The Light of the World

[Music] the world we live in is in a dark hour and yet we are called the light of the world evil is on the rise and the church is in retreat why because we have forgotten who we are and we have forfeited our place of influence in this culture simply stated we quit shining the darkness of this culture has permeated every area of our lives it's in front of us constantly in their entertainment it's on the news every hour on the hour it's in the paper it's in the school it's in our system of government in our politics in our streets in our culture war in our race war in our economic war everything around us is centered on dividing individuals rather than uniting and we wonder what's wrong i'll tell you what's wrong we the light of the world have hidden the light under a basket we've retreated into the doors of the sanctuary rather than influence a world that is desperate for truth and groping in darkness we have not taken the words of the savior to truth that says let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father in heaven you and i are here for this reason to let the world know who jesus is we do the work not the government read what the bible says jesus speaking in matthew chapter 5 it says you are the light of the world let your light shine say that with me let your light shine that when they see your works they glorify your father let's do the math the more work the church does the more glory goes to god the more work the government does the more your money goes to the government now what would you rather see god get more glory or you get more taxes it's just that simple we are his hands we are his feet we do the work wherever he sends us we shine that means you take this light with you when you leave this sanctuary and you shine in your workplace you shine in the hallways of your school you shine in your home you shine in your community they don't need to ask you who you serve they need to know who you serve by the light that shines in you when you shine like that the world will know who jesus is [Applause] we are the church not a religion but a relationship and this relationship is with the person of jesus christ because he is the door no man comes unto the father but by him i had our graphic design team put this together so that we would understand the picture of the church in the bible first we have the crown of thorns and it's connected to another crown that is worn by royalty here this crown of thorns was worn by our crucified savior on the day that he gave his life that we might become sons and daughters of jesus christ as our crucified savior he founded the church this is his foundation he is our savior that's what he said in matthew 16 when he said to peter he said upon this rock i will build my church now a lot of people have confused the fact that they think that he is talking to peter oh peter is the rock of the church that's not at all what he was doing he was talking to peter about himself he is the rock the crucified savior gave his life that we might be able to have the church but you need to understand the crucified savior is the foundation of the church this savior who's wearing a crown of royalty he is the one who has risen from the dead and he is seated at the right hand of god the father and he has been given the name that is above every name and at the name of jesus every knee should bow and every tongue should confess that he is lord to the glory of god the father we do not serve a crucified savior we serve a risen king and his name is jesus christ [Applause] now why are those crowns surrounding the world those crowns are surrounding the world because the church of jesus christ is not just here on the earth the church of jesus christ goes all the way back to the day of pentecost until late last night and there are greater counts of witnesses in heavenly places today than we can even number what i'm telling you is the unseen church is greater than the seeing church those who are in heavenly places looking down upon us today are telling us with all that they've got don't give up the good fight of faith continue to profess the mighty name of jesus christ the victory is on the way the trump of god is about to sound and you are going to receive the soul winners crown whatever you do church don't quit shining [Applause] the unseen is greater than the scene don't forget that what you cannot see is greater than what you can see the bible says he has given his angels charge over you you can't see them but they're greater than anything that'll come against you in the old testament elisha is walking with his servant into the city of dethan and the syrian army surrounds the city because they want to take elisha captive one king sends his entire army to capture one man why because elisha was telling the king of israel what the king of syria was going to do before the king of syria made up his mind you talk about icloud elisha had some kind of cloud man and so this syrian king said go capture that man and bring him to me now whenever he gets to the city and the army surrounds the city the servant of elisha looks over the wall and he sees an entire army and he runs to elisha with his resignation letter he says the lord has called me to the mission field he falls at elisha's feet he says oh my lord what are we going to do and elisha simply touches him and he says these words he says lord open his eyes that he may see greater are those who are with us than those who are with them elisha's servant says excuse me there's just two of us there's ten thousand of them but whenever he opened his eyes after that prayer what he saw standing on all of the mountains around that army were all of the angels in heaven that god had assigned to two of his children on earth and suddenly he recognized that the unseen army was greater than the army that could be counted what i'm telling you in this church service today is if you are a part of the church then you have an unseen fighting force that is standing beside you it's in front of you it's behind you its hands are upon you it's carrying you lest you dash your foot against a stone it's protecting you so that no weapon formed against you should prosper it is putting hands full on purpose along the path of life that you are walking it's preparing a table before you in the presence of your enemies it is making sure that surely goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life and whatever you do it shall prosper child of god you have nothing to fear because the god that we serve is greater than the world we live in he said i'll build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it