Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge HIM,
and HE shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6

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Lance Knights 5/15/05 Sermon

Jer. 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Jer. 17:6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Jer. 17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

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Cliff notes on the above Sermon by Lance Knight interlaced with a few personal comments. (Personal comments in light gray type) Also, additional notes at the end. .

The message overall of Lance’s sermon is quite good, and echo’s what many of us have been saying for a while now. . .

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Lance Knight 05-15-05

Ephesians 5

Israel has always wanted a man, a king . . . to feed them their daily bread

Not types. . . not still "yet future". . .

are you sleeping or are you blinded?

Heb 1:1

"by His Son. . ."

1John 2:24 First source .. . from the beginning"


Seduction. . .

1John 2:27 "annointing. . . the spirit of Truth. . . abides in you. . . you need not that any man teach you. . ."

. . . not be ashamed. . ."

Eph 5: not written to those outside the temple

Be ye therefore followers of God. . . walk in love. . .

fornication, uncleanness, covetousness, foolish talking, jesting. . . NO!

Eph 5:5 No idolator has any inheritance. . .

:6 LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU WITH VAIN WORDS!!

Gal 5:22 Fruit of the Spirit. . .

Gal 5:25 live AND walk in the Spirit. . . NOT vain glory - provoking one another, envying one another. . .

Eph 5:10 PROVING what is acceptable to the Lord!

Eph 5:11 NO fellowship with the unfruitful. . . reprove them

ALL THINGS THAT ARE REPROVED ARE MADE MANIFEST BY LIGHT!

Eph 5:16 Redeeming the time. . .understanding the time(s). . . the days are evil

time of judgment/ time of evil. . .

Exo 12:12. . . I will execute judgement. .. I AM THE LORD!

Ezk 14:13 trespassing grievously. . . will break the staff of the bread thereof. . .

Ezk 14:14. . . Noah, Daniel, and Job. . . righteous men, but can't latch onto their shirt tales and claim salvation. . .

Still looking to man. . . still looking to carnality. . .

Eph 5:17. . . be ye not unwise. . . what IS the will of the Lord?

2 Pet 3:9. . . not slack. . . longsuffering toward us. . . that ALL should come to repentance!
can you blush?

Jer 17:5 Cursed be the man that trusts in man!

won't even see the Lord's coming. . . (implying because they're looking for "the" antiChrist" to come first!)

Jer 17:7 blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and who hopes in the Lord. . . leaf shall be green. . . not anxious (not always looking for "the" defacto to show up first!). . . will not cease to yield fruit. . .

Jer 17:10 I the Lord search the heart. . . according to the fruit of his doings. . .

Ashamed. . . those who depart from me . . .

"the woeful day". . .

Jer 17:18 let me not be confounded. . .

Stand in the gate of the children of the people. . .

Hear you the Word of the Lord!!

Jer 17:23 obeyed not. . . stiff necked. . . didn't hear. . .

Jer 17:27 if not harken. . . kindle a fire in the gates thereof. . . devour the palaces of Jerusalem. . .unquenchable. . .

Acts 2:1         Pentecost. . . Count 50. . .liberty, freedom. . . one accord in one place. . . came a sound from HEAVEN. . . filled Isa 6?

Acts 2:3 cloven tongues of fire. . . sat on each of them. . . appeared unto them. . . they beheld. . .they understood. . . the cloven tongue means to divide, to partition thoroughly. . . it sat upon each of them. . . to appoint/annoint/baptise with fire. . . they were ALL filled with the Holy Spirit. . . spoke with 'other' tongues. . .

The Spirit gave them utterings. . .

Acts 2:5         the multitude came together and were confounded. . . heard them speak in their own language. . . they heard something DIFFERENT in that language. Some didn't understand

confounded - UPROAR, stirred up, thrown into disorder

Acts 2:7         all amazed and marveled. . .

Acts 2:11         . . . wonderful works of God. . . speaking something totally different. . .

amazed and in doubt!        still trying to understand in the flesh. . .

be ashamed of

1Cor 5:7 purge out the old leaven!

unleavened bread of sincerity and truth

Act 2:13         others mocked. . . "these men are full of new wine! NEW DOCTRINE, some new thing!"

truth of Father's word minus carnality

Act 2:14         Peter stood up said (talking to those inside temple) 9 am (3rd hour) JUDGEMENT. . .

Act 2:16 this was spoken by Joel. . . pour out Spirit upon all flesh. . .

Pouring out of His Spirit. . . fire, burns up the stubble

John baptised with water and the hands of man

Christ baptises with fire and Holy Spirit

Mat 3:10         ax to root of trees. . . bad trees/no fruit are hewn down. . .

