1/17/16
SEASONAL READINESS...
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11...“But of the times and the seasons, brethren,
ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly
that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they
shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them,
as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye,
brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a
thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are
not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do
others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the
night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who
are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love;
and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us
to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for
us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as
also ye do.” KJV
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 WE MUST KNOW WHAT SEASON IT IS ACCORDING TO GODS ETERNAL
TIME-CLOCK!
Eccl 3:1...To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the
heaven... KJV
Acts 2:16-18...“But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall
come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see
visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall
prophesy:”KJV
Isa 60:2...For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the
people: KJV
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1 John 2:18...Little children, it is the last time:(last in a temporal succession),and
as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists;
whereby we know that it is the last time.KJV
2 Tim 4:3-4...For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears;4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
fables. KJV
SAINTS, THIS IS A SEASON OF MUCH DARKNESS,( figuratively a time of
misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:), A SEASON IN
WHICH THE SPIRIT OF ANTI CHRIST HAS BEEN LOOSED, (the archadversary of Christ and chief architect of deception of doing other things
instead of serving Christ), A SEASON WHERE, AS WE LEARNED THE
OTHER NIGHT, A SPIRIT OF ANTI-CROSS HAS BEEN LOOSED IN THE
CHURCH, A SEASON WHERE A LIE IS WHAT THE GENERAL POPULATION
DESIRES, (lusts after), RATHER THAN TRUTH.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THIS A SEASON WHERE WE ARE, AS BELIEVERS
ARE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KEEPING OUR OWN FIRE
BURNING! TO BE LIGHT BEARERS IN A NIGHT SEASON!
WE MUST HAVE OUR OIL BOTTLE FILLED,(THE HOLY GHOST) EPH. 5:18,
AND WICKS TRIMMED,(NO EXCESS FLESH) Gal 5:24, AND FIRE
BURNING,(ZEAL) Isa 59:17, IN ORDER TO SEE OUR WAY THROUGH THIS
PRESENT DARKNESS WITH A HARVEST OF SOULS. ITS CALLED SPIRITUAL
READINESS!
Leviticus 6:12-13...“And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it
shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning,
and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the
fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it
shall never go out.” KJV
WHAT I WANT US TO SEE TODAY THAT IT WASN'T UP TO GOD TO KEEP
THE FIRE BURNING BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING THE WOOD
ON THE FIRE IS WAS ON THE PRIEST!
WE ARE, IN CHRIST, THE NEW TESTAMENT BELIEVER-PRIESTS AND JUST
AS IN TYPE THE OLD TESTAMENT PRIESTS WERE CHARGED TO PUT
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WOOD ON THE FIRE OF THE ALTAR SO ARE WE TO FEED THE FIRE
THATS IN OUR HEARTS IF WE ARE BORN AGAIN!
THE APOSTLE PAUL TAUGHT TIMOTHY TO DO JUST THAT...
2 Timothy 1:6...“That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the
embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God,
[the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with
those of the elders at your ordination].”
AMP
IN THE NATURAL ORDER OF A YEAR, This is the season of
winter only because the earth is tilted away from the sun
even though it is at it closest point to the sun at any time
during the year!
If the northern hemisphere tilted toward the sun during this
season we would be hotter than the people at the equator!
FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD, ITS TIME TO CHANGE THE TILT OF OUR
EARTHEN VESSELS TOWARD THE SON SO THAT OUR FIRE CAN STAY
LIT!
WE MUST BECOME PROACTIVE, BE IN A STATE OF READINESS, AS IT
RELATES TO OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT
DARKNESS!
*THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY...WHICH IS DEFINED AS OUR
RESPONSE TO HIS ABILITY!
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.”Dietrich Bonhoeffer German pastor that resisted Hilters nazi regime and paid for
it with his life.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO DO THE WORK OF FEEDING THE FIRE GOD HAS PUT
WITHIN US!
WE MUST FEED ON HIS PRESENCE...WE MUST FEED ON HIS WORD...WE MUST
FEED ON HIM ON OUR KNEES...WE MUST FEED IN FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHERS
WHO ARE ON FIRE FOR HIM!
THE BEREAN CHURCH WAS MARKED BY THIS KIND OF READINESS!
