The Angel of the Covenant | Sermon 07/24/2022

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We live in a world that has a fundamental misunderstanding of government, whether it be self-government, family government, church government or state government, we have clearly lost the Point of Reference in whom any of these spheres derive their authority.

We also live in a world that has the fundamental misunderstanding of life and death, of sin and salvation, we have distorted what it means to be redeemed and through whose headship is the world being made new.

We have even defiled the historical basis for reality therefore we live in a society that is in cognitive dissonance, one of which is in rebellion, a dissonance that is at odds with its Creator and King.

A Rejection of the King of kings and Lords of lords, does not simply mean He is no longer in control, that is called delusion and His control is predicated upon His nature which has been displayed in the incarnation, His love shown on the cross and, His power ratified in His resurrection; instead, we reap what we sow and the judgment we face today (cults, governmental overreach, homosexuality, transgenderism, disharmony in life, and even the destruction of the family) is derived from the one who Judges, it is proof that He is in control. That He always has been in control, and that He always will be in Control.

In order to understand history, redemption, family, and even ourselves we must understand the source from which all is derived and that is Jesus Christ, our Creator, the Word made flesh who dwelt among us. The one who Was, Is, and Is to come.

Isaiah 9:6, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Therefore it is imperative that we understand the Word made flesh and His governing of Isreal prior to His incarnation and how that relates to us today.

We live in a world that is POST-CROSS, POST-RESURRECTION, however, there was a time when the Pre-Incarnate Word was King of the Nations and before Pastor Wade dives into the book of John we need a solid grasp on the Pre-Incarnate Christ, His Kingship and how this applies to us today, historically and covenantal in order to live in reality, and to understand what it truly means to be in Christ.