R693 What’s Next Pt.2

We all could use some encouragement and will find it together today in the Bible-based teaching of Dr. Don Wilton on The Encouraging Word is a question we ask of ourselves, our organizations, many time and that's what's next, would lead us into the next. Today will head to chapter 19 to gain insight from Dr. Wilson on this very question as we do so no that were available for you. Praying together on our phone line anytime 24 hours a day at 86689 anytime 24 hours that you find one of his having to listen, pray, connect with great resources at 866-899-WORD 9673 and if you want to look at those resources, like the book from Dr. Wilton call Saturdays with Billy about his time with Dr. Graham you'll find it on our website. DEW online.org tewonline.org.org Jesus disciples. He said you know, because the Lord Jesus loves us so much even gave them a way out. He said not look somebody's got a site excuse me why you stealing my bunk. You just tell them you give your guy to get now again, the other disciple, sighing. Excuse me I mean this is invoking for all Moses in the middle of the desert. Moses goes to God and say steam you know Pharaoh's a top man. He's Not children of Israel in bondage for 100 years. He's going to say same broad that it brought back there in the book of Genesis.

He said just on tell him I am saying to you that soul. The Lord look with compassion upon his disciples spoke say something here about this something here about trust this something here about saying we don't know what is next. But you're giving us instructions and when God gives us instructions. They are clear and concise. I believe that over three years ago God spoke to this congregation about what we were to do when we bow together in Friday and we went together to try to do together, what we believe God put in our hearts we just beginning to see what is happening job now is to do what God is telling us, and you might say to me pasta. What's next what's next is that we listen to what God is saying because he's giving instructions, number two, number two, he waited while his instructions were being carried on the spot. Your folks because the Bible says that when Jesus told them what to do. Nothing actually happened.

Accepting the fact that they went to do what God told him you notice that I don't think that these kind of spiritual pregnant is when you're waiting for some to happen when there is a great expectation that it's filled with nothingness, but I do believe that the Jesus Christ in his infinite mercy sits upon his throne and he writes the reason why he writes my friends is because he watches these children as they carry out his instructions.

By the way, do you feel sometimes as though you're in limbo. Have you ever felt like well you just brightness might be God's given you instructions and he's waiting for you to carry them out. How many times I meet people will come and say something like, you know, I just can't seem to get going on this thing will maybe order spoken about what I may need to be saying to my brothers and sisters in Christ as number one has God given you instructions number two you carry them out. God's guidance and why is it possible for the Lord to put you me on hold folks. I believe there are churches all over America that are being put on hold in a holding they feel the congregation is filled with people who say we know what God wants. We know what God is said but we're not willing to do it. God says that's okay I'll just put you on hold and you met a businessman who says listen, I'm sobbing.

I beside my just hit holding back my just put you on hold because he's waiting. You see, the state cannot take place until the second step is being fulfilled. Step number three I love this. He mounted his horse. Any questions, by the way, if you're trying to figure this out from a theological perspective. Is it possible that Jesus could abandon Jerusalem by some other means he'd done it many times before coming from the opposite direction. He might've preferred to come from the Sea of Galilee, not from the Mount of olives I made to go through the Kidron Valley was quite an experience but agreed this was God's means of transportation. This is the way that God was going to these with the instructions.

It's not about what somebody else is doing well. Let's look at this church over here and see what they what God is that you live in a similar relationship with Jesus Christ is speaking mounted his will, comes that donkey folks I don't know what happened there because not all lots being said about that Brandon. Maybe you could come up with a good sermon for junior high kids they will love that you can interact with you message what happened when Jesus mounted these donkey that's a good one. Write it down. Brother brought it down. I happen folks remember this was an unclaimed donkey. I know there's nothing said would you not have supposed when Jesus got on the back of that donkey that it would turn into a bucking bronco. I mean this land that play donkeys are stubborn folks on tell you they can put their nose down. I mean, they can just stick their feet writing that down and say I'm not going anywhere and some of you ladies look at me and say you kidding me.

I know that I live with one of them folks as it ever occurred to you that here comes this donkey that is never been broken in nobody's ever written and stolen from under the nose of the monsters given an exclamation that doesn't make any sense harnessed by two men who probably had more questions the nonsense they come and deliver the donkey to the Lord Jesus Christ.

He gets on well I've try to think about that folks. I'm just going to say to you, it occurred to me it not matter what kind of bronchial horse or stallion that might've been if even the winds and the waves would obey his voice, I think that donkey had any charts.

I think the donkey could comprehend us when the son of God walk up to him simply stood Jesus Christ was bound for the cross mounted the donkey and that donkey will be getting into the hall punches after this was our Savior, who stood on the bow of the boat in the midst of the true more than the torment amongst the feeling disciples and held up his hand and he said he speaks to the extent that even the winds and waves ladies voice God we serve God.

