He Said
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Transcript
Preliminary
Preliminary
Invite to 2 Kings 6.
Thank Brother Albert -
Thank everyone for prayers - voice is much better / thank the Lord for touching me
Thank the singer’s
Thank God for His Presence -
We’ll be looking at a familiar story in 2 Kings 6:8 tonight - when you’ve found it please stand with me in honor of the reading of God’s Word.
Read 2 Kings 6:8-15
8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
Our passage begins during a time of great tension and strife. The Syrians were warring against Isreal and their strategy was to move to a certain strategic point and have the upper hand -
But Elisha’s spiritual cell phone would ding - he would get a notification - and there would be a message from God - King of Syria at City C and the prophet would rush to the King of Israel
Transition
Virgil and the fly - (built a mausoleum to save his property from Caesar Augustus - thought it was over - but there was one more move)
You Say, “It’s Over”
He Said, “The King Has One More Move”
You Say, “I Can’t”
He Said, “It Is Finished”
You Said, “There is No Way”
He Said, “You Can”
you said “no one wants me"
He said “I do" the rose
He said Come
He Said Go Out
He Said I Could Go Home
LOOK AT THE SERMON “THE KING HAS ONE MORE MOVE” it has some good notes too...
Calculate crimes (Forensic files etc)
You can give up on God but God will not give up on you
He is the Great Hound of Heaven - not a creepy stalker - but a shepherd in search of a sheep, the prodigal’s father out on the front porch with a waiting fatted calf, turning the house over looking for the coin...
I think about the thief on the cross, I can't, I can't wait to find that fellow one day to ask him. How did that shake out for you? Because you were, you were you were, you were cussing the guy out with your friend. You'd never be in a Bible study and never got baptized, you never you didn't know a thing about church membership and and yet you made it, you made it. How did you make it?
That's what the angel must have said, you know, like what are you doing here? Well, I don't know. What do you mean? You don't know? Well, I cuz I don't know. Well, you know, we did.
Excuse me, let me get my supervisor. They go get the supervisor Angel. This certain way, just a few questions for you. First of all. Are you clear on the doctrine of justification by faith?
Never heard of in my life. And what about ? Let's just go to the doctrine of scripture immediately. This guys just staring
eventually in frustration on what basis are you here. He said the man on the middle cross said I can come.
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Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to manoeuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop.
C.S. Lewis
Jesus Wants the Rose - Matt Chandler
The Minister got up and he said, today, I want to talk to you about sex and so I immediately go. Oh, and he took a red rose and he smelled it and he showed how pretty it was and then he threw it out into the crowd because everybody's needs to smell this. There's about a thousand of us. They're almost all of us College in high school. And then he began what? Honestly of until this day and this might have to do with my heart. I don't, I'm still wrestling was one of the worst. Most horrific handlings of what sex is and what it isn't that I ever sat through, and then as it wraps up, he goes, where's my where's my roads? Where is it, where's my rose? And, you know, some kid came up, Rose just completely jacked up its broken. The things are off, the pedals are broke, and any lifts it up in his big Crescendo, I mean, his point is to hold up that Rose and go now, who would want this? Who would want this Rose? I remember feeling anger, and it was all I could do not discriminate. About Jesus. Once the rose, you're not even teaching the basics of our faith.
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Maybe you have the scars of sexual abuse and you are wraped in pain and shame and feel dirty and trapped - can I tell you Jesus loves you I mean really loves you and HE WANTS THE ROSE
Maybe you are here trapped by past poor choices - whatever they may be -
experimenting with drugs / alcohol
sex
pornography
homosexuality
self-harm
I just came here tonight to tell you Jesus wants the rose -
HE SAID _ “I WANT THE ROSE”
If He came all the way to heaven to die in agony and shame on an old rugged cross to atone for the sins of the world
I promise you tonight HE WANTS YOU
13. El Elyon: The Most High God - Tony Evans
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EL ELYON
THE MOST HIGH GOD
On August 5, 2010, 33 Chilean miners were trapped 2300 feet underground in a copper and gold mine just outside of a small town called Copiapå. A cave-in confined the men in a dark place with no way
out. They were imprisoned in a seemingly impenetrable fortless of rock.
