The Debtor with Debtors

TEXT: Matthew 18:21-35

I. INTRODUCTION

• One of the Filipino problems is "DEBT"
• This is one cause of a quarrel
• This is also a cause of killing like what had happened in Resort World (Casino) almost 3 months ago
• What will you do if you have debt that you can't pay?
• People will hide from their debtors.

Today's message is about a man who has a big amount of debt

II. BODY

BACKGROUND

• Jesus tells how to deal with sin - church discipline (vv15-20)
• Show forgiveness to a brother who confesses his sins

• Peter's question how many times to forgive others

PLOT

The Settlement of Accounts (vv23-24)

• The king wants his servants to pay their debts to him
• There is one servant summoned to him who owed ten thousand talents
• Ten thousand talents is equal millions of dollars

Incapability to Pay the Debt (v25)

• Selling all family members
• Selling all the possessions

The Merciful King (vv26-27)

• The servant beg the king to have patience with him
• The servant is willing to pay his all his debt
• He promised that he will do everything to pay his debt

• Out of pity, the master cancelled the servant's debt

The Unmerciful Servant (vv28-30)

• The servant whose debt was cancelled saw his fellow servant who owed him 100 denarii (P30,000)

• He seized and choke his debtor
• He forced him to pay his debt

• His debtor beg him like what he did before the king
• He refused and put him in prison until he should pay the debt
• How could the debtor pay his debt if he will be put into prison?

The Wrathful King (vv31-34)

• The concerned citizens
• They witnessed what had happened
• They were distressed (probably they witnessed the cancellation of debt as well)
• They reported to their king

• The king's words of reprimanding
• He called his servant WICKED
• The servant received mercy and yet he is so unmerciful with others

• The king's command
• He put him into prison until he paid the ten thousand talents

Jesus' Conclusion (v35)

• So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother "from your heart"
• What was the King did to his unforgiving servant that our God the Father will do also to unforgiving people?

CIT: HELL IS WAITING FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT FORGIVE OTHERS WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

•  If one of you will not forgive his brother from your heart, the prison in hell awaits you
• How can a person pay all his debt if he will be put into prison?
• How can a person in hell pay all his debt?
• Hell is the place where there is no chance for the forgiveness of sin, no chance to utter confession of sins even to think to confess that will lead to repentance because of great pain and suffering.
• You will be in great suffering and anguish in hell if you do not forgive from your heart those people who hurt you.

2 Attributes of God to remember in order to forgive others with all our hearts

1. Let us think about that that God is a merciful God who grants us forgiveness of our sins against Him.

• We all have sins against God
• We cannot pay God in just doing good works that's why He forgives our sins
• Since we could not pay him, His Son paid the full price of our sins so that forgiveness will be possible.
• Jesus' suffering and death paid the full price

• Do you confess your sins to God and ask for forgiveness?
• Do you believe 1John 1:9?
• If you do, you must forgive others
• How dare you if you go to your prayer and ask God for forgiveness without forgiving other people.
• This is my advise to you:
•  Do not pray to God and do confess your sin and do not ask for forgiveness unless you forgive others
• Instead pray to God that He may grant you a forgiving heart so that you will forgive the person who did the most wicked thing to you
• Remember the Beatitude: Blessed are those who are merciful for they will receive mercy

2. Let us think about that God is a wrathful God who will throw every unforgiving person to the place of torment.

• Hell is for the unforgiving people
• There is no mercy to those who will not show mercy
• Hell is for those who is angry to other people.
• Hell is for those who think about their ego being hurt, but never consider the command to forgive
• Hell is for those who justify their unforgiving hearts those who hurt them.
• Do you think God will forgive you if you will not forgive others?
• I tell you He will not forgive you if you will not forgive others...this is what the parable is telling us.
• There is no forgiveness to those who do not forgive others
• God will not give forgiveness to the unforgiving people, only hell will be given.

