22 March 2020 - New Clusters of Blessings - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesAmid the COVID-19 outbreak, God is raising Christians to be clusters of blessings that spread joy wherever they go. The world may be in deep darkness, but we have God's supernatural light in our dwellings. Continue to rest in Christ, feed on His word and invite Him into every situation. No matter how difficult the problem, the Lord of Time and Space will turn things around for your good! Praise and Worship Songs Performed: 1. Finished - New Creation Worship 2. Psalm 91 - New Creation Worship 3. Refuge - New Creation Worship was 4. You Say - Lauren Daigle We are living in a time whereby time and space are being restricted in the world because of the fear of the COVID-19 virus. But Jesus is the Lord of Time and Space. Jesus compressed time in His first miracle. In an instant, He turned water into excellent wine. Pastor Joseph Prince for the COVID-19 virus to come to an end, whether miraculously or via a vaccine. In Jesus’ second miracle, Jesus healed a nobleman’s son from a long distance away, showing that He is the Lord of Space. The Hebrew word “yasha” means to save, but it also has the meaning of ample space. The opposite which is narrowness has the idea of troubles and afflictions. God can enlarge space for you. This online service is an example of enlargement of space—more people are able to tune in to the message than ever before. Grain, wine and oil are types. The antitypes are the bread and wine (the Lord’s Supper), and the anointing oil (which represents the power of the Holy Spirit). Every time Israel brought a burnt offering to God, they received a victory. The Lord thundered from Heaven and delivered them from the troubles. The thrice-holy God is righteous in receiving us because of Jesus’ finished work at the cross. God’s love caused Him to send His Son to die for us at the cross. The cross is the righteous payment for man’s sins. Jesus’ primary purpose in dying at the cross is to glorify God, satisfying all of His righteous attributes. The meal offering represents the life Jesus lived on earth, whereas the peace offering represents the fragrance Jesus emitted to God when He died on the cross. The sacrificial animal’s heads, innards and legs were burnt, representing how Jesus knew no sin, had no sin in Him, and did no sin. Numbers 13:23-24 - “Cluster” is a term of infamy nowadays because of COVID-19 virus, but God is going to change that. He’s raising clusters of blessings all over the world. We’re going to be a source of joy to the world. The cluster of grapes on the staff between two men represents Jesus who was crucified on a pole between the two thieves. Grapes are crushed to produce wine for our enjoyment and celebration. Jesus was crushed at the cross so that we may rejoice in Him. “They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs. That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.” (Numbers 13:23-24 WEB) Numbers 32:8-9 - God wants us to rest in Jesus. Rest doesn’t mean inactivity—it is Spirit-directed activity. “Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.” (Numbers 32:8-9 WEB) When watching the news, just see the headlines and don’t get into the details. Bad news has a withering effect on your soul. Same goes for watching horror movies.
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, God is raising Christians to be clusters of blessings that spread joy wherever they go. The world may be in deep darkness, but we have God's supernatural light in our dwellings. Continue to rest in Christ, feed on His word and invite Him into every situation. No matter how difficult the problem, the Lord of Time and Space will turn things around for your good!
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