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Monday Dec 06, 2021
Job Chapter 42
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Job 42:1-2 "Then Job answered the Lord, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee."
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth highlights the most foundational and important lessons in life from the oldest book in the Bible, the Book of Job. This sermon, the sixteenth and final sermon in the series on the Book of Job, Job Chapter 42, chronicles Job's confession to the Lord and the Lord's restoration of Job: “Once a man has been sufficiently humbled, then all the agitation that previously existed in his soul subsides. Faith in God, and submission to God’s sovereignty, brings calmness to the heart, where previously there was contention and confusion. How wonderful it is when erring and rebellious men confess their sin and admit their guilt before God. This is what God demands of sinners, and it is the only way reconciliation with the Lord can be achieved.
“It is not until we are able to see God’s greatness that true humility will be evidenced. This is because man is not made humble by merely seeing personal error, but also, and perhaps more importantly, by coming to spiritually realize the beauty and majesty of God.
“Job’s confession to God, revealed his new understanding that no thought can be hidden from the Lord, since part of God’s splendor is His supernatural ability to see both the thoughts and hearts of men.
“Sin lies not simply in what men do, but is equally convictive in what they think. It is the inside of the cup that is the most unclean. As the thoughts sinners think, are generally far more sinful than even the deeds they do, or the words they speak.
“Job confesses to uttering things he understood not, and things so wonderful, that he knew not. The “I” is repeated and used with force, simply because Job had come to know that the source of his sin, was himself. His friends were not blamed, because when men are truly repentant, it is not others’ sins that are brought to the altar of God, but only our own.
“Where many will remain content with simply hearing, God’s true children cannot cease in their search for the Lord, until they by grace are brought to see Him for themselves. It is sight of Christ also which will be the ultimate reward of faith, for those who have believed upon the Lord Jesus.
“Here we see that it is no longer self-righteousness, but rather self-incrimination, that Job utters. Through then God’s influence on his life, Job’s evaluation of himself had changed. With accurate spiritual sight, came Job’s repentance. True repentance also will not merely consist of confession of sin, but will go so much further, ultimately resulting in an abhorrence of self. Hence, if men say they have repented but do not despise themselves, then we know that there is still great lack in their acknowledgement of sin. For true repentance will always touch the soul of a man, and not merely be a mental thing. Sin therefore pangs the sinner, whereas casual confession surely will not.
“Though God’s children must undergo trials in this life, God’s pity and mercy shall help them overcome them. Hence, though spiritual lessons are necessary to be taught, God’s pity will remain with the afflicted while under their trial, and God’s mercy shall in the end, await them after it. And just as with Jesus’ trial in the wilderness, when it was necessary that He be tempted of the devil for forty days and forty nights, after His trial the Lord sent angels to minister unto him. Ultimately, all trial has an end, and it is after the trial that God’s love will be fully evidenced.”
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Job 42:1-17.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 11/28/2021
![Job Chapter 40:5 to 41:34](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9287286/CastleGraceLogoTealOfficialSpacing-01_300x300.jpg)
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Job Chapter 40:5 to 41:34
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Job 40:5 "Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further."
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth highlights the most foundational and important lessons in life from the oldest book in the Bible, the Book of Job. This sermon, the fifteenth in the series on the Book of Job, Job Chapter 40:5 to 41:34 chronicles the Lord's reproof of Job and Job's response: "Job’s words and thoughts have gotten him in trouble with the Lord, and now he has gained sufficient wisdom to hold his peace and quietly humble himself to the Lord’s correction. No longer will he speak of the perceived errors of God’s ways; instead, he will confine his speech to the subject of his unworthiness. Contrite, he rejects saying anything that might tempt him to be lifted with pride again. It is in humility that men find God and learn more about Him, whereas in human pride, the Lord will not be found at all.
“Every man will have to stand and give an account of himself before God, as Job must do here. Human cowardice will not be tolerated, nor will any be able to plead weakness to escape God’s correction or judgment for their sin. Like with Adam and Eve, no matter what effort is made to hide, a full account for transgressing God’s Word will have to be given.
"For the believer, it is God’s hand and the Lord’s mighty arm, that gains victory in his life. Because without God’s strength being exhibited in the Christian’s life, there would be absolutely no chance of victory. This includes victory over death, and sin, as well as all other earthly afflictions.
"Because they lack this heavenly glory and are merely corrupted flesh, they are unworthy of entering God’s presence. A naked man is completely vulnerable; he cannot protect himself from God’s judgment nor defend himself in God’s courtroom. Because of his destitute condition, he is estranged from the Lord’s holy presence. Unless God clothes sinners in His righteousness, they will be found unfit to enter His celestial presence.
“To a proud and rebellious man, his strong internal and unchanging confidence is, that God should receive him as he is. Even if, how he is, is only fleshly and carnal. Hence, for the pretentious, they think they need not to repent for sin, simply because, they are not themselves unrighteous. Instead, when challenged by the Lord for sin, they deem God’s correction itself as sinful.
“The reason God draws such attention to this mighty beast’s strength is to further impress upon Job His own strength. All this is meant to produce humility in Job so he might consider the vastness of the power of the One he so foolishly contended against. Men would never even consider wrestling with a creature such as behemoth, so why would they imagine they could successfully strive against God and be successful?
“Pride also can so inflate a man, that he loses all real touch with reality. To then be reminded of his inability, is purposed to bring back some sensibility to his true strength. Until then Job could subdue and domesticate fierce creatures in the earth, he should not think himself as equal to the Lord. Sinners also frequently manifest characteristics of megalomania, whereby grandiose thoughts of themselves, tempt them, to foolishly believe that they are at least minimally, co-equal with God in wisdom and strength. For none will resist God’s will, unless they first think themselves strong enough, to not do God’s will in their life. Hence, whenever men buck the truth, they believe themselves sufficiently strong enough to not have to submit to it.
“There are so many creatures in this world, including the hippo, the elephant, the crocodile, the lion, the tiger, and even the North American grizzly, that men have the natural sense not to stir up and disturb, lest the creature’s great power and strength be exerted towards them. Yet, it is astounding how seldom this same fear is attributed to God. So that where men are rightly afraid of the fierceness of so many of the earth’s creatures, stunningly, most share not the same fear of the Lord. This is evidenced by the casualness in which they break God’s laws, and lightly esteem His commands. Divine wisdom should also teach us, that just as it is foolish to stir up the anger of creatures like the crocodile, how much more foolish is it to stir up God’s anger?”
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Job 40:5-41:34.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 11/14/2021
![Job Chapter 38:37 to 40:4](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9287286/CastleGraceLogoTealOfficialSpacing-01_300x300.jpg)
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Job Chapter 38:37 to 40:4
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Job 38:37 "Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,"
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth highlights the most foundational and important lessons in life from the oldest book in the Bible, the Book of Job. This sermon, the fourteenth in the series on the Book of Job, Job Chapter 38:37-40:4 explores the power and wisdom of the Almighty through creation and Job's response to the Lord's questioning: "Shifting from the heavens, the Lord now directs Job’s attention to the creatures of the earth, that solely by God’s providence are cared for. Lions are mentioned, which are regarded by many as the most regal of nature’s animals, to show that even towards them, through either natural instincts or patience, their needs are provided for. And just as man cannot, through his own power, care for himself, without an environment supplied by God, likewise man does not care for, nor does he sustain the well-being of any other of earth’s creatures. This is the Lord’s work, and He alone should be praised for it.
"Moving to the wild goats which live in the high mountain, the Lord asks Job what he really knows about these majestic creatures. If Job could speak very little about the wild goat, which inhabits the highest regions of the earth, how could he really know a God, Whose habitation is Heaven? If also the mountain goat, which makes its home in the highest peaks of the earth, cannot be fully known, without great and extensive human effort, how could the God of Heaven, Whom no man can approach, thought to be so easily understood?
"Speaking pointedly to Job, the Lord now asks him, if the hawk has gained its extraordinary power of flight by Job’s wisdom. When one examines the prominent features of birds like the hawk, their gift of flight, as well as the great speeds and distances they fly, you have to wonder if men ever really even consider, that God is the Creator of all things living. Simply because no man can deeply ponder the gifts and abilities given to God’s creatures, and not be spellbound by God’s wisdom. So that if men refuse to attribute glory to God, it is only because they have removed themselves from believing in the evidences of Himself, in creation.
