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Amen. Exodus chapter 33. Exodus 33. Please, let's
pay attention. Verse 18. And he said, give me
New King James. And he said, please, show me
your glory. Show me your glory. Show me your
glory. What is the glory of God? There's something
so much that... Moses desire, he desire to see
the glory of God. What is this glory of God?
What is this glory of God? Now, the word glory
in Hebrew is the word kabod. K -A -B -O -D. Kabod.
K -A -B -O -D. And it's used in the scriptures
for a plethora of things, for many things. It
can refer to wealth, riches. It also means an
office or status. Splendor. Wealth, riches. It
also means an office. Status or splendor. This
was what Moses, he says, I want to see, he says,
show me your glory, show me your glory. And we've
said that this glory, you know, is not, Moses
has seen, has walked in power, he has walked
in the miraculous. So, when it comes to, you
know, the miraculous and power, he has walked
in it. And let's look at the response of God
in verse 19. Verse 19. Then he said, I will make
all my goodness pass before you and I'll proclaim
the name of the Lord before you. I'll proclaim
the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious
to whom I will be gracious. And I will have compassion
on whom I will have compassion. So we will see
the word goodness. Goodness meaning good things.
Good things. God will make his good things pass
before Moses. This means that Moses will see
ahead of time. You know, proclaiming the name
of the Lord has to do with the works of God.
Has to do with what God will do. The name of
the Lord refers to what God will do. His goodness
has to do with, you know, what God will do. The
good things that come from God. These good things
include His graciousness. His mercy. His compassion.
His graciousness and compassion. That is God's
saving grace. God will make Moses to see ahead
of time. In verse 20, God said, you cannot see
my face. You cannot see what? You cannot see
my face, for no man shall see my face and live.
And oftentimes, this verse is translated that
if you see God, you will die. If you see God
face to face, what will happen to you? You will
die because nobody, this verse is saying that
nobody can see God and live. You cannot see my
face and live. You cannot see my face. You cannot
see my face. God said you cannot see my face.
John wrote this in John chapter 1 verse 18. Let's
look at John chapter 1 verse 18. About seeing
the face of God. You cannot see my face. John
chapter 1 verse 18. It says no one has seen God
at any time. That means nobody has seen God physically.
At any time. Amen. Nobody has seen the face of
God. Physically at any time. No one has seen
the face of God. Physically at any time. But
who? The only begotten son. Whom is in the bosom
of the father. He has declared him. So has anyone
seen God? Physically at this moment? No. Right?
Physically, no one has seen God. But how only
the begotten son has seen him. This means that
the only agency by which we can see God is in
Christ. Hallelujah. The only means by which we
can see God is who is in Christ. So the word
my face or the word face is a Hebrew word panim.
P -A -N -I -M. P -A -N -I -M. Which is used for
physical appearance. Is used for physical appearance.
So, what Moses was asking for is that he wants
to see God in the flesh. What Moses is asking
of God in verse 18 is that he wants to see God
in the physical form. As a man. He's aware by
his dealings with God that God will become a
man. Right from the writings we see even in Genesis
chapter 1, you know, verse 1, you see an idea
that Moses already have about what God wants
to do. That is, God will manifest himself in
man. So this is what Moses was yearning to see.
He wants to see God physically. He has seen God
in visions. He has had encounters of visions.
He has had God speak to him and in different
ways, but now he wants to see God how? He wants
to see God physically. Now from the phrase, no
man shall see me and live, does not mean that
when you see God, you will die. That's not what
it means. As I said, this has been wrongly interpreted
oftentimes. The word or the phrase unleaf are
translated from the Hebrew word, let me spell
it, H -A rather, H -A -Y -A. H -A -Y -A. It means
kept alive. It means to be kept alive. It means
to be kept alive. The phrase unleaf means to
be kept alive. Same is used in Genesis chapter
3 verse 22. Genesis chapter 3 verse 22. Where
that word is used, the Lord said, Behold, the
man has become like one of us to know good and
evil. And now unless he put out his hand and
take also of the fruit, the tree of life, and
eat, And live forever. That's the way it is.
And live forever. To be kept alive. And live
forever. Also in Exodus chapter 1 verse 16. Exodus
chapter 1 verse 16. And he said. When you do
the duties. Please. Let the verses be there.
And he said, when you do the duties of a midwife
for the Hebrew woman and see them on a bedstool,
if it is a son, then you shall kill him. But
if it is a daughter, then she shall what? She
shall live to be kept alive. That's where that
word is also used in the scriptures. So the way
it is translated, it shouldn't be no man shall
see my face. And what? And live, but it should
be rather no man shall see my face and not be
kept alive. Do you understand what I did here?
