March 25, 2010 Jesus gets upset

"My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of robbers."

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters, and yes, I am going to say it again... What a beautiful Morning, as the sun is coming up, bright enough to need those sunglasses this morning if driving toward the East. Welcome to Family Day on the line and the day we pray for families and please remember to pray for the family of God and your church family.

Praise reports again in from Sharon and Pam who both had surgery two days ago. Also today, prayers needed for Vicki who still has ongoing health issues. Please pray also for Janet Wotring's back. Pray God heals her and no surgery is needed.

Jesus Gets Upset! Matthew 21:12 - Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 "It is written," He said to them, "My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a "den of robbers". 14 The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things He did and the children shouting in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant. 16 Do you hear what these children are saying? they asked Him. "Yes" replied Jesus. "have you never read, 'from the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise'?" (NIV)

John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. (NIV)

A couple points in this message today:
First for all those who think that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ never gets upset. The truth is He did get upset and I would think He gets mighty upset with US today. I have heard people say we have an ALL loving God and all of us will go to heaven regardless of how we live our lives here on earth. WRONG... While God is all loving, He still gets upset and today's scripture from Matthew just shows that as He cleared the temple of those wrongdoers who had set up, well set up a flea market type thing in the temple. Now I know this might upset some folks, but I must wonder in my mind if He gets upset when we raise money for our churches by gambling and using the holy areas of the church for other things other than worship. However, I think that Jesus would get more upset, much more upset, when a pastor walks to the front of the area, and teaches things that are not true. Or when Pastors go to the front of the church and do a wedding service between two men or two women.

So you think God does not get upset, well I put down the scripture from John to show you that the God of creation and our Lord Jesus are one and the same. AMEN. Now we remember the Ark, right? And that big flood that cleaned up the earth of trashy people. We also remember Sodom and Gomorrah right? Here is a reminder of the day God got upset in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Genesis 19:24 - Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah from the Lord out of the heavens. 25 Thus He overthrew those cities and the entire plain INCLUDING ALL THOSE LIVING IN THE CITIES and also the vegetation in the land. 26 But Lot's wife looked back and she became a pillar of salt. (NIV)

Yes, brothers and sisters, we do have an all loving God who right now will forgive you before it is too late, but the warnings have been placed upon us, if we do not come to Him, He will not honor us by letting us into heaven when we are finished on earth, or, or, or when He is FINISHED WITH EARTH.

Second point for today... Did you notice how Jesus loved those little children who were giving praise to Him, and when the Chief Priests and the makers of the law saw this they got upset? Could that mean our President and the lawmakers in Washington today? For they sure get upset when we call out the name of Jesus.

Now folks, all of you who are working in those work places where people get mad or upset when you do your job right, when you are nice to customers and even the boss. Those people talk behind your back and do things to try and bring you down. You are in good company, you are in wonderful company for this is just what people did to our Lord Jesus. So folks, if people are driving nails in you on the work site or at other places you go because you want to do things right, go ahead and take it, for Jesus, and yes it is ok to get upset from time to time. Lessons from Jesus, taking a nail for him is ok, and when things go too far and you see people hurting our Lord or others, it is time to get upset a tad like Jesus did. But when it comes to destroying things and others, let that part up to God, please. For in the end, Jesus, and only Jesus, will work it all out. So let's get tight with Jesus and not the world... Amen.

Dear Father in Heaven, forgive us, for me, of my sins this day, oh Lord. Help me to walk that straight and narrow path that leads to You, and help me not be one who is part of the den of robbers and not one of those working for evil but one who is always working for You. Lord, help Vicki this day as she needs eyeglasses and does not have the money to get them. Lord, bless families this day, bless the family of Yours, the family of God and help us to keep our eyes upon You and only You. Bless each and every family that reads this line and Lord bless them well. Thanks for your healing hand on those we have ask for that healing in our prayers. Lord, help me get ready for another funeral service. In the name of Jesus, I pray Amen.

Now go forth sharing your blessings, and folks, this is family day, why not share one of your blessings with a family member? Sometimes you can do it with just a phone call, or some food. Share your blessings with your extended family, a neighbor. Do something good for someone else. Don't just think of sharing your blessings as giving of money. Help a senior neighbor clean their yard this spring. Or like some friends of mine did a few years ago, they came and cleaned out our shed. Folks, just get out and share God's love, and enjoy seeing the earth coming to life after being covered for the winter. Love ya, Pastor Dan.

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