"From the hawk to now the eagle, another glorious creature is brought to Job’s attention, highlighting the Lord’s spectacular wisdom in creating birds such as this. Like with the mountain goat, which lives in the highest regions of the earth, the eagle ascends to the highest atmosphere of the earth. The Lord, no doubt, chooses majestic creatures like these, simply because His own home is high, and unobservable by earthly men.
"Here we see a dramatic change in Job’s demeanor, for now instead of confessing personal self-righteousness, he openly confesses his own vileness. No doubt the vileness that Job experienced in his soul, was directly related to his understanding of being proud of heart. Such pride also that was previously willing to condemn God, in order to justify self. Ultimately, Job’s entire view of life changed. Whereas before he thought God was at fault, and himself righteous, now he sees God as righteous, and himself as vile. Through then God’s Spirit, via the entrance of God’s Word, Job had come to realize the true condition of himself. No longer would he lodge false claims against the Lord, accusing God of injustice. No longer would he complain against God’s government. For now he fully realized, that it was not God who had sinned against him, but he against God."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Job 38:37-40:4.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 10/24/2021
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Saturday Oct 16, 2021
No Other Foundation
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
1 Corinthians 3:11 "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth teaches the importance of building your spiritual life upon only one foundation, Jesus Christ, in No Other Foundation: "Men often look for foundations to build their faith upon, searching for the right preacher, denomination, or doctrine. But unless they are directly led by God’s Holy Spirit, they rarely seek Jesus Christ as their foundation. Yet there is only one true foundation upon which any man can properly build his spiritual life, and that is the Son of God. In Him lives the foundation of all true religion, and without Him, one will only find sinking sand.
"The apostle Paul warned Timothy that men would eventually abandon the true Gospel of Jesus Christ simply because they would look for a more pleasing doctrine, one more adaptable to their fleshly lusts. Even in the very early years of Christianity, Paul realized that the practice of true Christianity would ultimately be lowered to the carnality of sinful people. Religion, Paul states, would grow worse and worse simply because carnal and unspiritual men would begin to practice it. They would leave the proper foundation of Jesus Christ to form religions more pleasing to themselves. Such is the depravity of men that even though God has set His Son as the base of everything, men will still abandon Him and His words to form their own religions, ones more appealing to their own fleshly lusts.
"Paul’s words also teach that the Church of Christ, or at least those who profess to be in it, will not grow better but will actually develop more resistance to the truth. According to Paul, as the years passed, Christianity would decline and move further and further away from the sound doctrine of Jesus Christ. Because men’s lusts are many, false teachers would be multiplied in abundance; for every human desire, a new corrupt teacher would arise to nurture and care for it.
"This verse speaks to the corruptness of man—that he does not want nor desire to be taught the right things that come from God but prefers the smooth and delusional things of man. This was Israel’s sin, and it is still common today, as men do not desire the true Word of God but prefer words not grounded in truth. In short, because of their fleshly appetites, carnal men prefer false prophecies so they can remain deceived.
"Observe as well that if sin remains unaddressed by those who say they speak for God, then you can know that whatever godly ministry is being promoted is not really what it claims to be. For God endorses no true ministry that endeavors to keep people blind to sin and its dreadful consequences.
"Again, there is but One religious foundation and One Solid Rock that any can build upon to secure themselves from a future fall. This foundation is Christ and obedience to His words. When under the storms of this life, all other human thought will quickly reveal itself as insufficient for maintaining proper religion. Consequently, if Jesus Christ and His words are not the foundation of a man’s faith, it is sure to inevitably crumble under Him. Every man, therefore, should be warned that if Jesus Christ and obedience to His words are not the foundation of faith, then nothing but a great collapse of religion is both guaranteed and promised in the future, since none can reject the words of the Lord Jesus and not eventually have to pay a great personal consequence and cost for it.
"Through Christ, a world that has departed from God will become subject to God again. So great is Jesus Christ as God’s foundation that a brand-new world of willing subjection to God will be produced. This world shall be much different than the one we live in now, for it shall adore God and not rebel against Him. It shall embrace His sovereignty and not despise it. Ultimately, the God of creation will fill and completely reside in all His created beings. God will be all in all, with His people greatly desiring Him to be."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: 1 Corinthians 3:11, 2 Timothy 4:3, Isaiah 30:10, Lamentations 2:14, Matthew 7:24-29, 1 Peter 2:6, Isaiah 8:14, Ephesians 2:20-21, 1 Corinthians 15:28.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace on 10/10/2021.