No man shall what? The word there is kept alive,
to be kept alive. To be kept alive. No man shall
see my face and not be kept alive. Because when
you see God, what happens to you? You have life.
Hallelujah. When you see God, we see Moses teaching
that in Numbers 21 verse 9. We saw it earlier
on Numbers 21 verse 9. You also see Moses using
this concept. So Moses made a bronze serpent
and put it on a pole. So it was, if a serpent
had bitten anyone, when he what? When he look.
All right? This is Moses' teaching. When he look
at a bronze serpent, he will do what? He will
live to be kept alive. At what? At looking at
the serpent, he will be kept alive. That is where
Jesus made reference to, in John 3, verse 14
to 15, making reference to the idea of looking
and being kept alive. John chapter 3, verse 14
and 15. And Moses, as Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, even so, Moses, son of man,
believed it up, that whoever believes in him
should not perish but have everlasting life.
So looking simply means believing and being kept
alive. When you look, and then you live. Hallelujah.
You look, and you live. So Moses wanted to see
the glory of God. That is, God manifested in
the flesh. He wanted to see the fulfillment of
God's promise. God becoming a man. But God said,
not yet. Amen? Because it is not yet time. It
is not yet time. This is what the scripture says
about the prophets. The prophets of all. They
long to see this day. They long to see this particular
event. Luke chapter 10 verse 23. Luke chapter
10 verse 23. The prophets that wrote in the old
times. They long to see this particular event.
That was what Moses was longing to see. Then
he turned to his disciples and said privately.
Bless the eyes. Blessed are the eyes which see
things you see. For I tell you that many prophets,
which prophets? The prophets that are in the
prophets, the Moses, the prophets, and the kings,
King David, and others. For I tell you that many
prophets and kings have desired, have desired
to see what you see. What did they see? They
see the Messiah physically. They see God in his
physical appearance. They long to see God. They
long to see him manifested in the flesh because
they have prophesied. By revelation, God has
helped them to know that God will become man.
Isaiah will speak about the humanity of God becoming
a man. Daniel will speak about it. We saw yesterday.
God will become man. They long to see and have
not seen it. And to hear what you hear and not
heard it. 1 Peter chapter 1 verse 10. Peter will
make reference to this same. 1 Peter chapter
1 verse 10. Of this salvation, the prophets have
inquired and searched carefully. Who prophesied
of the grace that will come to you? Searching
what? Searching what? Or what manner of time?
They were looking for what time is it that this
will happen? The salvation is about God becoming
a man. The manifestation of God in the flesh
for the salvation of mankind. Searching or what
manner of time the spirit of Christ who was in
them was indicating. We've explained this. We
said the spirit of Christ was what? Was on them,
right? Because at this moment, Christ, The spirit
of Christ cannot live in them because these have
not yet been glorified. So the spirit of Christ
who was on them was indicating when he testified
beforehand the suffering of Christ. How did it?
He testified to the prophets concerning the sufferings
of the Christ and the glories that will follow.
To them it was revealed, not to themselves, but
to us. They were ministering the things. which
now have been reported to you through those who
have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit
sent from heaven, things which angels desire
to look into. Angels desire to look into. From
this day that he encouraged them, he says, therefore,
ride up. The loins of your mind be sober and
rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to
be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ. Hebrews 11 verse 13. This is what Moses
longed to see. God manifested. He longed to see
God in the flesh. These all died in faith. Who
are these people that all died in faith? All
the men that have lived before our time, they
all died in faith, not having received the promises.
So it was a promise in the writings of the prophets.
It was a promise that the Messiah would come.
It was a promise that God would become a man.
But having seen them afar, Moses was able to
see from afar. God was able to reveal to Moses
by revelation. They see afar. Having seen them
afar of where I showed of them. Abraham saw from
afar. Isaac saw from afar. Jacob from afar. They
all saw by revelation what God will do. Similar
with Joseph and all the prophets. Embrace them
and confess that they were strangers and pilgrims
on the earth. For those who say such things declare
plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly,
if they have called to mind that country from
which they had come out, they will have had opportunity
to return. But now they desire something better.
That is a heavenly country. So what they saw
was what? Was the resurrection reality. The kingdom
of God. The real promised land. He says something
better. They desire a better. Therefore God is
not ashamed to be called their God. For he has
prepared a city for them. This city is not an
earthly city. God showed them something. But
they never received it while they were alive.
We see John testifying also of seeing the glory
of God. John chapter 1. John chapter 1 verse
1. It says in the beginning was the world and
the world was with God and the world was God.