For more Than two weeks, rescuers heard nothing at all from the trapped miners. It's bad enough to be in a pit, but it's even worse when you can't get out and you don't see anyone who can help you.
The men couldn't help each other out of this pit. They were stuck together, sitting, sleeping, hungry', cold.. .and sometimes without hope. They were helpless and desperate. If they were going to be saved.
help would to come from above.
Finally. after 17 days, rescuers found a note taped to one of their drill bits—the miners were alive. The rescuers drilled a larger hole down through the earth, inserted a small tube, and provided the
miners with food. water, light. medicine, and communication equipment. The hole did not deliver them, but it gave them hope.
Perhaps today you find yourself in a similar circumstance. Life has caved in on you spiritually, financially, relationally, or emotionally. You see no way out. Like the trapped miners, you aren't even
sure anyone up above even knows where you are.
Of knowing God's names doesn't automatically or immediately change all of life's negative realities. Christians still face the same troubles evetyone else does (John 16:33). But knowing God
intimately through His names does provide a sustaining hope in the darkest of times. Ilope comes through the knowledge that God is tille to His name and aware of our plight, working on our behalf for
good. No matter how dark the situation, we don't have to throw in the towel because He is faithful to HIS name. He will sustain us until He either changes our situation in history or delivers us in eternity.
The miners were finally freed when a nvo-foot-wide capsule called the Phoenix lifted them one by one fmm their prison. All 33 were saved. After they had been set free, one of the trapped miners said
they had gathered as a group in the pit and called on God to rescue them. They appealed to His name and the character attached to it.
Without Hope
You don't have to be trapped 2300 feet underground to find yourself in a hopeless situation. The citizens of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah found themselves without food and supplies just as those
Chilean miners did in their pit.
13. El Elyon: The Most High God
An evil king named Chedorlaomer. Idng of Elam, and three other power-hungry kings faced off against five other kings who were seeking to defend their livelihood, countrymen, and homes. Two of
the five defending kings represented the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah,
They waged war in the valley of Siddilll, which was riddled with tar pits. As the battle escalated, the five defensive kings began to reheat. The two from Sodom and Gomonah fell into the tar pits. Their
people were taken captive, and all Their possessions were confiscated. Abram's nephew, Lot, was one of the prisoners.
Scripture wastes no time in highlighting Abram's courageous rescue mission.
When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. He divided his forces
against them by night. he and his selvants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative
Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people (Genesis 14: 14-16).
Abram made it clear that no one was to mess with his people. Rounding up the best men he could find, he took on the responsibility to fight the battle and quickly recover what had been stolen in war.
With 318 trained men, he chased down the enemy a full 240 miles—without a vehicle,
Whatever it took to get back what had been wmngfully stolen, Abram did it. Even though the odds were against him—just as the odds were against the Chilean miners trapped underground—Abram
held out hope of recovering it all.
Peace
The story of this battle, defeat, and rescue serves as the backdrop for the name of God introduced to us in this chapter of Genesis. After the king of Sodom had been released from the consortium of
armies that had attacked, he came to Abram in a place called the King's Valley. He brought with him another king named Melchizedek (verse I S). Melchizedek was the king of Salem. Transliterated, The
name Salem aligns with the Hebrew word shalon, which means "peace." A derivative of sha/ern is shalowm, which means "complete," "sound," "content," and also "peace." In fact, most Jewish
commentators concur that Salem is Jerusalenu "the city of peace."
This king of peace brought bread and wine to Abram. He came as the priest of El Elyon, God Most High (verse I S), and blessed Abram.
Blessed be Abram of God Most High [E/ E/yon],
Possessor of heaven and earth;
And blessed be God Most High [E/ Ebon],
Who has deliveled your enemies into your hand
(Genesis 14:19-20).
To this, Abram replied and acknowledged E/ El.lon by saying. have sworn to the LORD God Most High (El Elyon). possessor of heaven and earth... " (verse 22).
When we look at the meaning of the name El Elyon, we need to remember that El is the abbreviated fonn of Elohim. Elohim is the name given to God in creation, referring to His power. "In the
beginnmg, [Elohim] created the heavens and the earth." When El is combined with Elyon, the compound connection refers to God as the highest or as the most It's literally translated as the Most Exalted
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High God (see also Psalm 57:2).
