The Best is Yet to Come

Notes: The Best is Yet to Come

August 24, 2014

Pastor Jeff Lasseigne

Revelation 20

Pastor Jeff was telling a joke about a lady and her atheist neighbor.

Speaking about how many different churches participated in the Crusade: It's not about the name above the church door, it's all about the name above all names!

Jeff is talking about the message title and how Sinatra sang a song by the same name.

Jeff is now talking about the back drop of Revelation 20 mad the reign of Jesus on earth.

Revelation 20:10 NKJV

[10] The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

1. The first future blessing is that the devil will be gone forever.

The devil isn't in the first two chapters of the Bible and he is kicked out before the last two chapters.

The devil becomes a conquered enemy, a defeated foe that we will never hear of again.

Many people today don't believe in God or that the devil exist.

D.L. Moody says he knows the devil exist because the bible says so and that he has done business with him,

When the devil brings up your past, you can bring up his future.

Another promise is that there is going to be a new heaven and earth.

Revelation 21:1 NKJV

[1] Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

2. This tells us that there will be significant changes in eternity.

Isaiah 65:17 NKJV

[17] "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.

2 Peter 3:10 NKJV

[10] But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

God is going to make it all new because satan has polluted heaven and earth.

Revelation 12:10 NKJV

[10] Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

Devil means accuser; Satan means slanderer.

Jeff says he reads the newspaper everyday after reading his Bible.

Revelation 21:4 NKJV

[4] And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

3. No more sorrow.

Someone said, we were born crying, we live crying and we die crying.

The day will come when all that ends, no more crying or causes to cry.

Heaven is the land of living and earth is the land of dying.

Revelation 21:5 NKJV

[5] Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."

Never put a question mark where God puts an exclamation point.

Isaiah 65:17 NKJV

[17] "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.

Revelation 21:22-27 NKJV

[22] But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. [23] The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. [24] And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. [25] Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). [26] And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. [27] But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

4. There will be no more sin.

The wages of sin is death, so there is no more death or sorrow.

Revelation 21:8 NKJV

[8] But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

There is not a sin that God can't forgive if the sinner truly repents.

Sorcerers are those who do witch craft and drug users.

Revelation 21:24 NKJV

[24] And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

What language will we speak in Heaven? Currently there are about 6,500 languages on earth. Jeff believes there will be only one language in Heaven.

Jeff is talking about the Tower of Babel.

Genesis 11:9 NKJV

[9] Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

Zephaniah 3:9 NKJV

[9] "For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with one accord.

We don't know what that one language will be.

Revelation 22:3 NKJV

[3] And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.

5. There will be no more curse.

That is no curse of sin.

One curse is hard labor.

Thorns were the curse of man and Jesus wore that Crown of thorns on the cross.

We will also be serving God in Heaven.

If people think Heaven will be boring then they probably have a very fragile view of The Lord.

Joy will be the very serious business of Heaven.

There is joy in serving The Lord.

What will we be serving him doing?

Paul says we will be judging angles, we will be taking care of all of Gods creatures.

Revelation 22:4 NKJV

[4] They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.

6. We will see His face

Exodus 33:18-20 NKJV

[18] And he said, "Please, show me Your glory." [19] Then He said, "I will make all My goodness 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." [20] But He said, "You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live."

God is in Heaven and we get to see Him and be with Him.

The greatest punishment in eternity is not being with God.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 NKJV

[9] These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

Revelation 22:17-19 NKJV

[17] And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. [18] For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; [19] and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

John 14:6 NKJV

[6] Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Believing that Jesus is the only way to Heaven is not being narrow minded, it is the narrow road we must travel to get there.

What is this world offering to you that is better then traveling that road to get to Heaven?

Baptism for Calvary Chapel Rancho Santa Margarita

Notes: Mike Shulda and Holly's Baptism

Pastor John Kanno of Calvary Chapel RSM is speaking
August 23, 2014

Acts 8:29-30 NLT

[29] The Holy Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and walk along beside the carriage." [30] Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

Phillip is not a pastor but he was talking about God to this man.

If you are being baptized today, you don't have to have complete understanding to know God.

Like Phillip, God has called all of us. We all have asked how do I get weight with God? Many decide to go to church....many have done that and didn't think "it worked"

So many then decide to read the Bible and don't understand it. That is where the man Phillip is talking to is.

God had his eye on Phillip to teach the man how to find God. So he had Phillip seek this man out.

God can do this to all of us, send us or send someone to us, all to get is closer to God.

The eunuch told Phillip he didn't know what he was reading. Phillip the taught the eunuch.

Acts 8:34-38 NLT

[34] The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?" [35] So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus. [36-37] As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look! There's some water! Why can't I be baptized?" [38] He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

If you believe in The Lord then you may be Baptized!

The scripture is proof that all you need to have to be baptized is believe in Jesus Christ.

Baptism is just an outward display of what Jesus has done to you inwardly.

Romans 6:7-11 NLT

[7] For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. [8] And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. [9] We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. [10] When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. [11] So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.

Baptism is identifying with the death of Jesus Christ.

You are now dead to your old self and now walking with The Lord.

Baptism is the public proclamation of where you are with Jesus in your life.

Essentials: You Can't Grow Unless You Know

Notes: Essentials: You Can't Grow Unless You Know 

The Power of Gods Word

Title "You Can't Grow Unless You Know"

Jonathan Laurie

August 21, 2014

This is the first Bible study Jonathan has taught. He is talking about who he is and how he grew up. His testimony is being told.

How he grew up being Pastor Greg's son, and how he tried drugs when he was seventeen. How he was quickly getting into drugs. He described as going from 0 to 60 so fast! That was all sin and it's what the devil does.

He got a marijuana ticket when he was 17 and talked about how he told His brother Christopher and that Chris had a similar experience when he was that age.

He's talking about how he just kept partying and how he would try to quit all the time and couldn't.

He's talking about when he found out his brother died. His last conversation with Christopher was his brother asking what it would take for him to give his life to Christ. He said that question popped in his head as soon as he heard the news.

He wants to share with us the practical steps he took to bring God into his life.

He started talking about how he missed a friend visiting in OC because he didn't see his text message. How we can have those relationships with friends.

He is talking about how the Bible is like a texting relationship with God.

2 Timothy 3:16 NKJV

[16] All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

He talks about how the Bible is like a Snapchat so if you don't open it everyday, that message expired for the day.

He is saying "The Bible is not boring" if you think it is "you're boring".

He asked if you think the Bible is just a guideline for you? If it is then you need to read the guide.

Obedience and discipline is a huge part of the Bible you need to follow and understand.

He says that he thinks the mantra of today is "if it feels bad then do it till it feels good.

Learning to do things the right way after doing it for so long the wrong way can be hard to change.

1. Spend 15 minutes letting God talk to you.

2. Spend 15 minutes talking to God.

3. Spend 15 minutes talking to someone about God.

The Bible is a living book that God speaks through.

Psalm 19 tells us 5 things we need to know.

Psalm 19:7 NKJV

[7] The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

You don't want to wait till a time of crisis to turn to the Bible, you want to build a foundation before that.

James 1:22-24 NKJV

[22] But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. [23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; [24] for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

If you are being convicted of sin and not changing, then what are you doing? It's up to you what you do with what you learn.

He says if you look at pictures of him 6 years ago, you can tell he was loaded.

He now recognizes the sin of his own life.

Psalm 19:8 NKJV

[8] The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

The words of God is right, you can stand on that foundation.

You must read chapter and verse in context.

As you read you need to ask yourself if there is a sin in your life you need to address.

The word of God will make you happy. It fulfills us, it is the opposite of worldly wisdom.

Worship God, not yourself!

Empty yourself so that God may fill you up again.

The Bible says that sin is fun for a season, but then you wake up to loneliness and regret.

2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

[17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

He talks about the regret of his past and how that verse is something he reminds himself of everyday.

1 Corinthians 10:13 NKJV

[13] No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

Do you want to be free of your sin?

It's All About Jesus

Notes: It's All About Jesus

Pastor Jack Graham

8-17-14

Pastor Greg introduced Jack Graham as a man of integrity, from a church in Dallas Texas.

Pastor Jack said the faith of the Harvest Church is well known.

Pastor is talking about not getting any younger. How your memory goes with time.

The book of Ephesians speaks of our wealth in Christ.

Ephesians 1:3 NKJV

[3] 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,

The bible is not a book to be learned, it is a book to be lived.

Ephesians talks about the walk of the believer and then finally the warfare.

The hinge in the book of Ephesians is in Chapter 3. When Paul prays on his knees. Where his Jailhouse became a church house.

"Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the omnipotence of God."

Ephesians 3:16 NKJV

[16] that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

Verses 14 to 21 is the longest actual sentence in the bible.

The pastor is talking about the persecution of Christians in the world today. However, God sees his church as glorious.

He talks about how he has been going to church since before he was born.

The pastor learned that the Bible is "the story of Jesus and his ministry". He learned that the church will be there for you when no one else will be. "Jesus will walk in when everyone else walks out."

He is talking about how Christians are there doing crisis across the world when no one else is.

He says he is not preaching to go to church. He says when you start to know Jesus, you will learn that Jesus loves the church.

Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV

[20] Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, [21] to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

None of it is about you, it is all about the glory of of God. The message of Jesus is where the focus always has to stay.

Jesus has changed our lives, He found us when we were lost, He gave us hope, He gave us meaning. Jesus says he came to seek and save the lost. That is why you always need to focus on Jesus.

All of the Bible is about Jesus, from Genesis to Revelation. You can see Him all through it or you are missing the point.

The pastor tells about how even the donkey knew the parade was for Jesus on that first Palm Sunday.

God is unable to fail, Gods power is the power that has saved us and is in us.

Ephesians 1:19-20 NKJV

[19] and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power [20] which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

Whether we are serving Christ or going through struggles, we have that power in the Holy Spirit inside us.

The secret of the spirit filled life is Christ in you and the hope of glory.

What do you need God to do in your life to finish His works? Depending on your own strength will be failure.

When we are the weakest, God is the strongest in us. You can not out dream, pray or do God. You need to let God take over for you.

The pastor is talking about how Christians seem to be saggy in the middle like an old bed. At the headboard, we are saved and at the foot board we know we are going to Heaven, but we are not doing what we are suppose to during our life.

The Christian life is supernaturally natural and naturally supernatural.

Jesus says the gates of hell will not prevail over His church.

When the storms of life come, it will be Jesus that will always be there.