Sermon : Experience Abundant Life When You Feed On Jesus
- The most beautiful, loving, greatest song is the song that describe the love of Christ
- Three ways to interpret Song of Songs :
- Dispentionally : Israel and Jehovah
- Redemptively : Christ and His Bride
- Individually : Me and Christ
- Eight chapters and different players in the book : daughters of Jerusalem, shepherd King, city, watchman, Shulamite woman
- Seven depictions of Christ
- Shepherd and flocks
- Chapter 1:12 – King and His table. Jesus is hosting us, He is prepare the table in the presence of enemies
- The merchant man / business man and His fragrance
- Chapter 4 : Gardener and His garden with beautiful flowers – devotional life
- Chapter 5 : Bridegroom and His Bride – His physical attributes that refer to spiritual truths
- The Lover and His Beloved
- The Lord of the Vineyard
- If you lost the first love, do the first work to revive it. Love is a verb and not a feeling
- Shulamite – female word of Solomon
- First coming of Jesus : gold frankincense and myrrh. Myrrh represent bitterness. At second coming, no more myrrh
- Universe is made by time, space and matters
- Jesus is the Lord of time. Story of water into wine. Good wine in Israel takes 7 years because teaching of Torah and Talmud. Every 7 years land rest. Compare to modern approach 3-4 years. The lowest place on earth is dead sea. Jesus compressed time. Time has triunity : past, present, future. Jesus can go back to your time and heal you. He can go to your future and prepare it for you.
- Jesus is the Lord of space.
Story : Jesus healed nobleman’s son from distance. “Jesus said to him, ‘Go your way; your son lives.’ So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.” — John 4:50 (NKJV)
Space has three dimensions Length, depth and height - Jesus is the Lord of matter. Story : 2 bread and 5 fish. He multiplied matters. Energy, motion and fenomena
- Jehovah/Yahweh : the One who was, who is and who is to come. The One who is continually existing.
- The most important thing is come to Jesus.
- “I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.” Songs 1:5
- I am dark, but lovely – We are sinful, but Jesus loves us. He put His beauty, His righteousness on us
- “Tell me, O you whom I love, where you feed your flock, where you make it rest at noon.” Songs 1:7.
She is craving food and rest. - Come unto me, I will rest You. Matt 28. There is something royal and different about you because You are in the presence of Christ
- If you want more feeding, feed others. What you learn from the Word, and feed them the good food. In feeding, you are fed.
- Feed people by unveiling Jesus. It is not hard to talk someone you love, it is a flow, comes from your heart. When people ask about your wife or husband or children, you can talk about them out of your heart and flowing
- Feed my lamb, tend my sheep , feed my sheep. Jesus biggest concern is His flocks. Lamb : younger believers, tend – protect, and feed sheep – all believers.
- He will feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young. Isaiah 40:11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrelJhZ2I0U Isaiah 40:11 song
- Fighting by feeding the Word. Fighting from, not for, victory. Stand on your position as conqueror
- Hebrews : Lechem vs Lachem.
- Whatever you give Him, he will multiply. If you give the Lord time, He will multiply it
- We make time for what is important
- 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:11-13
- Holy Spirit is the best thing.
- Matthew 7:9–11
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” Matthew 7:9-11 - Put your minds on the bright side of life. Illustration : 2 prisoners looking behind bars, one is looking down at mud while the other looking up at stars. Both are reality, but stars will not pass while muds will pass away.
- snatch victory from the jaws of defeat vs snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
- Divine health is better than divine healing
- Manna is a picture of heavenly food.
- Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [a]bread of heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [b]the full. Psalm 78:24-25 - If you enjoy the food that comes from God, you will be kept healthy
- Bread – systematic exposition of the doctrines of the Bible. Basically, it is about expounding on Christ. Jesus says I am the bread of life. The Shepherd feeds bread that is Himself / the portion of Himself. Bread is the Person of Jesus.
- Fish is always moving/ motion. It is practical application.
- Bread without fish is not really enjoyable food. It goes together
- Ephesians 1-3 : bread – indicative – position in Christ, what you have in Christ, what Christ has become to you
- Ephesians 4 – 6 : fish –
- Fish has fin that kept the bad out, the good in. Fin make them get out of danger places fast
- Egg : you can get food or meat. Take home with you to incubate, to meditate. It will produce life.
- Stone : ministry that is legalistic, and beating. There is no life. Never preach out of bitterness and anger. Stone hurts and can kill
- Snake : poison in the mouth. They will put doubts on God’s words.
- Scorpion : poison/sting is in the tail. Example : explain salvation but close with not everyone will make it.
- Everything from Jesus is bread and fish and egg.