HEBREWS 4:1-3 STIR IT UP/IM IN THE MIX
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
THERE IS SOME QUESTIONS AS TO THE WRITER OF THE BOOK OF HEBREWS
IT IS CLEAR AND SET APART FROM ANY OTHER BOOK
NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF VOLUME OF ITS INFORMATION, BUT MOST THEOLOGIANS CONSIDER THIS BOOK A SERMON
THERE IS A RHYTHM TO THIS BOOK
IT IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN HEBRAISTIC UNDERSTANDINGS AND FAITH
THE WRITER USES THE OT AS A CANVAS TO PAINT A NT PICTURE
IT IS SO STRONG AND SO POWERFUL, IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE BOOK OF BETTER THINGS
IT BRINGS A WONDERFUL UNDERSTAND OF RELATIONS BETWEEN NT JESUS CHRIST AND OT YAHWEH
THE BOOK MAKES A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO SO POWERFULLY THAT WE CAN NEVER DISCONNECT OURSELVES FROM THE SEED OF ABRAHAM
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
WE LIKE THEM ARE COVENANT KEEPING PEOPLE
CHRISTIANITY IS ROOTED IN JUDAISM
IT DOES NOT STAND ALONE AND APART ONE FROM THE OTHER
IT IS NOT A HOUSE WITHOUT A FOUNDATION
THE INTEGRITY OF ITS FOUNDATION IS BUILT UPON THE POWER OF WHO GOD WAS IN THE OT
IT IS FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE THAT THE WRITER WRITES TODAY DOING A PARALLEL, IF IT WERE, OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL STRUGGLING TO ENTER INTO THE REST AND GOING THROUGH THE WILDERNESS HEARING ABOUT A PROMISED LAND THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE
THIS BOOK, THIS CHAPTER, THIS POINT OF REFERENCE THAT WE TALK ABOUT TODAY IS UNIQUELY SET APART FROM ANY OTHER TEXT THAT I MIGHT PREACH OR SHARE WITH YOU
BECAUSE WHILE IT IS POWERFUL, IT IS DISTURBING
BODY
BODY
GOD WILL DISTURB YOU
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON’T WANT TO HEAR TODAY, BUT GOD WILL DISTURB YOU
HE WILL DISTURB YOU
WITHOUT HIS DISTURBANCE YOU ARE NOT SURE THAT YOU ARE HIS
IF THERE IS NOTHING IN YOUR FAITH THAT DISTURBS YOU, IF THERE IS NOTHING IN YOUR FAITH THAT INTIMIDATES YOU, IF THERE IS NOTHING IN YOUR FAITH THAT HUMBLES YOU, IF THERE IS NOTHING IN YOUR FAITH THAT MAKES YOU DROP DOWN ON YOUR KNEES, IF THERE IS NOTHING IN YOUR FAITH THAT CHALLENGES YOU, I DOUBT YOU HAVE YOUR FAITH AT ALL
REAL FAITH AND ALL IS A STRUGGLE; IT’S A CONFLICT-BETWEEN WHERE I AM AND WHERE I SHOULD BE
BETWEEN WHAT I FEEL AND WHAT HE HAS CALLED ME TO DO
BETWEEN THE PASSIONS OF MY BODY AND THE CALLING OF MY SPIRIT; IT IS ALWAYS WAR
FAITH BRINGS GUNS AND SHOOTS CANNONS AND BULLETS
FAITH DROPS WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
FAITH WILL LEAVE CRATERS IN YOUR SOUL, EARTHQUAKES AS YOU STRUGGLE TO BECOME WHAT YOU HEAR
THERE IS ALWAYS A GULF BETWEEN WHAT YOU HEAR AND WHERE YOU ARE
A STRUGGLE, IF YOU PLEASE, BETWEEN THE HOLY YOU AND THE HUMAN YOU
LIKE TWINS STRUGGLING IN THE WOMB, YOU CANNOT GET RID OF ONE FOR THE OTHER
YOU PRAY, LET THE HOLY ME KILL THE HUMAN ME
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
AND THE DEVIL PRAYS, LET THE HUMAN ONE KILL THE HOLY ONE
BUT GRACE SAYS, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN
WE LIVE WITH THE TWINS STRUGGLING IN OUR WOMB, NEVER ABLE TO GET RID OOF ONE FOR THE OTHER
MY PRAYER IS, LET THE HOLY MIKE KILL THE THE UNHOLY MIKE
BUT HE HAS NOT DONE IT YET
THEN, I BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT IT IS THE HUMAN MIKE THAT GIVES FLAVOR TO THE HOLY MIKE
LIKE THE MARBLING IN A FINE CUT OF MEAT