Verse 2. He was in the beginning with God. Now
jump to verse 14. He was in the beginning with
God. Verse 14. And the world became what? The
world became flesh and dwell among us. And what
happened? and we beheld his glory. Does it look
familiar to what Moses was asking for? To see
the glory, the glory of God? It says, and the
flesh, that is the God that was in the beginning,
became flesh and dwell amongst us. And we beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father, full of grace and truth. Full
of grace. and truth. Moses desire to see this
reality. He was hungry to see this fact, to see
this reality. So, back to Exodus. Exodus 33.
In verse 18. Look at Moses' request. He said,
please show me your glory. And this is God's
response. I will make my goodness to pass before
you. and I will proclaim the name of the Lord
before you. I will be gracious to whom I will
be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom
I will have compassion on, whom I will have compassion.
But he said, you cannot see my face, for no man
shall see my face and not live. And the Lord
said, here is a place by me. and you shall stand
on what? On the rock. Here is a place by me,
and you shall stand on the rock. Verse 21. God
says, here is a place by me. By me. Here is a
place by me. So the word place there is a Hebrew
word, makom. M -A -K -O -M. A place. Markham.
Which means where to abide. It means an abode.
An abode. Here in me is a place to abide. And
it is the same word as mone in Greek. A dwelling.
John chapter 14 verse 1 to 2. Let's see where.
John chapter 14 verse 1 and 2. It is the same
word used in John chapter 14, verse 1 to 2, but
in the Greek. It says, let not your heart be
troubled. You believe in God, believe also in
me. In my Father's house are many mansions, dwellings.
If it were not so, I would have told you. Right?
I go to prepare what? A place for you. This place,
talking about in God, in Christ's reality. Hallelujah.
So God for us says, you shall stand on the rock.
You shall stand on the rock. You shall stand
on the rock. Please, I'm taking this gently and
slowly so that we will comprehend. Look at verse
21. And the Lord said, here is a place by me.
We know what that place is, right? And you shall
stand on the rock. You shall stand on the rock.
Stand is the word natab. N -A -T -A -B. Which
means to be founded upon. Does this sound familiar?
To be founded upon. You shall be founded upon
the rock. Right? It is the same thing as I will
build upon. In Matthew 16 verse 18. Let's look
at Matthew 16 verse 18. And on this rock I will
build my church. I will build my church. On this
rock I will build my church. Similar idea. Which
means to be found upon. It is the same. I will
build my church. I will build upon rather. These
words were spoken ahead by Moses. What we see
Jesus speaking as he always will say that. The
words. That Jesus was speaking where the words
that were already in scripture. And the prophets
and men that have lived before have prophesied
those words. They've said the things that Jesus
will say. They've prophesied the things that
Jesus will do. They've speak in promises what
Jesus will accomplish. Verse 22. So it shall
be while my glory pass by that I will put you
in the cliff of the rock and will cover you with
my hand while I pass by. Cover you with my hand
while I pass by. Speaking of God's hand in salvation,
the hand referring to God's hand in salvation.
This describes God's salvation plan. It's a description
of God's salvation plan. The rock. Moses called
the rock salvation. He called the rock salvation.
Deuteronomy chapter 32. Deuteronomy chapter 32.
Verse 3 and verse 4. For I proclaim the name
of the Lord. Ascribe greatness to our God. He
is what? He is what? He is the rock. Who is the
rock? Who is the rock? Let's go back. For I proclaim
the name of the Lord. What is the name of the
Lord? The works of God, right? Ascribe greatness
to our God. Continue. Verse 4. He is the rock.
God is the rock. He is the rock. His work is
perfect for all his ways are justice. A God of
truth and without injustice. Righteous and upright
is he. Look at verse 15 of that same Deuteronomy.
Jump to verse 15. But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked.
You grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese.
Then he forsook God who made him and scornfully
esteemed, who? Scornfully esteemed what? The
rock of his salvation. Scornfully esteemed the
rock of his salvation. He called the rock salvation,
right? He called the rock salvation. The rock
of his salvation. The rock of his salvation.
So in Matthew 16 verse 18, Jesus said, upon this
rock, I will build my church. Meaning that upon
salvation, meaning that at salvation, meaning
that at the resurrection, what will happen? He
will establish his church. Upon salvation, he
will establish his church. Salvation is in a
person. Salvation is a person. Salvation is in
Christ. Upon salvation, he will establish what?