So what exactly causes the introduction of this name of God as one who is higher than anyone else? A battle of nine human kings—four against five. The kings most likely thought they were each
rather high up. And in the world's definitions of significance, power, and might, they actually were. But when God got into the fight—when El E/yon stepped in the ring—31S men who had traveled 240
miles by foot were able to take back what the oppressors had stolen. This is because when God enters the fight. He truly is the Most High, not only of heaven but also of earth.
Why is this tnlth so important to us today? What is the significance of the character of this name? Well, most likely there are people in your life who are sitting pretty high. Perhaps they'le high up in
worldly position. Maybe they a higher rank than you do. It could be that they're higher in the amount of money or possessions they own. Or they could have higher lecognition, power, or pelt•eived
influence than you have. Yet what I want you to remember is that no matter how high they are, El E/von is higher still. El Ebon is the maker of heaven and earth. People who appear to be higher than you
are users of heaven and eafih. They don't call the shots. They don't have the final say. No one is higher than E/ Elvon_ He puts evelyone in their place,
When people or powers seek to intimidate you, your recourse is to call on the name of E/ Elyon. Know that there is always someone higher, stronger, and more influential than them. No circumstance
intimidates Him—not the tar pits of Genesis 14, and not the mines of Copiapö.
Knowing the name E/ E/yon and what it means helps you to understand that you're never to elevate people, places, or circumstances above their appropriate level. No one but God is to be your final
court of appeals. He is the one who has the final say-so. Man may have a say—your boss, the doctor, your kids, your spouse, your banker—but El Elyon has the final say.
El Elyon means that God has the right to overrule. In Abram and Lot's case, God used 3 IS men to overpower a collection of kings and their armies. The numbers weren't in Abram's favor. Neither were
the cimimstances. Yet 31 S men plus one E/ Elyon is more than enough to defeat humanity's biggest armies because El E/yon is the God who is Most High over heaven and earth.
Friend, never look at your odds first. The odds won't give you the final story. Never focus on the size of your problem. Rather, focus on the size of your God.
David had only five smooth stones, and he needed only one to defeat the giant before him. Abram had 3 IS men going up against four kings and their adrenaline-high, victory-shouting armies. But he
also had E/ Ebon, which is more than enough to win any battle.
You are to respect your boss, mate, circumstances, banker, doctor, and so on. But you are to never view them as El Elyon because they do not possess he&nen and earth.
When you lift someone else or some other situation higher than God, you create an idol. An idol isn't just a carved object to be worshipped with candles burning and incense. No, an idol is anything
you elevate above the one tale God.
Sharing God's Glory
Abram's intrinsic understanding of God's character, holiness, and might is illustrated at the end of the story. Following Melchizedek's blessing and Abram's lesponse—he gave Melchizedek a tenth (a
tithe)—a revealing verbal exchange occurs between the king of Sodom and Abram.
The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself" Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have swom to the LORD God Most High, possessor of heaven
and earth. that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, 'I have made Abram rich. ' I will take nothing except what the young men have eatem
and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share" (Genesis 14:21-24).
Ille king of Sodom ruled one of the nations that Abram had delivered Of course, the king was pleased with what Abram had done. Most likely, he was impressed by Abram's tenacity and prowess.
Knowing Abram was a force With which to be reckoned, he sought to strike a deal. He asked Abram to give him the people he had recovered, and in exchange, Abram could keep all of the loot. He and his
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men could profit from the rescue.
The first problem with this pitch is that the king of Sodom had somehow forgotten that he had lost the battle himself. He had forgotten he had been captured by a consortium of kings. So when Abram
delivered him, he sought to make a deal—to split the victory down the middle when the victory didn't belong to him at all.
Abram had just lescued the long and his people. and he didn't Think this was a time for negotiation. He knew the long wanted the credit. He knew the king wanted to parade the captured people back
into his city so he could claim them as servants and slaves. Abram knew this king wanted some ofthe glory that belonged to God alone. Scripture tells us in Isaiah 428, am the LORD, that is My name; I
will not give My glory to another."