• The unforgiving heart is the heart of the unbelievers
• If you don’t forgive others you are not a Christian because a Christian
• Has been forgiven and will forgive others
• Has the Holy Spirit and the fruit of the spirit is love for God and others
• Has Christ who strengthens him in order to do all things including to forgive others
• Has faith to obey the commands of the Christ including to forgive others

• Why can't you forgive others? Are you really Christians? Do not deceive yourselves?
• Brothers and Sisters, If you are Christian forgive those who hurt you wholeheartedly
• Hell is a place for unforgiving people.
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III. CONCLUSION

• If you are a disciples of Christ, you must deny yourselves
• Forget your ego and do the command to forgive others.
• Your life is not all about you but all about Him

• Do you still feel the pain that others brought to you, forgive them or else there is a kind of pain hat is billion times painful and it will be experienced in hell forever.
• I implore you today, FORGIVE THEM WHO HURT YOU WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART.

Mt. Zion Christian Church

08/27/2017

The Inevitable Reign of God

TEXT: Matthew 13:31-33

I. INTRODUCTION

• The Story of SM Department Stores
• Henry Sy a buy and sell of shoes
• In 1958 He opened his small shoe store -Shoe Mart
• 1972 - Shoe Store into Department Store
• SM malls are all around the country - From small shoe store to department stores
• We can see the development of SHOE MART and its dominating effect in our lives
• It is the greatest business that keeps on growing and influencing not only rich and middle class but also the poor Filipino citizens

II. BODY

CIS: THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL BE THE GREATEST KINGDOM

Propositional Statement: The 2 Signs that the Kingdom of God will be the Greatest Kingdom

1. The Development of the Kingdom of God

Mustard Seed

• Took and sowed in the field
• The smallest seed among the seeds
• When it is full grown, it is larger than any other garden plants
• Becomes a tree
• Birds will put their nests and live there

2. The Dominion of the Kingdom of God

Leaven

• Took and hid in three pecks of flour
• Until it was all leavened

Implication

1. The Kingdom of God is the kingdom for His people.
2. The Kingdom of God is the kingdom that will never end.
1. It's continuous development will never stop until the appointed time
2. It's domination will become stronger wherein all kingdoms of the world will be in ruin.

3. The Kingdom of God's development and dominion will be accomplished by ongoing faithfulness of God and His people to advance it to the poor and rich people.
1. God has used His people for the development and dominion of His Kingdom
1. Preaching the Gospel
2. Practicing Godly life - light and salt of the earth.

III. CONCLUSION

• We know that God's Kingdom is the only kingdom that will remain forever.
• God is calling is to join to be the citizens of His Kingdom.

• He is calling us to join to advance the Kingdom

• His kingdom is keep on developing
• His kingdom is keep on dominating
• Come in this kingdom - The Kingdom of God will be the greatest kingdom.
• Personal Implication
• The Kingdom of God is in every Christian, and if we have this Kingdom planted in our hearts 
• Do you see the development of this Kingdom in your life?
• Your growing love for God and His word and His people
• Your growing desire of the things of God
• Your growing relationship with God and His people
• Does this Kingdom dominate your life?
• your mental, physical, social, spiritual 

Sovereign Grace of Christ Christian Church

08/20/17

Prescribed Dress Code

TEXT: Matthew 22:1-14

I. INTRODUCTION

• How do we know whether a student is from ICA or GBA?
• How do we know whether a person is a crew of Jollibee or McDonalds, or Chowking?
• The answer is they will know according to what they are wearing
• Schools, companies, and other institutions have their own prescribed uniforms.

• I remember when I was in High School, the guard did not allow many students to enter the school premises because we were not in proper uniform.

• Even having the rule "not in proper uniform, no entry, many students who were not in proper uniform tried to sneak in the class.

• But when the guards saw them wearing not the complete uniform, they will report and handed them to the principal or teachers in order to receive sanctions of not wearing the prescribed uniform.

