God Always Gets Glory

As we've been going alone in the Bible is in very clear. The church's benis Evangelistic Unstoppable force not because the church itself is this I'm talking to 40% on board. He is Non-Stop.

And when God chooses to put his hand on something in the multiplier No Horses of man in stock.

In chapter 12 of the book of Acts as we're going to be today. We're going to stay a very haughty King.

Seek out the adulation for men. That is freaking crazy man. The glory of man. And then is seeking an activation and his self pride and raising up. He steals jewelry belonging only to God and by the way all through Glory only belong

I thought over the last couple years, you know, it's amazing how you grow when your Christian walk and sometimes you're not even reading the Bible. I don't know if I'm the only person who does it in the Bible, I'll be praying or simply talking to God and scriptural come to my mind and understanding of that scripture that ever brats before am I the only one that ever has that up and write it down or if you get to know me. Well, I'm kind of a hyper solat time to literally start dancing around my office. I'll just get excited and This past year and in such a simple thought in and there's a difference between knowing something theologically intellectually and knowing something spiritually minded, but there's a difference and and I'll just forget I came to this realization and I knew it was already true, but I didn't really think how apply to me had never really hit home with me. Scripture No, we stand for the Lord in Woodhaven stubble or burn up and all that's left is the gold and precious stones and I remember growing up hearing all the time call Tumblr Christians are going to live her life and see what they're going to say, but by fire and and I hope you have some gold and some silver some precious stone and almost hit me. Total misunderstanding that church. I mean it really is all about us making sure we do.

And this flashbulb Wicked name?

The only thing I can lay on that alternates with head stubble and all the gold and the jewels in the precious things that are going to be done or what we've done because Christ has done them in it. So anything that is left after my life has been tried. It's all Christ.

That was a major major. It's like I've known it and I've known it for years, but it's almost like for the first time it came real to me. Also my God is is it

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true that so many Christians miss out on they make their Christianity about themselves and they think that it's funny cuz you see the self-righteous Christian. They think they're better than everybody else is a dress a certain way walk certain weight off a certain way and then their mind they think they have more gold and silver in stones and the older than everybody else but in the truth, the only gold silver at 8, if you realized how wretched you actually are and how fully God is. You're going to realize we are hit. The only thing on the altars going to last us Christ, you will have nothing to brag about this world. Now that's not an excuse to do what you want, but none the less.

We see. Christianity religious people at odds and their own self-righteousness eating the glory of God. And it's so, so prevalent. It seems like all around us today. Everybody's a table Christianity even many Christians and they don't even realize it.

Our government has banned prayer in public places, San Antonio constitutional and unfair to suggest other people to things they don't believe in.

Pulling unit amazing. They don't suggest people to things. I don't believe anything. It's unconstitutional but they'll still subject them to all kinds of shock and other things if you don't believe in

interesting thought cuz it's not about subjecting. It's about God by the hatred of God's word.

Play pool down all things public pointing to the Divine God. We've seen businesses attack overhauled and standards. We're saying blank and Blues in our pop culture today trying to make relevant every single blast meme known to man. If it's a Blasphemous it is going to be on your half-hour sitcom as a norm.

We've come to society that is more and it's not more anti-god. That's a man is always been anti-god. It's just we haven't seen this type of rebellion. So public for a hundred years or more.

I praise God for that short-lived. type of influence that America had

Now or Never the government people pagans which to cut down the influence of God and the number one way that softened done is by bringing praise themselves. Just a thought. I'm not really going to be exegetically working through that thought but just a thought I have just I just can't see over and over again. One of the ways that government tries to replace his daughters by becoming God.

One of the ways self-righteous. Christians were working against Christianity shut down. The glory of God is by trying to make people see them out amazing. They are and therefore taking the glory of God.

Tolleson in the story. There's going to be if it's America. About to read their they're going to be gone and there's something here.

And don't want to take care of Harry. Let's go ahead and just jump into this and I don't want to get ahead of myself, but forgot to read verses 1 through 3. If you have your Bibles open to Acts chapter 12 Acts chapter 12 verses 1 through 3, and then we're going to spray.

About that time parrot the king laid violent hands on some who belong to the church. He killed James the brother of John sword and when he saw it, please the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread. Their followers are crazy for you can stop us.

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at your will be done here. If you would get Lori from us that you can get Glory from your word man preached this morning guy that you would turn our hearts to you Lord that we may Hope rest in you Lord for you are or rest. God you are Archer assassin. God in you we find our rest. God is great Lord that you would let us rest in you as we look. This narrative we see that man works against God tries to steal the glory from God, but God you share your glory with no, man. that bridge God's only you are glorious. God afraid one who encourages Miss China would I picked reissuance?