He will establish his church. He will establish
his church. So, do we have clarity? What Moses
was seeing, what Moses was speaking. So which
church is Jesus talking about? Which church is
Moses talking about? Where are we going to see
the church? From Moses' writing, right? Which
church is it that Jesus is talking about? Again,
from Moses' vocabulary, the church is the word
kahal. Kahal. Which means what? The assembly
of Israel. The assembly of Israel in the writings
of Moses. The assembly of Israel after the Exodus.
We said this one week or two weeks ago about
the will of God, right? And we said that the
will of God is for an assembly. The deliverance
of the people of Israel. To establish an assembly.
An assembly of the men of Israel. And that assembly
is where we got the word church from. Kahal.
The word church. The assembly of God's people.
And what was the purpose? That God will make
known. His knowledge upon the face of the earth.
He made them his assembly. And then the desire
of God is that this assembly will be a kingdom
of what? Of priests. Prophets. Kingdom of priests
and prophets. Assembly of God. The church. Church
becomes, the church is actually the kingdom of
God. The church is what? The church is the kingdom
of God. So we are in the kingdom of God. God
is our king here. Hallelujah. So the church or
the kingdom of God or the family of God, the
people of God are a product of what? Of the resurrection
of Jesus Christ. Are the product of the resurrection
of Jesus Christ. Upon this rock, upon the salvation
of men, upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The church is established. The family of God
is established. The people of God, you know,
are formed from the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
That is where we got our identity. So if Jesus
mentioned church, there is no church without
the exodus. All right? There is no assembly without
the exodus. The exodus simply means salvation.
Exodus means deliverance. Exodus means redemption.
For there to be a people of God, for there to
be a people that God will name as his people,
possession, there must be what? There must be
a redemption. That was what God told Moses. To
go to Egypt and do what? And deliver. Egypt therefore
becomes a type of what? Of bondage in scriptures.
Egypt refers to captivity. Egypt refers to sin.
Pharaoh will be seen as Satan. It's a picture.
Who hold and keep the people of God in captivity.
And we see deliverance from Moses, the type of
Jesus. Deliverance from Moses. Salvation. So
that the kingdom of God will be established.
So that God will have a special people. A priest.
A people that are his own possession. A people
that will declare the works of God. Upon this
rock. Upon salvation. Upon this rock. I will
build. I will establish. Those that come out
of the world. Those that will come out of sin.
Those that will come out of the bondage of Satan.
Those that will be delivered from the culture.
You know, Egypt has a culture, right? Egypt has
a civilization. Egypt has a way of life that
is not the will of God. So God's deliverance,
because the people of God were kept under subjugation.
They were kept under what? Captivity. They were
slaves. They have no right of themselves. They
have no freedom. So God is delivering them so
that they will worship him in truth. So that
they will worship him. So that they will have
fellowship with God. So that God can inhabit
his people. That is what we will see in the wilderness.
God will come in the form of cloud to be with
them. All this Moses was writing was a teaching.
It was happened practically, but it's also a
teaching. Hallelujah. It's a teaching of our
reality today. It's a teaching concerning what
God... Will do. In us. Egypt. Pharaoh. Is a typology
for sin. Satan. And the world. And we see our
deliverance. Our exodus. From sin. Our exodus
from sin. From Satan. From the world. Now we
have come out of the world. Amen. We that are
born again, we that are believers, who have received
the message of deliverance, who have put our
trust in Jesus Christ, have been translated from
the kingdom of darkness, which is Egypt, and
then into the kingdom of God's marvelous light,
where we enjoy fellowship with God and with fellow
believers. We share. In unity. Hallelujah. We
share in what? We share in oneness with God.
And you see, Moses will tell them. That whenever
they celebrate the Passover, right, they should
do it in numbers, in a family. Right? And we've
explained what the bread is. What is the bread?
The Spirit of God. Meaning that we'll share in
the fellowship of the Spirit together. Hallelujah.
Meaning that we'll be in unity in Christ. That
it's a family matter. It's a family matter. We
have come out of the wall. We are the church
of God. We are the church of God. We are the
church of God. And you will say the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it. Hades shall
not prevail against it. So we are the church.
The gate of hell shall not prevail against means
that the church has overcome death. We've prevailed
against death in Christ. We've died with him
in baptism. Paul will explain that exodus, baptism
by the Red Sea. Amen? And we are alive in Christ
Jesus. We have come out of the world. We are
the church of God. Moses saw ahead of time. He
saw ahead. God was willing to show him. But he
didn't enter. He didn't partake in it because
it was not yet time. He didn't see God physically.
But in Christ, we see God manifested. Hallelujah.
We see God manifested. We see God revealed. We
see God becoming a man, being revealed to us.