Yet that is exactly what Satan often tries to get us to do. He seeks to cut a deal with you just as the king of Sodom sought to cut a deal with Abram. In this deal, he entices you with a piece of God's
g101y. God's victories turn into joint ventures—pmtnetships in which you can share the cledit_
So adamant was Abram against the king of Sodom stealing any of God's glory, he told him that he wouldn't even take "a thread or a sandal thong" just so the king couldn't claim that he had contributed
to Abram's success. El Elyon had won the battle, and El Elyon would receive the praise due Him.
A Priest and a King
Unlike the king of Sodom, the king of Salem understood who had won the battle for Abram. As we saw earlier in his blessing to Abram, he made that point perfectly clear. We read, "And blessed be
God Most High [E/ Ebon], who has your enemies into your hand" (Genesis 14:20).
Melchizedek was more than a king. He was also a priest. Apriest's job is to stand between God and the people and be the point of communication from God to the people and from the people back to
God again. The priest is the in-betueen person, or mediator.
As both priest and king, Melchizedek made it clear that the 318 trained men who traveled more than 240 miles weren't the ones who turned defeat into victory They were not the source of deliverance
at all. However. they were the resource of deliverance. The difference between the two is enormous, yet few CIM•istians truly grasp this truth and live it out on a daily basis.
This spiritual principle of the Source versus the resource came to me in my late thinies as I studied God's Word. When it did, it was as if a lightbulb turned on in my mind's eye. It made a revolutionaty
difference in my choices, my level of and my planning. Friend, if you will fully grasp this truth, it will change for you: God is your Source Even-rhing else is a w.source
Melchizedek underscored this he pointed out that Abram conquered his enemies because El Ebon had delivered them into his hands. And El Elyon could deliver Them into Abram's hands because
of His name—the Most High God over heaven and ealth.
The kings who were causing Abram and his relatives trouble were kings of earth. His problem was an earthly situation. Yet El Elyon owns both heaven and earth. That's why 3 IS trained men can look
like 30.000 Trained men in a battle against four kings and their armies. They can do so when they are accompanied by El Elyon.
The principle is simply this: You only have one Source. And one of the worst things you or I could ever do is to treat a resource as if it were our Source. God is the owner, the Most High over all, so He
is the possessor of everything on heaven and earth. He is the Soun•e. Everything else is merely a resource at His disposal.
That means that whatever resource in your life is messing with you, it doesn't have the last word. God can find another resource tlu•ough which to bless you. He has more than one way to accomplish
His purposes.
Understanding the power of El Elyon is a freeing experience. For example, sometimes when I take the interstate to downtown Dallas, some lanes are closed due to construction. I have an appointment
to keep, but the traffic is sitting still. There appears to be no way to go because The cars have blocked me in.
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Situations and circumstances in life can have a similar effect. They seem to block our progress, and we can feel stalled on the path to our destiny. However, because I've lived in Dallas for so long, if I
get stuck on the interstate, I just take an exit. I know other routes to my destination, I don't have to take the interstate to get downtown. The interstate is just one resource on my pathway—it's not the only
resource. I actually llave five options to choose from when I need to get downtown. Similarly, God has multiple options for getting you to your destiny even when things, situations, or people seem to stand
in the way.
No one can tnlly block you from God's plan. No scenario can tntly stop you—not when you're paired up with El Elyon. He knows the right path you can take if you will but turn your eyes on Him and
get them off of the problems in front of you.
A resource is merely the means God uses to provide whatever you need or do whatever He wants to do through you. With Abram, it was 318 men. For Gideom it was 300 men. For the young boy with
some hungty disciples and thousands of people wanting to eat, it was a sack lunch of fish and crackers. God has many resources. He is not tied to our finite understanding of the odds.
When El Elyon is your Source, anything that's blocking you is not your only resource. It may be the only resource you can see. You may look at your resources and conclude they're not enough to
overcome the dire situation in front of you. But the possessor of heaven and earth can use your mustard-seed faith to move a mountain.
As long as you think what you're seeing dictates your destiny, then that which you can see is your idol—it is your E/ El.von. Even your job isn't your source. Nor is your boss. If you get a pink slip, if
things don't work out as you had planned, if you don't get the promotion you thought was yours.. God has a myriad of ways to provide for you, open doors for you, and lead you on His path for you.
When you understand He is your Source. you don't need To fear what mankind can say because mankind doesn't have the final say.
