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In Him – Sermon summary – Sunday, Sept 27, 2009

September 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Today’s sermon was delivered by pastor Massoud Sadeghi.   He looked at answering three questions:

1) Who are we?

2) What do we possess?

3) What are we capable of doing?

Pastor Massoud Sadeghi then continued to discuss the answers.  Here is a summary of his sermon:

Interestingly enough, these three questions are common amongst all people of the world.  People’s lives center around the answer to these three questions.

Let’s answer these three questions for the believers in Christ.  Let’s look at IICor 5:17.  The Bible says that anyone born again in Christ has unlimited life, unlimited power and unlimited blessings and wealth in Jesus Christ.  In Jesus we are capable of doing anything.  If one’s life is in Jesus, that person has many privileges.  We are God’s children and as His children we have previliges that others don’t.

In Col. 1:13, we read that you are free of all chains and bondage in this world.  You are free to sow and reap in freedom and you will receive His blessings abundantly.   What ever you touch, what ever you put your mind to, through Jesus Christ, you will sow many rewards and benefits, so vast that you can not collect it all.  When a believer realizes that we’re free from Satan’s harm and realize that Jesus paid for our sins, we know that we are free of sins and free from Satan’s grip.  Read Gal. 5:1.  Yes, you are free and should not let others put the yoke of sin and bondage on you.  We should proclaim: I have everything in Jesus; I can do anything in Him.  Freedom is the number 1 thing that people around the world need. 

Since Jesus is the captain that pilots your life, there is nothing to be afraid of or to worry about!  God’s grace is enough for us to meet any challenge or difficulty.  God’s Grace is all that we need to receive His blessings, peace and prosperity.  God created us by giving us this eternal life.  He breathed His spirit in us when he created humans.   God intended that we have eternal life.   (Read Col. 1:15, Genesis 2:7).

God has created everyone of us by His own hand. God crafted and shaped each and everyone of us by His own hands.  We are His creations formed in His image.  Knowing this fact, our views of each other must change as we should view one another as the handicraft of God.  Read John 15:5 – Did you know that you are under the protection of Jesus’ blood?  Did you know that you will bring vast harvest.  (Look at Hebrews 7:25 then Romans 8:33 and Phil 3:19).  Jesus is there and prepared to always make intercession for us.  Jesus always lives to see that our rights and salvation are protected.  God even fights for us, for His children.  He fights for our behalf.  In Him, we can reach the wonderful promises that He has given us.  He will satisfy all of your needs and gives you blessings beyond our imagination and beyond any limits.  Amen.

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Sept 13, 2009 – Sermon Summary

September 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

It was a great sunny day today, unusual for Sept. in Seattle.  The church gathering brought Iranian Christians from almost every city of Iran together.  After singing songs of worship, the church filled with the Holy Spirit listened to today’s sermon.  Pastor Massoud Sadeghi gave his sermon as follows. This is a summary of the sermon translated from Persion to English:

Good morning and welcome to Nejat Church.  Is everyone feeling and receiving love in this church? Is there anyone who does not feel he/she is not receiving the love of Jesus from the other members?  I want to see that you are loved in our church in the same way that Jesus loved us.

For some time, I wanted the Nejat Church to be like the 1st century church, filled with love.  That our church would be able to do the same miracles that happened then.  But, the Lord has given me new insight. That today’s church is able to do things that the 1st century church was unaware and unable to do.  Today’s good news is that you have powers in today’s church that were not available to the 1st century church.

Peter and other disciples had heard and had seen first hand about healings and miracles of Jesus and they too performed such miracles.  (1John 1:1-3). Since then the heavens have opened up and new revelations have been given to us.  (IICor. 12:7).  Our new creation in Christ provides us powers that can liberate our people in Iran.  The church needs to learn that it can stand before God today and ask in Jesus’ name whatever it needs.  The apostles believed based on what they had seen. You believe based on your faith and thus you have much more power entrusted to you by God. 

Satan is afraid of the revelations that are given to today’s churches. We should wake up and discover these revelations and known that they are so powerful that they can shake up the world. 

When Jesus rose from the dead, he went up to heaven and now sits at the right hand of God.  But today we know he is our savior and the one who advocates on our behalf.  The church is the body of Christ and all the powers of Christ are in His church.  (Col 1:18).

D.L. Moody once said: “If i could lived again, I would spend more time to discover the revelations in God’s Word.”  Today you have the spirit of God, namely you have Jesus in you.  Wherever you are and you go, God is there; He is with you and dwells in  you.  The church embodies Christ.  Once you realize that God is in y ou, and you have the new creation in Christ, you have the same power as God.

God lives in Christians and in church.   Did Jesus shed his blood for nothing?  He gave His life so we may have eternal life and fellowship with the great God.  We’re now the temple of God.  God is love, kind and humble.  He is here, lives in us and amongst us.  Set aside your pride and see His presence.  God is in Christians, those who are like Christ. 