We need to almond recipe. You lucky crazy and his name is Ray. Amen.

So King heric. He is being violent to people in the church on BBC. He's just laying hands on people should be more violent and then he gets James the brother.

John He told me and The Crowd Goes Wild. And Eric seen that the crowd went wild loving the plot of men and and herself off saltation stop to get more presents more plot. So you don't have to hear but let's not jump ahead of ourselves. Kills Joe James with the sword the people applaud they Praise Him and hair. It hurts family line had an aptitude for seeking self. What's the location? I'm at whole family line had that. This was Herod Agrippa. And by the way, this would have been the grandson of Herod the Great Herod. The Great is the one who ordered all the babies killed in Bethlehem when he couldn't get the Jesus trying to kill the son of God.

Baby, and it's amazing. Where is the Great? Why did he try to kill the son of the Living God because the Wiseman told him the king of the Jews is, he didn't want to share his glory with God. Didn't want to share his authority to anybody. He was afraid it might keep him from being so exhausted. So Paris the great seeks to kill Jesus as a child. And that was one of the most horrendous things recorded the Bible. Can you only imagine it's soldiers marched in the Bellevue and rip 2 year old children under the arms of every mother and start throwing them into the river to drown.

horrible Wicked I can only imagine the cries in Bethlehem. I want to worst things ever witness in a lifetime.

Herod the Great and his thirst for exaltation

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They want the adulation of the world. He wanted the apply to the world and some amazing back in our current political climate. We're seeing this also play out. It is popular to be a Christian. You'll get the F lot of men if you say God has no place in the culture. What's even more amazing? It's not about God the figure. It's not about God the philosophy for them. It's about the job. The only true God and I can tell you that because they're okay with teaching all about Muslims in school and they're okay with every other religious thing. Only fear. The one true Living God or God.

He will pray he's a lady in a burka. And put her on the Senate. That somebody comes up to be pro-choice or pro-life love God stand by Bakers who refused to go against their conscience and bless God or hormone turn evil. It's amazing thing. We're saying and I don't like him in a few minutes the amount of time. I don't like rapping.

Things around American government. Let me tell you something. I am an American and I better put this on.

This is reason. I don't like Flags now for my fridge American by no means. By God's Sovereign decree. He made my borders and he made me born in American and I am to obey and I'm not to be thankful for that.

with that being said

this morning as We Gather to worship. We have brothers and sisters and countries that are enemies the United States that are brothers and sisters and family. They're not our enemies.

We are pilgrims in this world.

Miss America will burn and will pass away every nation on Earth will pass away and when we are together together around God's work. We are one Kingdom under Christ.

I know it's kind of silly something. I have the Tennessee to 2 km things.

That's the reason why.

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Seeking for adulation seeking for Bob the world does the exact same thing. They will lay hands on the Divine because the popular because it pleases people because they want that bad religion England that up flaw. And let me tell you something quote as worried about the sea from God's holy word is they may get Applause for a season. But God promised that you can do sitting on the right hand of the father to all his enemies became his footstool. So there might be a cause for a season and we might feel like we're missing a bottom jeans. I just lost his wife. By the way, God wanted sleeping on the job. We're being that you were Damned.

As evident what God does in the church?

But man alive is Kirk family. Her aunt has is the one who killed John the Baptist simply because please the crowd same situation girl comes dances for him. What do you want? I want I want to John the Baptist head on a platter. Okay.

Why is it please the masks? It's nothing new.

The secular hates the sacred. The secular will always take the sacred John 15 Verse 18 and 19 put the best way. Jesus says if the world hates, you know that it hated me before it hated you and if you were the world the world would love you as its own but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

Jesus tells his disciple. Hey Glisan dies. They hated me before they hated you. When did they start hating Jesus when he was born?

Jesus was hated long before he was born.

Jesus literally said they hated me before you head that hated. You understand. This is the Son of God who was ordained to die before the foundation of the Earth.

They hated him long before they hated you. Fighting type picture of Jesus at 30 years old not being lights, but I think what he's saying is much are entering that they don't like that at all.

They hate their mind and if they hate to divide they're going to hate you because you belong to their mind. And if you belong to the carnival in the world did they wouldn't hate you they would love you. But because you belong to me, they're going to hang shoes.

But I hate you. And it shouldn't be so it must be so.

But see the problem I have with the story is not just that the world hated the Divine, but I want you to notice. verse 3 and when he saw it pleased the Jews. Not only did the Warhead but the celebrations those were trying to come Road for God's by holding all those who rejected the only begotten Son of God. The son Jesus Christ was rejected. Jesus were happy about James being killed. There was even more crazy is that this Emperor like the applaud?

