CUP AND BAPTISM

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CUP AND BAPTISM

CUP AND

BAPTISM

    BASIC MINISTERIAL TRAINNING

INTRODUCTION

The reason God brought us together for this course is to re-mould our life; God cannot use a raw life.

Before God can use any life, He might have upon that life. A carpenter will not use every plank be brought from sawmill, but he will first scrape some out some, even not all the plank that enter inside workshop will eventually come out to the show room, but after he might have worked upon it in the workshop, he will bring to show room.

Therefore, God has a big need concerning who can interpret the dream of his heart to His people.

There are two people that filled this gap in their days, they stood by the king and interpret the vision of their king to them (kings). Do you know that God also who is the King of kings and Lord of lords has a dream,        He has a dream to sinners, to those who are in government, to the church leaders and individual members of t he Church. The biggest need of God is: “Who will interpret it” many of those mentions above are members of one local church or the other.

We are going to study from the lives of these two men of God who interpreted dreams in their days:

1.     Joseph:                     Gen.40:1-13; 41:1-37

2.     Daniel:                      Dan.2:1-49; 4:5-37

JOSEPH

Gen. 40:  1-13. From these Bible verses, we noticed that the life of this Hebrew by has been reserved for a purpose that is no obvious to him nor the people around him, not that alone; he has been so faithful to God in the secret and in the public. This is what qualifies this boy for further assignment in which heaven has prepared his life for.

Now let us analyze these scripture:

1.     In vs.5 we discovered that two people had a dream, though the same night but different dream and different interpretation.

2.     In vs. 6&8 both of them were sad, because there is nobody to interpret their dreams. Men were sad today because there are no correct people that can interpret the mind of God for them.

3.     Another thing to learn from this story is that Joseph did not only interpret good dreams but he even interprets the ones with death penalty.

If we also read GEN. 41: 1-14 we will notice that the king had a dream and he needed someone to come and interpret it. God also is in need of someone who will interpret the burden of His heart to His people, but as wed said above that God will not use untested instrument for His work, that is to say that there must be a kind of changes in the life of anybody that will interpret the mind of God. These changes can only come as a result of God’s encounter in the life of that person.

THE POSITION OF JOSEPH’S LIFE

Before Joseph can stand before king Pharaoh, though he (Joseph) possesses some qualifications fit for the work, but yet his own life must be well position in other to be fit for the work.

The Pharaoh sent and called Joseph,

And they brought him quickly out of the

Dungeon; and he shaved, changed his

Clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

Gen.41:419 (NKJV)

From these passages, we noticed about four things that happened to Joseph before he could stand before Pharaoh. e. g.

1.     They brought him quickly out of the dungeon; which means that anybody that will stand before the Lord to interpret his mind must not be in bondage of sin, someone whom heaven has delivered from the power of sin and of the devil.

2.     And he shaved: This means that the appearance of a prisoner had been removed, his hair bas been shaved and those who knew him before will be amazed because devilish hairstyle is no more.

3.     He changes his clothing: You cannot meet the Lord and remain the same, your mode of dressing must change, if what happened inside was a deep cut, we must be able to see the scar outside. Before you can stand to interpret the mind of God, your former mode of dressing must change.

4.     He came to Pharaoh: Joseph did not run to his master nor any of his friends, not even his parents but to the king who was calling him. You must available at God’s disposal.

DANIEL

Dan.2:1-49. Having studded the life of Joseph, it is important to also study the life of Daniel, because these men of God have something in common: e.g.

A.  They were Hebrew: Dan.1:3, Gen.41:12

B.  They were in the land of captivity. Gen.40:3, Dan.1:2

C.  God do visit them through dreams and visions. Dan.2:19, Gen.37:5

D. Both of them have the grace to interpret dream. etc. Gen.40:12, Dan.2:24-45

The burden that God carried in His heart, there is no wise men, astrologers, the magicians and soothsayers that can interpret it (Dan.2:27) except His own people that have the qualification set down by heaven.