Mat 3:11         baptised with Holy SPirit and with FIRE        gonna purge his floor. . . will burn up the chaff with unquenchable FIRE

Luke 3:15         people were in expectation (re: John) (was he the Christ or not?)

Redeem (discern) the times!! . . . is there war in the camp? is there division? Prepare for the burial of the flesh body/carnal mind. . . receive the spirit of Truth. . .

Repent

Acts 2:19         signs. . . heaven above and earth beneath. . . blood, fire, vapor of smoke. . .

Rev 14:6         hour of judgment Everlasting gospel. . . preached to all. . . FEAR GOD LOVE HIM, GIVE GLORY TO HIM. . . for the hour of His judgment is come

Babylon is fallen, fallen. . .

Rev 14:12 patience of the saints. . . keep commandments of God and faithfulness of Jesus. . blessed are they who die with the Lord (bury with baptism the flesh. . those who are baptised with the HS and with fire)

Acts 2:20 sun darkness/moon blood       

Acts 2:21 Call on the name of the Lord and be saved. . .

Acts 2:37 When they heard it, they were pricked in their heart. . . told Peter: what shall we do?? What do I do?

Acts 2:38         REPENT!!! (Can you blush, or not?) And be baptised (be "whelmed") in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.
Acts 2:39 promises unto you and your children. . . save yourself from this untoward generation

Do we look forward to the Day of the Lord??

Amos 5:18        

1Thess 5         1Th 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
(For when they say, "The 6th trump hasn't sounded, "the" AC isn't here yet, it's OK, we still have peace and "the" tribulation hasn't started yet. . . etc., etc., etc., " )

Joel 2:10         Earth shall quake before them. . . the stars withdraw their shining
Lord utters His voice before His army. . .

Joel 2:12         TURN Ye. . . fast, prayer, repent. . . turn to Him! bury the carnality. . . rend your heart. . .

Joel 2:14         offerings merciful, even now

:15 blow the trumpet. . . gather the people. . . assemble the elders. . . let the bridegroom go forth. . .

Mark 6:12 Mark 1:15 Kingdom of God is at hand. . . REPENT

Act 17:29 offspring of God. . .

Act 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
(Think that prophecy will be fulfilled akin to some Hollywood script ["the" anti-Christ" defacto, etc.])

God commands every man to repent. . .

can't be wise enough to be saved!!! (None of this "I know that 6 comes before 7, so I won't take the mark, and I'll be saved" falsehoods!)

Abraham wasn't justified by his knowledge and wisdom. . .he was justified because he believed God!!

some mocked. . .

Jer 8:12         ashamed when committing abominations? NO. . . couldn't blush. . . they were cast down

what is the fruit of the spirit?

. . . he that believes shall be saved. . .

signs that follow believers: In my name shall they cast out devils, liars, *carnality* . . . shall speak with new tongues (new understandings given to them by the Holy Spirit) . . .baptism by the HS and fire. . . shall take up serpents (shall 'handle' and expose the serpents) . . lay hands on the sick. . . they went forth and preached and the Lord confirmed the Word with signs folloowing. . .

Zech 5: 1         then I turned. . . lifted up mine eyes. . .

sign of the times. . . LOOK UP!!

behold, a flying roll. . .

Zech 5:2         I see a flying roll. . . 20x10. . . dimension of the temple porch. . . judgement upon the temple. . .
this pertains to the temple. . .

:3        this is the curse. . . steals (deceives) . . . swears (keeps repeating over and over!). . . [See Strong's for these words!) . . . . a dividing

Zech 5:4         bring it forth. . .enter into the house of the thief. . . who tries to enter in another way. . . swears falsely by His name. . . house that swears falsely. . . coming down

Zech 5:5         lift up now your eyes and SEE!

never gonna "get it" if you keep looking to the flesh

this is an ephah. . . this is their resemblance of all the earth. . . lifted up a talent of lead. . . a woman that sits in the midst of the ephah. . . device for measuring (ephah) This is wickedness. . .

Zech 5:9         lifted up eyes. . and he got it came out two women and the ruach was in their wing . . . they lifted up the ephah so everyone could see it. . . Public humiliation and chastisement! took the ephah to the land of Shinar (abominable). . . buried in Babylon. . .

Proverbs 1:20         Wisdom. . . wise/foolish virgin. . . ? how long are you gonna love simplicity? ("doctrine in a box!" formulaic doctrines) turn you. . . repent. . . pour out my spirit unto you!

Man can't make it known to you!

Proverbs 1:24 behold I stretched out my hand and no man regarded. . .

I will mock when your fear comes!!

Will seek me but shall not find me. . . hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord. . . will eat of the fruit of their own way/filled with their own devices (counsel). . .