TITLE: "Prescribed Dress Code" - "Proper Dress Code"

II. BODY

Plot

Background

• Jesus told three consecutive parables having the same theme

• However, there is a sense of progression
• First - Parable of Two Sons (The Kingdom of God comes first to the sinners than the self-righteous)
• Second - Parable of the Tenants (The Kingdom of God has taken away from Israel and has given to Gentiles)
• Third - Parable of the Wedding Banquet (For many are called, but few are chosen)

Scene 1 (vv2-7) Invitation Rejected

• First Invitation Rejected

• Second Invitation Rejected

• The Anger of the King

Scene 2 (vv8-10) Invitation Accepted

• The wedding feast is ready
• The invitation was offered to the uninvited
• The wedding hall was filled with guests

Scene 3 (vv11-12) -  Improper Dress Spotted

• The king went in the banquet
• He saw a man with no wedding garment
• Easily spotted because the rest are in proper dress code

Scene 4 (v13) - Punishment Executed

• Bind the man (hands and feet)
• Cast him in outer darkness where weeping and gnashing of teeth are experienced

Scene 5 (v14) - Conclusion

• For many are called, but few are chosen.

• This parable explains Jesus's conclusion "For many are called, but few are chosen"

Explanation:

• The word "Called"
• The word invitation in the parable correspond to the act of calling
• Those who rejected the invitation are the called
• Since they are the invited, they are the Israel who rejected the Gospel
• They persecuted the servants whom the King's had sent
• There is another group of people who accepted the call, they are also the "Called"
• When the invited rejected the invitation, the invitation was given to them
• It brings back the point of the second parable (The kingdom will be given to not His people)
• There are people who died and never had a chance to hear the Gospel
• They are not part of the group of people who are "CALLED"
• But to those who heard the Gospel, it is their privilege.
• Nevertheless, the called are the people who heard the Gospel of the Kingdom of God - Gospel of salvation
• It is a privilege to hear the Gospel of Salvation.

• However, not all who are called will inherit the Kingdom of God, but only those who are chosen.
• Part of those who are called (who heard the Gospel) are the chosen and not chosen.
• This parable describes the non chosen who are called. By this the chosen out of the called will be identified as well.

Propositional Statement: The Marks of the Not Chosen out the Privileged Called People.

1. They are those who Do not Care about Christ's Message
• They are the invited who rejected the invitation
• They heard the invitation, they heard the Gospel of Salvation, the Message of Christ, but they reject it.
• These are people who have the privilege, the opportunity to hear the message of Christ, but they are not chosen
• Their rejection of the Message of Christ proved that they are not chosen.
• Illustration: Personal Evangelism - Many rejected the message of Christ.

Challenge: We do not know who are the chosen and not.

                    But, let us preach the Gospel, giving them the opportunity to hear the message of Christ.

Transition: Those who have the privilege to hear the Message of Christ, but rejected it, are the wretched people.

                     But there are more wretched than those who hear and rejected the Message of Christ.

2. They are those who Do not Conform with Christ's Manner
• They are the uninvited invited who are not in proper dress code
• They have given the opportunity to hear the Message of Christ, to sit and to fellowship with the saints, but without repentance, no change of mind, lifestyle.
• Christ has a divine mandate for those who truly receive Him
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• They still love the thing that God hates and hate the thing that God loves (according to one preacher).
• These are people without evidence of holiness and righteousness.
• Here is the sad part. Many in our churches today are like the person who sat with those who accepted the invitation, but, not wearing the proper attire.
• They are the unbelieving so-called believers, the church people without transformation, and the goats pretending to be sheep.

Challenge: If we call ourselves Christian, wear the proper dress code. May our King spot us dressed in holiness.

Now we know the marks of those who are not chosen, it is important to know they are in great danger.

If we are the one who constantly rejecting the message of Christ, or the one who claim to be a Christian, but living an unholy life,  you are the Called but not the Chosen; nevertheless, you are in great danger.

CIS:  THE NOT CHOSEN ARE IN GREAT DANGER  

• These people will experience God's judgment in the end.

• If they are still in their rejection and sinful lifestyle when Jesus returns, they are in great danger.
• In verse 7, to those who do not care were brought to their terrible end (destroyed)
• In verse 13, to those who do not conform were thrown to a horrible place (weeping and gnashing)
• These are mandates of the king.

III. CONCLUSION

• I assume that we are not the first group of people who rejected the Message of Christ.
• My concern most here in  our church is the issue of the second mark, "Those who do not conform with Christ's Manner"
• If we are not in proper dress code,
• If we are not living in holiness and righteousness, if we are still playing with the world, while confessing of being a Christian,    we are more likely called but not chosen.
• And we are in great danger of the coming judgment ready to be served at the coming of Jesus Christ.
• Let us all wear the prescribed dress code as a Christian, the robe of holiness and righteousness.

Sovereign Grace of Christ Christian Church

08/13/17

I. INTRODUCTION

      - Welcome to MBST. It is a wonderful beginning of school year 2017-18.

• My life as a former seminary student in MBST

• MBST is a training ground to equip the servants of God

• MBST is also the battleground where the devil makes the temptation to creep in

• It is a must to overcome the temptation.

Title: Overcoming Temptation

II. BODY

Background

• Chapters 3 and 4 are all about the preparation of Jesus's ministry
• John the Baptizer is the one who cries out in the wilderness who prepares the way of the Lord-Jesus
• Jesus' baptism inaugurates his earthly ministry
• The voice of the Father "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased" is a proclamation that Jesus is the Son of God
• Matthew used the idea of Jesus being the Son of God in the next passage which is the Temptation of Jesus

Scene 1: Leading to Wilderness

• The Spirit was the one led Jesus in the wilderness
• In John Stott book, The Incomparable Christ, he emphasized that the gospel of Matthew is the gospel of fulfillment.
• Fulfillment of prophecies, law and Israel
• Jesus is the antitype of Israel - Israel is just the shadow of the one who will fulfill that they failed to do.
• In baptism of Jesus, the word "SON" is emphasized there. God called Israel, son because of being the type of Jesus
• Matthew 2:15 is a quote from Hosea 11:1 "Out of Egypt I called my son."
• The point is that Jesus was led into the wilderness as Israel experienced the life there in the wilderness.

• The Purpose of Leading in the wilderness
• To be tempted by the devil
• The Greek word of "to tempt" is peirazw which also means to test.
• God does not tempt His people, but He does test them.
• To test is to reveal what the person is and not make the person who he is
• Testing cannot change the fake gold to genuine gold or a genuine gold to fake gold, rather to prove the real identity.
• On contrary, the devil does not test God's people, rather, he does the tempting.
• To tempt is to drag the person through his lustful desires in order to commit sin.
• Conclusion: In a single event, God test the person on one hand, and the devil tempt the person on the other hand.
• What had happened to Job is a test - God proved who Job was. On the other hand, Satan tempted him.
• This is the same thing that happened to Israel in wilderness and to Jesus in this passage.

Scene 2 - The Temptation

• This scene is right after forty days and forty nights of fasting.
• Jesus was so hungry and weak

3 General Temptations of the Enemy

1. Turn the Stones to Loaves of Bread (v3)

• The reply of Jesus is a quote from Deuteronomy 8:3 pertaining to "Manna," which is found in Exodus 16:1-36
• Man shall not live by bread alone but from every word that comes from the mouth of God

• Temptation: Doing things based on his own will rather God's will

• Purpose of Temptation: Satan wants Jesus disobey God's word
• We trust our capability than God's word
• That's why we sin because we did something that we are capable of, but not according to His word
• Remember that apart from Jesus we can do nothing, we  cannot bear fruit, nor please God.

Challenge: Let us do our ministry according to God's word.

Main Point: To do according to our ability is disobey the word of God

Transition: The devil found out that Jesus trust the Word of God so the next temptation

2. Throw Yourself Down ….He will command his angels concerning you.

• The quotation of Satan from Psalm 91:11-12 (God is the refuge and the fortress)
• The reply of Jesus is a quote from Deuteronomy 6:16 pertaining to the event at "Massah," which is found in Exodus 17:1-7
• You shall not put the Lord your God to the test if God is on your side or not.