When Abram recognized God as the one who had delivered him and brought about the victoty in the battle, Abmm "gave him [Melchizedek] a tenth of all" (Genesis 14:20). This was before the
commandment of the tithe had even been given. Yet Abram instinctively gave a tenth as a visible, physical recognition that El Ely-on owned it all.
Abram responded this way because he had been blessed The tithe was his response to all that God had already done. One of the reasons people seem to struggle with tithing is that they don't recognize
what it means. To tithe is to demonstrate to God that He owns you—that you want Him to own you, to be responsible for you. It's an acknowledgment that He is your Source.
On June Il, 1963, Governor George Wallace and his police force stood on the steps ofthe University ofAlabama to prevent tuo black students from entering. But the federal courts had already decided
in the students' favor. Deputy US Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach and federal marshals amved with the message, 'Mr. Governor, step aside. "
Wallace replied vehemently that he wasn't about to go anywhere. The National Guard stepped in, explaining that he could voluntarily move out of the way or they could forcibly move him. WIIen those
instructions had become clear, Wallace and his men backed down.
Wallace held the highest position in Alabama. However. The federal court was higher still, and it overruled Wallace. This higher authority opened the doors for not only the two black students but also
for integration that ultimately spread across the college campuses in our countly,
That's a practical example of how even those who are considered high up must adjust when an even higher authority makes a decision. WIIen heaven decides to move, everyone else needs to adjust.
When El Elyon lays down a decisiom it doesn't matter what anyone's title is down here—God will see His decision through, and He will make a way where there seems to be no way from a human point
of view.
Jesus, the Great High Priest
I opened this chapter talking about the 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped 2300 feet beneath the ground. They had found themselves in a hopeless situation in which their circumstances and the
rocks caving in around them seemed to dictate the outcome. Yet when help came from above, each of these men was lifted to safety through a metal Transport system called the PhoenLx.
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The Phoenix was named after a mythical birdlike creature that was said to have died and then been resurrected out of its own ashes. Lifting the miners out of the belly of the earth is about as close to a
resurrection as humanity can muster.
Yet 2000 years ago a true resurrection occurred out of the silent rocks that held a lifeless body in a cold cave. He llad died after only 33 years on eartlu crucified on a cross for a crime He didn't commit.
But death couldn't keep Hlln in the ground. El Elyon Himself raised Jesus up in order to give each of us an oppormnity to receive eternal life. Because of His resurrection out of a hopeless situation, we
now have hope. Because of His life, we now have life as well.
Ileblews tells us even more about the role Jesus plays in bringing us to the Father. "Having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of etemal salvation, being designated
by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek" (Hebrews 5:9-10).
is this order of Melchizedek? A few chapters later, we're given insight into this man they called the king of Salem.
This Melchizedek, king of Salem. priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham apportioned a
tenth pan of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace. Without father, without mother, without
genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he lemains a priest perpetually (Hebrews 7: I -3).
Many people believe Melchizedek was a theophany in the Old Testament—a manifestation of the preincarnate Clu•ist. After all, his name meant "king of righteousness" and "king of peace," and he was
also priest of the Most High God, He had neither mother nor father, but was 'inade like the Son of God." And Jesus Christ is "according to the order of Melchizedek." Jesus Christ is to us
Melchizedek was to Abraham. He is our King of righteousness, our King of peace, and our Priest, who mediates between us and God the Father.
If your boss fires you, ifyour circumstances say you'll always be in debt, or ifyou wonder if you'll forever be single. remember to fix your eyes on Jesus. He can bring peace despite your desperate
situation. He can bring hope in spite of the challenges. He can remind you that E/ E/yon doesn't need a lot to do a lot and that He can deliver your enemy into your hands.
But like Abraham, you need to align yourself underneath God's standard, operating by His authority and giving Him the glory that's due His name. You need to always remember that you have one
Source, and He "is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:20). Afier all. He is The High and Mighty God, the possessor of heaven and eaflh.
When I go through the drive-thmugh at McDonald's, they ask me ifl want to supersize my order. They want to know ifl want more than the regular serving. Likewise, God wants to know whether you
simply want to settle for legular living or you want a supersized experience with Him. El Elyon is God supersized in your life.
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