ISN’T IT AMAZING THAT IT IS THE FAT THAT GIVES THE MEAT ITS FLAVOR
IT IS THE HUMAN THAT GIVES THE HOLINESS ITS HUMILITY
THIS TEXT WARNS US THAT AS WE STRUGGLE ON THE INSIDE, WE ARE STRUGGLING ON THE OUTSIDE AND THAT WE ARE WRESTLING TO ENTER AND TO ENTER INTO A REST
WE ARE INDEED IN A WILDERNESS
YOU CAN NOT RECOGNIZE IT BY LOOKING
YOU CANNOT RECOGNIZE IT HOW WE ARE DRESSED
THERE IS NOT A PERSON IN THIS ROOM THAT IS NOT IS NOT IN SOME KIND OF WILDERNESS
A WILDERNESS WHERE NOTHING GROWS
A WILDERNESS THAT REMINDS YOU OF HOW THIRSTY YOU ARE
A WILDERNESS THAT TAKES AWAY ALL OF OUR COMFORTS
GET YOURSELF A BIG CHAIR, BUT THE WILDERNESS WILL DISTURB YOUR REST
YOU CAN CUSTOM DESIGN ALL OF YOUR CLOTHES BUT THE WILDERNESS WILL STILL LEAVE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE
THE WRITER WARNS US THAT IF WE LIVE LIKE THEY DID, WE WILL DIE LIKE THEM
THE TEXT SAYS, LET US FEAR
OH, MY LET US FEAR
GOD IS TELLING US TO FEAR
THE SAME GOD THAT SAYS, FEAR NOT FOR I AM THY GOD
THE GOD WHO STEPPED OUT ONTO THE SEAS AND SAID, FEAR NOT
THE BIBLE SAYS, GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR
YET, THIS TEXT SAYS, LET US FEAR
IT IS NOT A CONFLICT IN SCRIPTURE
IT IS AN AGREEMENT OF TRUTH
GOD SAYS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I TOLD YOU NOT TO BE AFRAID OF
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THEIR FACES
SPARE NOT, SHOW MY PEOPLE THEIR TRANSGRESSIONS
YOU CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL AND BE AFRAID OF PEOPLE
THEY WILL ALWAYS RUN YOU AWAY FROM WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO
IT IS THE BARKING OF THE DOGS THAT ASSURES ME OF THE PROMISES OF THE HOLY
IF YOU WOULDN’T HAVE BARKED SO LOUD, I WOULDN’T HAVE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THERE
WHEN I HEARD THE DOGS BARKING, I KNEW WHERE THE TREASURE WAS
BUT, THE TEXT SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE MIDST OF OUR FEARLESSNESS, IN THE MIDST OF OUR FEARLESSNESS
THE TEXT SAYS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE AFRAID OF
LET US THEREFORE FEAR THAT WE WOULD LIVE AND DIE AND NOT REACH WHAT HE HAS PROMISED US
THAT I AM SCARED OF
I HAVE REALLY NEVER BEEN AFRAID OF DEATH AS LONG AS I LIVE FIRST
WHAT I AM AFRAID OF IS THAT I WOULD EXIST WITHOUT LIVING
AND LET MY FEAR CAUSE ME TO DIE IN A WILDERNESS THAT I AM NOT CALLED TO
I AM CONVINCED THAT MOST PEOPLE LIVE AND DIE IN THE WILDERNESS OF UNCERTAINTY
NOT BEING SURE
YOUR FEAR IS THE ENEMY BUT YOU ARE AFRAID OF THE WRONG THING
YOU SHOULD BE MORE AFRAID OF NOT ACCOMPLISHING WHAT YOU WERE CREATED TO DO
IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO WHAT WE DO, THE PRESSURE, STRESS, THE FEAR OF NOT PLEASING GOD
GO AHEAD, RUN UP HERE, BUT YOU WILL LIMP BACK, IF YOU GET BACK AT ALL
THE GREATEST FEAR IS TO LIVE AND DIE AND NEVER FIND OUT WHO YOU WERE
LET US FEAR THAT WE WOULD MISS GOD’S PROMISE AND SETTLE FOR SURVIVAL
OH MY GOD, YOU SHOULD SEE THE SETTLERS IN THE CHURCH
THOSE WHO SETTLE FOR LESS THAN GOD’S BEST FOR THEM
BEING MORE AFRAID OF THE OPPOSITION THAN THE ONE WHO CALLED YOU
TURN DOWN YOUR FEAR OF FILURE AND TURN UP THE FEAR OF WHAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN
WHAT YOU COULD HAVE DONE, HAD, REACHED
BECAUSE YOU LET SOME VOICE TALK YOU OUT OF YOUR DESTINY
LET US FEAR THAT WE WOULD FALL SHORT OF A PROMISE BEING FOR US
AND SETTLE FOR SHORTNESS INSTEAD OF GREATNESS
HE BRINGS UP THE OT SAINTS
HE SAYS, THE WORD DID NOT PROFIT
THE WORD DID NOT PROFIT
WHAT IS PROFIT?
