January 14, 2018
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NLT) 7 “Blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. 8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
WEEDS…
Weeds reduce productivity, they invade crops, & smother pastures .They aggressively compete for water, nutrients and sunlight, resulting in reduced crop yield and poor crop quality.
Weeds are opportunistic and will grow just about anywhere they can find space to send down roots.
“Just because something is growing doesn’t mean it’s healthy.”
Hebrews 12:14-15 (NLT) 14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. 15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
Matthew 15:7-13 (NLT) 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’” 10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. 11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” 12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?” 13 Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted…
“Sometimes its uprooting the pharisees inside of me!”
THREE ROOTS:
1. Roots of Anger
Weeds grow well in hard places.
Resentment
Retribution
Rebellion
Blame
Critical spirit
Unforgiveness
Bitterness/hardness of heart
2. Roots of Fear
Doubt/Unbelief
Worry
Insecurity
Anxiety
Poverty/Greed
3. Unattended weeds….“little things”
Song of Songs 2:15 (NLT) Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming!
THE UPROOTING PROCESS
Ecclesiastes 3:2 (NIV) A time to plant and a time to uproot….
Through it all remember to stay rooted In the perfect love and grace of God.
1. Recognize the issue
2. Repent ask for forgiveness, change your thinking and your corse.
3. Release Exercise forgiveness / Release Entitlement.
4. Rebuke & Renounce
Luke 17:5-6 (NIV) 5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" 6 He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.
5. Receive- The Pleasure, Love and forgiveness from your Heavenly Father..
6. Repeat…(if necessary)
January 07, 2018
Isaiah 9:6-7 (NIV) 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.
Luke 2:4-7 (NIV) 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
“Joseph was going to show Jesus how to be a man, Jesus was going to show Joesph how to be like God.”
Colossians 1:15-20 (NIV) 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Jesus, Everlasting Father.
1. Everlasting
Revelation 1:17-18 (NIV) 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
2. Father
Hebrew ab: (awb) father in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application :- chief, (fore-) father.
Jesus Revealed the Father.
John 14:6-11 (NIV) 6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." 8 Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." 9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Jesus solved the daddy issues by revealing that…
1- You are loved.
Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV) "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.
2- You are valued.
We are the most expensive thing God will ever purchase.
“The cross speaks more of your value than your failure!”
1 Peter 1:18-19 (NIV) 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
3- You belong
James 1:18 (NLT) 18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
4- You are accepted, approved and affirmed.
2 Corinthians 1:20-22 (NIV) 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
The Message verse 21- God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us.