Jesus is what? Jesus is the glory of God. Jesus
is the glory. Of God. God be manifested in the
flesh. And where does he lives? He lives in the
believer. Alright. The glory of God. Is seen
in Christ. And Christ lives in you and I. In
the form. Through the Holy Spirit. Through the
Holy Spirit. So, we can now read Matthew 18 with
an understanding. Matthew 16, rather, with an
understanding. That the rock here, right, that
the rock here will be the rock that Moses spoke
about. That the church here will be the church
that Moses explained. And we'll see the reality
today that we are the church. Hallelujah. Now
in Colossians. Colossians chapter 9. Chapter
1 verse 9. Paul would say for this reason. For
this reason. Since the day we heard of it, we
do not cease to pray for you and to ask that
you may be filled with the knowledge of his will
in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. That
you walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him,
being fruitful in every good work. In every good
work. That is the desire of God that we become
fruitful in every good work, increasing in the
knowledge of God. Strengthen with all might according
to his glorious power for all patience and long
-suffering with joy, giving thanks to the Father
who has qualified us. He has qualified you. He
has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance
in the light. We are no longer in darkness. We
are no longer in Egypt. We've been qualified
and we are in the light. Hallelujah. He has delivered
us from the power of darkness. How did he deliver
us? Through the Exodus. Through what Jesus has
done. He has delivered us from the power of darkness.
And he has conveyed us. Into the kingdom of the
son of his love. He has brought us into the kingdom.
Whose kingdom is it? The kingdom of the son.
Of his love. In whom we have redemption. Through
his spirit. The forgiveness of sins. Amen. Through
his spirit. The forgiveness of sins. The blood
is what? The blood is spirit. Do you agree with
me? Have we explained this before? The blood
is what? His spirit. Through his blood, through
his spirit, the forgiveness of sins. He is the
glory of God. Do you understand what I just did
here? He is what? The image of the invisible
God. He is the expression of God. In human form.
Amen. He is God. Manifested in human form. Why?
For our forgiveness. That is why God became man.
We talked about it yesterday. Our redemption.
For our redemption. He is the invisible. The
image of the invisible God. The first born. Over
all creation. For by him. All things were created.
That are in heaven. And are on earth. Visible
and invisible. Whether thrones or dominions.
Or principalities. Or powers. All things were
created through him. For him. And he is before
all things. And in him all things consist. Verse
18. Look at verse 18. And he is the head of the
body. Alright? He is our leader. He is our God.
He is our father. He is the head of the church,
of the body. What is the body? The body is a
church. Who is the beginning? The firstborn.
From the dead. That in all things. He may have
preeminence. He may have. Dominion over. For
it pleases the father. That in him. All the fullness.
Should dwell. It is God's plan. That all the
fullness. Of the Godhead be seen in Christ. And
by him. Reconcile. All things to himself. Through
Christ, reconciliation is made to God. And by
him to reconcile all things to himself, by him,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
having made peace through the blood of his cross.
These things on heaven and things on earth, he's
talking about people here. Then he brought you
and me. Verse 21, you see the reconciliation?
And you who were once, who once were what? Were
cut off, were cursed, were alienated. And enemies
were in the mind. Remember? The mind, the wise
and the prudent of this world, where did they
reject God? In their mind, in their thinking,
in their thoughts, right? We are ones like them,
alienated and enemies in our minds by wicked
works. What is the work of God? To believe in
Jesus. What is the works of Satan? To not believe.
Disbelief. By wicked works. Wicked works is unbelief.
Because everything that you see, That is, wickedness
is a product of unbelief. So, wicked works. Yet,
now he has what? He has reconciled us. He has
brought us into a fellowship. So we are in that
rock. Are we in that rock? Are we in that kingdom?
Are we in salvation? Yes. He has reconciled us
in the body of his flesh. In the body of his
flesh. What is flesh? In Christ's reality. In
the spirit, right? Through what? Through death.
To present us holy and blameless. above reproach
in his sight. So before God, we are what? We
are holy. We are set apart. Set apart is for
what? It's for a purpose. To be set apart is
for a function. So we are set apart for God for
a function. We are blameless. Okay? That is our
truth about us. We are blameless. Above reproach.
In his sight. There is no condemnation to us.
We are perfect before God. Based on what Christ
has done. In the flesh. In the spirit. In his
sight. If indeed we continue on faith. Grounded
and steadfast. And are not moved away. From the
hope of the gospel. Which you heard. Which was
preached. To every creator. Under heaven. Of
which I, Paul, became what? Became a minister.
