Sermon: The Three P’s
(Presence, Promises, & Power OF GOD)
Jennifer Mears 6/21/2006
Before Christ was crucified –man had to offer a blood sacrifice (animal)
To enter God’s Presence
To Inherit His Promises
To Experience The Power of God
The holy temple in those days BEFORE CHRIST death was divided into two portions,
outer room called the Holy Place (where priests served)
inner room called the Holy of Holies. (represented God’s presence)
Holy Of Holies: sacred place…so sacred that:
the only person allowed in was the high priest -ONLY one day of year to make atonement for the sins of himself and the people. He would pass through the curtain only ONCE per year
was separated from the rest of the temple by an elaborate and beautifully embroidered curtain.
According to Jewish descriptions of the temple, this curtain was massive in size—measuring some 30 feet wide, 60 feet high and three inches thick.
Matthew 27:50-51: "And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom ..."
Its tearing in two from top to bottom at Jesus’ death was a shocking and confusing event! How could God let something like that happen within His temple?
God himself deliberately tore the curtain to make a point!
—that mankind’s sins, which had cut us off from Him (Isaiah 59:2), could now be forgiven through Jesus Christ’s shed blood.
Hebrews 10:19-22 explains that a new High Priest, Jesus Christ, through the sacrifice of Himself superceded this ritual for all time and gives mankind direct access to God:
Hebrews 10:19-22 "Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water" (NRSV).
Because of Christ’s sacrifice, we enjoy direct access to the throne of our merciful, loving Creator.
WE should never forget! ALWAYS REMEMBER that:
1. His Presence Is With Us!
2. His Promises Are For Us!
3. His Power Is Within Us! SING “Let The Veil Down”
1. God’s Presence Is With You
He will never leave you
NEVER leave
NEVER forsake
EVER present
****Genesis 28:15
15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
HE SAYS HERE --- I AM WITH YOU!
This is when Jacob was running away from the CONSEQUENCES of his own lies
God mercifully chose to reaffirm/confirm (remind him) His Promises to Jacob
Jacob was in NO position to earn God’s Favor at this time BUT God STILL promised to be with him
God and heaven had come down to the very place Jacob was ---where Jacob was sleeping
****Exodus 33:14
14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
“My Presence” translated from Hebrew writings literally means “MY FACE” (what a revelation)
God’s Face shining on you…You have His Attention…His Favor
THIS IS AN EXTRORDINARY PROMISE OF GOD!
Psalm 16:11
11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
· Joy unspeakable and full of the Glory of God!
· David in this passage is speaking of God’s Promise of escape from death through eternal life WHAT A PROMISE!
· Eternal life given through Jesus – The Resurrected Savior To ALL who will accept Him & confess Him as their personal savior and who seek atonement (forgiveness) of their sin through The Blood He shed for ALL
Psalm 22:03
You ARE holy! And enthroned in the praise of Israel
· God inhabits (lives within) our praise…the praise of His People!
***Psalm 34:7
7 The angel[a] of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.
· God surrounding / hovering over the believer
· NO NEED TO FEAR (even in worst of times, even in the most desperate and dangerous of times)
Because:
***Psalm 34:15
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
Psalm 34:19
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Psalm 46: 1 -2
1 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
· The beginning of a Psalm of TRUST
· God CAN deliver no matter the battle….or the storm….or the circumstance
Psalm 91 (God’s 911 – Emergency Line)
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
**** Psalm 91:1
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
· Another great Psalm of TRUST
· A great confession of confidence in The Lord
· The person who trusts is the one who lives CLOSE to Him
· Know=Relationship AND Relationship=Trust
· God is our fortress, our security, safety, rescuer!
Psalm 140:13
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
***Psalm 145:18
18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
Isaiah 41:10 & 13
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
*** Isaiah 43:1-3
The Redeemer of Israel
1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“ Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
***Matthew 18:20 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
· The key here is “gathered in My Name”!
· His presence comes at the mere mention of His Name…call upon Him in praise, prayer..and He is there whether you are walking down a dusty road or on the very streets of gold …….HE IS THERE!
***John 10:28
28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
· His hand is covered in The Blood of Jesus
· Satan CANNOT cross the bloodline---therefore he cannot rule you!
· Satan can lead you to trouble…guide you into a storm…take you right to the edge of temptation’s sword BUT he cannot make you do anything! Do ALL things in the Name of The Lord…For HIS glory!
***John 14:16-18
16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Romans 8:35 - 39
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written:
“ For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
WHO?!!! The Trials and problems we face? NO! WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS In Jesus Name!
II Corinthians 3:17
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
**II Corinthians 6:16
… For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
“ I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”
He is THE SAME GOD now as He was then!
He is ALWAYS WITH YOU!....even TODAY!
He will be tomorrow! Even to the ends of the earth…
Say it – “God’s Presence Is With Me”
2. ALL Of God’s Promises Are For YOU!
· 36,000 Promises in The Bible!
· We started learning about them at a young age (vacation bible school and Sunday school…memorizing bible verses)
Numbers 23:19
19 “God is not a man, that He should lie,
· He cannot lie! All that He has said and promised is true!
· He cannot re-nig on His Promises of Life for His People
***Isaiah 55:11
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
· God’s Word is similar to rainfall
· It produces life in the hearts of sinners…and the believers!
Jeremiah 1:12
12 Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.”
· God declared all these things! That is good enough! No need to have it notarized or litigated in court! He is the Author and Finisher…The True Judge…
Matthew 24:35
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
· Words of Christ are MORE CERTAIN than that of our very existence!
Acts 1:4
The Holy Spirit Promised
4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;
***Romans 4:21
and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
***II Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
***II Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
II Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we shall also reign with Him!
***Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass
That whosoever calls on the name of the LORD
Shall be saved.’
I am proud to be a whosoever!
****Acts 2:38-39
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
Acts 16:31
So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Save you and your family
He is still in the saving business
Acts 1:11
who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
And, He IS Coming Back Just Like He Said!
Say,
“God’s Promises
Are For Me!”
3. God’s Power Is In YOU!
Are YOU CONNECTED TO THE POWER SOURCE?
Think of a battery in a car
Goes dead---no source of power
Not connected to the power source
GET CONNECTED!
Electrical wires connected to your house?
Power to:
· See
· Walk
· Create/Cook
· Hear
· Know
· Be Informed (TV, RADIO, COMPUTER-Internet)
· Heat
· Cool
· Clean Up
Same in The Spirit!
GET CONNECTED!
Three Power Sources
Father
Son
The Holy Spirit
GET CONNECTED TO THE POWER SOURCE
GOD OF ALL POWER!!!
***Luke 10:17
Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”
***Luke 10:19
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
***Acts 1:8
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
· Don’t be concerned about when He will return…but spread The Gospel throughout the world….THE GREAT COMMISSION
YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER!
· …for living
· …for spreading The Gospel
· …to be a witness
I Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
***Ephesians 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
***II Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
POWER!!!
Never Forget
1.Presence
2. Promises
3. POWER
ALL FOR YOU
(c) 2005-2006 Touch Of The Master Ministries Evangelist Jennifer A. Mears