So build each other up everytime you see one another.  God wants to use us for His plans.  The powers of heaven are in our reach.  God has opened my eyes to the fast that Nejat Church is more than a 1st century church. (Hebrews 11:1, 6)

The kind of faith that pleases God is the kind of faith that you have in Nejat Church.  We’re now aware and have the kind of faith that whatever we ask in Jesus’ name we shall receive as we have already received so many things from Him. (Col 1:11).  Paul prayed that God gives His power (all of His power) to you.  (Eph 6:11-18)

I speak about all churches today.  You are equipped with God.  Use your tongue to utter the word of God to defend against Satan.  Use your speech with the word of God to bring His blessings & healings to your  loved ones, to your friends and family and to your neighbor.  You can cast out poverty, sickness, despair, and all ailments and shortcomings of this world by reciting the mighty word of God in Jesus name.  Now just act on His word.  Amen.

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Sunday, Sept 7, 2009

September 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The chapel at Assembly of God Church in Bothell, WA is the place of worship for the Nejat Church. Today, as with most other Sundays after the sermon, some Iranian Muslims came forward, ask for prayers and gave their heart to Jesus Christ.  After a spirit-filled worship in songs and prayers, Pastor Massoud Sadeghi gave the following sermon (and I paraphrase):

Welcome to the Nejat Church. This is your church. The people’s church.  I’m going to talk to you today about the Blood Covenant.  What is it and why is it significant?  Let me begin by saying that God has made a blood covenant with mankind.  God’s blood scares Satan.  Every time I preach about the blood of Jesus, I find the miraculous results of healing, freedom from bondage of sin, peace, prosperity and promises of God fulfilled among the people.  The blood of Jesus is able to cleanse everything and all things.  In all other religions the believers have to give of their life and blood to their god or gods, but in Christianity, it is God Himself, Jesus Christ who gave His blood to his followers.

I want to disclose this important fact to you. Please read John 5:51-57.  The blood of Jesus can take any sickness, sadness and sin and result of sin away and it can overcome any problem in your lives.  Jesus came for all generations and people of all races.  He came to heal the broken hearts.  Anyone who takes the body of Christ and His blood, he/she will have eternal life.  I wan tot tell my people in Iran that religion does not save them, but Jesus, His blood and body gives eternal life.  When you take the sacrament, a token of the body and blood of Jesus, then Satan will flee from you. Satan will be afraid of you.

You can not dislike others as you have now taken the body and blood of Jesus in your vein.  You must forgive and love others just as Jesus did love us.  I know Satan is very unhappy today as I talk about the blood of Jesus.

You know, I’m tired of Satan and his tricks on my people.  I’m sad to see that believers who have so much power in Jesus Christ in Heaven are not prospering because of Satan.  Remember Jesus is and dwells in us.  How could we have Jesus in us and fight with one another?  Now that we are one body in Christ, it does not make sense to be fighting withone another!  Jesus said: Just as the living God has sent me and I’m alive today, anyone who eats of my blood and flesh will have eternal life.   The Bible tells of the blood covenant in both the old and the new testament.  There is no salvation anywhere else but in Jesus who gave His blood for our sins. 

In the history of man, there have been many forms and rituals of blood covenant.  All nations have practiced some form of blood covenant.  These rituals have independent of one another evolved, but they all go back to what happend in the garden of Eden.  Likewise, Abraham made a blood covenant with God so God could give him many promises.  In the new testament, God gave His Son’s blood for a new covenant and gave us many more and much more powerful promises.

There are three reasons for blood covenants: 

1) For protection. A small tribe would make a covenant with a larger more powerful tribe for protection.  I praise God that we are given a covenant with Him, Jesus Christ who is the most powerful.  He protects us against anything.

2) To promote trade. Nations made covenants to promote long lasting parternships and cooperation between each other lasting many generations and even governments.  God’s covenant with us through Jesus Christ provides fully and most completely for us.  We have again prosperity through this covernant with God.

3)To form a family relationship.  To take of each other people made blood covenants to become brothers.  We’ve a brother in Jesus Christ who protects and looks after our needs.  In Christ we enjoy all three forms of covenants.  I have good news for you:  Jesus is holding the bread and blood in his hands waiting for us to take it.  No other blood covenant is required for you, since you have already made such a covenant with Jesus.

In each covenant, God changes the person and their family just as He did with Abraham and Sarah.  In the new covenant with Christ, you have changed and so has your family.  You are amongst a new family now.  Whatever is in God is now in you.  Look how much God blessed Abraham and Abraham’s descendants.  How much more has He blessed you who He calls as His children?  (Read Galatians 3:7 and 1Peter2:9)

Jesus is alive today for us.  He is now sitting in the right hand side of God.  He can provide and protect us from everything.

In John 16:24, Jesus said: You have not asked anything yet, but ask in my name and you will receive so your happiness is complete.  If you feel you are alone or feel that you need something, just ask in Jesus’ name and you will receive.  You are no longer alone, as you have Jesus in you as you take this sacrament.  God bless you. Amen.

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