This self-righteous even hate the divine. You need to come listen music juice. John the Baptist was saying you need to baptize another word. You're not even a part of God's family. Jesus showed up and raised his only begotten of the father and brings out the gospel and they reject it because how dare he

We have Abraham for our father.

I work at the Young Rich ruler.

Told me that he hadn't told me he went away broken. The point I'm making is this. Nina and self-righteous in our modern and it's amazing self-righteous aren't necessarily those who believe in their there's this whole generation of meditating hippies who think they can extend into a higher existence of understanding.

Even though she had morals by the world's standings. Can we see this?

This is my world news is still prevalent the sacred secular hates the sacred and what's even more beautiful in all this. Take it personal.

Preach what you mean, by the way, we just seen God on the road to Damascus with so I'll just a couple chapters earlier.

We're already.

Would you see the results of man seeking the adulation World seeking the a quad of the world? But here's the thing arrest Peter because he wants more he wants more praise and and verse for if you open your Bibles verse for when he had seized him he put him in prison delivering him over to look at this folks four squads of soldiers. Do you understand? There was a four squads of soldiers. That's usually 20 or more men. 4 squats, what's 4 * 20?

80 men we don't know the exact number. Historically around 20 minute makeup is squab. alarm in Garden one man in it Citizen news is as much as carrots. It's seeking adoration and praise of men Paradise also heard stories about Peter walking out of prison before parents also heard stories about Stones being rolled away is being risen from the dead. What are the purpose of you things so hair decides that in his power mystery that the young vet Peter want young? He's older. He ain't going nowhere. He ain't going nowhere and assigned a ridiculous number of men to Gar Peter.

Hurt doesn't honor God. Just at the more power more Pride amazing even more than that. He even wants to be seen as God will but Eric was angry with the people of Tyre and sidon. It's because he wanted them to only depend on him for food because they came to on one Accord came to him with one Accord having persuaded black the king of the Chamberlain they ask for peace because their country dependent on the Kings country for food and on the appointed day he put on his floral robes took his seat looked upon the throne and delivered more attention to me than he gives speech but here's the thing. They were dependent on him for food. And he wants them to know that he was the one who supplies all their needs. So when it was time to make a big speech and a throne put out in front of everybody. Let me tell you they don't lose those throne rooms around what a pronoun who's usually carved out of very expensive food with plate with Gold Gym's and what a throne. Usually be sitting out in the public.

I want you to understand that hair was putting on some pump. He was laying on his drawing a crowd and he's not only her King. Easter answer for daily bread

We want them to know we was.

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He was a line of men who try to take Glory from God. But as I said earlier, Isaiah 42:8, I'm the Lord my name. That is my name and my glory I get to know other nor my praise our times got yours is Glory with no man. In God's going to make carrot glow and I won't you notice for Waze deals with Herrick. four ways truck still God's glory you try to mess with his children. I will tell you this Psalms 105 15 touch not my anointed ones. Mess with God's children going to have issues through 11 up their voices Peter. Now I heard was about to bring him out on the very night. And Peter was sleeping Between Two Soldiers bound with 2 Chainz and centuries before the door regarding the prison and behold name of the Lord stood next to him in the cell put on your sandals and he did so they said to him wrapped around you and follow me and he went out and followed him and did not know that what was being done by the angel is real. I was dreaming. But that was seeing a vision and when they had passed the first and the second guard they came to the arm gate leading into the City and open for them of its own Court. They went out with a long one street and immediately the angel left him. When Peter came to himself, he said now I am sure that the Lord has sent his Angel to rescue me from the hand of Herod. And of all that the Jewish people were expecting. Sequence out and repaired adulation from the Jewish people or one with the Dead.

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with all the authority that Herod held he could not hold a man in prison that God wanted out just as death could not hold our reward. Everything that God Wills will be accomplished.

now Stop for a minute.

Think about James. I told you I was going to come back to me. Change guide Peter set free. Why?

Let me tell you something. Y'all just not work by reason of man. God has a purpose in James and God has a purpose and Peter. But I will put it this way.

The church the blood of the martyrs is the old saying is the seed of the church.

throughout history every single time Batman and governments and authorities had tried to pull back the church the Gates of Hell cannot Prevail against the church when God chooses to March his army for every time a martyr has died the church has grown and this is not something far in the distance as American Christians. We know legal persecution, but I'm talk about persecutions going on even now in our country and legal sent and abroad very physically. I'm getting contacts from missionaries churches being burnt down almost daily in China right now.