PROFIT IS WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT WHEN THE TRANSACTION IS OVER
IT IS NOT HOW MUCH YOU HAVE
IT IS WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT WHEN THE TRANSACTION IS OVER
IF YOU ARE EVEN, YOU ARE UNPROFITABLE
IF YOU ARE IN THE RED, YOU ARE UNPROFITABLE
YOU CAN ONLY DETERMINE PROFIT ONCE YOU HAVE SUBTRACTED EVERYTHING
WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT IS PROFIT
IT DOES NOT SAY THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A TRANSACTION IN THE WILDERNESS
IT DID NOT SAY THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE CONFLICT IN THE WILDERNESS
IT DIDN’T EVEN SAY THAT THEY DIDN’T HAVE VICTORIES IN THE WILDERNESS
BUT PROFIT IS NOT DETERMINED BY HOW WELL YOU FOUGHT, STOOD, HOW MANY VICTORIES THAT YOU HAVE
PROFIT IS WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT WHEN THE TRANSACTION IS OVER
I WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH
I’VE BEEN IN SOME HELLISH FIGHTS
I’VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN SOM BAD THAT I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD GET UP AGAIN
I’VE BEEN SO LOW THAT I WONDERED IF I WOULD SMILE AGAIN
I’VE SEEN SO MUCH PAIN THAT WHEN THE PAIN STOPPED THE BRUISING CONTINUED
BUT I AM STILL HERE
I MAY NOT BE WHO I WAS, BUT I AM STILL HERE
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING LEFT, YOU SHOULD GIVE GOD SOME PRAISE-YOU HAVE SOME PROFIT
GOD WAITS UNTIL WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME THINGS
HE HAS WAITED SO I COULD PREACH HURT, LONELY, REJECTED, SAD, DISCOURAGED
HE HAD TO TAKE ME THROUGH HELL
I GOT SOMETHING
I MADE SOME MISTAKE BUT I GOT SOMETHING LEFT, ALMOST DIED, LOST THE CAR, MOVE BACK IN WITH MY MOMMA
THE WORD DID NOT PROFIT THEM
I’VE BEEN THROUGH FIRE, I GOT SOMETHING LEFT
RAISED MY KIDS, BUT HAVE SOMETHING LEFT
BEEN OPERATED ON, BUT HAVE SOMETHING LEFT
EVERY FIGHT TOOK SOMETHING
THE BIBLE SAYS, SOME HAD NOTHING LEFT BECAUSE THE WORD DID NOT PROFIT THEM
NOT BEING MIXED WITH FAITH
THAT MEANS, IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW CLEARLY THAT GOD SAID IT, IF YOU DON’T MIX IT WITH FAITH
THE WAY TO PROFIT IS NOT JUST TO HEAR THE WORD
BECAUSE THE WORD IS LIKE SOWER SOWING SEED
IT DEPENDS ON THE GROUND THAT IT HITS FOR THE HARVEST YOU GET
WE’VE HAD PEOPLE LEAVE THE CHURCH BECAUSE THEY WERE OFFENDED WITH THE FOOD
BUT IF I HAVE 10 CHILDREN AND 7 OF THEM IS GROWING, I KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FOOD
THEY ARE ALL BEING FED THE SAME THING
IF THE 7 OVER HERE ARE GROWING AND THERE ARE 3 LITTLE GOSIPPERS THAT AREN’T GROWING, DON’T LOOK IN THE KITCHEN
EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN IS GOOD....