Amen? Paul also experienced this and he became
a minister of sin. What did we say was being
a minister? A steward, right? A steward. A minister.
Someone that serves, that ministers. Ministers
the message. Verse 24, and I now rejoice in my
suffering for you and fill up in my flesh what
is lacking in the affliction of Christ for the
sake of his body, which is a church. A church
is the body of Christ, of which I became a minister,
according to what? According to the administration
from God, which was given to me for you. To fulfill
the word of God. Verse 26. Word of God. The mystery.
Which has been hidden from ages. Which was not
disclosed to them. Which was not disclosed to
them. The idea of God becoming man. A mystery.
Which has been hidden from ages. From generations.
But now. Has been revealed to who? To his saints.
Who are his saints? We are his saints. From the
resurrection. We are his saints. To them, God
willed to make known. Hallelujah. Now, if you
are sleeping, wake up. Open your eyes and look
at your scripture. Verse 27. To them, God willed.
To make known what? What are the riches? Do you
remember we talked about good things? God said
that he will make what? His goodness, right?
To pass. The good things, the riches has to do
with everything that is in salvation. Moses saw
it. God showed him from afar, from a distance.
And here it says, The mystery that has been hidden
from ages and from generations, but now has been
revealed to the saints. To them God willed to
make known what are the riches of the glory,
the riches of the glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles. Stop and think. To them, God will
to make known what are the riches of the glory
of his mystery among the Gentiles. Who are the
Gentiles? Huh? Unbelievers. So God's desire is
to make known what? The riches of the glory.
Of his mystery. Before the Gentiles. Which is
what? Which is what? Which is Christ in you.
The hope of glory. Amen. Which is God in man.
Is Christ in you? Are we now in the glory of
God? Amen? God desire to do what? To show himself
through us to the world. He wants to show his
splendor, his power, his authority, his riches
through your life, through my life to this generation.
The Gentiles are the unbelieving people of this
generation. God's desire is to manifest his riches,
to display his splendor in our generation through
our lives. That is God's desire. He says to them,
God will to make known. The next verse, verse
28. Him we what? How will you know? Him we preach.
By preaching. By preaching. warning every man,
and doing what? And teaching every man in all,
what? Wisdom. Now, this is all wisdom here. Let's
have context. All is not always all in the Bible.
We know that, right? There's a context to every
word, all. The context is the wisdom of God,
the wisdom of the Spirit. Alright? In every man,
in all the wisdom of God, that we may present
every man furnished in Christ. Established in
Christ. Founded on that rock. That is a perfection.
Amen? That is a perfection. Every man perfect
in Christ. Every man established in Christ. The
perfection is that of Christ in Christ. It's
on that rock. To this end, I what? I also labor,
striving according to his working, which works
in me mightily. That is why we labor. That is
what we have been called unto. We've been called
unto to do what? To labor mightily. To ensure
that our generation, the Gentiles in our generation,
come to the knowledge of this mystery. The mystery
has been accomplished in us. And God's plan is
to establish them also in this reality. That
is why we are here in Catartismus. That is why
we gather so that we will know, so that we will
be equipped, so that we will be empowered to
do what? To display the splendor of God, to display
the glory of God, to display the works of God,
to display what God has done, to proclaim what
God has done. Hallelujah. That is the plan of
God for us. That is the plan of God for everyone
who believes. All of us who believe. He wants
to display. He wants to make a display. And that
is true preaching. Amen. That is true preaching.
I wish we have much time. Could have seen how
to manifest the kingdom. Could have seen how
we will manifest the kingdom. You know? We manifest
by binding and losing. Amen? Now, binding and
losing is not... For those of you who have done
it, we are in, what do you call it? We know what
binding and losing is. Because he has given us
access to that kingdom. He has given us the keys.
He has given us authority. He has given us access
into the kingdom. I don't know whether you have
stayed up in your heart. I don't know whether
you've seen what God wants to do with our lives.
I don't know whether you've been brought into
the plan of God, the desire of God, the purpose
of God, what God wants to accomplish with us.
See? The glory of God is not new Mercedes Benz,
my brother and sister. Don't believe us have
better cars than you, let me tell you. There
are many ways you can get cars. Somebody can
commit fraud and buy a better, a good car. Build
beautiful houses. So when we say glory, we're
not talking about suits, clothes. Oh, I can see
glory. That's not the kind of glory we're talking
about. Amen? Have we defined what the glory of
God is? So what are you to show them? Are you
to show them how rich you are? The unbelievers
of this world, they have money. Amen? The unbelievers
of this world, they have riches. The unbelievers
of this world, they have certificates. The unbelievers
of this world, they have the resources of this
world as well. So that is not what you show to
them. That is not what you show to them. You
show to them the works of Christ. And I can assure
you that it's a demonstration of the spirit and
power. Through the miraculous, that is how we
manifest. Amen? Through the miraculous power
of the Holy Ghost. That is God's intention. And
I see God bringing us to that level of knowledge.