now what was he saying to each and every person who wants to be a part of the church one there is a foundational truth that we must all come to grips with and that truth is thou art the christ the son of the living god there is no other way to be a part of his church you don't get to come in by your rules and your terms you have but one choice and that choice is to profess the fact that he is the christ the son of the living god this church is a church that is built on a profession of faith and that profession of faith is not something that you can figure out with your feelings with your eyes with your ears or with your mind it's nothing that you can come to the logical conclusion of it's a simple truth thou art the christ the son of the living god peter proclaimed this truth at pentecost and three thousand got saved the apostles in the first century they went from town to town preaching this one truth thou art the christ the son of the living god crucified risen and coming again and they turned the world upside down they brought the roman empire to its knees with a righteous revolution based on this one truth this one truth whenever we gather in this place and it's proclaimed the presence of god comes and fills this house and begins to touch every life every person who is here and every person who is watching this one truth thou art the christ is all that you need to stand upon because when you're standing upon the foundation of who he is then you can receive all that he gives if you're here today this truth can turn the sickness in your body into a testimony of healing if you're here today this truth will bring deliverance to every heart that is tormented if you are here today and you listen what the voice of the spirit is saying it will set captives free those who are enslaved to addiction the chains can be broken those who are bound by the past you can run with freedom today because this truth is alive this truth is powerful and this truth never fails [Applause] [Music] think about what the bible says about the truth of his word in hebrews it says it's sharper than any two-edged sword think about that a sword was the common weapon of the day if you were going to if you were going to protect yourself or go on the offensive you needed a sword and what the bible says according to the writers of the new testament is that the word of god is a weapon to the child of god if this is what we can possess why don't we how can we have a church on every corner and have a world so messed up because we don't shine we're worried what are they going to do when they find out we're christians how on earth can we have a protected status for every type of individual walking on the face of the earth today but it's open season on people of faith because we've refused to shine god has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of sound mind shine i'm working on a building pastor matt hagee's newest album releases this month with his record working on a building every song is inspired by the hagee family's six generations in ministry with your love and support god's word echoes in this building and feeds the spiritual needs of millions around the world god promises to work all things together for your good for your support this month you will receive pastor matt's new working on a building album and the dream journal for your generous gift of 175 or more you will also receive a special final edition of the working on a building album a behind the scenes video and an engraved paper that will be displayed on the grounds of hagee ministries thank you for your support of hagee ministries send your gift today call the number on your screen or visit jhm.org dream big [Music] [Applause] we live in an age that has turned against the church we used to be one nation under god and now as a nation we're turning against the church recently the associated press put out a poll asking two questions one is religious extremism a problem and two what are the signs of religious extremism eighty-two percent of the people who were polled said that yes religious extremism is a problem and then here is what they called an extremist they said an extremist is someone who reads the bible in public they said an extremist is someone who shares their faith with others without solicitation attend services on a regular basis volunteers their time or gives of their resources based on that definition let me congratulate you on being listed as a religious extremist let me tell you how honored i am to pastor an extreme church how much i enjoy the fact that we are extremely in love with jesus christ who gave his life that we might be set free we are extremely forgiven we have been extremely redeemed and our savior deserves an extreme amount of praise now give the lord a shout in this house today christ is our foundation once we understand our foundation then we can accomplish our function but first we have to see him as our foundation look at what the bible says in ephesians 2 20 and 22 it says that we the church have been built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets that means the work that they did we should do and it says jesus christ himself you see that word himself he is the chief cornerstone that means that what the apostles did and what the prophets did was built upon a stone that was greater than they were he is the chief cornerstone the bible says in whom the whole building so that means everything we do if it's not centered on the cornerstone it's not part of the church the whole building is fit together and it it grows it grows why because the cornerstone does not shrink it is big enough and broad enough and strong enough that if you can dream it god can do it we live in a world that has said the church is shrinking but according to the new testament the church should be growing it grows and what it grows into is a temple a temple is where the abiding presence of god dwells it was in the temple that the presence of god stayed so that he could be with his people it's in the temple that you and i go to find our hour of need met to find forgiveness to find restoration to find healing you need to understand that the house of the living god on the earth is the temple of his holy spirit which is why david said i was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of the lord david was a king but he recognized that even as a king there was still one who is king of kings and lord of lords and david wanted to be in his presence do you realize what the bible says that wherever two or three of you are gathered in his name there he is in the midst of you that means