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Monday Aug 30, 2021
Elihu: Job 34:35 to 35:16
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Job 34:35 "Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom."
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth highlights the most foundational and important lessons in life from the oldest book in the Bible, the Book of Job. This sermon, the thirteenth in the series on the Book of Job, Elihu: Job 34:35 to 35:16, teaches the importance of bridling the tongue and the significance and necessity of suffering in the Christian life: “What Job both said of himself, as being righteous, and what he said of God, as denying him justice, were both notably in error. It is also common among men that when they speak of God, the words they utter, and the ideas they infer, are rarely inspired of the Lord. Yet, a lack of any true wisdom and knowledge of the Lord, does not stop most from speaking about a God they know little of. Much confusion also would leave the Church, if those not inspired by the Holy Spirit would hold their peace until they possessed true spiritual enlightenment.
“Nothing is more important to keep in its original and unadulterated form than the spoken Word, either written or inspired through the power of the Holy Spirit. For by it men are saved, and by it, is God made known. Job therefore was worthy of being corrected for his words, since both life and death, lay in the power of the tongue. Observe as well that only right and good speech, will produce for a man or woman, a path to a blessed and good life.
“What Job did not know, was that no sin can be properly confessed, or atoned for, until it is known. Thus, where there is ignorance of sin, there cannot be full and complete repentance, which alone will produce forgiveness. It is also a very foolish thing to judge anything as being right or wrong, simply by whether or not, it is profitable to us. Observe as well, that many have been called by the Lord to suffer for His sake, and surely not to have a more blessed physical existence. Moses was called to suffer affliction with the people of God. The Apostle Paul also was called by the Lord Jesus to suffer for His name. Simply because most heavenly calls, will entail with them, a large degree of human suffering, though at the end of them, there is promise of eternal blessing.
“Though God remains invisible, still He should be trusted. Though Job could not see God overseeing his life, this did not mean that justice would not prevail. It is good then to place our trust in an invisible God, Who though He is not seen to us by the human eye, still retains the power to execute proper justice and judgment in the earth. Consider as well that there are so many spiritual problems that can be overcome, simply by trusting in the Lord. So much peace in the heart that can be gained, by trusting in God’s plan of predestination, and protection for our lives. He also, who will keep his soul trusting in the Lord, will save his heart from much spiritual confusion.”
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Job 34:35-Job 35:16.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 08/01/2021
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Saturday Aug 07, 2021
The Righteousness of God
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord."
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth teaches on a topic that is essential to the Christian's spiritual peace, The Righteousness of God: "Few things are more important to a Christian’s spiritual peace than being made righteous by God. This act of divine grace is so beyond the realm of human thought that few can fully relish how glorious it is: sinners, worthy of condemnation, are made righteous by God because of their faith in His Son. It makes no difference, then, what the world thinks of God’s elect, because their righteousness makes them both cleansed and forgiven in Heaven.
"God does not justify a man because He finds him pure. There are no such men. Hence, sinners should not think that justification is the result of their own purification process. It is not. If this were the case, then the righteousness would be man’s. Only when men become spiritually enlightened enough to realize that they cannot produce righteousness on their own will they turn to Christ.
"There is no middle ground between reverence for the Lord Jesus and rejection of His God-given lordship over all creation. When men do not yield to the Son of God and the grace of God brought through Him, they prove themselves unworthy of reform. When Jesus is rejected, all divine mercy for sin vanishes. However, for the saint who believes in the Son of God and yields himself to the Spirit and Word of God, a much different future lies ahead: he is justified, and sin can no longer prevent God’s blessings from being imparted to him. Righteousness also means that many good things await the believer in the future, just as certainly as judgment awaits the God-rejector.
