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Welcome to THE TIMOTHY REPORT for April 19, 2004

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THAT’S MY KING

There are several variations of the following which you can find quite easily on the Internet. One of them recently has been included in “Glorious Appearing,” the twelfth and final book in the “Left Behind” series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins (chapter one). This is an excerpt from a sermon by Shadrach Meshach Lockridge, and probably varied each time he preached it. I thought you might like to have at least one of the versions:

JESUS

My King was born King; the Bible says He's the seven-way King.

He's the King of the Jews- that is a racial King.

He's the King of Israel - that's a national king.

He's the King of righteousness,

He's the King of the ages,

He's the King of heaven,

He's the King of glory,

He's the King of kings and

He is the Lord of lords.

Now, that's my King.

Well, I wonder if you know Him do you know Him?

Don't try to mislead me - do you know my King?

David said, "The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork."

My King is the only one, whom there is no means of measure can define His limitless love.

No far-seeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supplies.

No barriers can hinder Him from pouring out His blessing.

He's enduringly strong, He's entirely sincere, He's eternally steadfast, He's immortally graceful, imperially powerful, He's impartially merciful.

That's my King. He's God's Son, He's the sinner's Savior. He's the centerpiece of civilization, He stands alone in Himself. He's awesome, unique, unparalleled -

He's unprecedented.

He's the miracle of the age. He's the superlative of everything good that you choose to call Him. He is the only one able to supply all of our needs simultaneously. He supplies strength for the weak. He's available for the tempted and the tried. He sympathizes and He saves.

He foreguards and He guides.

He heals the sick.

He cleanses the lepers.

He forgives sinners.

He discharges debtors.

He delivers the captives. He defends the feeble. He blesses the young. He serves the unfortunate. He regards the aged.

He rewards the diligent, and He beautifies the meek. Do you know Him?

Well, my King is the King of knowledge.

He's the wellspring of wisdom, He's the doorway of deliverance.

He's the pathway of peace, He's the roadway of righteousness, He's the highway of holiness, He's the gateway of glory.

He's the Master of the mighty, He's the Captain of the conquerors, He's the Head of the heroes and He's the Leader of the legislators!

He's the Overseer of the overcomers, He's the Governor of the governors.

He's the Prince of princes, He's the King of kings, and He's the Lord of lords.

That's my King.

His office is manifold and His promise is sure. His light is matchless,

His goodness is limitless.

His mercy is everlasting and His love never changes.

His Word is enough, His grace is sufficient.

His reign is righteous, His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

Well, I wish I could describe Him to you, but He's indescribable!

He's incomprehensible, invincible, irresistible.

I'm trying to tell you the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him, let alone a man explain Him!

You can't get Him out of your mind. You can't get Him off of your hands.

You can't outlive Him and you can't live without Him!

Well, Pharisees couldn't stand Him but they found out they couldn't stop Him.

Pilot couldn't find any fault in Him.

The witnesses couldn't get their testimonies to agree and Herod couldn't kill Him. Death couldn't handle Him and the grave couldn't hold Him.

That's my King!

He always has been and He always will be.

I'm talking about, He had no predecessor and He'll have no successor.

There was nobody before Him and there will be no one after Him.

You can't impeach Him and He's not going to resign.

That's my King!

Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory.

Well, all the power belongs to my King.

We around here talk about black-power, and white-power, and green-power, but it's God's power! Thine is the power and the glory!

We are trying to get prestige and honor and glory for ourselves but the glory is all His.

Yes, Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever and ever and ever and ever (how long is that?) and ever and ever and ever and ever. And when you get through with all of the forevers, then "Amen!"

--Shadrach Meshach Lockridge

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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THAT’S NOT WHAT HE ASKED ME

Vance Havner, a great preacher of another generation, told a story about a man who came home from work one day, and found his wife visibly shaken and upset. He said, “Honey, what’s wrong?” She said, “The strangest thing happened today, a man knocked on my door, and when I opened the door, it was a stranger. He said, ‘Ma’am, do you know Jesus?’ I was so shocked by his question, I didn’t know what to say so I just shut the door in his face.”

Her husband got upset. He said, “Honey, why didn’t you tell him you sing in the choir every Sunday at our church? Why didn’t you tell him you are the President of the Ladies Aid Society at our church? Why didn’t you tell that man every Christmas you collect toys for the poor in our community? Why didn’t you tell him those things?”

