and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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… of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Watch again. Having come all the way down, having brought the divine grace even to the furthest, darkest, and lowest places, he now, in the resurrection, brings back to the Father all that he has grasped. Think of Jesus now as the great fisher of men, if you want. This is how he did it. By the downward trajectory of the incarnation, he goes to the limits of God-forsakenness, so is now in the resurrection to return all of us sinners if we but hang on. Not negating free will. You got to hang on to the Lord. You got to say, all right, Lord, I'll accept. Okay, it's possible to reject even this acrobatic act of love. But see, having come all the way down, all he needs to do is to grasp onto him, say, yes, Lord, I accept. And then he brings us back up to the Father. …
… his covering for his own sin, one day that person will be humbled. The Bible says one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God. If you wait till that day you've waited too long. But secondly, the person who's willing to humble himself in this life, to not only express sorrow for his sin, but to trust completely in God's covering of his sin through Christ, that person will be exalted one day, will sit at the right hand of God the Father. Two approaches to God, one based on works, one based on grace. you know I worked all week on this sermon all week I had been thinking about how different these two men were but did you know they were also very much alike that's what I missed all week how alike they were they were both Jews they both had gone to the temple they were regular worshipers in the temple. They both believed in the authority of God's word, the Old Testament. …
… and heaven and earth and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. They're going to see he's Lord. I want to see that day. I want to live for that day and use my life to hasten the coming of that day and use this church days of the coming of that day. So here's what I want to invite challenges to as we, as we've been today's Romans 7 if you haven't been reading the Bible, pick up and just start and read two a day. Two a day, it's football time. Two a days. So this week read Romans in this light. Read Romans and just ask God ask God to take the truths that we're reading here and jolt you with them. And see it. Don't just see it as, oh, that was a good theology lesson on justification. No, see it as gospel for the sake of global mission. This is gospel for the sake of people who have never heard it. …
… And where Paul closes this whole thing, his central treatise right in the middle of this amazing book is in Philippians chapter two, verses five through 11. and he says this he says in your relationships with one another have the same mindset as Christ Jesus you see the battle in the mind the mind of the flesh the mind of the spirit and he says to you if you want to see it differently have a different mind have the mind of Jesus because when you have the mind of Jesus you will see it differently and he says this is of our Savior who being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be used for his own advantage. You see, he's throwing shade on the first Adam. Adam thought he would be like God and he trusted his own wisdom and he looked at something and said, oh, it's pleasing and he ate it and he didn't see that it would kill him. …
… that this title is true of him every knee will bow every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is lord to the glory of God the father so that day is coming but before that day people who know Jesus as Savior also know him as Lord. From God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. So making great progress. Two verses down. Verse three, we are bound to thank God always for you. That's a very interesting phraseology. We are bound. We are constrained. literally, we are under obligation. I'm obligated to thank God for you. If I have any debt or obligation, it's one of thanksgiving to God, not complaining to God, but thanksgiving, thankful heart for what God has done, who God is. We are bound, we are constrained, we owe a debt to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting. And here's why. Because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other. …
… blow the wind of the Spirit of God to bring us to our knees humbly, that we might say Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. So Lord, tonight I pray that if there's a man or a woman, a boy or a girl that has not made that decision, that you would not let them rest day or night until they bow the knee, that they might inherit eternity for the great price that you paid. we thank you for the blood of the lamb Jesus in his name we pray and all God's people said Amen God bless you guys
… Just know this. If you cannot confess today and believe that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father, that he came into this world to die, physically die on the cross and be resurrected from the dead for our sins. If you can't believe that, if you refuse to believe that, that is because of demonic deception. But those guys, they said he does all this stuff because he's the ultimate deceiver. Jesus does this by the power of Satan himself. And Jesus said to them, your doctrine, it's the doctrine that you hold. If you die in that doctrine, believing what you believe, you will never be forgiven. That's the unpardonable sin. Think about it. What sin sends someone to hell? Is it smoking? Is it drinking? Is it rock and roll? Sex, drugs, and rock and roll? Is it fighting? No, none of that. Those are emanations that exhibit, that present. the unpardonable sin is if you die not trusting in Jesus Christ because by you dying in your doctrine that he is not the Lord Jesus Christ you have committed a sin and death seals the death is that concrete whereby there's no chance there's no coming back and I'm realizing this message is going to cause people to never come back as well. …
… so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth. Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. There's only one name that binds the world together, and that name, brief as it is, only five letters long, is Jesus. There is no other name given among us by which we might answer all the questions of life, the life to come also. Peter said it so well, there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved, Acts 4 verse 12. Left to ourselves, life is a crossword puzzle with far too many unanswered questions, but knowing the name of Jesus fills in all the blanks. Thinking back to crossword puzzles, I was reminded this week why I don't do them very often. They're too hard. So I went to our public library and I searched for books on crossword puzzles, and I found two of them. One comforted me and the other one overwhelmed me. …
… in heaven and on earth and under the earth that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Sennacherib will and everybody else will because God will be exalted. So if he's inviting you today to let go and let God, and I know you're thinking, man, that sounds like a bumper sticker and not like some real truth. Well, that simply means, it's a phrase that means to surrender your worries, your self-will and your need for control to God trusting in his power and plan instead of your own limited ability, finding peace by relinquishing outcomes and trusting divine provision. Let go and let God. So I wonder what do we need to let go of today to get the reset? A couple of things, maybe fear. Does anybody need to let go of fear? It's cousins freak out, panic. Or maybe you've just taken the other route and said, I'm going to numb myself with whatever I've chosen to do that with so I don't have to feel any of the heat that's coming. …
He humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow of those things in heaven, of those things on earth, of those things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord for the glory of the Father. What a gift. The gift of the name of Jesus. Every knee shall bow. Every tongue shall confess. The president's going to confess it of every nation. The king of every nation, the richest, the most powerful, the most ungodly, the biggest atheist in the world will bow their knee and tremble one day and confess Jesus is God. Jesus is Lord. The ultimate going force of God was the incarnation. God was manifest in flesh. I want to say it bold like I want to say it. Jesus is not one of many or one of several. Jesus is God. Jesus is God in the father. Jesus is God in the son. …
… in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Somewhere in the middle of the Lord of the Rings films, Frodo is sitting with the wizard Gandalf Lamenting his mission He had been tasked with returning the Ring of Power To the fires of Mordor So that it could be destroyed It was claimed that whoever had the Ring Had the power to rule over all Middle-earth Up to this point in the films Things were not nearly as bad as they would eventually be And yet Frodo says I wish it need not have happened in my time And Gandalf, with his wisdom of years, responds So do I, and so do all who live to see such times But that is not for them to decide All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us The end of the story is that Frodo, a hobbit Is the most unlikely character to bring an end to what was the reign of terror Brought about by the desire to dominate The fight over the Ring of Power led to a clash of all the peoples in Middle-earth, fighting for the domination it promised or to prevent others from wielding it. …
… Philippians says it this way in that amazing passage where it ends with every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of the glory of God, the Father, all of this work of Christ. He came in the likeness of man. He gave himself even unto death, even death on a cross. So all this gospel is happening, but the very next part of Philippians 2 says, therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed, this is Paul writing to these believers, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence. Look at this line. Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. This is salvation. God did it. Now you work it out. Oh, how am I going to work it out? Well, God's going to help you work it out because God is at work in you to do two things. …
… and every tongue confess or acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord. Comma. I'm the best commas in the world. I grew up in a tradition where there was a really big, gigantic exclamation point right here. And that's where all the amens came. Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Amen. And I would always go, comma. Just gently, comma. the end of the story is not there. There is an exclamation point, but it's not that one. Or not that one. The end of the story is God's glory. And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Let's just try it together. Cumberland, Trillith, let's try it together. And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. All right. He gets the glory forever. We looked at this in our all-consuming fire in that holy moment in heaven. You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being. …
… So it is a true king who was offered a false coronation. The true and actual coronation of our Lord in heaven is described in Philippians chapter 2, verses 9 to 11, where Christ ascends to heaven, is given a name above every name, name Lord, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God on high as King of kings and Lord of lords." That's the heavenly coronation. The earthly coronation will come, and it's described in Revelation 19 and 20 when Christ returns in the future and establishes His millennial rule on earth. So this is neither a heavenly coronation or an earthly coronation. It is not even like a coronation. There are no dignitaries. There are no formalities. There is no regalia. There's no fanfare. It's more like His birth, which is featuring a donkey bringing His mother to Bethlehem, And this features the colt of a donkey bringing Him into Jerusalem. It's simple, it's humble, but it isn't a true coronation. He is, however, the true King. …
… others and not just in it to make sure you're taking care of yourself and then tom rainer goes on and adds he says we must adopt the mindset of christ like in philippians chapter 2 verse 5 through 11 that says let this mind be in you that was also in christ jesus we quote this we know this i've preached this and we still miss this let the mind of christ be in you well what did christ do in philippians chapter 2 verse 5 through 7 is what they call the christ hymn it's the christ hymn what did he do a couple things he did he did not consider equality with god as something to be used as his own advantage i'm about to walk back through this he emptied himself kenosis emptying himself by assuming the form of a slave he humbled himself he became obedient to the point of death he told the lord whatever you want me to do i'm going to do that so let's walk back through this although christ was equal with god had power prestige platform privilege he didn't let it go to his head he did not use it for his own advantage but instead he used his platform his privilege his his his uh his prestige to help somebody else that's why god can't elevate some of you because god knows if he gives you power and puts you over somebody else you will lose your whole mind you don't even have a position and you arrogant you don't even have a title and nobody …
… Why is there going to be a final judgment that every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. I mean, everything that God does is that Jesus Christ will have the preeminence. And on what basis does he deserve and demand preeminence? Well, because of his deity. In verse 18 that I just read to you, it says this concerning the Lord Jesus, He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead. I mean, he is the Lord. He is the Lord. He is God. It's not a Baptist preacher saying that you are to give him preeminence. It is not, uh, uh, some denomination that requires preeminence. He is God because of his deity and because of his death. He died. The Bible says that he might redeem us. Now if he's God and if he died for us, Isn't it reasonable that he ought to have first place? …
… is above every name that at the name of jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue should confess that jesus christ is lord to the glory of god the father so he submits to the father he is glorified and when he's glorified it brings glory to the Father. That is what a woman models through her submission in a biblical marriage relationship. That's what she paints as a picture for the entire world to see. when my wife paints that picture it doesn't make me want to dominate her or use her or abuse her when she paints that picture for me it makes me want to do any and everything in my power to see to it that she has everything that she needs and everything she wants in order to become the woman that God has called her to be this is the beauty of submission before I leave ladies let me leave you with this a lot of you left last week and heard what he's supposed to be, and we're all excited about that. …