• Temptation: Putting God on a test by obliging God to Act

• Purpose of Temptation: Satan wants Jesus to distrust God.

• We put God into obligation to prove of His being God is to distrust God
• I remember Bro. Eddie Villanueva during his campaign for presidency the second time around in 2010.
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• Prosperity preachers and other so called Christians put God into test, obliging God to make them wealthy so that others may come tot their church.
• Healing and other performance in the church to prove that God is in their church.
• I am so upset with the testimony of those people who became wealthy when they get into church. How about the poor Christians mentioned in the book of James? Is God away from them because they were poor?

• God can make you wealth, make your business blooms, make you healed, but the testimony that we should testify is the testimony of apostles, martyrs, John Newton, wherein once they were blind and lost but now can see and found. The change inwardly because of the grace given to them from sinners to saints.

• Read the BEATITUDES if you find one that God the blessed.

Challenge: Let us not put God in to a test to prove His being as God.

Main Point: To put God to a test, is to distrust the being of God

Transition: Satan was not able to make Jesus to commit sin, what he did is to

3. Worship Me….I will give you all the kingdoms of the world

• The reply of Jesus is quoted from Deuteronomy 6:13
• You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve

• Temptation: Allurement of Kingdoms of all the Earth the easy way

• Purpose of Temptation: Satan wants Jesus to dishonor God
• All kingdoms will be given to Jesus. Any authorities. But he must suffer first
• Satan allures him of the kingdoms of the world in easy way without suffering just to commit idolatry.

• Many Christian are allured by worldly desires
• Many pastors went out of the ministry because their needs are not met.
• There are pastors stay in the ministry because ministry for them is an opportunity to be prosperous.

Challenge: Let us consider the ministry as a privilege to worship God and not an opportunity of fulfilling the worldly desires.

Main Point: To give in what Satan offers is to dishonor God

CIS: TO BE AWARE GOD IS TO BE AWARE OF DEVIL'S SNARE

III. CONCLUSION

We are all ministers here. Remember that temptations are everywhere. Beware of the devil's scheme. The devil will tempt us to disobey, to distrust, to dishonor God using different kinds of temptations. Let us be aware of God by obeying, trusting, and honoring God in order to stand against the devil's snare

MBST-Chapel Hour

08/08/17

Overcoming Temptation

I. INTRODUCTION

      - Welcome to MBST. It is a wonderful beginning of school year 2017-18.

• My life as a former seminary student in MBST

• MBST is a training ground to equip the servants of God

• MBST is also the battleground where the devil makes the temptation to creep in

• It is a must to overcome the temptation.

Title: Overcoming Temptation

II. BODY

Background

• Chapters 3 and 4 are all about the preparation of Jesus's ministry
• John the Baptizer is the one who cries out in the wilderness who prepares the way of the Lord-Jesus
• Jesus' baptism inaugurates his earthly ministry
• The voice of the Father "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased" is a proclamation that Jesus is the Son of God
• Matthew used the idea of Jesus being the Son of God in the next passage which is the Temptation of Jesus

Scene 1: Leading to Wilderness

• The Spirit was the one led Jesus in the wilderness
• In John Stott book, The Incomparable Christ, he emphasized that the gospel of Matthew is the gospel of fulfillment.
• Fulfillment of prophecies, law and Israel
• Jesus is the antitype of Israel - Israel is just the shadow of the one who will fulfill that they failed to do.
• In baptism of Jesus, the word "SON" is emphasized there. God called Israel, son because of being the type of Jesus
• Matthew 2:15 is a quote from Hosea 11:1 "Out of Egypt I called my son."
• The point is that Jesus was led into the wilderness as Israel experienced the life there in the wilderness.