Five. Cross, so this is Palm Sunday, so this is Palm Sunday yet another holiday yet another excuse yet another moment in time that we should crossover without lofty idealism and apathetic self contentment and yet here we find the Jesus Christ standing on the Mount of olives mounted on the back of a donkey number four, number four, he expected and accepted their praise, you'll know chair in these verses God begins to speak dropbox from verse 35 and following. As he went along, they spread their cloaks. We came near to the place, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices tell you I love the praise and worship here at First Baptist Church.

We brought three unique worship services at 815 classic service and God is just pouring out his Spirit upon us again this morning we had a lady give a life to Christ and Amanda, and during this church.

We have not impact service at 935 which is II contain provide service with the praise team and and and God is just pouring out a spread this morning. Again, we had people joining the church in making professions of faith and and we have this wonderful service live television Brad Costco celebration service in the French require an orchestra, but I'm going to say to you, my beloved friends if there is any time in the history of First Baptist Church that we need to lead our praise and worship rise up like a cacophony of praise and worship in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ to die today we worship God in the booty holiness because he has given us everything that we've got everything that we brought forgive the eruption will be back with the completion of today's message what's next in just a minute with Dr. Don Wilton Dr. Don Wilton remind you we're here for you were connecting power is most convenient for you if you want to call us. Our numbers 866899 Word 866899673. Many are calling about this resource call for courage and be salt and light. Like many people of faith. All of us are concerned about what the future holds for Christianity in America wake up in this world.

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Step number five. He did everything in the name of the Lord, you did everything in the name of the Lord. You notice in verse 38 Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord.

Did you notice in the life of the Lord Jesus that everything he did gave glory to the father which is in heaven. That's what we need to be about. We need to be about worshiping father which is in heaven taking everything that we've done all about giftedness all about paltry efforts of the things that we hope to do.

We need to give glory to Almighty God, step number six.

He wept for those who did not recognize him. Did you notice your on the second occasion in the gospel according to Luke in verse 41 that as he approached Jerusalem he wept over it, folks. I just want you to think about that yet in the midst of this incredible glorious celebration.

The people waving palm branches singing Hosanna glory to God in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord) the middle of this expected worship of Almighty God comes the Pharisees almost guarantee the skeptics guarantee you today that is much as I love to go to Lake Bowen and all the lakes in our beautiful state all guarantee there's at least one person on a boat on Lake Bowen right now the cross of Christ in the Easter week means nothing guarantee you today that you could go to a restaurant in Spartanburg right now. I will guarantee you will find at least one person for whom the cross of Christ means absolutely nothing guarantee you that in almost every family sitting in this congregation and worshiping by way of television that there's at least one person for whom Christ died in the cross of Christ means absolutely nothing. Jesus Christ stood over Jerusalem in the midst of the worship in the midst of all that he had done in the midst of all that meant so much to him and he went on we weeping for Jerusalem. Are we begging God for the souls of men and women and boys and girls in Spartanburg County, blood dying and going to a devil's hell separated from Almighty God.

Have we opened this hanger in this thorium I'll be conducting our youth meeting safe and happy with a burning passion within our hearts. I was so screwed that up 800 showed up on Wednesday night, safe, and that they were young people often lives to Jesus Christ because actually breathing has nothing to do with the condition that has nothing to do.

It has nothing to do with it.

It's about weeping Jerusalem. That's what it's about. It's about weeping Jerusalem trip McConnell College in Cleveland, Georgia. Dr. and Mrs. Mathis were there and many are bounced off another's and I was invited to speak at their spiritual emphasis and on third Wednesday I met with many of the faculty talking to them about how to lead people to Jesus Christ. One of the faculty have been there long time. As the doctor pounds or just arrived there came to me and said to me you don't seem to understand on the campus of trip McConnell we don't have invitations. We've never had a chapel service when anything happens. This is a group of students.

Nothing happens here and I said, my friends, we need to prior loss brought on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.

I got up to preach the word place was packed in the gymnasium, a trip McConnell when we came down to that invitation. Hearts began to break and clap with joy when the entire student body of trip McConnell left their seats and came publicly down to the front. Many of them weeping before the throne of God. Faculty members following suit. We then began to get down to business. They were only four people left in their seats from an entire class I we began to pray with them.

37 students college students to Jesus Christ hundred decisions Jesus Christ. When Jesus Jerusalem on the way to the cross because he went to the cross because mankind is lost. That's why Jesus and that's why he took the seven step. What was the seven step he carried out the will of the father. That's what the saving step is not my will but thine be done.

Oh God, right upon our hearts will of the father in our own lives in our beloved First Baptist Church of Spartanburg as mamas and daddies as grandparents, as students, please let us weep over Jerusalem and let us mount our holes. Let us mount our horse, would you bow your heads with me this morning.