Ezek 14:14. . . Noah, Daniel or Job. . . couldn't latch on their shirttales and "make it". . .

Look up to Christ/receive the spirit

Prov 1:32. . .turning away of the simple. . . prosperity (ABUNDANCE) of fools destroy them (SC on DirectTV 24/7!)

Heb 3:7         Hearing the voice from Heaven. . . the voice of the Lord. . . the HS says today. . .harden not your hearts in the wilderness of temptation. . .

Exhort one another daily. . .!!

we are made partakers of Christ. . . steadfast until the end. . . hold onto your first love. . .

Heb 3:15 Today if you will hear His voice. . . no new wine into old wineskins. . .

He was grieved at His children! not the Hittites, etc. . .

Iniquity of the house of Israel. . .


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Personal notes:

1Jo 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

1Jo 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1Jo 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

JFB Commentary: lust of the eyes--the avenue through which outward things of the world, riches, pomp, and beauty, inflame us. Satan tried this temptation on Christ when he showed Him the kingdoms of the world in a moment. By the lust of the eyes David (2Sa 11:2) and Achan fell (Jos 7:21). Compare David's prayer, Psa 119:37; Job's resolve, Psa 31:1; Mat 5:28. The only good of worldly riches to the possessor is the beholding them with the eyes. Compare Luk 14:18, "I must go and SEE it."

** Lust of the eyes. . . belief of seeing a defacto AC. . .

pride of life--literally, "arrogant assumption": vainglorious display. Pride was Satan's sin whereby he fell and forms the link between the two foes of man, the world (answering to "the lust of the eyes") and the devil (as "the lust of the flesh" is the third foe). Satan tried this temptation on Christ in setting Him on the temple pinnacle that, in spiritual pride and presumption, on the ground of His Father's care, He should cast Himself down. The same three foes appear in the three classes of soil on which the divine seed falls: the wayside hearers, the devil; the thorns, the world; the rocky undersoil, the flesh (Mat 13:18-23; Mark 4:3-8). The world's awful antitrinity, the "lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life," similarly is presented in Satan's temptation of Eve: "When she saw that the tree was good for food, pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise," Gen 3:6 (one manifestation of "the pride of life," the desire to know above what God has revealed, Col 2:8, the pride of unsanctified knowledge).

**Arrogant assumption that they 'know' defacto-as-AC will preceed Christ's return. Arrogant assumption of being elect. . .


JFB Commentary: Eph 5:13 - that are reproved--rather, "when they are reproved," namely, by you (Eph 5:11).

whatsoever doth make manifest--rather, "everything that is (that is, suffers itself to be) made manifest (or 'shone upon,' namely, by your 'reproving,' Eph 5:11) is (thenceforth no longer 'darkness,' Eph 5:8, but) light." The devil and the wicked will not suffer themselves to be made manifest by the light, but love darkness, though outwardly the light shines round them. Therefore, "light" has no transforming effect on them, so that they do not become light (Joh 3:19-20). But, says the apostle, you being now light yourselves (Eph 5:8), by bringing to light through reproof those who are in darkness, will convert them to light. Your consistent lives and faithful reproofs will be your "armor of light" (Rom 13:12) in making an inroad on the kingdom of darkness.


redeeming
G1805
exagorazo¯
ex-ag-or-ad'-zo
From G1537 and G59; to buy up, that is, ransom; figuratively to rescue from loss (improve opportunity): - redeem.

G1805
exagorazo¯
Thayer Definition:

1) to redeem
1a) by payment of a price to recover from the power of another, to ransom, buy off
1b) metaphorically of Christ freeing the elect from the dominion of the Mosaic Law at the price of his vicarious death
2) to buy up, to buy up for one’s self, for one’s use
2a) to make wise and sacred use of every opportunity for doing good, so that zeal and well doing are as it were the purchase money by which we make the time our own

Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G1537 and G59
Citing in TDNT: 1:124, 19



JFB Commentary: Eph 5:16 - Redeeming the time-- (Col 4:5). Greek, "Buying up for yourselves the seasonable time" (whenever it occurs) of good to yourselves and to others. Buying off from the vanities of "them that are without" (Col 4:5), and of the "unwise" (here in Ephesians), the opportune time afforded to you for the work of God. In a narrower sense, special favorable seasons for good, occasionally presenting themselves, are referred to, of which believers ought diligently to avail themselves. This constitutes true "wisdom" (Eph 5:15).

