27 December 2020 - How to Have Many Beautiful Days - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince taught that if you want to see many beautiful days in the coming year 2021, you will have to learn this truth hidden in the names of characters and places in Acts 9. Do this frequently and you will enjoy God’s anointing working powerfully in your life! Praise and Worship songs performed: 1. Great is Thy Faithfulness 2. Living Hope - Bethel Music 3. I See Grace - New Creation Worship 4. Great is the Lord - Steve McEwan God is going to do good things for God’s people this coming year. The world will get darker and darker, but the church will shine brighter. The path of the righteous shines brighter and brighter. The theme of the year is primarily for God’s church. It is about what He will do for His people, not the world at large in general. 2 Corinthians 12:2 - Spiritually speaking, we are in the third heaven, seated with Christ in the heavenly places. We are in Christ. “I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.” (2 Corinthians 12:2 WEB) Deuteronomy 28:1-2 - We (spiritual Israel) are positioned high above all nations. Position before blessings. “It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice.” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2 WEB) Philippians 4:19 - God supplies all our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. According means all and not just “out of”. “My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19 WEB) Ephesians 1:3, 6-7 - We have already been blessed with every type of blessing! This is thanks to Jesus’ blood that was shed for our forgiveness of sins. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;...to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved, in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,” (Ephesians 1:3, 6-7 WEB) Acts 9:36-37 - Stay in that heavenly spirit realm. The upper chamber is where miracles happen and God’s power is released. Like the upper (third) chamber in the side chamber of Solomon’s temple which is the treasury room. It is filled with gold, silver and the tithes. It doesn’t just represent a place of natural provision, but also spiritual gifts, wisdom and anointing. Tabitha means “gazelle”. Strong’s concordance says that the “upper room” means an apartment on the third storey. Joppa means “beautiful”. God placed man in the Garden of Eden, in a place of beauty. But death came in because Adam sinned. The Christian posture is not to look to death but to look forward to the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This passage will show you how to have beautiful days this coming year. Tabitha is a picture of the church. Many times when a woman is a type, she represents the church. “Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did. In those days, she became sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.” (Acts 9:36-37 WEB) Acts 28:1 - “Malta” means “honey”, which is a picture of “the land of milk and honey”—the promised land. Those who listened to Paul ended up in Malta. It is a picture of Christendom. “When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.” (Acts 28:1 WEB) The Bible is full of types which represent something. For example, Joseph is a type of Christ. Boaz is a type of Jesus Christ, Ruth is type of the church, and Naomi is a type of Israel. Acts 20:7-8 - The church came together on a Sunday (first day of the week) to break bread. The Holy Communion was of foremost importance. In a place where many believers are gathered, there are many “lights”—every believer is a glorious, shining light. “On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight. There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.” (Acts 20:7-8 WEB) Jesus’ words go beyond the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The words were not in red originally. Paul’s letters are also inspired and he received his revelation directly from Jesus. Acts 20:9-12 - The Holy Communion is the biggest priority in the gathering of believers. Instead of just calling it a day after resurrecting the young man, Paul continued to break bread, and then taught the believers until daybreak. “A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor, and was taken up dead. Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him said, “Don’t be troubled, for his life is in him.” When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed. They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.” (Acts 20:9-12 WEB) 2 Timothy 3:12 - You will suffer persecution as a believer for Jesus’ name’s sake, but you won’t suffer what Jesus suffered at the cross. He bore your sicknesses and pains. He carried your sins and was smitten by God. Jesus already took all that upon Himself so that you wouldn’t have to. “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” (2 Timothy 3:12 WEB) 2 Corinthians 8:9 - You are blessed to be a blessing, not to be full of avarice. You can afford to be generous because you have become rich through what Jesus did at the cross. “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.” (2 Corinthians 8:9 WEB)
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24 December 2020 - Jesus’ Legal Claim to the Throne of David - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince taught that Jesus, the prophesied "woman's seed", has a double claim to the throne of David through Mary and Joseph. A legal claim through Mary, and a regal claim through Joseph. Praise and Worship songs performed: 1. Joy to the World 2. Angels We Have Heard on High 3. O Come, All Ye Faithful 4. O Holy Night 5. Ding Dong Merrily on High 6. For All That You Done 7. First Christmas (The Meaning of it All) - Decibel Worship and Michael Davis As a child, Jesus was born. As a Son, He was given. Jesus became our kinsman redeemer, like how Boaz became Ruth’s kinsman redeemer by marrying her and taking care of her. Boaz was willing, wealthy (able) and a relative (of Naomi)—these are the qualifications a kinsman redeemer must have. In order for Jesus to redeem us, He had to become like one of us—a man. Luke 4:18 - Jesus went about doing these, in obedience to the Father’s will. ““The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,” (Luke 4:18 WEB) Death was never God’s will for man. He wants us to be part of His family and enjoy eternal life with Him. Death came in because Adam sinned. The whole earth fell with Him. Adam was appointed as the ruler of the earth and when he fell, his whole kingdom fell with him. Adam bowed his knee to Satan, an outlaw spirit, and committed high treason against God. Matthew 2:2 - In the Old Testament, the first question asked after man fell was “Where are you Adam?” In the New Testament, the first question asked is, “Where is He who is born the King of the Jews?” That is because Jesus is the solution to man’s fall. ““Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”” (Matthew 2:2 WEB) Genesis 3:15 - The woman’s “offspring” is in the singular tense. It is referring to Jesus who would defeat the devil. The word offspring can also be translated as “seed”. A woman does not have seed, so it is a prophecy about the virgin birth. “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”” (Genesis 3:15 WEB) Isaiah 7:14 - The virgin would conceive and bear a son—this is a sign to identify the prophesied woman’s seed. “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14 WEB) Matthew 1:20-23 - Why the necessity for a virgin birth? God the Father sent His Son into Mary’s womb and she conceived Him. Mary had sin in her blood, so how is it possible that Jesus was born sinless? Today we know though scientific study that the mother’s placenta does not give blood to the baby in the mother’s womb. The placenta only brings food, nutrients and oxygen from the mother’s bloodstream to the baby, and removes waste and carbon dioxide away from the baby. Jesus has blood, but it is His own divine, precious blood. “But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.” Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”” (Matthew 1:20-23 WEB) Why did God make the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? It is because God did not want to create robots. He wants man to choose to obey and love Him out of man’s free will. God planted that tree there for a real opportunity for man to exercise his free choice. Look at the abundance of goodness that God gave to Adam. Adam could have freely eaten from every tree in the garden except for that one tree. Leviticus 17:11 - It is blood that makes atonement for sin because a being’s life is in the blood. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.” (Leviticus 17:11 WEB) 13 December 2020 - Have a Good Opinion of God - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince taught that faith is having a good opinion of God. When we count Him faithful to fulfill His promises, we can say “Amen” to them and receive the manifestation of these promises in our lives! Praise and Worship songs performed: 1. Mary’s Boy Child 2. No Other Name - Hillsong Music 3. Here - New Creation Worship 4. I Sing Praises - Terry MacAlmon 5. Paid it All - Michael Davis Many benefits will accrue to us when we receive God’s word. The part of us that is born again is our spirit. Our soul (mind, will and emotions) is still being progressively saved and renewed. Our bodies as well. 1 Peter 1:23 - Our spirit is reborn of incorruptible seed. “having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.” (1 Peter 1:23 WEB) James 1:21 - This is written to believers. Even for believers, your souls (mind, will and emotions) need saving. “Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” (James 1:21 WEB) Proverbs 4:22 - God’s word is medicine to all your flesh. God’s word has no negative side effects. Take as much as you want. Be a word addict! “For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.” (Proverbs 4:22 WEB) Hebrews 11:6 - Since it is impossible to please God without faith, it is incumbent on us to learn how to walk by faith. “Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6 WEB) Ephesian 2:8 - Faith is the currency of Heaven. Faith is like a bird. The more you focus on your need for faith and chase it, it seems to fly away. But when you focus on Jesus, faith comes. “for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,” (Ephesians 2:8 WEB) Hebrews 11:1 - Faith is having a good opinion of God. “Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 WEB) Acts 20:21 - God is not angry or out to get you. He welcomes you into His embrace, like the father of the prodigal son. That is the first area we have to repent of. “testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.” (Acts 20:21 WEB) Romans 8:32 - God is for you, not against you. He always has your greatest good in His heart. “He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32 WEB) Hebrews 11:11 - Count God faithful to keep His promises. Even when the physical evidence was against Sarah, she still judged God faithful. You don’t have to conjure up faith. Just rest in God’s faithfulness. We are branches that rest in the Vine and receive the supply to bear good fruits. “By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.” (Hebrews 11:11 WEB) Genesis 42:36 - The things were working together for Jacob’s good. Not against him. Joseph wanted to bring his father to the land of Goshen (meaning: to draw close). “Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”” (Genesis 42:36 WEB) 6 December 2020 - How to Walk by the Spirit - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince taught us how to walk by the Spirit to overcome every sinful habit, to profit in all things and even operate powerfully in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Praise and Worship songs performed: 1. Come Let Us Adore Him 2. Come All Ye Faithful 3. Because of Your Love - New Creation Worship 4. Nothing But the Blood of Jesus Galatians 5:4 - When you try to be justified by the works of the Law, you fall from Grace. “You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.” (Galatians 5:4 WEB) Galatians 5:16-18 - We are not under the Law, so that we can now be under Christ. Not being under the Law doesn’t make you lawless. It means you are led by the Holy Spirit. The glory of God can shine out of you and show the reality of Christ to the people around you. Just walk by the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. The more you focus on not fulfilling the lusts of the flesh, you are putting yourself under the Law and you will be powerless to break free from sinful habits. Walk by the Spirit—be led by Him, and your sinful addictions will be broken. When the Spirit leads you, He deals with the root of your problem and not just the branches. The way of man is to attack the problem head on by using willpower, but the Holy Spirit leads you in a circuitous way to solve that problem permanently. God does not drive His flock—He leads His flock. Anything that pushes or drives you is not God. Be careful when you get into things like the stock market. You must be restful, and not become a slave to the stock market. Pastors and parents should also lead the one they are stewarding and not drive them. “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.” (Galatians 5:16-18 WEB) Psalm 23:3 - The word “paths” in Hebrew is “magal” which means “a circuitous path”. We are following the Holy Spirit one step at a time. The shepherd leads the sheep in circuitous paths and the flock eats the shoots and grass that are along the way. “He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” (Psalms 23:3 WEB) In the side chamber of the temple of Solomon, there is a winding staircase that links the three levels of the chamber. A winding staircase is the fastest way to reach maximum height. As we go about our lives this year, we are actually ascending higher, making progress. Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you.” A stronger, more mature cow is usually yoked to an inexperienced, younger cow. The younger cow must follow the older cow, if not he will be dragged when the older cow turns, and get a stiff neck. Jesus’ yoke is gentle. He will not hurt you. He leads you patiently and gently. John 10:27 - We who are believers certainly hear Jesus’ voice. You don’t have to learn how to hear His voice because that would be an abnormality. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27 WEB) |
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