You know what? I have been trying to keep doing it. Keep burning Oaks churches, China. Don wobble ice wife and his church will multiply and there's nothing you can do to stop. So you keep bringing the church and God will keep rising up.

God always his last laugh. God takes from herot. And what's Herrick know that no amount of guard and his power and authority to take control on God's on a Duke and he takes Peter out of the prison not by force. Peter walked out I don't think it was in a really that big of a rush. I mean Peter Pan Tuesday during he's probably going like this all day out. Secondly, he rejuvenates his church. You know, what else God, does he wear juvenates his church? What does this cost James they love James?

Mount Peter Peters locked up and the Bible tells the church is praying and they've been praying since the early part of this chapter and when we get down first, they're still praying mantis for stage not begging God to not take Peter to Peter with the church is funny how that's humans are.

First 12 and we realize this look at verse 12 chapter 12 and when he realizes he went to the house with Mary the mother of John. Whose other name was Mark? Where many were gathered together and were what church Reagan?

Reserve a girl named Rhonda came in answer. Recognizing Peters voice in Her Joy. She did not open the gate but ran and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. I don't see it now this Kitty girl.

So excited she runs and tells her by Oscar Peterson in that the game. They're probably taking me out riding with all the little men.

Verse 15 and they answered her send to her. Are you out of your mind? Sometimes I like to say that to leave me alone. Just a joke. Are you out of your mind?

but she kept insisting that it was soaked and she kept saying

Verse 16, but Peter continue knocking and when and where I'm at and I love this but motioning to them with his hands and he described them and how the Lord had brought him out of the prison Peters been an expert at making who who who is the hero of the story? You're not going to believe what you

famous for what he did and he said tell these things 2 Jane and to the brothers that they that he depart it and went to another place Oak what to do. He says per gallon for Brandon sister to do this.

the shop around the church That's what happens when people burn it down charges and God will keep working miracles and churches gathering places. God doesn't work.

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He would juvenates his church man, who is trying to get praise from God? He's trying to get adulation from self. He's trying to get that.

We're trying to get his praise. God takes Peter out. Dog gives the church a story to tell it's going to strengthen it even more and verse 3 or number 3 God kills heretic. birthday theme

now when the day came there was no little disturbance among the soldier or what had become of Peter search for him. I did not find them in the centuries and ordered that they should be put to death then he went down from Judea to set Surya and he spent time there now heard was Ingrid people of Tyre and sidon. And they came to him with one Accord having persuaded Blastoise the king of the Chamberlain and they ask for peace because their country depends on the Kings country for food. So he's and read these people and they're begging him to forgive them cuz they need to be fed. And what's he do he shows up and he lets them know. He's the king and he's there daily supplements. He's there. Hope for life. Verse 21 on the 20-day Herod put on his Rural Road and took his seat upon the throne and delivered portation to them. He gave us speech. And the people were shouting. The boy summer girl that was a man. Oh, I imagine he loved that. People are shouting. This is the voice of a God not of a man. In the Bible very clear to send that was in his heart and verse 23 immediately names of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last breath. And by the way, I'm going to tell you the rest of the story. He opened his eyes and healthier alternative.

God will get his glory.

God sets up Kings and he brings them low. This is the God because he claimed to build battle on the break. This is the guy who also has this man in hell for all eternity absent from him because

How about the story? Who got the last laugh?

I want you to understand something Church. That the world may be against us and I would say even those who think they're of Chrysler and specimen there spiritually who are against us and I will tell you this.

God always watch lots of us don't matter are you getting off?

And that's really the question. What happens when man seems adulation and praise and glory The Lawns on the dock?

Donald get to watch buy we will. Donald get the final grades for all eternity.

I got free with points. I'm going to give and I promise you I'm not going to be much longer than that. But number four. Increases the number who praise His name? British 24, but the word of God increase and multiply so God. This is Peter rejuvenates his church kills Herrick and increases the amount of miles that are raising in an essay.

I got Works Barb Saul return from Jerusalem in the name of the police officer was agreeing with them John's name is Mark, but frequent points number 1 2 3 quick ones are rest and got rash and Dumber Joyce and God. I don't do that very often. Rustin Dodd I want you to understand Church from this narrative. I thought the truth that we see you are in God's hands and both life and death Jane and Peter was in God's hand you my brothers and sisters had no guilt in life. No fear in death. You do my brothers and sister to live is Christ and to die is gain you my brothers and sisters are in God's hands and both life and death.

at bat I love what Jesus tell them says my sheep hear my voice. I know them they follow me. I give me, watch they will never perish and no one shall snatch them out of my hand and it goes on his face and my father's father's hand.