In a larger sense, the whole season from the time that one is spiritually awakened, is to be "redeemed" from vanity for God (compare 2Co 6:2; 1Pet 4:2-4). "Redeem" implies the preciousness of the opportune season, a jewel to be bought at any price. WAHL explains, "Redeeming for yourselves (that is, availing yourselves of) the opportunity (offered you of acting aright), and commanding the time as a master does his servant." TITTMANN, "Watch the time, and make it your own so as to control it; as merchants look out for opportunities, and accurately choose out the best goods; serve not the time, but command it, and it shall do what you approve." So PINDAR [Pythia, 4.509], "The time followed him as his servant, and was not as a runaway slave."


K&D Commentary: Eze 14:12-23 - (Snipped. . .)

The Righteousness of the Godly will not Avert the Judgment

The threat contained in the preceding word of God, that if the idolaters did not repent, God would not answer them in any other way than with an exterminating judgment, left the possibility still open, that He would avert the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem for the sake of the righteous therein, as He had promised the patriarch Abraham that He would do in the case of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 18:23.). This hope, which might be cherished by the people and by the elders who had come to the prophet, is now to be taken from the people by the word of God which follows, containing as it does the announcement, that if any land should sin so grievously against God by its apostasy, He would be driven to inflict upon it the punishments threatened by Moses against apostate Israel (Lev 26:22, Lev 26:25-26, and elsewhere), namely, to destroy both man and beast, and make the land a desert; it would be of no advantage to such a land to have certain righteous men, such as Noah, Daniel, and Job, living therein. For although these righteous men would be saved themselves, their righteousness could not possibly secure salvation for the sinners. The manner in which this thought is carried out in Eze 14:13-20 is, that four exterminating punishments are successively supposed to come upon the land and lay it waste; and in the case of every one, the words are repeated, that even righteous men, such as Noah, Daniel, and Job, would only save their own souls, and not one of the sinners. And thus, according to Eze 14:21-23, will the Lord act when He sends His judgments against Jerusalem; and He will execute them in such a manner that the necessity and righteousness of His acts shall be made manifest therein. - This word of God forms a supplementary side-piece to Jer 15:1-43, where the Lord replies to the intercession of the prophet, that even the intercession of a Moses and a Samuel on behalf of the people would not avert the judgments which were suspended over them.

Eph 5:17 UNWISE

G878
aphro¯n
af'-rone
From G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly mindless, that is, stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specifically) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving: - fool (-ish), unwise.

G878
aphro¯n
Thayer Definition:

1) without reason
2) senseless, foolish, stupid
3) without reflection or intelligence, acting rashly

Part of Speech: adjective
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424
Citing in TDNT: 9:220, 1277


Jer 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Geneva Bible Margin Notes: Jer 17:5 - Thus saith the LORD; (g) Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

(g) The Jews were given to worldly policies and thought to make themselves strong by the friendship of the Egyptians, (Isa 31:3) and strangers and in the mean time did not depend on God, and therefore he denounces God's plagues against them, showing that they prefer corruptible man to God, who is immortal, (Isa 2:22; Jer 48:6-7).

Jer 17:11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

"riches" of 'knowledge'. . .

Jer 17:18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

CONFOUNDED
H954
bu^sh
boosh
A primitive root; properly to pale, that is, by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed, or delayed: - (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shame (-d), be (put to) confounded (-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.

H954
bu^sh
BDB Definition:

1) to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to feel shame
1a2) to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of)
1b) (Piel) to delay (in shame)
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to put to shame
1c2) to act shamefully
1c3) to be ashamed
1d) (Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another

Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 222

Jer 17:23
STIFF
H7185
qa^sha^h
kaw-shaw'
A primitive root; properly to be dense, that is, tough or severe (in various applications): - be cruel, be fiercer, make grievous, be ([ask a], be in, have, seem, would) hard (-en, [labour], -ly, thing), be sore, (be, make) stiff (-en, [-necked]).

Acts 2:38
BAPTISE
G907
baptizo¯
bap-tid'-zo
From a derivative of G911; to make whelmed (that is, fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism: - baptist, baptize, wash.

G907
baptizo¯
Thayer Definition:
1) to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)
2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one’s self, bathe
3) to overwhelm

Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from a derivative of G911
Citing in TDNT: 1:529, 92


JFB: Zec 5:2 - length . . . twenty cubits . . . breadth . . . ten cubits--thirty feet by fifteen, the dimensions of the temple porch (1Ki 6:3), where the law was usually read, showing that it was divinely authoritative in the theocracy. Its large size implies the great number of the curses contained. The Hebrew for "roll" or "volume" is used of the law (Psa 40:7).

K&D Snipped. . : It corresponds both to the size of the porch of Solomon's temple (1Ki 6:3), and also to the dimensions of the holy place in the tabernacle, which was twenty cubits long and ten cubits broad.