael Jackson has been dead for almost two months now, he still continues to sell millions of CD’s across the world. He is actually more famous in his death than he was alive because people worldwide are still buying his CD’s, still downloading his songs off the internet, still singing and dancing to his songs, still dressing like him with his red jacket, and one white glove, and they are still imitating Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk.
Now there is nothing wrong with celebrating the life and the accomplishment of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. In matter of fact, and despite of what you may have heard, you will not go to hell for listening to Michael Jackson. But we should not worship Michael Jackson as if he is a God because God has said that He alone is God and He will share his glory with no one else.
But yet there is another famous man who happened to die at the age of 33 who should be celebrated much more than Michael Jackson. Now this man that I am talking about never sold any records, but yet there are numerous of songs written about this man that has never went out of style. This man never had sold out concerts, but this man has had church musicals where mass choirs sang songs about him, and has had CD’s sold that featured him in their musical lyrics. Just like Michael Jackson had a large entourage, body guards, and crowds following him where ever he went, this man also had a large crowd following him where ever he went, especially when he fed the 5,000 with just two fish and five loaves of bread, performing miracles, or whenever he went out to different places preaching and teaching the Word of God. This man even did humanitarian work like Michael Jackson except this man healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, made the cripple man walk, cast out demons out of people, and raising up dead people. In matter of fact, this man still doing a great work because somebody said that this man woke them up this morning, and starting them on their way. Yes, this man died at the age of 33, but there is a big difference between this man and Michael Jackson death. When Michael Jackson died, he was laying on his bed in his bedroom in his home. But when this man died, he was nailed and crucified to an old rugged cross out in the open public being ridiculed by his enemies. When Michael Jackson had his funeral, it was held at the Staples Center where thousands of people attended, and was shown on worldwide TV.
But when this man died, they just took his body off the cross, no funeral service was held, and they just buried him in a borrowed tomb. But the difference between Michael Jackson and this man is that Michael Jackson is still dead. But this man had rose from the dead after three days of his death. And this man whom I am talking about is Jesus the Christ, who is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. He is the one that needs to be celebrated, worshiped, praised, glorified, magnified in our thanksgiving; for Psalm 107:1 says, "O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever."
Why should we celebrate Jesus Christ ? You ought to celebrate Jesus Christ
• Because He is the Living Word of God,
• The Lamb of God,
• The only begotten Son of God,
• The Savior of the world,
• The Great Physician,
• The Bread of Life,
• The Water of Life
• The Light of the World,
• Our Great Redeemer, Great Jehovah
• The Open Door,
• The Great Shepherd,
• The Ressurection and the life,
• The Lord,
• The Way, the Truth, and the Life,
• The Giver of the Holy Spirit,
• The True Vine.
Yes, Jesus Christ is:
He is my friend who sticks closer than a brother
He is my doctor in the sick room
He is my lawyer in the court room
He is my bread when I am hungry
He is my water when I am thirsty
He is my wonderful counselor when I am confused
He is my peace in the midst of the storm
He is joy when I am sad
He is my Savior
He is my Lord who died upon the cross for our sins and He rose from the dead with all power in His hands. And if we put our trust in Him, He will give us eternal life.
And since Jesus Christ is ought to be celebrated much more than Michael Jackson or anybody else, we should the following things:,
1. We should seek the Lord Jesus with all our hearts.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 says, “For I know the thoughts (plans) that I think ( have) towards (for) you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye search for me with all your heart.”
2. We should serve the Lord Jesus with all our hearts.
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 says, “And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to love him and serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul? To keep the commandment of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
3. We should love the Lord Jesus with all our hearts.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 says, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thine soul, and with all thy might.”
4. We should obey the Lord Jesus with all our hearts.
Psalms 119:1-2 says, Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
5. We should turn to the Lord Jesus with all our hearts.
Joel 2:12-13 says, “Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord thy God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of evil…”
6. We should praise the Lord Jesus with all our hearts.
Psalms 86:12 says, “I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all m heart: and I will glorify thy name for ever more.”
7. Lastly, we should trust the Lord Jesus with all our hearts.
Proverbs 3:5-6 says, Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not towards thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Now a question is why should we give God all our hearts in our celebration to Him?
Well, because in John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but shall have everlasting life.”
We ought to give God all our hearts because according to I Corinthians 15:3, it is Jesus who dies for us
According to Revelation 1:5, it is Jesus who loved us
According to Titus 1:5, it is Jesus who saved us
According to Revelation 1:5 again, it is Jesus who washed us white as snow
According to Ephesians 2:5 it is Jesus who quickened us
According to Colossians 1:13, it is Jesus who translated us
According to Revelations 1:6, it is Jesus who made us Priests and Kings
According to 2 Timothy 1:9, it is Jesus who called us
According to I Peter 1:3, it is Jesus who has begotten us
According to Ephesians 1:3, it is Jesus who has blessed us
According to Ephesians 2:6, it is Jesus who has raised us
And according to I Corinthians 15:57, it is Jesus WHO HAS GIVEN US THE VICTORY!!!!!!
Now there was something that I had noticed on the day when Michael Jackson had died. People were calling each other on the telephone, text messaging each other, writing to each other on Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, e-mailing each other, Instant Messaging each other to inform them that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson had died. It had been reported that the use of technology devices was on the rise and increase on the day when Michael Jackson had died. And looking back at that, I said to myself, would it be nice if we as Christian would call people on the telephone, text message people, write to people on Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, e-mailing people, IM people to inform them that even though the King of Pop is dead, the King of Kings is not because he is yet still alive, performing miracle, working things out, and saving souls? If we can tell somebody about Michael Jackson, Lil Wayne, Jamie Foxx, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, Drake, Keri Hilson, Tiny and Toya, Taraji Henson, Keisha Cole, Michael Vick, Lebron James, or Kobe Byrant, you should be able to tell somebody about Christ Jesus for the scripture says in Psalm 107:2, " Let the redeemed of the Lord say so". You see if God has been good to you, you ought to say so.
If God has delivered you, you ought to say so.
If God has saved your soul, you ought to say so.
If God has blessed you, you ought to say so.
If God had woke you up this morning, you ought say so
If God had brought you from a might long way, you ought to say so