Every head is bowed and every closed Lord Jesus. This pastor is convicted, and he talked it on hundred and 64 years ago you gave us a horse you prompted it) in the center of the city and father for over 164 years, faithful man and woman amount to the source. People like Mr. Boz Neely who just on Friday went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ.

He dismounted the horse because you called him father to die.

We mount the horse father. Today we seize the moment father. Today we stand on Mount of olives and we weep for Jerusalem father.

Today we claim Spartanburg for Jesus father you are raising up from within this congregation. Men and women and young people who see so far beyond a foosball in a calming role in a three on 3 Basketball Ct.

As John Farris pointed out, they see a group of people coming to play three on three basketball but leaving with a one-on-one relationship with Jesus Christ.

Father, we've got so much to do. We are exasperated, some of us feel burned out. We get old and weary and then we look at you, Lord, and how sometimes you just got in your boat and went on the other side and they had a conversation with the father.

Thank you father for speaking to us. We are listening.

Please don't wait as we carry out your instructions. Please don't put us on hold. We love you in Jesus name we pray together a main guide Oscar to come this morning to leave your seats of any people here today who are prepared to say that's me, Lord. One of his anybody else in this congregation is willing to say God's given me my place. I know what's expected of me, Lord. I'm ready to do. I'm ready to be available all day any young people here want to base some senior Jedediah you're about to hand the baton of God about one month only a split you willing to stand up and say listen, this last couple weeks I've got. I'm gonna stand up for Jesus Christ I'm going to hand the baton over to those upcoming seniors. One of his anybody had a day is willing to sing in the choir what it is. Anybody had a day is willing to teach a Sunday school group can talk told me we were packed out today. We were packed out even in our new facility would just packed up folks, we gotta be faced with it all over again. We just started. Are you ready church. Are you ready to go on mission with God.

Are you ready to step up and be counted.

Are you ready to lay your giftedness and your tithes and your offerings at the foot of the cross.

Let's get to work.

Let's eliminate the day that we got. I want to preside over there. Let's get rid of that thing we done magnificent.

Let's just knock it out.

Let's go back and be debt free and just simply cite Mordechai.

We debt-free again what he want us to do now, Lord, yet we all, let's do it your way. To preach and teach and saying stand up and be counted on any single adults here today that are willing to go on mission where all the prayer warriors at First Baptist Church. Do not let this church not because anybody's going to preach but because we're going to celebrate the death of Jesus anybody to go to the lake today, instead of worshiping Jesus Christ.

The people of God in America to stand up and be counted on to be found faithful to the house.

Speaking to the hearts of God's people tell you folks, we are living in precious values.

There's a war going on, but we wrestle not against flesh and blood.

I'm turning God is doing something, don't miss your horse are you ready are you ready, let's do Hyman Aust. Some of you to come today. Some of you to come and make public your profession of faith.

Some of you to come and lead us to be able to talk to you where ready but many of my friends will be there this morning show you how you can trust Jesus as your Savior. Some of you who love the Lord your kind comments. I will pasta. I just want to be a part of this church you gotta move your letter transcranial lexicon by baptism or by Skype site man I want to be part of what's going on here. I want my children to grow up in a church like this with the name of Jesus Christ is proclaimed, maybe been through a divorce and you this is the place to be right here a single adults life's meaning right here on the mountaintop. That's the kind of people you see Jedediah not tell you will pasta loves you with all of these are Sunday to ask you when you come today unapologetically from the balcony from the client doesn't matter where you are meant to ask you to come without any hesitation.

Lay it down and say I'm coming if you need to just come and pray, then come and pray God is listening. He's watching pray that brings comfort, not fear God is listening. God is watching watching out of love and concern, not a God ready to zap you a lightning bolt to catch you doing something wrong but a loving God was pursuing you, even to this broadcast because he loves you is a great plan for your life. If her doctor will tonight.

She's been teaching and preaching from Luke 19 hope in your heart what he wants to share as he steps in the studio next.

Are you ready to give your heart and life to the Lord Jesus Christ. Why don't you pray this prayer with me right now. Dear God, I know that I was sent and I know that Jesus died for me today. I repainted my sin and by faith I receive you into my half in Jesus, my friend welcome you today into the family of God. This is exciting. You you just print a document and give your life to Christ to rededicate your life were so excited for the way this is given via a line in the sand better than ever. Living for God and we let's put some resources in your hands that will help you do that Dr. Wilton has prepared a packet of information for you given your life to Christ dedicate your life to Jesus, absolutely free. That will help you can call us and ask for your copy at 866-899-WORD 86689996733 can also communicate with us on our website at tewonline.org have these resources just given your life to Christ dedicate your life to Jesus today what you contact us again, 866-899-6734, online TW online.org you can receive exclusive teaching letters from Dr. Wilton information about our message is Bible guy every month. Join our email community. Dr. Wilton's letters will encourage fortify you in your walk with God.

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