Point of Grace Worship 5.7.23 Sermon Notes – “Resurrection Rescue – Part 5”

Resurrection Rescue – Rescue from Evil

John 8 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!

Jesus called the devil the father of lies! Satan – the adversary, the accuser

The Rescue from Evil Recipe: “The truth in me and me in the Truth”!

truth #1 Every day we wake up in a world at war with our enemy on the prowl!

Ephesians 6 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

1 Peter 5 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith,

The enemy is a trinity – the devil and his accomplices!

The Devil – the enemy above -Satan – the lying deceiver- accuser – a conscious less enemy of God and His children

The World – the enemy around - collective humanities values, initiatives, institutions and culture formulated without God in the center– a godless endeavor

The Sinful Self – the enemy within – every person is born estranged from God – our natural default is to trust “self” over God for life

Third Party Alert

What I need is my Rescue Recipe: “The truth in me and me in the Truth”!

truth #2 Our enemy is a conscious-less deceiving liar who hates God and all God loves!

Genesis 3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’? 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” 4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it

With every lie comes the temptation to believe it and then live like it is truth.

The Lie of Lies

We can have true “Life” (love, joy, peace. hope, happiness, meaning, fulfillment, etc.) without God… … in fact God and His rules for living are in our way. Not sure He can be trusted if He is there at all. It is up to us. In other words, we can have Eden again by human effort and will … without God.

This is the bottom line lie of all lies!

Living this lie is signing up for a life of pain!

What I need is my Rescue Recipe: “The truth in me and me in the Truth”!

truth #3 Jesus is Truth, tells the truth, is good, is alone victorious over evil and in Him we are victorious too! Rescued!

Colossians 1 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins

Genesis 3 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[a] and hers; he will crush[b] your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Ephesians 6 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,

My Rescue Recipe: “The truth in me and me in the Truth”!

Jesus, all authority in the heavens and on this earth has been given to you and you are worthy to receive all glory and honor, power and dominion, now and forever. I sincerely receive you as my everlasting victory against Satan and his kingdom and I now take my place in your victory.

In my identity given me in baptism, I bring the authority, rule, and dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ and the full work of Christ over my life, over every aspect of my living and over all my kingdom and domain.

I bring the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ and the full work of Christ against every evil power coming against me, my family and my kingdom and domain, [You might need to name them—what has been attacking you?] I cut all forces of evil off and banish them away from me and mine in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ.