"Discerning The Voice Of God - Part 2" Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. (Hebrews 5:12-14)

open your Bibles very quickly a book of Hebrews chapter 5 Hebrews chapter 5 today is part 2 of a series I started last Sunday this is the part 2 and the final lesson in this series we call discerning the voice of God say that discerning the voice of look at your neighbors a pastor's going to teach about discerning the voice of God now look on the other side and say this is a Bible study so the pastor's bring a Bible study to you because you ain't never been a Bible study go ahead tell them the book of Hebrews is a letter written from an unnamed person to the Jewish Christians who have been converted from Judaism to Christianity these these converted Jews are having challenges and difficulties in their Christian walk and they have contemplated and are considering returning back to Judaism how many of you accepted Jesus but you encountered some trouble and you thought about quitting one two three four five all right I see we got some people just don't tell the truth yeah at some point in your life if you haven't if you haven't reached that point in life keep living I promise you're going to get there everybody has to go to a place in your journey where you bump up and you hit something that makes you want to quit its life it's it's married just work it's church it's everything everything it's everything everything in life you are matter of fact anything worth having you're gonna have to encounter some kind of struggles that go along with it so these are these Christians who converted from from Judaism have now hit some bumps in the road and they have they are wrestling with going back and this writer writes to them to try to encourage them to stay the course in chapter 5 beginning in verse 12 here's what he says to them for though by this time you ought to be teachers you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the Oracles of God and you have come to need milk and not solid food stop right there stick a pen he says as long as you've been around this walk with God this walk with Christ you ought to be at a place where you can help teach somebody else but instead you need to be taught again and be honest the church is full of people like this who by this time they ought to be able to teach others but they they haven't gotten to a place of maturity or season it's or knowledge that they can help somebody else in their walk and that's who he's talking to the people who haven't matured and grown up he says you you need to learn again the first principles of the Oracles of God and you've come to need milk and not solid food verse 13 for everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness for he is a babe verse 14 but solid food belongs to those who are of full age somebody say full age that is those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil while that's profound he says when you get to a place of maturity full age he says you should be eating solid food you can tell who those people are because they have by reason of use because they've been exercising because they've used the ability to end their maturity by reason of use they have their senses exercised that they can tell the difference between right and wrong between good and evil and and the reality of the fact is we live in a culture where people can't tell the difference between what's right and what's wrong we are calling wrong right and right wrong our our our thinking has become a skewed and the opposite of God's thinking human reasoning has superseded God's reasoning I think it's crazy that our communities now are contemplating legalizing marijuana we didn't kill hundreds millions of people from drunk driving now we're going to get people high and let them drive that's crazy y'all ain't got the same man I know y'all use drugs y'all have the same n I thought I would get a little more aiming from the ten o'clock crowd I thought the 12 o'clock crowd would be the crowd that were really silent on that point right there but I see we got some some smokers up in the camp here today we got we're opposite we're operating on the opposite way of God is this and we haven't been able to discern between good and evil and so my assignment today is to try to teach you about hearing God's voice the most important thing you're going to need in life is to hear the voice of God and you got to be able to tell the difference between God's voice and the devil's voice every voice you hear is not the Lord's voice can I get a Amen right here every verse if you're not careful the reality of the fact is when the devil talks to you my fact if you get a vision in the middle of the night and it's the devil he will not be standing at the foot of your bed in a red suit with a pitchfork horns and a tail he's gonna be like an angel of light he's gonna be dressed like an angel he's gonna sound like a huge matter fact the devil can quote more verses and all of us in here put together the devil doesn't come to you in a demonic way he doesn't have a gravity and sound voice he sounds Majel ik angelic he sounds he sounds heavenly heavenly how many of you have made some choices or decisions in life you've made some choices and decisions in life that you look back and say what in the world was I thinking keep them up let me see who the people ain't got there yet some of y'all ain't got day yeah ok it's so it's the way like so so what I'm trying to do is help you comprehend how to tell the difference between when God is speaking when God is not speaking out last week I gave you the five characteristics of God's voice I talk with clarity so that you could think and know whether this what I'm hearing what I'm contemplating is from God today I want to give you the five characteristics of the devil's voice because he does have clear characteristics so you can tell the difference I'm going to give you all five of them today after I finish today I'm hoping those of you who've been through both of the series both messages can be able to articulate clearly in your mind whether God is speaking to you or the devil y'all supposed to say Amen right there but that's okay let me give you the first one let's go to Genesis let's go to Genesis chapter 3 Genesis chapter 3 is the story of Adam and Eve in the garden and I want to read these first five verses to you can I read these first five verses Thank You verse 1 now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made and he said to the woman has God indeed said you should not eat of every tree of the garden and the woman said to the serpent we may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden but of the fruit of the tree which is in masada garden God has said you shall not eat it nor shall you touch it lest you die then the serpent said to the woman you were you and I surely die for God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be open and you will be like God knowing good and evil y'all see that right there so this serpent is really being controlled manipulated speaking to the Eve by virtue of the devil so this serpent is the enemy talking to Eve and the first characteristic of the devil's voice here's one of his characteristics that I want to talk about is that that voice challenges God's declared truth and boundaries me back up give it to you again that devil's voice challenges God's declared truth and boundaries here's what the devil did his was saying to heed the end of gardening he goes and talks to Eve and and and said did God really say has God indeed said verse 1 you should not eat of every tree of God he's raising a question did God really say that and y'all Minds will be honest as you know the devil has said that to you did the Lord really say you couldn't drink got quiet in here verse for a second did the Lord really say you couldn't have a chick on the side the devil say no Adam Abraham had multiple wives and Moses had multiple wives and David had multiple wives and concubines now you not he quote he trying to quote scriptures did God really say that's what he did he wants to challenge the boundaries let's be clear God has boundaries amen God has boundaries but we live in a culture they don't want no boundaries nobody wants anybody telling you what they cannot do but if you want to live in God's kingdom and you want God's favor and you want God's blessings and you want God to prosper you want God to fight for you you have to respect the boundaries that God has established God establishes boundaries and clear boundaries he gives us those boundaries with clarity but yet we don't like those boundaries we don't want those boundaries and the devil knows that and he wants to appeal and speak to you and challenge God's boundaries and God's truth and that's what he did with Adam and Eve right here with Eve he speaks to Eve and he says God didn't say that did God really say you couldn't do that and then Eve said verse 2 and the woman said to her said to the serpent we may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden but of the tree verse 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God has said you shall not eat it nor shall you touch it lest you die then the serpent said to the woman you won't die for God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be open and you will be like God knowing and evil don't everyday the devil is going to challenge you every day you're going to be given choices and opportunities of what voice you're going to listen to and one of the voices that's going to speak to your ear is going to question what you know there be God's Word thank all 28-yard I appreciate that rousing support but it's okay I'm going I feel I hear the angels saying preach on pastor Jenkins yeah it's a challenge every day you being challenged you know what did you if you go to this church you have been taught the truth of God's Word you have been taught with the word say you know what it says you will push pass with God saying you'll push past your restrictions I get ton of calls from people who know better who do things that they know they've been taught not to do that they know the Bible says don't do and then they disregard it and they run down that road now they got drama now they want to pass in the church to come and help them you knew you shouldn't shacked up with that Joker you heard us preach about that you know you shouldn't got married in that situation you know you shouldn't have played the numbers you know yeah we gave you opportunity to cut up your credit card with no you didn't want to cut up your credit card you kept your credit card now you in debt over your head and you want the church to come to help you with your mortgage no no no I felt something up rising I felt something else rising up inside of me but you disregarded you pushed it the devil's voice always questioned God's boundaries and God's truth here's number two I wish I had time to stay right there I feel something right there let's go to Matthew chapter 16 and I want to read verses 21 22 and 23 Matthew chapter 16 verses 21 through 23 here's here's the deal from that time verse 21 Jesus began to show to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and be raised to third day then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him saying far be it from You Lord this shall not happen to you but he turned and said to Peter get behind me Satan you are in offense to me for you are not mindful of the things of God but the things of men who oh my gosh who yeah that's a desk Homer I felt the Holy Ghost on that point right there what is the point the point is the devil seeks to pull you away from God's purposes and plans for your life the devil seeks to pull you away from with God's purpose and plan is for your life everybody in here God has a plan for your life everybody I don't care who you are where you are spiritually what your life is like God has a divine plan for your life and the enemy's job is to get you off that plan you know what he's gonna do he's gonna introduce people in your life situations circumstances and he'll try to do whatever he can to get you off of God's perfect will for your life that's why you get offered multiple jobs at one time because the devil wants you to take the job that's not the one that's gonna help you fulfill your destiny you couldn't get no job then all sudden got five job offers at one time God says the devil wants you to get on the path that's not the one for you he wants to introduce you to people that's not the one for you you want to know who to get married you got I know listen let me back up I know I'm in God's perfect will for my life I know I'm walking I'm living God's purpose for my life I know I'm living God's purpose for my life I'm walking in God's assignment for my life I am doing everything God wants me to do in my life I'm proud of