Sermon Notes

JESUS AND MOSES

OVERVIEW

• Introduction
• Christian Faith
• Realities of Heaven
• What attracts God?
• Anchor of Soul
• Family of God
• Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

Hebrews 3: 1 - 6
1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our
confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house.
3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more
honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. 5 And Moses
indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward,
6 but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of
the hope firm to the end.

We need to be strong in our faith because life does not end in this physical realm as we ascend into the
higher realms. The author of the letter to the Hebrews, who in all likelihood is Paul and his squad; writes
very powerful words regarding the ministry of Moses and Jesus. Most of us misconstrue Moses as a failure
who never inherited the Promised Land; however, he was very dear to God. Nothing of this world was of
interest to Moses as he ascended into the higher realms. Canaan, the land of Milk and Honey that Moses
saw from a distance did not evoke any attraction or curiosity in him because the atmosphere and dimension
that he experienced was of higher glory when he started ascending into the superior realms. If the ministry
of Moses could bring such a wonderful glory, it would be beyond the capacity of our human thought process
to understand the ministry of Christ Jesus who is even more glorious than him. New covenant ministry is
all about the Glory of Lord Jesus Christ. In the Bible, we do not find even a single reference with regard to
the death of the chief apostles of Lord Jesus Christ because death lost the grip and darkness do not have a
part to play in the life of an anointed person, but it is only a separation from the lower physical realm and
ascending into a higher realm. Ministry of Jesus is to take us all into the glory of the almighty God.

Let us understand the meaning of the word – PARTAKERS which means companions or friends and one of
the translations describe the word as family. The beauty of the realms of glory is that we become the family
member of Lord Jesus Christ in reality. There is a change in name when we experience the higher realms of
glory. Never consider anyone being separated from this world in the event of a death as if something
terrible or unfortunate; however, let us understand that we all will be united with our Lord Jesus Christ one
day who is invisible right now because he ascended into the highest realms of the glory of God and is seated
in the realms of glory.

STANDARD OF CHRISTIAN FAITH

John 3: 13
13 No one has risen into the heavenly realm except the Son of Man who also exists in heaven.”

Jesus who is already in heaven ascends into the highest realm. The life of Moses was very different because
of his intimate connection and proximity with the Lord as he always ascended into the higher realm. Here
the Bible says, Jesus ascended into the highest realms just as he is in heaven; which is the third heaven
where we can ascend to and feel Lord Jesus Christ, experience Jesus and talk to Jesus who also exists in the
highest realm whereby He has set a standard for all of us to move from the realms of glory to the realms of
the highest glory when our life on this earth is completed one day through the doors Jesus has opened for
us. Christian faith is all about the glory of God because we were created in the realms of glory. We sinned,
we fell from the realms of glory and Jesus came not just to take us into heaven but from one level of God’s
glory to another level of God’s glory.

REALITIES OF HEAVEN

Colossians 3:2
1 Christ’s resurrection is your resurrection too. This is why we are to yearn for all that is above, for that’s where
Christ sits enthroned at the place of all power, honor, and authority! 2 Yes, feast on all the treasures of the
heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm.

Christ’s resurrection is our resurrection and we should yearn for everything that is above where our Lord
Jesus is seated. We all desire for an intimacy with Jesus but never want to be in eternity. Our hearts should
be tuned in such a way that we only think about the realms of God’s glory where Jesus is seated because our
minds ought to be always fixed on Jesus. We all think and are worried about the many aspects of our life but
the Bible asks us to fix our thoughts on the realities of heaven. One of the phenomenons of heaven is that
there is no preaching as we are already full of the wisdom of the almighty God. Preaching is to ensure that
the church manifests the manifold wisdom of God. Our focus should be on the Heavenly realities. As per the
Bible, flesh and blood will not inherit heaven. Anything that is bound to fail on this earth is not present in
heaven but only the spirit which should be the reality that keeps our faith running. There is no fear and
there is no pain but only hope and hope in Jesus in this realism of heaven.

John 3:12
12 If you’re unable to believe what I’ve told you about the natural realm, what will you do when I begin to unveil
the heavenly realm?

Why do we have natural realms around us? It is for us to believe and understand the natural realm so that
God can open up the heavenly realms. There is a balance in the Bible between the heavenly realm and the
natural realm.

Ephesians 3:10
10 The purpose of this was to unveil before every throne and rank of angelic orders in the heavenly realm God’s
full and diverse wisdom revealed through the church.

A church is not just to preach what will happen in this world but to edify, encourage, strengthen and stand
with us and make us the manifold wisdom of the almighty God to manifest the heavenly realities.

1 Peter 1:4
4 We are reborn into a perfect inheritance that can never perish, never be defiled, and never diminish. It is
promised and preserved forever in the heavenly realm for you!

We should not live like how traditional Christians live. We live by the power of the hope in Lord Jesus
Christ. The inheritance which we receive is not perishable as it is preserved and is very powerful in our lives.
There is no time scale in Heavenly reality. There is no time in Heaven. Age or time is not a matter of
importance because God counts it as one life span and how we use it for the glory of God. If we carefully
examine the words used by the apostles, especially Paul who said he kept his faith, fought the battle,
finished his race when he was still alive and waiting for the crown; we can clearly understand that their lives
were focused on the heavenly realities than on the earthly realities. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us
focus on the heavenly realities, heavenly timelines and heavenly systems. The Bible says, there is a time to
be born, a time to die and time for judgement. Heaven rejoices when we fulfil God’s purpose according to
how and what God has planned and arranged in our life.