Pastors will teach us how to function in these
gifts. Who display the glory through the gifts,
the equipment that he has given us. We will see
what we have in Christ. We will see how to be
activated to function in this that we have in
Christ. It is yours by right because you are
in Christ. It is ours by right because we are
in Christ. So the world must see Christ through
our lives, through our ministry. Hallelujah.
Through our ministry. Through our ministry. As
I close, let me read Ephesians chapter 3. As
I close. Ephesians chapter 3. So I want you to
be expectant more. We are just starting. I just
lay foundation. Believe me, God is about to do
greater things in this place. Hallelujah. Say
we are made for greater works. We are created
for better works. For greater works. Hallelujah.
It's going to be greater and better through our
lives. Hallelujah. What I mean better means permanent.
Amen. That is what God is going to use our lives
to do. What you do in people's life is going
to be better. It's going to be permanent. God
is going to use you to put a mark in people's
life that will be eternal. Amen? Your mission
is an eternal mission. No riches can pay for
what you are created to do. Hallelujah. That's
God's work in us, through us. Eternal work of
salvation. Paul will also say for this reason.
Chapter 3 verse 1. Ephesians 3 verse 1. For this
reason. What reason? For which reason? Should
we look at the reason? Let's look at the reason.
Chapter 2 verse 19. So that we will read chapter
3 together. For what reason? Now, therefore,
you are no longer strangers and foreigners. This
is the reason. But fellow citizens, what? And
members of what? Of God's family. Of God's, the
household of God. Having been built on what?
On the foundation of the apostles. Built on the
rock. What is the foundation of the apostles?
Jesus Christ. Is it a rock? Right? Having been
built on the foundation of the apostles and the
prophets, where did we see them? Let me ask this
one now. Yes, this one is a good place to ask
the question. Having been built on the foundation
of the apostles and the prophets, which apostles
and prophets are these? There will be edification,
sir. Take note, Pastor Victor. Having been built.
These are the New Testament in court, right?
Apostles and prophets. Having been built on the
foundation because they are the foundations,
right? The foundation of the apostles and prophets.
Jesus Christ himself. Meaning it is their message.
Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone.
Have we been talking about a rock, a corner,
a stone? In whom the whole building, which building?
Upon this rock I will build my, right? In whom
the whole building being fitted together grows
into what? A holy temple in the Lord. In whom
you also are being built together for a dwelling
place of God in the spirit. So this church is
what? Is in the spirit. My brothers and sisters,
this church is spirit. Amen? In fact, put church
equals to spirit. That is the formula. You are
spiritual. Amen? We are spiritual. We are spiritual,
but we are on earth. Heaven on earth. The kingdom
of God manifested where? On earth. Hallelujah.
For this reason, now we've known the reason,
right? We've seen the reason. For this reason,
I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus, for you,
gentiles, indeed, if you have heard of this dispensation
of the grace of God, dispensation means administration,
not dispensationalism. Okay? Dispensation here
is what? I asked somebody about what dispensation?
The person read Ephesians 3 verse 2. So I have
to correct it. Even if you have heard of the
dispensation of the grace of God, which was given
to me for you. The dispensation means what? The
stewardship of the grace of God. The administration
of the grace of God. The leadership of the grace
of God that you have. How that by revelation
he made known to me the mystery as I have briefly
written already. Okay? By which when you read,
you may understand my knowledge in the mystery
of Christ, which in other ages was not made known
to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed
by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
New Testament apostles and prophets. That a Gentile
should be fellow heirs of the same body and partakers
of his promise in Christ through the gospel.
Okay. Of which I became a minister according
to the gift of the grace of God given to me by
the effective working of his power. To me, who
am less than the least. Of all the... Of all
the saints, this grace was given that I should
preach among the Gentiles the word... Look at
what they call it. Is there another word for
this? Is there any translation? Unsearchable
riches of Christ. Any translation? NLT, what
does it say? Endless treasures. Where is these
treasures located? In the spirit. Endless treasures.
It's not money in the bank. Sorry, if you are
looking for that treasure there. Though, yes,
okay, okay, okay, yes. I was choosing, go back,
go back. I love this NLT. Go back to that NLT.