that I'm proud I'm at the place that God created me to be and you know what how do you know what God's purpose for your life because he begins to reveal and every situation about your life prepares you for your future everything in your past prepares you for where you're going and I recognize that so I look back in my life and I remember and I know now if I'm a teenager from a small kid even before I was a teenager from a small kid God was preparing me for leadership I didn't know it at the time but when I was a small child they voted me to be the senior patrol leader at a Boy Scout Troop I was in and I took jobs and I would put in leadership roles I was able to work my way up to leadership roles because God everything in my past repaired me for what I'm doing right now all of my pass prepared me for my future and you got to be aware that the devil wants to take you off your pants get you off the assignment and get you in something that has nothing to do with your destiny I know I'm married to the right woman I'm married to transgenes we're married 35 years I know she's the one but you know before we got married the devil tried to get me off his track he had hundreds of women chasing after the hunters off they were coming from out of the nooks and the crannies and chasing after me and I had to stay focused all right okay okay be careful of who and what's introduced into your life that's new out of the ordinary be careful listen be careful of somebody coming to give you a word let me tell you something if God's going to give you a word through somebody it will be an affirmation of what he's already changed don't let nobody come and tell you something you ain't heard before you never got a never whispered that in your spirit told you that in your own devotional time or revealed it to you in some way also there's some something new the devil is a lie look at your neighbors say that devil is a lie look at them on the other side say don't you be that devil telling me that lie p-nut is up here talking trying to derail Jesus from his assignment Jesus knew he was going to have to die on the cross that was his purpose in coming down on the cross and hit the devil through Peter and then that will die use people he'll play thoughts in your mind but he'll also use people how many Otton had the devil you some people to say something to you how many y'all been the person that the devil uses speak something to somebody his ultimate goal is to pull you off the track of what God's destiny is for you here's number three y'all being kind of tight on me today let's go to Luke chapter four and I want to read the first three verses for my third point here's what it says then Jesus being filled with the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan and was led by the spirit into the wilderness being tempted for forty days by the devil and in those days he ain't nothing and afterward when they had ended he was hungry somebody say hungry and the devil said to him if you are the son of God command this stone to become bread so so here's the thing the devil is appealing to Jesus and he tempts him on down through several more verses we're gonna read some of these other verses in just a moment but the devil speaks to him when he was physically weak and I want to tell you today write this down the devil's voice talks to you when you are spiritually or physically weak this is an important point because some people make major life altering decisions when they are physically weak or spiritually weak and my assignment is to tell you never make a life-altering decision when you are physically weak or spiritually weak if you're not waiting supposed to be spiritually and if you're physically sick or weak or whatever do not make life-altering decisions amen never make life-altering decision because that's the environment that's the category that's this the climate that the enemy prospers in talking to people so he wants you wants to communicate with you when you're not at your best when you're spiritually with you you have a when you know you're not where you're supposed to be spiritually don't be making major decisions get in the situation to hear from God get in the situation where God can communicate and talk to you and be in a place where you know God is talking to you and you're not in the weak spot and when you're physically don't do it somebody said lose your name say don't do it don't do it don't so here's the devil talking to Jesus he said turn this stone into bread if you really if you if you are really the Son of God command this stone to become bread look at look at verse 4 but jesus answered saying it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of God verse 5 then the devil taking him up on a high mountain showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment and the devil said to him all this Authority I will give you and their glory for this has been delivered to me and I give it to whomever I wish therefore if you will worship before me all will be yours I thought I found that amazing that the devil had the audacity to think that he could offer something to Jesus that Jesus himself created jesus answered verse 8 and said to him get behind me Satan for it is written you shall worship the Lord your God and him only you shall serve y'all see that person and then he brought him to Jerusalem set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him if you are the son of God throw yourself down from here for this written verse 10 he shall give his angels charge over you to keep you and in their hands they shall bear you up lest you dash your foot against a stone and jesus answered and said to him it has been said you shall not tempt the Lord your God here here's here's the fourth thing I want to speak to because the devil is seeking to appeal to your flesh and that's what the devil tries to do here is he tries to appeal that Jesus flesh and all of these things are appealing to the flesh you can have all I give you all of this can be yours feed turn its stone in the to bread and you you know you can you have some food that's his flesh bow down to me and I'll give you all of this Kingdom that's the flesh in power go ahead and just jump off this ledge and and the angels will take charge of your stuff flesh all of these are flesh issues and and the devil appeals to your flesh now y'all might as well be honest your greatest temptations came come when the devil