• The Purpose of Leading in the wilderness
• To be tempted by the devil
• The Greek word of "to tempt" is peirazw which also means to test.
• God does not tempt His people, but He does test them.
• To test is to reveal what the person is and not make the person who he is
• Testing cannot change the fake gold to genuine gold or a genuine gold to fake gold, rather to prove the real identity.
• On contrary, the devil does not test God's people, rather, he does the tempting.
• To tempt is to drag the person through his lustful desires in order to commit sin.
• Conclusion: In a single event, God test the person on one hand, and the devil tempt the person on the other hand.
• What had happened to Job is a test - God proved who Job was. On the other hand, Satan tempted him.
• This is the same thing that happened to Israel in wilderness and to Jesus in this passage.

Scene 2 - The Temptation

• This scene is right after forty days and forty nights of fasting.
• Jesus was so hungry and weak

3 General Temptations of the Enemy

1. Turn the Stones to Loaves of Bread (v3)

• The reply of Jesus is a quote from Deuteronomy 8:3 pertaining to "Manna," which is found in Exodus 16:1-36
• Man shall not live by bread alone but from every word that comes from the mouth of God

• Temptation: Doing things based on his own will rather God's will

• Purpose of Temptation: Satan wants Jesus disobey God's word
• We trust our capability than God's word
• That's why we sin because we did something that we are capable of, but not according to His word
• Remember that apart from Jesus we can do nothing, we  cannot bear fruit, nor please God.

Challenge: Let us do our ministry according to God's word.

Main Point: To do according to our ability is disobey the word of God

Transition: The devil found out that Jesus trust the Word of God so the next temptation

2. Throw Yourself Down ….He will command his angels concerning you.

• The quotation of Satan from Psalm 91:11-12 (God is the refuge and the fortress)
• The reply of Jesus is a quote from Deuteronomy 6:16 pertaining to the event at "Massah," which is found in Exodus 17:1-7
• You shall not put the Lord your God to the test if God is on your side or not.

• Temptation: Putting God on a test by obliging God to Act

• Purpose of Temptation: Satan wants Jesus to distrust God.

• We put God into obligation to prove of His being God is to distrust God
• I remember Bro. Eddie Villanueva during his campaign for presidency the second time around in 2010.
•  
• Prosperity preachers and other so called Christians put God into test, obliging God to make them wealthy so that others may come tot their church.
• Healing and other performance in the church to prove that God is in their church.
• I am so upset with the testimony of those people who became wealthy when they get into church. How about the poor Christians mentioned in the book of James? Is God away from them because they were poor?

• God can make you wealth, make your business blooms, make you healed, but the testimony that we should testify is the testimony of apostles, martyrs, John Newton, wherein once they were blind and lost but now can see and found. The change inwardly because of the grace given to them from sinners to saints.

• Read the BEATITUDES if you find one that God the blessed.

Challenge: Let us not put God in to a test to prove His being as God.

Main Point: To put God to a test, is to distrust the being of God

Transition: Satan was not able to make Jesus to commit sin, what he did is to

3. Worship Me….I will give you all the kingdoms of the world

• The reply of Jesus is quoted from Deuteronomy 6:13
• You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve

• Temptation: Allurement of Kingdoms of all the Earth the easy way

• Purpose of Temptation: Satan wants Jesus to dishonor God
• All kingdoms will be given to Jesus. Any authorities. But he must suffer first
• Satan allures him of the kingdoms of the world in easy way without suffering just to commit idolatry.

• Many Christian are allured by worldly desires
• Many pastors went out of the ministry because their needs are not met.
• There are pastors stay in the ministry because ministry for them is an opportunity to be prosperous.

Challenge: Let us consider the ministry as a privilege to worship God and not an opportunity of fulfilling the worldly desires.

Main Point: To give in what Satan offers is to dishonor God

CIS: TO BE AWARE GOD IS TO BE AWARE OF DEVIL'S SNARE

III. CONCLUSION

We are all ministers here. Remember that temptations are everywhere. Beware of the devil's scheme. The devil will tempt us to disobey, to distrust, to dishonor God using different kinds of temptations. Let us be aware of God by obeying, trusting, and honoring God in order to stand against the devil's snare

MBST-Chapel Hour

08/08/17