"Lastly, let us emphasize the great reality that the righteousness the believer receives through Christ is solely God’s. It does not come from man, and there is nothing in him to make him as God makes him in Christ, so we should not think that it is because of any part of our fleshly nature. Faith in Christ is how we are made righteous; consequently, to look for righteousness in any other place than Christ will only result in doubting its existence. By faith, we believe in God’s Son, and by faith, we should also trust in the righteousness given to us through Christ."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Isaiah 54:17, Philippians 3:9, Romans 10:4, Hebrews 10:28-29, Romans 8:29-31.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 07/11/2021
![Elihu: Job 34:5–35](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9287286/CastleGraceLogoTealOfficialSpacing-01_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Elihu: Job 34:5–35
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Job 34:5-6 "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression."
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth highlights the most foundational and important lessons in life from the oldest book in the Bible, the Book of Job. This sermon, the twelfth in the series on the Book of Job, Elihu: Job 34:5-35, continues to chronicle Elihu's response to Job: "Whenever we have improper beliefs of our own righteous character, it is wrongly assumed that tragic events in our life are divinely unfair. So that if we lack faith in God’s greater plan for our lives, then all we can see is our present misery. Job’s words contain an absoluteness on two accounts: first, in his own pure righteousness; secondly, in his wound being incurable. Both assumptions were proved wrong by the Lord. For Job was not as righteous as he thought and God did restore his life back to health. Sickness and pain can easily cause men to view themselves as overly pure, and their hope of recovery as potentially unrecoverable. But like with Job, neither of these conclusions will prove true.
"The sin in a man, no doubt, causing him to believe himself, so much more pure than he really is, and because of this, he will often lack the perception to know, that his own heart, life, and actions, are the cause of his misery, and not God.
"Elihu’s argument is thus, if men think they have a right to challenge God in earthly judgments, and/or the trials they might need to endure, then they have completely forgotten that their entire existence, is dependent on God’s grace. Elihu’s position then is, do not question God in smaller judgments, lest a far greater judgment be administered. For if God set His heart upon man, to fully execute judgment for his sins, then God could gather all breath life, and return it solely to God’s own possession. Teaching us that all life is God’s, whether it is flesh life, or spirit life. Even as all life is either extended or shortened, according to God’s will. For He Who first gave man life, can just as easily, if He so wills it, remove it from him.
"It is not man who makes the rules regarding sin, but God. Not man who sets the terms for chastisement, or its duration, but the Lord alone. Not until men realize that God sets the terms for all things, will they then humble themselves sufficiently enough to learn and yield to Him. How often also do men get lost in the lie, that they can set the terms for either salvation, or blessing. The pride of man often assuming that God must meet his terms, and not he, God’s."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Job 34:5-35.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 07/04/2021
![Elihu: Job 32:15 to Job 33:3](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9287286/CastleGraceLogoTealOfficialSpacing-01_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Elihu: Job 32:15 to Job 33:3
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Job 32:15-16 "They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)"
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth highlights the most foundational and important lessons in life from the oldest book in the Bible, the Book of Job. This sermon, the eleventh in the series on the Book of Job, Elihu: Job 32:15 to Job 33:3 examines the characteristics between true and false prophets and whether they have been sent by the Lord to speak on His behalf: "Immediately we see the effectiveness of Elihu’s spiritual ministry. As Job’s friends were: 1) amazed, 2) ceased to formulate reasons in their minds to refute any of his words, and 3) left off, no longer speaking. Teaching us that there is hardly anything more effective in stopping men’s mouths from presuming they know, than when one sent from God, begins to deliver revelation from God. Then, even the most imperceptive men seem to be able to detect that God has entered the room.
"Where human wisdom is anything but pure, heavenly wisdom is. And because the wisdom from above has as its source in God, it will be felt to possess the very same holy attributes as the Lord. Hence, where carnal and human wisdom will agitate further the confused, the Lord’s wisdom will promote peace. Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar’s words had done nothing but to provoke Job and cause him internal unrest. Yet now Elihu’s message would do just the opposite. Having its origin from above, it would prove itself as easy to be entreated. Elihu therefore would become a breath of fresh air to Job, whereas previously debate and strife had ruled the day. Job’s friends had spoken of their own will, but Elihu would speak under the direction of God’s will.