Church you're in the Bob McCann. dead people on the god in all things are attacking you from without your in the father's hand.

James was in the father's hand and Peter was in the father's name.

But let's go a little bit further.

To live is Christ to die is gain and I just heard a great little sermonette on that this past week. To die is gain. Think about this. that is better than All the pleasures of the body sex eating when you die. Your body goes with the grave. Your soul isn't heading into the day of Resurrection. And death is better than life. If you're Christian, if you're not a Christian this why is the best thing?

First rest in God's second Lee Robinson. God is our satisfaction. That was our satisfaction.

Memories for you, and I want to get back into but I read this a hundred times. I'm going to start reading a lot this next year we exist for purpose and I changed one word up. Cuz it finally hit me. Which is her purpose to enjoy God and magnifying his Supremacy in all things to love God with all of our being worked with him and all of our life to love others out of the abundance of relationship with Christ to build a community of worship enjoyment of. Accountability and Grace with one another the love La by showing Jesus love through our lives as a church body serving as hand feet of Our Lord Church in the Glorious gospel class making disable Cycles volnation starting at home for the day.

God why why did the Christians keep doing what they're doing? Why do they make that? I mean they've they've been ran out of Cedar Bend Circle jails later on. We'll see Paul having the same thing going on. They keep getting in trouble. They keep going for Car-X people aren't take one and they keep doing this. Why because there's no Greater Joy. There's no greater satisfaction. There is no other satisfaction.

another satisfaction or be satisfied in God

now I can spend some time with you on that, but I don't have time.

Find our souls satisfaction.

Skyward that I hid in my heart that I might not sin against the old those who satisfy themselves and God is one.

Thirdly rejoice in the God and I'm going to close rejoicing. It is all his victory and we are Heirs of that. It's all going to be his big Greek and we are Heirs of that. He says till I make thine enemies thy footstool Luke 20:43. It is all his victory and we are Heirs of that but let me go further. Remember, I told Abraham concerning the great promise who is the seed of the promise Jesus? So I will bless thee who bless you and I will and him who dishonors you I will curse and all the families there shall be blessed.

How about this? Rejoice in God in this world for Joyce can down in this world if possible as far as it depends on you live peaceably with all we love it never hears Christ never avenge yourselves. Paul but I believe it now never been yourself. Leave it to the wrath of God first written vengeance is mine. I will repay saith the Lord at Old Testament. Did The Conjuring if your enemy is hungry feed him you start seeing him something to drink for subdue mean you keep burning coals on his head do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. Rest in God rejoice in God in this world meant when a woman is beating me down overcome evil with good love. how to say this when you were being Pixel owner beaten down from the inside by the way, you staying at church long enough it will happen.

I like poles example in libyans chapter 170 preach Christ from Indian Riley, but others from Goodwill the ladder do it out of love knowing that I am put here for the defense of the Gospel the former Proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition not sincerity, but thinking to equip Me Mine prisonment Verse 18. What's Paul's answer only that every way whether in pretense or truth crisis for playing and in that I rejoice. Call bad attitude is crazy. We're out there at least giving it all.

Just rejoice in God.

Ultimately, he will get the victory.

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Perhaps they just need to be encouraged. After the battle off the way God your word does not return void your word with you difference.

God I believe with all my heart the holy scriptures being read this morning. Thank you for that Skyler truth. Will it rain in Oak Park? the Transformers Storm8 enfold mask for your cooler for your friends

I need to know about consent in the house of the Lord. This is my goal. I'm going to hit the new person up on Fiverr that's new in our website update to add the swipe to it. Hopefully, I'll be out by Wednesday also the fundraiser for the school on Friday spaghetti dinner. We'd love to have their by their $66 for one plate of spaghetti $20 maximum for family. So we love to have you and those are recommended donations. If you want to come you don't act like that come in in the play starts at 7 and our efforts been putting on good place for about three or four years. So we'd love to have you if you're available and they didn't do a good job with me working really hard on me and my wife three years and I'm excited to see what she's going to do. I have no clue. I don't think he has any other announcements. You got the mains having the whole group of the house tonight. I would encourage everybody Robbie has been saying it over and over and over again. I'm going to say it. I don't care.

Try to give it a shot. I know this some of you it's not possible because you have other things some of y'all have health issues that make it almost impossible to get here at church on time and I'm not going to stand in judgment. I am not I promise you I will think no less of anybody for not here for him. But if you're capable with your able to pray about it. Make an effort to try something new.

Should I go get an extra hour of every cheat?

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