1 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:06,840 You've tuned into. A mega church. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,600 We are people hungry to encounter God through worship 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,040 and His Word being witnesses to the world around us. 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,080 We pray this teaching blesses you and trust God will reveal 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:16,560 Himself to you in a new way today. 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,760 And. If you need prayer for healing 7 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,920 or breakthrough, Want to find out more about Omega? 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,760 Get to our website or Facebook page through the links below. 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:37,360 This God seeking man. It's not loud enough. 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,560 Let's do it one more time. Is God seeking man? 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:49,640 Yeah. It's just, you know, we need to. 12 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,520 We want to keep it very simple today. 13 00:00:52,720 --> 00:01:00,000 The message from the time Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,320 Eden. What did they do as a reaction? 15 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,240 First thing they came to know that they were, they were 16 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,040 ashamed of. I mean they knew they were, they 17 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:14,200 were naked and they were trying to hide it by taking the leaves 18 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:15,560 and covering themselves, you know. 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,520 And I mean God kept his timetable and in the evening he 20 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,560 used to come and speak to them. So he started walking in the 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,840 garden. When they heard the steps of God 22 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,560 walking in the garden, they hid behind the bushes. 23 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,800 And then he calls out Adam. Adam, where are you? 24 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,280 You know all the story. But man's reaction has always 25 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:42,160 been to hide from God. It's always been to run away 26 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,080 from God. From that Adam's behavior till 27 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:50,440 today, man has not changed. He may have gone to university. 28 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:55,560 He can have degrees, He can make millions of dollars living in 29 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,560 great houses, but the behaviour of man towards God has not 30 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,000 changed. They run from God, hide from 31 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:10,440 God, but God's heart has always been to reach out to man, as He 32 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,760 did in the Garden of Eden. He does even today. 33 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,960 Show me one instance where God has not taken initiative. 34 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,640 In the Bible you see everywhere the signature that God sought 35 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:28,600 man always, always it's he who took the first step. 36 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:35,880 So we see in the in the in the story of, you know, as Luke 37 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:43,120 describes in Luke chapter 2, when Jesus was born, the angels 38 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,600 appear to few shepherds. We read it in Luke chapter 2, 39 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,080 verse 13. Suddenly a great company of the 40 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:57,720 heavenly host appeared with the Angel praising God and saying 41 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,120 glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth. 42 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,000 Peace to those on whom His favour rests. 43 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,880 His favour rests on earth. There's no doubt about it. 44 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,600 That's why we are sitting here. If that favour is not there, we 45 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,400 will not be here at all. And that favour is pursuing man 46 00:03:16,640 --> 00:03:22,520 as it pursued those people, the shepherds, who are out in the in 47 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,160 the open. When the angels had left them 48 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,560 and gone into heaven, the shepherd said to one another, 49 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,600 let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened 50 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,000 which the Lord has told us about, and they go and find a 51 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:42,600 little baby in a Manger. It's just amazing for me, so 52 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,880 many years. I've been thinking about now 53 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,920 nearly 48 years now having become a Christian. 54 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:54,160 I always wonder how can God fit into a small frame the body of 55 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:58,040 Jesus 6 foot let's say he is he was 510. 56 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,920 Some people say so let's say 510 frame. 57 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,120 How did this big God fit into the small frame? 58 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:10,480 It's a mystery, but that mystery is also the time in very 59 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,760 encouraging to me very recently when I thought about how does 60 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,720 God dwell in man and work miracles? 61 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,000 How does he heal? How do they set people free? 62 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:24,480 That insight into incarnation is the key to move in the 63 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,240 anointing. You wonder, oh, I want to pray 64 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,480 for somebody. What's going to happen if that 65 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,280 big God can fit into the small body of Jesus? 66 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,280 He can fit into your body as well. 67 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:43,880 He can dwell in you. So when we say touch, it's not 68 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:48,960 me wanting to touch somebody, it is to allow Jesus within me to 69 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:54,120 touch the person and to release that power to heal or to give 70 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,040 answer to any anything they are standing for. 71 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,560 So that is what it is. And for me, this idea has really 72 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,360 made Christmas, understanding Christmas very special. 73 00:05:06,280 --> 00:05:10,120 And then man sometimes, you know, has been trying to find 74 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:15,600 his own ways, as you see at the Tower of Babel, he they all came 75 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,160 together. They had one language. 76 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,360 They said, let's make build a tower, make a great name for 77 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,640 ourselves. Let's reach it to heavens and 78 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:26,280 they start building it. That is a symbol of man's 79 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,440 working hard to reach heaven or to become equal to God or to 80 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,400 take the place of God. And you look at many religions, 81 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,480 they are based on that. They are based on that. 82 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:40,160 I've been breaking my head to with a man. 83 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,840 I mean he was my friend when I was in primary school and we 84 00:05:44,840 --> 00:05:49,120 connected now and he is a strong Hindu and now I am not only a 85 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,840 Christian but I am a pastor and he is trying to convert me to 86 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,840 Hinduism again because he keeps sending me different videos. 87 00:05:55,840 --> 00:05:59,840 I told him stop it, you are not going to change me, instead you 88 00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:04,200 should change. So I send him information and in 89 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,960 fact I send this message that I am preaching now. 90 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,040 I send it to him and I don't know whether he read it or not, 91 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,200 but he sent me in response another video of why we should 92 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:20,280 consider Hinduism as an option. The point is, it is a 93 00:06:20,280 --> 00:06:22,880 revelation. Christmas has to be a 94 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:27,440 revelation. Just just as much as God came, 95 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:32,440 left heaven and came through and became a small child, and that 96 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,560 child has become the Christ who died further on the cross, it 97 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,280 has to be a revelation that knowledge has to come through 98 00:06:39,280 --> 00:06:42,840 the work of the Holy Spirit. Until that it shines in your 99 00:06:42,840 --> 00:06:45,240 heart, there will be darkness in the life. 100 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,920 So that revelation is what is redid. 101 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,280 And I am praying God, you touched that man out of so many 102 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:53,280 people. You brought that man back into 103 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:56,760 my life after more than 60 years or even 55 years. 104 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,560 I'm saying I don't want to lose that guy. 105 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,640 I want him to. I want you to save him. 106 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,040 So this is this should be our heart. 107 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,560 The Christmas. Let's have this heart of praying 108 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:13,040 for people who need salvation and speak to them, be persistent 109 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,360 in presenting love of Jesus to them is very, very important. 110 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:22,680 And then you see, God took the initiative to send the angels to 111 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:26,760 proclaim that a son is born for you guys who is the savor of the 112 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,400 world. He is Jesus, he is Emmanuel, God 113 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,440 with us. And the shepherds went and found 114 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,960 it as the angels proclaimed. So again, the initiative is 115 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,720 coming from God, not from the shepherds or for anyone. 116 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:45,920 And you have another story of miraculous guidance to find 117 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:51,560 Jesus in Matthew chapter 2. And you find 3 wise men who 118 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:56,920 travelled from the east and when they saw the star in the sky and 119 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,800 they said, ah, this star means somebody great is being born. 120 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:05,200 A great king is being born. And they were looking for a sign 121 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,080 and they found the sign in the sky and they said let's go and 122 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,760 find this child or this king who is born. 123 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,240 And they travel probably 3 months, six months, 2 years. 124 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,440 I don't know how long it took, but they travelled and then the 125 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:22,960 star kept guiding them. I've been doing some research, 126 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:28,720 you know, Google research. So in that what you find here is 127 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,400 that that is indication of the birth of Jesus. 128 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,520 He is trying to find a star. And there was one NASA 129 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,280 scientist, he said, oh, he figured it out. 130 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,640 He looked up into some of the writings of Chinese writings and 131 00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:46,400 he says he was able to say there was a comet that appeared and 132 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:51,720 guided those Magi or the wise men to the place where Jesus 133 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,320 was. And they came to here and said 134 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,240 where is the king who is born? King of the Jews is born here. 135 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,440 He felt alarmed about it and he calls the priests and they finds 136 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,880 out that he is going to be in Bethlehem. 137 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,960 And then he says OK, go and find him and worship him and come 138 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,160 back and tell me so that I too can go and worship him. 139 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,840 But they were warned in the dream not to go back to the 140 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:18,800 king, but to go by another way. And afterwards he got angry, got 141 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,000 all the children killed under 2 years of age. 142 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:26,000 So looking into those kind of a thing they were able to say, 143 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,120 yeah, it is BC four or five between that time and there is 144 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,240 one more clue that you come across in the in the in the 145 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:38,560 Gospel of John in verse 14, he says God in the beginning was 146 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:40,640 the word, the word was with God, word was God. 147 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,560 And in 14 he says the word became flesh and dwelt among us. 148 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:47,720 The word dwelt, the Greek word is Tabernacle. 149 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,200 So they think that that is a big clue John is giving that it 150 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,640 should coincide with the Feast of Tabernacles, which they 151 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,520 celebrate for seven days in a year, once a year, remembering 152 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,600 their deliverance from Egypt. So the Feast of Tabernacles 153 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:06,560 should be the time when Jesus was born. 154 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,480 That's how they come to a conclusion about it. 155 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,600 And then you look at so many other things here and there, and 156 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,400 ultimately it is not 25th of December anyway. 157 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,680 That's the good news. It's not 25th December, so they 158 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:24,080 come up with a date in September and some people come up in 159 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:29,080 March, whatever it is. So my point is very simple that 160 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:37,200 Jesus left heaven, who was the Word, the Logos, and who had no 161 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,040 beginning and no end. He had the same beginning, same 162 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:45,720 continuous existence or ontological existence as the 163 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,600 Father and the Spirit. That means they are coexistent, 164 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:53,440 Co, eternal and all powerful, equally to be loved and to be 165 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,200 worshipped and to be obeyed. He left heaven for you and me 166 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,000 and dwelt and took the form of the flesh. 167 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:05,280 And I think it is a great event, great event, not to be 168 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,320 celebrated just one day in a year. 169 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,160 It has to be celebrated every day. 170 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,240 Every day, every day it's Christmas for us and every day 171 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:20,560 it is Easter for us because that is the purpose ultimately why he 172 00:11:20,560 --> 00:11:22,440 came into the world to die on the cross. 173 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,920 So it is something Good Friday and Easter. 174 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:28,200 Everything you have to celebrate. 175 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,280 You have to worship him because he's worthy of the sacrifice. 176 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:35,400 He's a lamb who became the sacrificial animal for you and 177 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,960 me. He died as you, you died as me. 178 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:42,520 That's why we celebrate. That's that's the most powerful 179 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,320 thing that we can ever think of it. 180 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:52,600 And then he did not come into a he could have been born in a 181 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,640 kings family. He could have been born in a 182 00:11:54,640 --> 00:12:01,120 very rich persons family, but he was born to a couple who are not 183 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,520 very wealthy. In fact, when they wanted to 184 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:07,920 come back and register, you know, there was an addict to go 185 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,680 back and register. And then they traveled to 186 00:12:10,680 --> 00:12:13,920 Bethlehem from Nazareth. And then when they went to the 187 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:19,640 inn, there's no room. So he LED into a place where she 188 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,760 gave birth in the, you know, animals were kept and they had, 189 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,120 she had to keep the baby in a Manger. 190 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,120 You know, many times I used to wonder about the word Manger. 191 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,920 One day I had to look up with the dictionary, you know, it's 192 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,880 just the tub in which they put some grass or whatever they want 193 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,600 to feed the animals. And that was the place they put 194 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,560 some dry hay and that was a bed for Jesus. 195 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:43,920 And he was laid in the small Manger. 196 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:49,240 And that is just, you cannot get more simpler than that. 197 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:52,280 You cannot get more simpler than that. 198 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,840 I don't know whether he ever had experience of lying down on a 199 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,600 hay. Have you ever had the 200 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,120 experience? Yeah. 201 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,520 Those who have farming background, it is not very 202 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:02,760 comfortable. It's very itchy. 203 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,960 I don't like it. I tried it, I don't like it. 204 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,640 But they just put some cloth on it probably. 205 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:14,320 And then he was laid in that Manger, not the most comfortable 206 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,120 bed. Why? 207 00:13:16,680 --> 00:13:21,040 Because he was identify with you and me, Every common man. 208 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:25,040 I tell you if you are making 100,000 or more in a year, you 209 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:29,760 are the top 3% of the people, rich people, top 3%. 210 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,920 You may not be millionaire or a billionaire, but you are in the 211 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:37,000 top 3%. And when Jesus came into the, I 212 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,920 mean into the world and was laid in the Manger, He was 213 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:44,160 identifying with the 97% of the people of the population of the 214 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,920 world. He is just saying I have loved 215 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:52,520 you to leave my heavenly home and to become one with you. 216 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,480 He identified with us. It is amazing. 217 00:13:57,680 --> 00:14:00,160 I just don't know. I don't have enough words to say 218 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:05,080 how amazed I am to think about God trying to identify himself 219 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:09,640 with a common person if in this 21st century, if he came, he 220 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:13,600 would choose to be born in a Mumbai suburb or Bombay suburb 221 00:14:14,680 --> 00:14:17,800 where is a slum area. Probably because they are the 222 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:21,960 people who are down economically, socially, in every 223 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:25,320 way, ignored, trodden upon, used. 224 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,920 He would be choosing to be born in such a place. 225 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,040 Why? That is the heart of God. 226 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,560 Heart of God. To seek man makes him to come to 227 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,240 the lowest point so that you can be lifted up to the highest 228 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:39,960 point. To sit with him in the heavenly 229 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,640 realms in this by the right hand side of the Father. 230 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,600 It's amazing. The more you think of 231 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,320 incarnation, the more you will be humbled. 232 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,480 And I tell you, that is how God was to conquer your heart this 233 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,760 morning. And you had to put him on the 234 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,440 throne in your heart, the highest place. 235 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,520 Why? Because he came to the lowest of 236 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:12,480 the point a man can live in. So that's why he's called 237 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,240 Emmanuel, God with us. Let's shout. 238 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:21,840 Emmanuel, God with us. Yeah, he ordained a star to get 239 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:27,040 the Magi, and he does not leave you without proof, without the 240 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:31,960 message of the gospel. He as he ordained a star to 241 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,920 guide those people from the East. 242 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:39,520 What God is saying is he is interested in the whole world. 243 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:44,160 He did not come as a Christ or a Redeemer just for the Jewish 244 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,160 people. It is for the whole world. 245 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:52,440 And he made it clear from day one and we cannot make him a 246 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,600 Jesus for justice. Christians, it is for everybody. 247 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:02,480 So many times we confine him to the church just on Sunday or on 248 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,400 a Bible study day. No, he has to be Lord of every 249 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,880 day of your week. And that should compel you to 250 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,800 see somebody and look at that person and say made in the image 251 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:17,240 of God should be saved by the gospel of Christ and reach out 252 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,920 and touch the people. It is the same thing we are 253 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,440 repeating again. Actually I had a very different 254 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,040 message to preach, but I said I don't want to preach that 255 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,360 message because it's a bit harsh. 256 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,880 Very, very harsh message I had. I was reading the book of Jonah 257 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:39,720 and the book of Jonah. God says to Jonah, go and preach 258 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,600 to Nineveh. I am going to destroy in 40 259 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,680 days. He didn't want to take that 260 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,080 message. Why? 261 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,000 Because he can. As a prophet he must have 262 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,000 forcing that the same people are going to attack Israel and carry 263 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,400 them as captives. So he doesn't want them to be 264 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,960 alive. So he says he refuses to go and 265 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,880 preach and he runs away. If this is where God tells him 266 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:07,480 to go, he goes this way and he had to cause so much of trouble 267 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,760 to him. You know, he had to bring the 268 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,319 storm on the sea. He has to send a fish to swallow 269 00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:17,200 him. And next day or after three days 270 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,720 again, he commands the fish and it vomits him on the shore. 271 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,240 And then the word of the Lord comes to Jonah again. 272 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,359 Get up, go and preach to Nineveh. 273 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,360 Why? God had to take that trouble 274 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:36,240 because the man was unwilling to preach the gospel or message of 275 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,360 repentance to Nineveh. And what we are doing is 276 00:17:39,360 --> 00:17:41,960 repeating the story of Jonah in our lives. 277 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,600 We are unwilling to share the gospel of Jesus. 278 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,720 You are and you and me are a Jonah. 279 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,800 To someone who is working with you, to someone who is a 280 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,680 relative to someone who is your friend, you are a Jonah. 281 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,800 I am a Jonah. If you don't open your mouth and 282 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:05,360 say Jesus loves you and came into the world, you have to 283 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:08,640 choose whether you want him to bring a storm in your life. 284 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:12,480 You want us to be thrown into the sea and a big fish to 285 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:16,040 swallow and warmed you out again in front of his house where you 286 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,480 have to preach the gospel. I don't want that to happen. 287 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:23,600 I would rather be willingly say, God, I want to partner with you. 288 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,600 I want to pray for this person. Will you please pour out a mercy 289 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:27,960 and grace? I have saved the person. 290 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,920 You know, that's how we have to be doing it. 291 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:39,080 Cool. And he crossed many barriers 292 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:44,080 from heaven to earth. You know, God has nothing to 293 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,120 share in. In a sense, God is transcendent. 294 00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:52,480 He is far above, far away from whatever is belong to the earth. 295 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,240 He has nothing in common. But he crossed that barrier and 296 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,960 shared in our humanity, in the in the flesh and blood that we, 297 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:04,040 we, we are in. He took he partook in that human 298 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,600 nature. And that's that's a big barrier 299 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,360 he has crossed. Secondly, he crossed the barrier 300 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:13,480 of holiness to sinfulness. He is holy, He's being 301 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:17,760 worshipped by the angels, holy, holy, holy all the time. 24 by 7 302 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,520 But he left that holy Kingdom of God, his own presence, his own 303 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:28,480 heaven, and became and came into the midst of sinners and lived 304 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:32,400 like a common man. That's a crossing the barrier. 305 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:37,160 It could have been as painful as going through the cross. 306 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,560 It may not be simple for God to become man. 307 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:47,720 It's not a OK, I'm going for a holiday for 33 years. 308 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,120 It's not like that. It is not like that. 309 00:19:51,120 --> 00:20:00,200 At least that's what I think. And yeah, the cradle, probably 310 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,920 even the Manger could have been a wooden through. 311 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:06,200 If it is a wooden through that is used, that would stands for 312 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:12,120 the cross. If she made a cradle to put baby 313 00:20:12,120 --> 00:20:15,440 Jesus to sleep, that word symbolizes the cross. 314 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:19,840 That is, from day one, the cross is at the heart of Jesus who 315 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,120 came into the world. You cannot separate the cross 316 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:28,400 from his incarnation. You don't have any mission. 317 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,440 You've got no purpose if you separate them. 318 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,600 And Jesus came into the world just precisely for this purpose 319 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:40,440 to die on the cross so that he can make the atonement cover up 320 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,760 for you my everybody's sin in the world. 321 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:50,320 So we may be saved and become one with him and share in his 322 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:56,000 royalty, share in his sonship and share in his ruler ability 323 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,120 to rule with him. And I tell you, this is just 324 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,200 from rash to riches kind of a story. 325 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:06,920 We are having that kind of rags background and he wants to lift 326 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:11,160 you up to riches background. And this is quite amazing to me. 327 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:15,400 It's very amazing. And I'm telling you this, Christ 328 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,720 deserves your worship. It deserves your praise, 329 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,720 deserves your Thanksgiving. And this is not for something to 330 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:28,600 think about one day in a year. It is to be lived daily, daily. 331 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:32,280 You need to understand that as he incarnated came into the 332 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:35,560 world, so should we reach out to somebody? 333 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,720 So should we reach out to somebody. 2 more minutes I have. 334 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:44,000 I think I'll just tell you. Once I went to Delhi and we had 335 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:53,600 a meeting in in that place. It was very dirty, very dirty, 336 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:57,000 smelly. He went to crossover into that 337 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,640 area. There was an open drain and 338 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:04,200 there were two or three bricks in between to keep your leg on 339 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,440 the brick and crossover to the other side. 340 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:11,480 And there are millions of flies. And I was, I didn't want to 341 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,320 really go and sit down on the ground. 342 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,640 So I was just standing there. So the preachers, the pastor 343 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,360 said, will you please come and sit here? 344 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:20,240 I said, no, no, I'm quite all right here. 345 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,240 So he thought, I'm separating myself. 346 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,480 This guy has come from New Zealand. 347 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,360 He's not identifying with the people. 348 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,960 It wasn't the case. I just my knees are not great. 349 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:31,520 So I don't want to go and sit on the floor. 350 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,880 I was quite happy to stand. But at the time came, I did go 351 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,360 there. I laid my hands upon them and I 352 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:39,680 prayed. And this man is waiting to for 353 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,600 me to say, do I have a sanitizer or something to wash my hands? 354 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,520 I didn't do any of those things. I laid my hand on them. 355 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:49,240 I prayed and he said, this is surprising to me. 356 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,680 I have seen many other pastors come here. 357 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:56,040 They come with hand sanitizer. When they lay hand again, rub 358 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,160 their hands. But I did not see you do it. 359 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,280 I said They are men and women who need God, and I have come 360 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,640 here to bring God to them. I am not here to impose myself 361 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,480 as a man who has come from a rich country. 362 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:12,000 That is not my purpose. Jesus crossed barriers to bring 363 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,920 the gospel to each one of us. I cannot afford to do it. 364 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,280 I cannot afford to do it. There has to be a change, a 365 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:24,600 transformation of heart and mind, otherwise we are going to 366 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:29,920 lock up the gospel in our heart. Shall we pray? 367 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,080 Father, this morning, thank you for the Word. 368 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,440 I bring your children before the throne of grace. 369 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:45,040 And Father, I pray, Holy Spirit, that you move here right now. 370 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:50,080 Move here right now. I pray that you convict and 371 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:55,560 convince and give them a vision, a vision of taking the gospel to 372 00:23:55,560 --> 00:24:00,000 someone. Oh my Father, Holy Spirit, I 373 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:04,160 pray open their eyes to see, open their ears to hear right 374 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,640 now and touch their heart. Touch their heart. 375 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,640 I can feel right now God is warming your heart. 376 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:16,240 God the Holy Spirit is putting that warmth in your heart. 377 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:19,800 You feel warm in your chest right now and that is happening 378 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:23,320 to you by the Holy Spirit. I want you to just stand up so I 379 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,480 know that the Holy Spirit has stirred you and you are not 380 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,760 going to be the same. You are going to carry this 381 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,920 gospel to someone, somewhere to bring glory to His name. 382 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,440 If you feel that warm sensation in your heart right now, I want 383 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:39,120 you to stand up so I can pray for you. 384 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:44,920 Sastre sarane mahasarasto korobo sandastereni mandana sarastoroni 385 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:49,680 bahasastere sandara mahare shandara sastro kohori BA 386 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:53,240 samandar sokoroni rehas sandastakoroni ho sabasta 387 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,400 koroni. The Lord says, I have kept a 388 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,320 reward for you because you want to follow me. 389 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,560 You want to have a heart like my own. 390 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,720 I will reward you in due season, says the Lord. 391 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,400 We praise you God for the for the word and bless your children 392 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:12,680 and I pray that everyone will go today with this burden in their 393 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,360 heart to take the gospel to somebody. 394 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,680 Let not this year pass before they open their mouth and share 395 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,440 the gospel with somebody, a friend, a relative, or someone 396 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,760 to the glory of your name. Thank you again for your 397 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,160 presence in our mission. We worship you, we honour you. 398 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,640 You're worthy of our worship because you cross the barriers 399 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:38,440 and came into the world to dwell in a human body. 400 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:42,000 I worship you Jesus. We praise you, Lord, in Jesus 401 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,880 mighty name. Amen. 402 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,080 Amen. Thanks for joining us at Omega. 403 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,280 If you need prayer for healing or breakthrough, or simply to 404 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,280 find out more, please head to our website or Facebook page in 405 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:54,040 the links below.