EVERY ACTION REQUIRES A REACTION
WHEN GOD SENDS HIS WORD OUT, IF YOU DON’T SEND YOUR FAITH OUT, THE WORD WON’T PROFIT
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WORD, YOU DIDN’T HAVE THE FAITH TO MIX WITH THE WORD
HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT A DRINK AND IT SAYS SHAKE WELL-YOU HAVE TO SHAKE WELL
EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED IS IN IT
BUT IF YOU DON’T MIX IT UP, YOU WILL DRINK OFF OF THE TOP OF THE BLESSING
THE WORD DIDN’T PROFIT NOT BEING MIXED WITH FAITH
FAITH IS NOT MIXING BUT IT IS AN INGREDIENT THAT THE WORD MUST MIX WITH
THE WORD DID NOT PROFIT THEM NOT BEING MIXED WITH FAITH
LIKE YOU ARE BAKING A CAKE
YOU PUT IN A KILO OF BUTTER, 2 CUPS OF SUGAR, AND THEN YOU TAKE 8 EGGS AND YOU MIX IT
YOU MIX IT
THE MIXING IS NOT THE EGGS, BUTTER, OR THE SUGAR---IT IS THE PROCESS
WHEREBY YOU GET THE EGGS AND THE BUTTER AND THE SUGAR AND THE MILK TO TURN INTO SOMETHING ELSE
ONE MAN SAYS, I’LL BRING THE FAITH; IF YOU BRING THE WORD
I’LL MAKE SURE THAT IT IS MIXED
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND HAD TO MAKE CAKES, WE DIDN’T HAVE MIXERS
MAMA HAD A BOWL AND PUT IT INTO HER ARM AND SHE PUT THE INGREDIENTS INTO IT AND SHE WOULD TAKE A BIG SPOON AND START BEATING THE INGREDIENTS IN THE BOWL
AND SHE WOULD MIX IT AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO WORK IF YOU WANTED IT MIXED
AND THE LORD SAYS, IF I SEND A WORD TO YOU, YOU CAN’T REAP A HARVEST OFF OF THE WORD, BECAUSE THE WORD DOESN’T MAKE THE HARVEST UNTIL YOU PUT THE FAITH IN THE BOWL WITH THE WORD AND THEN GOD SAID IF YOU TAKE FAITH AND THE WORD AND PUT IT ALL INTO THE BOWL TOGETHER, THEN I WILL PUT YOU IN THE MIX
I WANT TO TALK TO THOSE WHO HEAR GOOD WORD BUT HAVE NO FAITH
THE REASON THAT YOU COME TO CHURCH AND YOUR LIFE ISN’T CHANGED; IT IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PREACHER
THE WORD YOU GET IS MEAT INDEED
BECAUSE I SEE OTHERS GETTING STRONGER, TAKING BACK EVERYTHING THAT THE ENEMY HAS STOLE, HAVING THEIR LIVES TRANSFORMED
SO, IF YOU WOULD PUT A LITTLE FAITH IN THE BOWL
WHERE ARE MY BELIEVERS AT
I DON’T COME TO CHURCH TO LOOK GOOD, BE FASHIONABLE, IMPRESS ANYONE
I COME TO CHURCH SO THAT MY FAITH WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO GRAB AHOLD OF, FOR FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR....
SOMEONE THAT BELIEVES, GIVE GOD A PRAISE RIGHT NOW
ONCE YOU START RESPONDING TO THE WORD, YOU DON’T HAVE TO JUMP, DANCE OR SHOUT, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE
WHEN THE ENEMY COMES IN; LIKE A FLOOD THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD.....
WHEN ALL THINGS ARE AGAINST YOU, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE, WHEN THE DR.’S REPORT COMES BACK BAD, YOU GOT TO BELIEVE
WHEN THE ACCOUNTANT SAYS THAT YOU’LL LOSE EVERYTHING, BUT I BELIEVE
WHEN YOU ARE DISCOURAGED, JUST BELIEVE, FRUSTRATED, JUST BELIEVE
IF YOU BELIEVE YOU BETTER STAND ON YOUR FEET AND GIVE GOD SOME PRAISE
YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE FAITH THAT YOU WANT TO BUT YOU HAVE TO WORK
BECAUSE FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD
IF YOU BELIEVE THEN PUT SOME WORKS BEHIND IT
THE DEVIL DOESN’T CARE IF YOU BELIEVE BUT IF YOU RESPOND HELL GETS NERVOUS, DEMONS RUN OUT OF THE ROOM, WITCHES START TO TREMBLE, CURSES GET DESTROYED
I’M READY TO WORK MY FAITH
I BELIEVE AND NOW I AM READY TO WORK WITH WHAT I HAVE LEFT
I WILL RESPOND
IT’S TIME TO WORK YOUR FAITH, IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE DEFEATED DON’T ACT DEFEATED, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL PROVIDE, THEN ACT LIKE HE IS PROVISION, IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE SICK, THEN DON’T ACT SICK