"Job’s friends, unintentionally, had carried themselves no differently than false prophets. God did not send them to speak for Himself, yet they ran, egotistically thinking they could perform service for the Lord. (Jeremiah 23:21) "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied." It is easy to see why Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar’s words manifestly failed, simply because they spoke to Job, things not of the truth, and focused on arguments devoid of God’s Spirit leading them. It is not enough then to claim that we come in God’s name, if God has not commissioned us to speak for Him. Job’s friends, unintentionally, had carried themselves no differently than false prophets. God did not send them to speak for Himself, yet they ran, egotistically thinking they could perform service for the Lord. It is easy to see why Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar’s words manifestly failed, simply because they spoke to Job, things not of the truth, and focused on arguments devoid of God’s Spirit leading them."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Job 32:15-Job 33:2-3.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 05/30/2021
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Monday May 10, 2021
Passing Over Love
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Luke 11:42 "But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."
This sermon from Pastor J.D. Montieth teaches the importance of love in the Christian life and how carnal men will often choose success in the world over love for God and His people: "It is love for God and His people that is the essence and totality of all true religion, yet it is often so neglected that it cannot even be lightly observed in those who profess that they are Christ’s. Nowhere is faith in Jesus Christ more distorted than when His first two commandments are absent in His Church.
"If you asked most, even many who claim to be religious, success carries more weight in their hearts than manifesting and following Christ’s commands to love. Non-spiritual men pursue worldly gain and acknowledgment over love for God and their neighbor. Whenever men pass over love, this shows that they have set aside Christ’s commands and replaced them with human desires. No man should think that he has come to know anything of God or that he knows God if love is not the dominant principle that rules his life. He who does not love does not know God.
"That which takes the place of love for God in the last days will be the love of self. Hence, men’s deepest affection will either be themselves or the Lord, as no man can successfully love himself and, at the same time, love God fervently. He who loves God will love Him more than himself, just as he who loves himself will do so more than he loves God. Ultimately, all men will love someone; it is whom they love that will determine their eternal destiny.
"True disciples of Christ possess what those in the world do not: love for the people of God. It is by this divine love that all the world shall see who Christ’s true disciples are."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Luke 11:42, 1 John 4:8, Galatians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:5, Matthew 24:12, 2 Timothy 3:1-4, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 4:20, John 13:34-35.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 05/02/2021
![A Body Hast Thou Prepared Me](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9287286/CastleGraceLogoTealOfficialSpacing-01_300x300.jpg)
Monday Apr 12, 2021
A Body Hast Thou Prepared Me
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Hebrews 10:5 "Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:"
This sermon from Pastor J.D. Montieth explores the glory of Christ's nature and person and how He is the only One qualified to atone for man's sin: "In order to understand how Christ atones for sin, it will help to study both the nature, and then glory of Christ’s person. The efficacy of Christ’s sin offering derides its strength from the holiness of His body, conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit, and the glorious position God has given Jesus, as the Son of the Highest.
"It is fitting that Jesus’ name describes the process of salvation: Jehovah shall save. “The name Jesus, in Greek, answers to Joshua, or rather, Jehoshuah, in Hebrew, which signifies Jehovah shall save;” It cannot be man, who saves himself, but only God, Who has the ability to save such fallen creatures, as ourselves. Jehovah shall save thus encapsulates the entire ministry of Jesus.
"In truth, there could be no offering presented by man, that could atone for his own sin. Hence, for God to be satisfied with a sufficient sacrifice for sin, then God must provide this Sacrifice Himself. This is why Jesus was prepared a body by God—so that Christ’s holiness could, after Christ’s total obedience to God’s will, atone for man’s unholiness. We should never wonder if Jesus’ offering for sin is sufficient to cleanse us from it, simply because Jesus is God’s Offering for sin. And because Jesus is God’s Offering, none should doubt, if Jesus dying for sin, can save them from it. For if the Lord Himself made Jesus an Offering for sin, then there should remain no doubt, if men believe upon Him, that Jesus can completely and forever take away their sin.
"Christ saving a man is also not simply a one-time event, for those He baptizes with His Spirit, are those also He continues to make intercession for. As His people’s High Priest, Jesus’ intercession for God’s new Sons will continue until their final and full deliverance, when their human body will be ultimately transformed to be like Christ’s glorified body. Intercession therefore will be made by Christ for His people, until by His own power they are transformed into Christ’s own image."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: Hebrews 10:5, Luke 1:26-35, Acts 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 7:25, Matthew 16:13-17, Hebrews 9:14, Matthew 11:28-29.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace 04/04/2021