I love the way it says. See, I was choosing to
explain. Correct. Everyone, this mysterious plan
that God, the creator of all things, has kept
secret from the beginning. Let's read it in NLT.
God's purpose. It's plainer. It's much more clearer.
It's more explained. God's purpose in all this
was to use where? Hello? What's God's plan? To
use who? Who is the church? Who is the church?
I am the church. You are the church. You are
built on the rock. Hallelujah. God's purpose
in all this was to use the church to do what?
To display his wisdom in his rich variety to
all the unseen rulers. Huh? Who are the unseen
rulers? Rulers, authorities, in the heavenly
places. I don't like places. Just say in the
heavenly. This was his eternal plan. Hallelujah.
Now he has carried it out through Jesus Christ,
our Lord. Amen. Because of Christ and our faith
in him, we can now boldly and confidently, we
can now come boldly and confidently into God's
presence. We are already in God's presence. You
don't go out of God's presence. We are already
in God's presence, right? So please, don't lose
heart because of my trials. He's speaking to
them. I am suffering for you, so you should be
honored. You should feel honored. When I think
of all these things, I fall on my knees and I
pray to the Father, the creator of everything
in heaven and on earth. What is his prayer? I
pray from his glorious unlimited resources. He
will empower you with inner strength through
his spirit. Hallelujah. Then Christ will make
his home in your hearts and you trust him as
you trust in him. Your roots, will grow down
into God's love and keep you strong. And may
you have the power to understand, as all God's
people should know, how wide, talking about the
riches, how long, how high, how deep is his love.
May you experience the love of Christ. Though
it is too great to understand fully, then you
will be made complete with all the fullness of
life and power that comes from God. Now, all
glory to God, who is able through his mighty
power at work within us to accomplish infinitely
more than we might ask or think. Glory to him
in the church. and in Christ Jesus through all
generations forever and ever. Amen. Give me that
20 in the King James. I didn't understand how
to explain this one. Give me the 20 in King James.
Now to him who is able to do through who? Through
us. Hallelujah. Now to him who is able to do
exceedingly above all things that we ask or think
according to the power that worketh where? Where
is the power? It's in you. By the spirit. It's
in us. Hallelujah. Above all things. Go back.
Above all things. Above all things that we ask.
Or think. Unto him that is able to do exceeding.
Abundantly above all things that we ask. Or think.
According to the power. There is a power that
is at work in you because you are in the spirit,
because you are in the body of Christ, because
Christ lives in you. There is a union between
us and Christ. In us. Verse 21. Unto him be the
glory in the church by Christ Jesus through all
ages, world without end. Amen. Amen. Hallelujah.
I just want us to just close our eyes and respond
to this by praying and asking God, I've seen
your work. I've seen your work in my life. I've
seen you establish me on the rock. I've seen
you build me in Christ. I know what this rock
is. The rock is salvation. The rock is Christ.
I know what this church is. I know why the church,
your desire is to show, to display through the
church. That I will accomplish your task in my
generation. That I will accomplish your task
in my generation. That I will fulfill your will
and your purpose in my generation. And we do
that by preaching. We do that by preaching. We
do that by preaching. Pray for yourself. Pray
for yourself. Pray for yourself. They are doing.
what God has ordained you to do. That we are
doing what God has ordained us to do. That we
are establishing his work. We are, through us,
the wisdom of God in Christ is displayed to the
Gentiles. Please pray for yourself. Pray for
yourself that you do the will of God. There will
be activations in the subsequent sessions. Hands
will be laid on you in the subsequent sessions.
Prophecies will be made on you in the subsequent
sessions. But it's to the end that you do the
will of God, that you do the work of God. That
you walk in the realities of Christ. Pray for
yourself. Pray for yourself. Listen to what Paul
said in 1 Corinthians as we are praying. 1 Corinthians
9 verse 16. 1 Corinthians 9 verse 16. Let me
read from Good News Translation. Good News Translation.
It says, I have no right to boast just because
I preach the gospel. After all, I am under orders
to do so. It's an instruction to preach the gospel.
I am under orders to do so. And how terrible
it will be for me if I don't preach the gospel.
In other words, war is me if I don't preach the
gospel. Verse 17. If I did my work as a matter
of free choice, then I could expect to be paid.
But I do it as a matter of duty because God has
entrusted me with what? With this tax. God has
entrusted you with a tax. So war is you. War
means trouble is you if you don't preach the
gospel. Glory unto Jesus. Father, we find ourselves
in your will and we do your will. Thank you,
Holy Ghost. Thank you, Jesus. You can also explore
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God bless.