Sermons - The Vineyard Ministry

Could it be that these fears were what opened the door for Satan to think that Job would denounce God if he lost all he had? Could it be that fear is also what Satan is using as a wedge between you and your Creator? What are you afraid of today? Is your house in foreclosure? Are you afraid you can’t pay your bills because you‘ve lost your job? Are you afraid of death because you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a terminal illness? Are you under any sort of condemnation? Jesus our Savior knows all about your problems.

Though John accomplished the greatest mission ever given to a mortal: “to prepare the way of the Lord” (Malachi 4:5), He was born under the law and subject to obey and to do all that the law prescribes if he would be saved. And though he ushered in the new covenant when he coined the term “the Kingdom of God is at hand” Matthew 3: 2 ,which became the dominant theme of Christ’s ministry, but this Kingdom wasn’t ratified till after the death and the resurrection of Christ.

So, the basic operation of the Kingdom of God is the Word. Joshua success and prosperity in Joshua 1:8 was his constant meditation on the Book of the Law. Likewise our success and prosperity today is the same: incessant meditation on the Bible which is the sum total of the Word of God for our harvest.

While they are numerous scriptures that elude to that fact, (Matthew 3:7-8, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19 etc..) yet these scriptures were primarily directed to the Jews who willfully and knowingly rejected Jesus. In this case repentance comes before salvation. But in every other case, especially in the Gentile world, salvation comes through Romans 10:9 “Confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart, that God has raised Him from the dead thou shall be saved.”

Christ followed up by saying in verse 7 “Shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them.” This verse however causes many to liken God unto this unjust judge. Somehow to get something from Him, one has to continuously beg Him until He releases it —just to get rid of him so to speak. Christ, by no means, intended for any to represent God this way.

More than 14 hundred years before Jesus came, the children of Israel gathered in the valley of Shechem, and from the mountains on either side the voices of the priests were heard proclaiming the blessings and the curses. These blessings were based upon their obedience to the law, which was their righteousness. Deuteronomy 6:24-25.

This verse is often used by new covenant believers to explain how salvation is a gift from God. According to this same verse, not only salvation but faith also is a free gift from God. It is impossible for one to accept that free gift of salvation without the faith of God. That’s why upon receiving salvation, one also receives this faith, which enables him or her to live victoriously there after.

To promote that reconciliation or the Gospel of the Good News of the Grace of God to all mankind is our ministry. (Titus 2:11) That atonement for sin is made, the law in all its forms is done away with. All man has to do is accept that grace by receiving Jesus the Savior of the world.

Upon receiving Christ, man instantly receives a new spirit, replacing the old. This spirit is complete. Since you cannot see that spirit, God’s Word is the only thing that tells you what that spirit is, the same way a mirror gives you a reflection of yourself.

This new covenant grants us free access to all that He has. Ephesians 1:3-5, we are heirs and joint heirs with Christ. (Galatians 4:1-7). Sin is not imputed to us. (Romans 5:13) We are free from any curse. (Galatians 3:13) We have unbridle power and authority over Satan.( Luke 9:1) We are accepted in the beloved. (Ephesians 1:5) We have in us the same power that Jesus had. (Ephesians 1:19-20) We have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who teaches us all things including things to come. John 14:26 etc.