three kind of hand (Matthew27;24-26)
can you raise your hand
can you put your hands up
(twinkle, twinkle) thank you
today i'd like to speak about hand
when I was young, everytime I have stomachache
my mother always pass her hand above my stomach
massage it and she use to say
my hand is medical hand (X2)
after that it really feels comfortable
brothers and sisters
Emerson Ralph waldo said
Man's hand is the tool of tools
means among our body structure, the hand is very important
we can do good things with our hands
or we can do bad things with our hands
Even desition is in our hands how to live in this world
in other word,
value of life depends on what kind of hand we have
so this afternoon, i'd like to speak to you entitled three kinds of hand
in matthew chapter 27 there are three different hands
1)hands of excuse 2) hands of betray 3)hands of love
brothers and sisters
what kind of hands do you want
I'd like you to take the chance to decide what kind of hands you will have
through this sermon.
1)pilate's hand
this hand is hand of excuse
Pontius Pilatus was governor of Judea in the time of Jesus
and Jesus was brought to Pilatus by the Jewish after they had arrested him and they insisted to condemn him
but Pilatus hesitated to condemn Jesus because he knew that Jesus was no blame
but the Jewish kept on demanding that Jesus be crucified so that he gave Jesus to them
and after Jesus was put to death
Pilatus washed his hand with water in front of the crowd and he said "I am innocent of this man's blood. it is your concern".
and he avoided responsibility for Jesus' death
you know why? that is to maintain his position
brothers and sisters
is that not our hand?
is it not our shape?
"I am not responsible for it"
"I don't have any mistake, you are the one"
nobody share the responsibility
nobody takes the responsibility
we shifted our responsibility to somebody
because of our pride
because of our position
excuse and excuse
for example, our chapel service
someone was assigned to play the guitar for praise and worship or for collecting offering but they do not obey
why? because you are senior or you are already minister
I tell you something
if you do not obey small thing
how could you obey the word of God?
brothers and sisters
let us share our responsibility in the eyes of the Lord
our hand should not be the hand of excuse but the hand of responsibility and obedience
2) hand of betrayal
it is Judas hand
Judas was called by Jesus as his disciple
and he work with him for 3 years
but when he realized that Jesus will be crucified
he was so disappointed
he was thinking that Jesus will become king of Israel
then he will get some position
but, when his dream has been dashed
he decided to betray him
but Jesus already knew his mind
while Jesus was eating together with his disciples
he said "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me."
They were all surprised and sad,
they began to speak with him one after the other,
"it is not me (X2)"
Jesus replied, "The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me."
when Judas put the sauce in his bread
he touched Jesus Hand
and Judas ask "surely not I Rabbi?"
and Jesus said "it is you."
brothers and sisters
nowadays, still many people are like this
they betray
they are cheating and defraud
and they get money.
they hand over Jesus to the enemies
they sell Jesus and they become rich
I tell you one story
there is I peso coin and 1000 peso bill meet each other
and 1000 peso bill said
you know I have been in all the nice restaurant jollibee,
chow king and yellow cab and so on
then the one peso coin started to tell him
you know I have been in all the churches of AG. methodist,
wesleyan and so on because they use me to give offering
brothers and sisters
it is funny story but there is meaning
when we minister many times we fall into temptation
because of money
as some one said we work hard and we pay less
but we have to know this one
we belong to God
we are in God's hand
so if we follow his will and faithful to him
he will provide what you need
so seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these thing will be given to you as well amen
3 Hand of Love
his hand is Jesus hand
he nailed in his hand because of our sin
and he died for us because he love us
his hand made someone stand when they fall down
his hand healed someone who had sickness
his hand is hand of release for those who are suffering
brothers and sisters
what kind of hand do you want to be
hand of excuse
hand of betray
or hand of love
brothers and sisters
I want all you become a hand of love
then how to become hand of love
commit our lives into the potters hand
then he will mold us
he will equip us as his will
and he will use us for his glory and his kingdom
I conclude my sermon with one story
some missionary sent me email
that is from africa
I will read
JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON. VERY SOON . BE PREPARED!!!
In the public hospital of Itagua?(RJ) last weekend was born a girl with hands joined together,
like one who's praying.
The doctors told the parents that they would operate the hands of that girl,
and that they would give her antistatic.
The operation was easy because it seemed like the hands were simple glued together
one membrane (skin) layer apart.
When they opened up the hand of that child, you can't imagine what was written...
[JESUS IS COMING BACK...]
The doctors started weeping and all that were in the hospital.
The suburb of Itagua?is undergoing a movement now,
People that have withdrawn from church are going back and others are receiving Jesus Christ as the only savior.
God send that child simply to convey that message.
After a few hours she died : JESUS IS COMING BACK
I have received now I'm passing on!!!
The Lord of Lords is coming back.
'Seek you the LORD while HE may be found, call you upon Him while He is near:' Isaiah 55:6
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