Sermon Outline for
09/29/11
JESUS, MOVE me to CONFESSION
Order:
Power in the Blood (1&3)
Welcome & Announcements
Sing to the King
I Need Thee Every Hour
Jesus Paid it All
Jesus Son of God
Message: I have a Confession to make
Invitation:
Offering
Benediction & Closing Words
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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calling service
Stories: Our confession [defined: admission or acknowledgement]
Our confession is what we believe and shapes who we are.
The Gospel Confession
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You have a confession that needs to be made today and that
confession is that you have been mastered/ conquered by Jesus
Christ the King.
Invictus: Unconquered- TImothy McVay (1995)- by WIlliam Ernest Henley 1875
Out of the night that covers me,/ Black as the Pit from pole to pole,/
I thank whatever gods may be/ For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance/ I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance/ My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath & tears/ Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years/ Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,/ How charged with punishments the
scroll./ I am the master of my fate:/ I am the captain of my soul.
YOU need to be mastered, conquered, captained by the
gracious king of Glory.
Today in Rev.5 we will see some confessions made about
Jesus and my prayer is that they will the confession you make
today, not just black words on white pages.
\PRAYER
Jesus is at the center of the
throne room of Heaven.
See the contrast between the
conquering lion of verse 5 and
the slain lamb of verse 6. Which
is it? In God’s sovereignty it is
both.
horn: verility/ power/ strength
7: fullness or completion
Remember why John was
weeping in verse 4?
No one was worthy- had the
weight/ authority, was capable.
seraphim
representatives of saints
Have you ever felt like your
prayers bounced off the ceiling?
For the child of God, your prayers
are heard and they are kept.
Golden bowls were used in the
temple at sacrifice. They held
incense which was to be a
pleasing aroma to the Lord as the
sacrifice was consumed.
Your N.T. prayers are the same as
that pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Axios: Worthy- JESUS IS
CENTRAL/ JESUS IS WORTHY.
Lev 17:11 & Heb. 9:22=
without the shedding of blood
there is no forgiveness of sins.
bought/ purchased/ slave
trade/ redeemed
1 Cor. 6:20- bought with a price
all people, all places, all time
princes/ princesses: Sons and
Duaghters of the King
I have access to God the
Father. 1 Peter 2:9
We will reign with him,
because of him. Eph 2:9
6 And
between the throne and the four living
creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb
standing, as though it had been slain, with seven
horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven
spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
7 And
he went and took the scroll from the right
hand of him who was seated on the throne.
8 And
when he had taken the scroll, the four
living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell
down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and
golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers
of the saints.
9 And
they sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open
its seals, for you were slain/
,
and by your blood you ransomed people for
God from every tribe and language and people
and nation, 10 and you have made them a
kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall
reign on the earth.”
slaughtered/ butchered/ violent bloody
11 Then
the largest of Greek numbers: 10,000
A number too big to count
I looked, and I heard around the throne
and the living creatures and the elders the voice of
many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and
thousands of thousands,
WORTHY BY REDEMPTION
with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive
power and wealth and wisdom and might and
honor and glory and blessing!”
12 saying
flash back to Rev4:11.
Worthy of all I had, have, and will
have. I cannot give to God more
than he is worthy of.
Bigger than Is45:23,
Rom14:11, Phil2:10-11
every knee bow, tongue confess
Somehow God will cause
everything that created to make a
confession. Every beast, bird,
man, heavenly angel.
My mouth will speak the
praise of the Lord,
and let all flesh bless his
holy name forever and ever.
(Psalm 145:21, ESV)
Let everything that has
breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
(Psalm 150:6, ESV)
vs. 12
may it be, this is true, right on
CENTRAL TO ME, WORTHY TO
ME, WORSHIPED BY ME?
WORTHY BY CREATION
I heard every creature in heaven and on
earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all
that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!”
13 And
14 And
the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and
the elders fell down and worshiped.
(Revelation 5:6-14, ESV)
Some at-risk people would rather stay put than be led
to safety. That’s what helicopter pilot Ian McConnell
and the rest of his air station crew discovered in the
aftermath of Katrina.
McConnell and his crew were told to keep five H-60
helicopters airborne on missions around the clock to
airlift stranded people to the Super-dome. They were
only able to help a few survivors. “On our first 3
missions; we saved the lives of 89 people, 3 dogs, and a
cat,” McConnell said. “On the 4th mission, to our great
frustration, we saved no one- but not for lack of trying.
The dozens we attempted to rescue refused pickup!
“Some people told us to bring them food and water. We
told them, “You are living in unhealthy conditions, and
the water will stay high for a long time, we warned
them. Still they refused.”
In truth they did not realize how desperate their
situation was until it was too late.
Your situation in sin is desperate. Don’t put off
the savior today. Give your life to him.
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!” (Revelation 4:8)
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory
and honor and power, for you created all things, and
by your will they existed and were
created.” (Revelation 4:11)
“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its
seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you
ransomed people for God from every tribe and
language and people and nation, 10 and you have
made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and
they shall reign on the earth.” (Revelation 5:9-10)
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive
power and wealth and wisdom and might and
honor and glory and blessing!” (Revelation 5:12)
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be
blessing and honor and glory and might forever
and ever!” (Revelation 5:13)
-AMEN (Revelation 5:14)