THE QUALIFICATION

Anybody that God will reveal His mind to must possess these qualifications:

1.     He who has determination to be different. Dan.1:8

2.     He who did not show himself to be anything. Dan.2:2

3.     He that can consecrate himself to seek the face of God. Dan.2:17-19

4.     He who can rescue the life of others. Dan.2:24

5.     He that is not running after receiving glory. Dan.2:36, 49

6.     He whose dwelling is not with flesh. Dan.2:11

7.     He that has the Spirit of the Holy God. Dan.4:18

These are the needs of God, not that there were no people who want to interpret the dream, but those that can meet the condition set down by God are scarce.

This is the reason God brought you here in other to work on your life inside His workshop before He will display you at showroom {on the pulpit}

Will you make yourself available, will you ready to correct everything He will be showing you that is wrong in your life? Let us pray!              

THE CUP  

When the mothers of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus and make a request about sitting in the right and left hand of Jesus in His kingdom, it is then that Jesus introduced this matter.

Jesus answered and said, “you do not

Know that you ask. Are you able to

Drink THE CUP that I am about to drink,

And be BAPTIZED with the BAPTISM that

I am baptized with?” Matt.20:22 {NKJV}

The word CUP was mentioned in 150 times in the Bible, we may not be able to study it all but there are five of CUPS that are of high significant in the Bible that we are going to study as the Lord will help us.

1.     Cup of iniquity

2.     Cup of affliction

3.     Cup of the Lord’s fury, terror and judgement

4.     Cup of the Lord’s supper

5.     Cup of blessing

             THE CUP OF

      INIQUITY

Therefore, when Jesus was talking to the mother of Zebedee’s sons he was particular about the first cup.

Jesus knew that it is Him alone that can drink a kind of cup like that. John.18:11.

          THE ORIGIN OF INQUITY

When God created man, God created him perfectly and man remains perfect until Mr. iniquity came to the Garden of Eden. Gen:3:1-

WHO IS MR INIQUITY? When Lucifer looses his position in heaven, he became Satan and devil, because iniquity was found in him, God destroy the glory that was upon him and he automatically became darkness. Ezek.28:13-15, Isa.14:12-17

             THE FALL OF MAN

What the advertise to the woman was independent, that you will need not God again come and supervise what you are doing,; you will judge it by yourself.

All what the woman has already been was what the devil was advertising to her, e.g.

1.     Your eyes shall be opened.

2.     You will be like God.

3.     You will know evil and good.

The Bible said ‘When the woman saw that the tree was good for food’ All other tree that were there, are they not good for food? Devil did not show her any other than what God said “you should not eat”

           THREE TEMPTATIONS IN MEN’S FALL

1.     Good for food (Lust of the flesh)]

2.     Pleasant to the eyes (Lust of the eyes) 1.JOHN.2:15:17

3.     Desirable to make one wise (Pride of life) LUKE.4:3-12

That was how human race fall and voluntarily handed over the earth and their lives unto the devil. 2.Pet.2:19, John.8:34

                                              

Therefore, it was this darkness life that is sending people to hell since that day of fallen, that is why Jesus comes to take this life of darkness away, but he can only do that by siphon out the iniquity, which is darkness life.

That is the cup that Jesus drank on the cross by His death, Ps.116:13; Matt.26:39-42; John.19:28-30; John.18:11; Heb.2:14, that was the fulfillment of the vision of John the beloved in Rev.5:1-7 where it was only Jesus that is able to lose the seal of destruction of the earth. 1Cor.15:54-57.

    CUP OF AFFLICTION  

The is the cup that Jesus was telling the mother of Zebedee’s son that her son’s will later drink

“you will indeed drink my cup, and baptized

With the baptism that I am baptized with: but to

Sit on my right hand and my left is not mine to

Give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared

By my father”. Matt.20:23

Not only the sons  of Zebedee that drink the cup, but all the apostles and early Christians.

