missionaries and margin benevolence rescue mission/acts 2

Missionaries and MarginBenevolence

Rescue Mission/Acts 2

'12: Floor, Stage, Sound room

'13: Youth House

'14: Pavilion (no short-term)

This Year:

- Missionaries and Margin- Pavilion Tables- Electronic Sign

Foundations

Then you will know…

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths- Prov. 3:5-6

I've been praying lately…And there's this verse

So I'm really trusting God for…

And it's all about This one thing…

But there's more…

In all your ways acknowledgeYada- to know fully, intimately

What does it meanTo "acknowledge God

In all our ways"

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Foundational: Christian Life

God becomes bigHe is the Creator

We are the createdAnd there's humility

God opposes the proudBut gives grace to the humble- James 4:6

in all your ways acknowledge him

King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth:

Peace be multiplied to you! It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders

that the Most High God has done for me

How great are his signs,how mighty his wonders!His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation

Just prior to this…

90' Golden Statue

God opposes the proudBut gives grace to the humble- James 4:6

There's a dream

A great and powerful manLoses his mind

It is a decree of theMost High, which has come

upon my lord the king…

…that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field…

You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet

with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall

pass over you…

…till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will

Acknowledge

And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be

confirmed for you from the time that you know

that Heaven rules

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness…

…and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that

there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity

"Your positionHas a purpose, King"

(This is always true)

Acknowledge GodNot your own power

Declare the truth of God's reign by your actions

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths- Prov. 3:5-6

All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he was walking

on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon…

…and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

God opposes the proudBut gives grace to the humble

- James 4:6

While the words were still in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken:

The kingdom has departed from you, and you shall be driven from among men, and your

dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field

And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you…

Acknowledge God

…until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men

and gives it to whom he will”

It all comes from GodYeah, but…It all comes from GodI know, but…It all comes from God

Immediately the word was fulfilled against

Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and

ate grass like an ox

…and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles’ feathers, and his nails were like birds’ claws

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes

to heaven, and my reason returned to me…

…and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion…

…and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;

all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing…

…and he does according to his will among the host of heavenand among the inhabitants of the earth…

God gave it or it's not his will

…and none can stay his hand or say to him,

“What have you done?”

God gave it or it's not his willAcknowledge him

"If only I could…""But I just wish I looked like…""If I had…"

At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me

My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was

established in my kingdom, and still more greatness

was added to me

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble (Daniel 4)

Nebuchadnezzar:To all the people on earth…

This is who God is!

When God lifts you upIt is so that He might be

More clearly seen

God opposes the proudBut gives grace to the humble

- James 4:6

Because the humbleDirect praise to the Creator

God opposes the proudBut gives grace to the humble

- James 4:6

The joy of manIs the glory of God

The point of our glory and honorIs the praise of the OneFrom whom it comes

This could be a one-offA unique situation

We look at it and go, "Oh, OK…"Except…his son (next chapter)

God opposes the proudBut gives grace to the humble- James 4:6

The Foundational PrincipleOf the Scriptures…

Beyond anything else

Acknowledge God 50 times in Ezekiel alone:

Then you will know that I am the Lord

If I don't start with the GodWho is who he is

Nothing else works outIt becomes magical superstition

Or moralistic religion

I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with

you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine

Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you and anointed you with oil. I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather

I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. And I

adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists

and a chain on your neck

And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head

Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your

clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth

You ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty

And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect

through the splendor that I had bestowed on you,

declares the Lord God

I gave you everything of valueThat you have

And Covenanted to alwaysTake care of you

You wanted for nothing

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths

But you trusted in your beauty and played the whore because of your renown and lavished your whorings on any passerby; your beauty became his

I'm beautiful because of God

I seek to use all that I haveTo bring honor and glory to himHe is my value and my identity

I'm beautiful and it's my IdentityMy Source, my Value

So I become filled with prideAnd do what I want

You took some of your garments and made for yourself colorful shrines, and on them played the whore. The like has never been, nor ever shall be

You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my

silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself

images of men, and with them played the whore

…And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured…

How sick is your heart, declares the Lord God, because you did

all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute

LamentingJudgment coming: no pleasure

…you shall know that I am the Lord- Ezekiel 16 (various)

50 times

"I am the God of your Fathers""Set up stones of remembrance"

When God is Truly acknowledged

Humility isn't a problem

When God is Truly acknowledged

Obedience isn't a problem

God opposes the…?But gives grace to the…?

God had set Israel up to be aPoint of beauty and honor

The point of that positionIs the praise of the Creator

When God gives you gloryIt's never just about you

The point of the positionIs the praise of the Creator

King…oppressing the poor…

Running after false godsBreaking the Covenant vows

Acknowledgment= Humility

Ordering life around his willRestrains sinful nature

Directs decisionsSets up life as it should be

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make

straight your paths

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil

Acknowledge God

It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones

- Proverbs 3:5-8

God opposes the proudBut gives grace to the humble- James 4:6

It's all hisWe are managers

Of what God owns

And what we've been givenIs there to bring Praise and honor

To the One who gave it

Today. Monday. Tuesday…

"God, show me your desireFor me and help me to submitTo what you want in every areaOf my life…"

Pray

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