The Power of Reverence | Pastor Les Cody
Mercy Culture Church | Pastor Les Cody
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2 Chronicles 5:13-14
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13 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
14 so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
14 so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
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Reverence is more of Jesus and less of everything else.
Acts 1:8
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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Hebrews 12:27
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27 The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
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Hebrews 12:28
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28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
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Hebrews 12:29
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29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”
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Honor
tee-máōww – properly, assign value (give honor), as it reflects the personal esteem (value, preciousness) attached to it by the beholder.
tee-máōww – properly, assign value (give honor), as it reflects the personal esteem (value, preciousness) attached to it by the beholder.
Honor God with
1. Our money
1. Our money
Proverbs 3:9
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9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
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Proverbs 3:10
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10 then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
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Leviticus 27:30
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30 Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
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Honor God with
2. Our bodies
2. Our bodies
1 Corinthians 6:18-19
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18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
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1 Corinthians 6:20
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20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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Honor God with
3. Our worship
3. Our worship
2 Timothy 2:20-21
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20 A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
21 So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
21 So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
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Honor People
1. Marriage
1. Marriage
1 Peter 3:7
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7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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Colossians 3:19
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19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
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Ephesians 5:22-23
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22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
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PRACTICAL ADVICE
If it’s difficult for you to honor someone, ask the Holy Spirit how!
If it’s difficult for you to honor someone, ask the Holy Spirit how!
Honor People
2. Church and Spiritual Leaders
2. Church and Spiritual Leaders
1 Timothy 5:17
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17 Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
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1 Peter 2:17
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17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
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Reverence
a profound, adoring, and awed respect
It indicates "to tremble before," arising from our awareness of our weaknesses.
a profound, adoring, and awed respect
It indicates "to tremble before," arising from our awareness of our weaknesses.
Reverence
· Fear of The Lord
· A profound, awe-inspiring respect. It is the instinctive response of everyone who encounters the Lord God Almighty.
εὐλάβεια - eulabeia (yoo-lab'-i-ah)
Caution, reverence, fear of God, piety
· Fear of The Lord
· A profound, awe-inspiring respect. It is the instinctive response of everyone who encounters the Lord God Almighty.
εὐλάβεια - eulabeia (yoo-lab'-i-ah)
Caution, reverence, fear of God, piety
Genesis 3:1
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1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
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Genesis 1:2
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2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
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God is a God of distinction, order.
He separated
· Light from darkness, day from night
· The waters of the earth from the atmosphere
· Water from land
· Plant from animal
· Animal from human
· Man from woman
- The holy from the profane
He separated
· Light from darkness, day from night
· The waters of the earth from the atmosphere
· Water from land
· Plant from animal
· Animal from human
· Man from woman
- The holy from the profane
There is a spiritual battle against the distinctions of God!
Where there is no reverence of The Lord, foolishness abounds.
Proverbs 9:10
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10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
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Disorder is the manifestation of irreverence.
Lack of Reverence in the Church:
- You can't submit to anyone
- You change scripture to conform to your desires instead of changing yourself to conform to scripture
- The mixing of the holy and the profane
- Performance and entertainment instead of HOLY reverence
- Devaluing the presence of God
- Devaluing those who came before us
- Devaluing the prophetic
- You can't submit to anyone
- You change scripture to conform to your desires instead of changing yourself to conform to scripture
- The mixing of the holy and the profane
- Performance and entertainment instead of HOLY reverence
- Devaluing the presence of God
- Devaluing those who came before us
- Devaluing the prophetic
Mercy Culture | Prophetic Words
2020 - Miracles
2021 - The Supernatural: Beyond Your Ability
2022 - Expanding Territory
2023 - Dunamis: Strengthen and Fortify
2020 - Miracles
2021 - The Supernatural: Beyond Your Ability
2022 - Expanding Territory
2023 - Dunamis: Strengthen and Fortify
When we lack reverence for Jesus, we limit His ability to move in our lives.
Mark 6:1-6
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1 Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
4 Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
5 So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
4 Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
5 So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.
6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
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What disorder, manifestation of irreverence, are you tolerating in your home?
Ezekiel 22:26, Ezekiel 22:28
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26 Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
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Psalms 2:11
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11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
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Psalms 34:9
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9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
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Reverence brings favor.
Reverence opens Heaven.
Psalms 34:10
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10 Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
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Hebrews 5:7
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7 During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
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Acts 2:43
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43 A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
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Job 1:1
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1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
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Reverence leads to righteousness.
Reverence ushers in Glory.
2 Chronicles 5:13
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13 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
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2 Chronicles 5:14
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14 so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
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Reverence is more of Jesus and less of everything else.
The closer you get to Jesus, the more you grow in reverence.