that right here at cornerstone church in san antonio texas and all over the world wherever you're watching the guest of honor is jesus christ the king of kings and the lord of lords and to be able to spend time in his presence is our high honor and privilege we worship you lord we thank you lord we give you praise almighty god because you have given us all things and by you all things are created we give you thanks we give you praise now shout hallelujah when you look in the sanctuary where we're sitting there's a lot of things to see and you might pick out your favorite part but i assure you my favorite part of this sanctuary is the foundation that you don't see why because without that the walls would fall and the roof would cave in and that's pretty bad the unseen is greater than the scene the foundation of the church jesus christ is greater than the church what you build upon the foundation determines the success of the building and if the church is going to grow if the church in america is going to succeed there are three things that we've got to put in this building project the first faith in god say that with me faith in god this is what jesus said in mark have faith in god he didn't say have faith in the government he said have faith in god why because he doesn't fail without faith it is impossible to please god that's what hebrews 11 and 6 says faith is the lifeblood flow of everything that a child of god can ever possess and without faith you are out of circulation and the longer you stay out of circulation the closer you are to dying you have to have faith if you're going to be a part of this church how did you get saved you got saved by grace through faith they had to work together you had to believe it before you could receive it the second element of the church if it is going to grow is the power of the holy spirit flesh and blood has not revealed this to you you need to understand you cannot have church without god the father jesus christ the son and the holy spirit why because all three are one the power of the holy spirit is what birthed the church the church was not born until the spirit came upon it acts one and eight jesus said you shall receive power what shall you receive power when the holy spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses to me as witnesses they were shining everywhere that they went they went to prison they were shining they were shipwrecked they were shining they stood before kings they were shining they went out in the street they were shining why because they had the power of the holy spirit acts 2 and 1 says that power came when the day of pentecost had fully come and the spirit filled the room and the church was born because those 120 quickly became 3 000 when by the power of the spirit they proclaimed the truth of jesus christ and they began to win the entire world for his glory child of god what you need to understand is that as a member of his church you possess the spirit and you possess the power you have the power of his name and it is a name that is above every name when you mention the name of jesus your troubles vanish when you worship the name of jesus you send your enemies fleeing when you ask in the name of jesus whatever you ask the father in his name he will do it child of god you are a powerful being here on earth because the spirit of god dwells in you [Applause] [Music] every commandment every directive everything that god asks us to do through the divine inspired holy spirit scripture can be summed up in one word shine shine choose you this day whom you will serve shine he who wins souls is wise shine mark 16 and 15 go into all the world shine malachi chapter 3 give and bring all of your tithes into the storehouse shine acts 20 and 35 it is better to give than to receive shine ephesians chapter 6 put on the whole armor of god and take a stand in the evil day shine oftentimes people say i want to know what god wants me to do i hear the spirit shouting from heavenly places today i want you to shine i want you to shine i want you to shine i want you to shine why because in shining for me on earth you'll turn the eyes of those who are on the earth towards the throne and by giving them the opportunity to see who i am they can receive my son and the church will grow shine with every head bowed and every eye closed you're in this room you say pastor i participate in church but i don't shine it's just something i attend i don't let it change me i don't let it move me i'm not shining for god and for my savior jesus christ in my workplace they don't even know i'm a christian i'm not shining for him in my home because my family doesn't read the bible we don't pray together i'm not shining for him in my finances because i'm not trusting him in faith and tithing i'm not shining for him in my community because i'm not telling others who he is and what he's done for me but today i realize that i can't afford not to shine anymore i've got to start doing something for god and i've got to start today if that's you if you want to make that commitment to shine for his glory i just want you to raise one hand of faith in the air today and now if you've raised that hand i want you to put the other one in the air right next to it this is a sign of surrender right here it says whatever you do i'm good for it so with every head bowed i want everyone in this room to repeat this prayer with me lord jesus christ today i thank you that through your shed blood i have been set free i am redeemed and you have given me everything now i want to shine for you everywhere because you deserve the glory for all things forgive me for not being the witness i should be and help me to be the one you want me to be so that men would see your light in me and give you glory and praise and honor in jesus name amen would you give the lord a hand clap the life of a child is precious in god's eyes and the gift of life is something you can become a part of today the sanctuary of hope is a one-of-a-kind safe haven that provides a loving safe environment where both baby and mother can receive the education care and hope they desperately need your monthly gift will provide the opportunity to change the life of a child and mother by becoming a legacy partner today when you partner with us our legacy becomes your legacy call the number on the screen or go to jhm.org partner here at hagee ministries we are excited to announce the new digital and web platforms that provide you with live streaming services special messages and series all through our video on demand 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Published: Sun May 30 2021