is talking to your flesh yeah yes your flesh your flesh your flesh he seeks to talk and appease your flesh that's why you get attempted in the drawn and attracted the stuff that appeals to your flesh the devil don't tip you with stuff that you ain't appealed that it's not appealing to you he knows what your buttons are somebody said he knows exactly what your buttons are you ain't no need him tempting me with liquor I'm not I never drank in my life Neverland I'm not attractive no leader you putting drugs in front of me I'm not tempted by that I'm tempted by Twinkies and cupcakes and amen come on y'all hit the point y'all know my story my weakness with Twinkies and it's just an analogy whatever your Twinkie is some of y'all guys maybe it's not Twinkies but it might be women or it might be men or the lottery or drinking or drugs going to preach faster I'm right I'm doing the best I can thank you well you know but the double appeal still fresh so you know one of my things to do is I know I have to discipline my flesh if I want to stay healthy and combating high blood pressure and diabetes and so I'm walking I'm trying to do my walk thing walking walking so I'm trying to get all my steps in and and I just got this app on my phone that I can now count my steps every day going past so you're doing a great deal I got it going on so I I leave my office this morning at 8:00 o'clock service and I'm walking out to come and do what I do every week every week I walk out of my office and I walk the stairs up here and because I'm trying to get my steps in but I walked through the door to hit up here and there's the elevator right there and wouldn't you know it soon as I walk out the door sometimes I walk out the door the elevator opens and the elevator says come here hey hey so for a few moments I a few seconds I said would be late last night I'm tired those steps ain't gonna make no big difference today go ahead and catch that elevator and I wish I can tell you please don't be disappointed in me because I went on and took the steps come on go ahead I won and walked up the steps I rebuked that devil I bound that devil who wanted me to stalk you you always start the downfall when you compromise let me get the number what number was that here's number five go to Revelations 12 I got to hurry up my time is running out revelations chapter 12 that's the last book in the Bible and I'm gonna read verse 10 then I'll be finished here's what verse 10 says then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven now salvation and strength and the Kingdom of our God and the power is Christ have come here it is for the accuser of our brethren who accuses them before our God day and night has been cast down this is a verse about Satan being cast down out of heaven and what he what he describes about the devil is that he is a an accuser here's how you tell me in the devil's voice he makes accusations an accusation is something can't be proven you can't you can't prove it that's an accusation it's it's it's questioning motives intents you can't prove a person's motives or intents it's a it's an accusation so so so you got to be careful there's voices in your head there's words being spoken to you that brings accusations and they need to tell you that those that voice is a voice of the enemy when you makes accusation somebody say accusations matter of fact when you start accusing somebody of something that cannot be proven it's an accusation you have entered into the demonic realm you are functioning in the demonic realm when you find yourself accusing people of things now when I say that y'all not saying Amen that's not an accusation that's a fact you understand what I'm saying what the difference is and yet the devil is making accusations and don't let the devil use you to make accusations look at your neighbor say don't be making accusations accusations are the voice of the enemy as a matter of fact he's accusing you of being dis and being dead and being a failure and here's what I love about God God says this he looks beyond the devil's accusations and he loves you no matter how jacked up and raggedy you are kidding up here's a statement that's true this is not an accusation is absolutely the truth God loves you he doesn't care what you've done how lowly you fall how often you did it how frequently you did it how recently you did it who you did it with he doesn't matter he loves you in spite of your nasty self he loves you that's a fact his voice told me to tell you that he loves you his voice told me to tell you that it's not an accident that you're here he brought you here by His divine power and mercy he brought you here I have the responsibility of telling you the truth of the matter is that God loved you enough that he sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross and take the punishment that you should have gotten and the reason we serve Jesus and that Muhammad did not Buddha and not Confucius and I heard Krishna and I sung Yamuna I can go on down the line we don't serve any of those people who serve Jesus because Jesus did when none of them did Jesus died and got up out of the grave he conquered death somebody say well pastor how do you know he conquered death how do you know he's alive you weren't there you weren't alive that's right that's the fact I wasn't there I wasn't alive but here's what I do know that he rose in my heart and made himself real to me he changed my life he broke my chains he forgave me of my sins that's something that I know and if he did it for me he'll do the same thing for you and for you and for you and he'll wash all your sins away and make you a brand new creation he told me to tell you it is not an accident that you hear he orchestrated the events because you've been listening to the voice of the devil all week long but now it's time to hear God's voice his voice says he loves you and the greatest thing you can do is give him your life and give him your heart and come and join us down here right now don't be embarrassed don't be ashamed don't be afraid don't be scared that's the devil listen to the voice of God he loves you make your way down here amen and say yes to the king of kings and the Lord of lords this is the time and the moment right now amen I see you come on amen amen that's right somebody else come god

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Length: 28min 56sec (1736 seconds)

Published: Thu Dec 17 2015