In fact, affliction and persecution were the signs that you have really met the Lord, because Jesus had said it before his departure on earth. 1John.3:13 & 14.

If the world hates you, you know that it

Hated me before it hated you.

If you were of the world, the world would

Love it own, yet, because you are not of

The world, but I chose you out of the world,

Therefore the world hates you. John.15:18 &19

There is always cup of affliction and persecution on our ways as we follow the Lord Jesus. If this cup eluded your own life, you need to cry, because what you hold is not a genuine one. 1Pet.2:21-23, 1Thess.2:1-3; Phil.1:28- 29; James.1:2 & 3

CUP OF THE LORD’S FURY

TERROR AND JUDGEMENT

                                                                                                                                                       This is a cup of discipline, punishment and chastisement that God gives to all offenders and sinners.

What is sin?

Sin is the transgression of law and every transgression shall receive its punishment. Is.51:17-23; Jer.49:12, Rev.14:10.

CITIES THAT DRANK THE CUP

1.     Sodom & Gomorrah (Gen.19L24-25)

2.     Babylon (Rev.18:1-8)

3.     Egypt (Exodus.12:29-30)

4.     Samaria (2.Kings17:1-8)

5.     Jerusalem (Amos.2:4-5; 2.Chro.36:1)

INDIVIDUAL THAT DRINK THE CUP

1.     Pharaoh (Exek. 30:20-24)

2.     Nebuchadnezzar (Dan.4:28-33)

3.     Herod (Actss.12:21-24)

4.     Nadab and Abihu (Lev.10:1-3)

5.     Mariam and Aaron (Num.12:1-15)

6.     Eli and his sons (1.Sam.3:11-14; 4:10,11, 18)

       CUP OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

This is the cup the Lord instituted when He was about to go to the cross. Matt.26:26-28, 1.Cor.10:21, 1.Cor.11:23-26.  Those that cannot be partaker of if:

1.     Those that are yet to give their life to Jesus Christ.

2.     Those that are yet to be baptized inside water

3.     Malice Keeper

4.     Polygamy and Bigamy

5.     Those who are yet to make restitution of their wrong way

CUP OF BLESSING 

This is a cup of fulfillment of promise and cup of prosperity. Ps.23:5; Ps.16:5. All believers must know this that there cannot be this cup unless you have first of all drank from the others above.

BAPTISM

INTRODUCTION

Baptism is one of the step that makes one to qualify for heaven, according to Mk.16:16 which says, “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned”, from the above quotation, we noticed that believe is the first step and to be baptized is the second, but many people has misarrange this vital order, therefore, if you have is any way mixed it up, it is a clear indication that you are not yet qualify for heaven until you follow the divine arrangement.

BELIEVES AND SAVED

These two looks confused because physically, they cannot marry each other but spiritually they are like bolt and knot, therefore they complement each other, “Believer and be saved” for this reason we are going to look at each of them briefly.

After you might have believed and got saved, the next thing is what we can call “Baptism”.

BAPTISM

The word baptism is a Greek word and it is been called Baptizo, which means to bury something inside another thing, so that is can never be seen again. E.g. water, Book, House, etc.

WHY BAPTISM?

1.     It is the consummation or perfection of our salvation (Mk.16:16)

2.     It is the commandment of Jesus (Matt.28:19)

3.     It is of a good conscience toward God (1.Pet.3:2)

               BAD EXAMPLE OF BAPTISM

1.     Sign of the cross on the forehead

2.     Sprinkling water upon the person

3.     Running under white or Red clothes

4.     Dipping someone into swimming pool behind the church

5.     Running under fresh palm leaves.

CORRECT BAPTISM

The correct way of doing baptism is the baptism that we was and has its root in the Bible and that is the one in the river and by immersion.

1.     John baptize people at the river (John.3:22-24; Mk.1:4-5)

2.     Jesus came to be baptized at river Jordan (Mk.1:9-10)

3.     Ethiopian Eunuch was baptized in the river (Acts.8:35-39).