WHAT ATTRACTS GOD?

Righteousness or Holiness and Faithfulness are the only two attributes that attract God because God dwells
in Holiness. Our only attraction should be holiness when we live a life in this world which entirely depends
on us along with the Holy Spirit and is never dependent on the Pastor or the Church.

Romans 12: 1 – 2
1 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to
God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes
your genuine expression of worship.
2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit
through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful
life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.

It talks first about the holiness that need to tamed and controlled in the natural realm body. This is where
many Christians struggle by yielding to sin in the natural realm. The most common sin in the natural realm
is sexual immorality. What is sexual immorality? - Getting attracted to opposite sex. It is considered a sin or
we have already committed a sin the moment we get attracted or lust over our opposite sex according to the
statement made by Jesus. This is where church and the believers need to be very cautious about how we
control our body and mind. It is very important to control our body when we talk about the heavenly
realities. This is why we have to first win in the natural realm. We cannot enjoy and experience the heavenly
realities if we don’t win in the natural realms. We should not give an opening not to manifest the wisdom of
God. We cannot ascend into the higher realms when we do not honour God’s word and manifest the
wisdom of God by faithfulness and holiness. Jesus and Moses were faithful in their house. What is
faithfulness in the house of the Lord? - Anything what the Lord asks us to do whether it is a personal
ministry or an external ministry. The Bible says, a sudden death can capture us just like the labour pain that
seizes a pregnant lady. Let us focus on the realities of heavenly realms as death can take us by surprise at
any given point of time. Ask the Holy Spirit to help us focus on the Heavenly Realm. The beauty with God is
He will always unveil if we go beyond a particular level of sin because He watches over us.

Hebrews 6:4
4 It is impossible to restore an apostate. For once a person has come into God’s light, and tasted the gifts of the
heavenly realm, and has received the Holy Spirit, 5 and feasted on the good Word of God, and has entered into
the power of the age that is breaking in, 6 if he abandons his faith, there is no use even trying to lead him to
repentance. By their sin of apostasy they re-crucify the Son of God, and have publicly repudiated him.

An apostate is someone who understands the revelation of an apostolic ministry.

ANCHOR OF SOUL

Hebrews 6:19
19 We have this certain hope like a strong, unbreakable anchor holding our souls to God himself. Our anchor of
hope is fastened to the mercy seat in the heavenly realm beyond the sacred threshold,

What is an anchor? It a reliable or principal support: mainstay to hold any heavy weight to a particular
place. Memory, Imagination and Thoughts are considered to be the anchor of our souls. We live in more
thoughts than our physical activities. There is absolutely no system to measure the plenty of thoughts
running through our head and mind. An anchor is holding these thoughts in the heavenly realm in
ascension which is the higher glory realm. Our soul can be very strong only when we ascend. Death means
pain; however the spirit returns back. Such thoughts in the higher realm will hold us strong in any situation.
God will keep us secure and unbreakable with our minds focused through the help of the Holy Spirit in any
kind of situation.

FAMILY OF GOD

Hebrews 10:19
19 And now we are brothers and sisters in God’s family because of the blood of Jesus, and he welcomes us to
come into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realm—boldly and without hesitation.

We are the family of God because of the blood of Jesus. Remember that the blood of Jesus is active every
time we partake in the Lord’s Holy Table. Jesus welcomes us into the heavenly realms because of the blood
that He has shed for us. This is the power of Christian faith. Death should never make us sad. We need to be
strong in our Christian faith because Christ Jesus faithful in the house of God opened a new door and new
way for us.

1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17, 18
16 For the Lord himself will appear with the declaration of victory, the shout of an archangel, and the trumpet
blast of God. He will descend from the heavenly realm and command those who are dead in Christ to rise first.
17 Then we who are alive will join them, transported together in clouds to have an encounter with the Lord in the
air, and we will be forever joined with the Lord.
18 So encourage one another with these truths.

2 Corinthians 5:1
1 We are convinced that even if these bodies we live in are folded up at death like tents, we will still have a Godbuilt home that no human hands have built, which will last forever in the heavenly realm.

Let us pray for one another. The Bible describes our body as a tent which can be folded up. Our body is a
tent which is temporary and perishes, but we have the promise of a God built home which is permanent in
the heavenly realm. We should have the desire to ascend into the heavenly realms.

CONCLUSION

Be filled, Be open, and be led by the Holy Spirit – The Holy Spirit is the agent of change that brings
transformation. Let the Spirit change our way of thinking. We will never achieve anything of rich value if we
are too quick in His presence and not dwelling in Him. It is therefore important to make an investment to
gain spiritual knowledge and maturity, because only our accurate perception of God will guide us which will
aid our mind to be rightly aligned with the purpose of God. Let us fix our affection and attention on God.
When we put on the mind of Christ; we will know the perception of Christ, which are in the heavenly
atmosphere, and we will be able to do what is required of us as our divine purpose in life.

THOUGHTS OF GOD BRING THE BEST OUT OF US!