MASTERPIECE No. 10
All Things Working together for the Good
Sunday, June 25, 2005
Rev. Brian Kocourek
Romans Chapter 8
Verse 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
THE
MASTERPIECE 64-0705 7 It's grand to be here and to be assembled
with this church full of people. I wasn't expecting hardly anyone here this
morning, because I didn't hardly know myself I was going to be here. 8. We just
got in from
Romans Chapter 8
Verse 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Together = Cooperate,
fellow worker.
Good = benefit
That = concerning
The called = appointed
Romans Chapter 8
Verse 29 For whom he did foreknow,
he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might
be the firstborn among many brethren.
It has to do with His knowing
those He knows, and has known before the foundations of the world.
FOREKNOWLEDGE: What is it? The word
foreknowledge is made up of two words. Fore being a prefix meaning beforehand,
and knowledge meaning to know, hence to know beforehand.
I PETER 1:2 Elect according
to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit,
unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and
peace, be multiplied.
Foreknowledge was
translated from the Greek word prognosis
which is pronounced prog'-no-sis
and it means 1) foreknowledge 2) forethought, pre-arrangement.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 59-1223 496-123 Before there was
a world you were in God's thoughts to give you the Holy Ghost, because He knew
that you'd be wanting It; and He chose you Himself because you desired... He
chose you in Christ before you or Jesus, any of you, was on the earth. And He
sent Jesus to die to prepare the way to send the Holy Ghost, to bring you to
Himself. Oh, that's just... I know I may... This is the church, so I'm at home
now. See? Oh, that is so rich to me. To think it's not what I wanted; it wasn't
my desires; it wasn't my will; it wasn't my choosing; I had not one thing to do
with it. But before the world ever started, God saw us and put our name on the
Lamb's Book of Life before there even was a world. Talk about God. Whew.
WHY
CRY SPEAK 63-0714M 7-4 Many times when we look at the Scriptures in
our own way of looking, it seems very hard, but if we It study a little while,
we find out that the all-wise God knows just what He's doing. And He knows how
to do these things and how to deal with men. He knows what's in man. He knows
him. We don't. We only know from the intellectual side. He knows what's really
in the man. Moses was born in this world as a gifted boy; He was born to be a
prophet, a deliverer. He was born with the equipment born in him, as every man
that comes into the world is born with this equipment. As I firmly believe in
the foreknowledge of God, the predestination, not that God is willing that any
would perish, but all might come to repentance; but being God, He had to know,
and does know the end from the beginning. See? If He doesn't, then He isn't
infinite; and if He is not infinite, He isn't God. So He wasn't willing,
certainly, that any should perish, but He, knowing who would perish and who
would not perish...
HEBREWS 6:17 Wherein God,
willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of
his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath: 18 That by two immutable things, in
which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation,
who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:19 Which
[hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which
entereth into that within the veil;
This day this scripture
65-0125 P:5 I had something to happen last night, that, or yesterday afternoon,
rather, that was really kind of strange to me. And I'll be brief, because I
don't want to take my brother's time, as he's going to speak. But I suppose
it's kind of a complimentary to my ministry.I--I watch little things. Just
every little thing has a meaning to me. I don't believe that anything happens
to a Christian by chance. I think it's ordained of God, 'cause Jesus said He'd
make all things work together for good to them that loved Him. So therefore, I
believe that every little thing in--in the little humble ministry that He has
given me to help you people, to help everyone, and you all are a help to me,
helping each other to get to glory. In that, every little thing has a meaning
to me. But it was hard for me to believe that yesterday afternoon, when I lost
my text up here. I--I tell you; I never was so gotten in my life. And then,
my--my wife gave me a new Bible for Christmas.
Shalom 64-0119 P:100 Sometimes you say, "Oh, heartaches and
trials..."Didn't God say, "All things work together for good to them
that love Him, while I'm beating out My Symphony"? And you find that then
you're afflicted, and struck down, and persecuted, made fun of. Remember,
that's the part that goes that way. If that isn't like that, then the Symphony
is out of tune.The great Composer knows exactly what's in it. He knows. He
knowed you from the beginning. He put your name on the Lamb's Book of Life
before the foundation of the world. You believe that? He knows what you're
supposed to do. No matter how low it goes, and how dark it looks, it's got to
be that way.But remember, if it goes plumb into the shadows of death, "I
am the Resurrection and Life; I'll raise him up again." And when the great
Director comes down and beats that stick down, then time shall be no more. When
that Angel of Revelation the 10th chapter puts one foot on land and one on the
sea, and a rainbow over His head, He swore time shall be no more. When that
time comes, you'll rise up from among the dead. While the rest of them lay
there, you'll go in.
Greater than Solomon is
here 62-0628 P:42 You know, so many people always condemn poor old Jonah. He was a
prophet. Said he was out of the will of the Lord. I'm going take up for him a
little while. I don't believe that that prophet was out of the will of the
Lord. I believe the Bible said that all things work together for good to them
that love God. A man surrendered his life to God, and trying to work--walk in
the footsteps of God, God makes everything walk right--work right for him.
True.
1 Corinthians 11: 23- 34 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on
to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said,
"This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you
drink it, in remembrance of me."
26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup,
you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup
of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body
and blood of the Lord.
28 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the
bread and drinks of the cup.
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing
the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a
number of you have fallen asleep.
31 But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under
judgment.
32 When we are judged by the Lord, we are being
disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat,
wait for each other.
34 If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that
when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will
give further directions.