Virtual Service February 19, 2023
The Church of The Living God Pt. 6
I will build My Church…
The Lord Chose The Apostles Personally Because Of What They Would Confess “…You are the Christ the Son of the Living God!”
John 6:66-70 From this time many of His disciples turned back and no longer followed Him. “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that YOU are the Holy One of God.” Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” (Judas)
John 15:16 Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain…
Ephesians 2:19-22 …you are now fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in Whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
The Lord Knows The People Who Will Be In His Church
(His Foreknowledge of all people explains it)
2 Timothy 2:19 …the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are His. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him.
John 10:14 I Am the good shepherd and I know My sheep…
John 10:27-28 My sheep hear My voice and I know them and they follow Me: I give them eternal life and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.
John 13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen but so the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with Me hath lifted up his heel against Me.
Ephesians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world…
To Say I Know Him Might Be Better Said He Knows Me!
Luke 13:23-25 He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house (Jesus) gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ But He will answer,’I don’t know you or where you come from!”
Matthew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father; Who is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works? and then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.
1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.
1 Corinthians 8:3 …the man who loves God is known by God.
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto Me of My Father: no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him.
Those Who Receive Jesus Christ As Lord Are Drawn By God Himself
John 6:37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never drive away.
John 6:44 and 45b No one can come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me draws him and I will raise him up at the last day. …Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from Him comes to Me.
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God the Father
2 Timothy 2:25 …Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
Revelation 21:10-14 …he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates and at the gates twelve angels.
…on the gates were the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel inscribed— on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates and on the west three gates. The wall of the city had twelve foundations and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb…