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Sermon Notes
Speaker: Pastor Nate Nix
Date: January 12, 2025
"Go and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to all people and all nations"
Key Verses
John 14:15-23
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
“If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Matthew 28:19-20
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 10:7-9
7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
2 Corinthians 3:6
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Notes/Thoughts
Manifest: to be clear or obvious to the eye OR mind
When we say that God will manifest himself, we mean that God will reveal, make obvious, or clearly show Himself to us
Example: In the old testament God manifested himself as a cloud by day and fire by night, water coming from a rock, manna from Heaven, etc.
In the New testament, the Lord manifested himself through sending Jesus to walk on Earth to save us all
Although we can’t see Him, He has unique ways of revealing himself to us
How does God manifest Himself to me?
It starts with having a relationship and keeping the commandments of God
What are His commandments?
Matthew 5-7 ( Read it all! These are the Lord’s statues and the ways in which we should live)
If we want God to manifest Himself, we have to YIELD to Him! We ought to be in relationship with Him as well
It is not enough to just preach the word of God or to tell someone about Jesus, we HAVE to also lay hands, heals the sick, cast out demons, tell our testimony, etc. When the world asks us how we know God is real, we must trust the word when it says that God makes His home in us to reveal himself in us to others (Matthew 10:7-9) GO and DO!
What is God saying to me?
God is saying I want to make my home with you John 14:23
He doesn’t just want to visit with you, He wants to make His home IN you to work through YOU
Manifesting the power of God isn’t only reserved for preachers, WE ARE ALL CAPABLE MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL (2 Corinthians 3:6)
How can I walk this out?
OBEY and KEEP His commandments
Create a safe place in my heart for the Lord to dwell-through prayer and fasting
The salvation that I received from the Lord came from God revealing Himself to me-This is how He will save others through my willing vessel
People won’t know about Jesus or see Him revealed if we don’t open our mouths, step out on faith, and TELL THEM (Matthew 10:7-8)