She said, “That’s not what he asked. He asked me if I knew Jesus.”

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF CHRIST’S LORDSHIP

Jesus Christ is my Lord when I obey the initial promptings of the Holy Spirit without hesitation or argument. In other words, “What He says to you, do it.”

Jesus Christ is my Lord when I am committed to fulfilling His will for my life before I even know what He will require of me.

Jesus Christ is my Lord when I am available to serve Him without regard to time, space, or circumstances.

Jesus Christ is my Lord when I recognize His ownership of my total life and all of my possessions—and submit to that ownership.

Jesus Christ is my Lord when pleasing Him exceeds my desire to please others.

Jesus Christ is my Lord when I look to Him as the source of all my needs and desires.

Jesus Christ is my Lord when I am turning my difficulties and my failures into opportunities for spiritual growth.

Jesus Christ is my Lord when to know Him intimately becomes the obsession of my life. There must be total commitment, obedience and availability for His use.

--Charles Stanley

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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OBEDIENCE

Obedience does not begin with the outward act. Obedience begins in the heart with the will….There must be a deliberate act of your will if you are going to obey God. There are three choices you have to make with your will if you are going to obey God. First of all, you have to choose to obey God 100 percent. Second, you must choose to obey God whether anybody else does or not. Third, choose to obey Him no matter what it costs.

--Fred Wolfe

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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ROMANS 8:28

All Things Work Together For Good to Them That Love God

Romans 8:28

Just how this statement can be true,

Perhaps has often puzzled you;

You’ve wondered how that “all things” could

Work out for your eternal good;

How trouble, sorrow and unrest,

Could work together for the best;

How this could be, you did not know,

And yet, you felt it must be so.

Now “all things” mean both good and bad,

Yes, things that really make you sad;

It means your sickness and your health,

Your poverty as well as wealth;

Of trouble you will have your share,

While in this world of toil and care;

But rest assured you have a friend,

Who knows your life from start to end.

Should God permit dark clouds some day,

To cast a gloom across your way,

Just take it as your Father’s will;

You’re in His care, He loves you still;

Be not alarmed, nor be cast down,

‘Tis through these trials you win a crown;

All earthly sorrow soon shall cease,

While joys eternal shall increase.

There’s must we do not understand,

But “all things” are within His hand;

Remember God’s mysterious plan

Cannot be solved by mortal man.

But when we reach the land of rest,

We then shall see that He knew best;

The things we had not understood,

We’ll realize were for our good.

--Charles Cox

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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GUIDANCE, WILL OF GOD

It’s a bit like river rafting with an experienced guide. You may begin to panic when the guide steers you straight into a steep waterfall, especially if another course appears much safe. Yet, after you’ve emerged from the swirling depths and wiped the spray from your eyes, you see that just beyond the seemingly “safe” route was a series of jagged rocks. Your guide knew what he was doing after all.

--Shirley Dobson

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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HOPE

I wish I could make it all new again; I can’t. But God can. “He restores my soul,” wrote the shepherd. God doesn’t reform; He restores. He doesn’t camouflage the old; He restores the new. The Master Builder will pull out the original plan and restore it. He will restore the vigor; He will restore the energy. He will restore the hope. He will restore the soul.

--Max Lucado

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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WAITING, PATIENCE

Sometimes God says “Wait” when we would rather move. Chuck Swindoll calls waiting the hardest discipline in the Christian life. I agree. That is why the psalmist says, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him” (Psalm 37:7). God’s guidance demands our obedience, even when it makes no sense to us. Sometimes God moves when we want to stay. Sometimes God says “Stay” when we would rather move on and get our life going again.

--Ray Pritchard

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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ADVERSITY

Disappointments, sorrows, the end of a dream—we all face these. Dead ends, walls we can’t seem to climb over. The sharp edges, the pains of life sometimes threaten to overwhelm us. And we cry out, “What is God doing?”

God doesn’t have to answer us, of course, but usually He does, either at that moment or later. It is then that we say with overwhelming awe, “Look at what God has done with this that seemed so horrible to me.”

In the economy of God, we find that He wastes nothing. From what seems the darkest of nights He often brings the brightest of dawns.

--Roger C. Palms

(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 19, 2004)

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--A portion of a letter a Godly woman left behind for her family to read after she had gone on to be with the Lord.

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(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com

April 12, 2004)

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