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Acts 17:10-11...“And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas
by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the
Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they
received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the
scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” KJV
*readiness of mind, inclination... zeal, spirit, eagerness
alacrity, quick and cheerful willingness.
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 ALSO IN THIS SEASON, WE MUST KNOW, AS BAPTIZED, HOLY GHOST
FILLED, BELIEVERS WHAT ACTIVITIES GOD WANTS US TO DO.
 WHAT IS THE FATHER'S BUSINESS IN THESE LAST DAYS? LIKE JESUS SAID
IN JOHN 9...I MUST WORK THE WORKS OF HIM THAT SENT ME WHILE IT IS
DAY THE NIGHT COMES WHEN NO MAN CAN WORK!
IN THIS SEASON WE MUST...
1. PREACH THE GOSPEL WITH FIRE IN OUR BELLY...
Matt.
24:14...“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”KJV
Lu. 9:6...“And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the
gospel, and healing every where.” KJVA
Mk 16:15...“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature.” KJVA
2. WITNESS TO THE LOST, THAT IS WE MUST COMMUNICATE, BE RELATIONAL
WITH PEOPLE AND MAKE JESUS KNOWN...
Acts 8:1-4... “And Saul
was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution
against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad
throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And devout
men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. As for
Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and
women committed them to prison. Therefore they that were scattered abroad
went every where preaching the word.” KJV
Rom.1:16-17...“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
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God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the
Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is
written, The just shall live by faith.”
Proverbs 11:30...“The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life,
and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men–he gathers
and receives them for eternity]. [Matt. 4:19; I Cor. 9:19; James 5:20.]”AMP
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3. FEED THE HUNGRY...Matt. 25:35, spiritually and naturally...“For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a
stranger, and ye took me in:” KJV
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4. GIVE DRINK TO THE THIRSTY...Matt. 25:35, spiritually and naturally...“For I was
an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a
stranger, and ye took me in:” KJV
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5. CLOTHE THE NAKED...Matt. 25:36...“Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and
ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” KJV
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6. VISIT THOSE WHO ARE SICK...Matt 25:36...“Naked, and ye clothed me: I was
sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”KJV
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7. TAKE THE GOOD NEWS TO THOSE IN PRISON...Matt 25:36...“Naked, and ye
clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”
KJV
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8. LOVE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS...1 Jn 3:14, this verifies our
salvation...“We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love
the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.” KJV
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9. INCREASE OUR PRAYER LIFE INDIVIDUALLY AND CORPORATELY...
Lu
18:1...“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to
pray, and not to faint;” KJV
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1 Thess. 5:17...“Pray without ceasing.” KJV
10. STAY IN YOUR LOCAL COVENANT FELLOWSHIP!
Heb.10:2425... “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but
exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
KJV
Ps 92:13-14...“Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the
courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and
flourishing;” KJV
OUR THEME IS SPIRITUAL READINESS AND AS WE EMBARK UPON THIS NEW
YEAR, 2016, IT IS MY PERSONAL PRAYER THAT YOU AND I BE IN A DISPOSITION
OF READINESS IN OUR SPIRIT AND IN MY MIND! ALSO, THAT I BE A PASTOR
THAT GETS GODS PEOPLE IN READINESS FOR THE LORD'S SOON RETURN!
YOU SEE THE NEXT MAJOR MOVE ON GODS ETERNAL TIME-CLOCK IS THE
RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH!
OUR THEME SCRIPTURE IS FOUND IN LUKE'S GOSPEL...
Luke 12:35-40...Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
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And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return
from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto
him immediately.37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he
cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and
make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.38 And if
he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them
so, blessed are those servants.39 And this know, that if the goodman of the
house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched,
and not have suffered his house to be broken through.40 Be ye therefore ready
also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not
WE MUST BECOME A PEOPLE WHO DISCERN THIS TIME AND BE
READY AND ACTIVE DOING WHAT GOD WANTS DONE.
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I HEAR THE VOICE OF JESUS SAYING "HE THAT HATH AN EAR LET
HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING TO THE CHURCH"
Rev 22:17...And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the
water of life freely.KJV
Rev 22:20...He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus. KJV
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