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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"
Facebook friend at the Mall
'Sup?
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
Questions, CommentsDisagreements
Black Friday Serve
Chairs
3 RowsRest of the Chairs