Ep 054 (S3E10) Five Smooth Stones - Pt 3

May I have a WORD with you?

References:

• David selected five smooth stones to fight Goliath. 1 Sam 17
• Our third “smooth” Biblical stone for fighting the giants
  • Rebuke - ἐπιτιμάω (ep-ee-tee-mah'-o)
    • To honor (non-biblical), to adjudge in the sense of merited penalty, to censure severely, rebuke
  • We need rebuking - from the Lord
  • When we are right with the Lord, rebuke becomes a tool for the good of His Body,
  • And a weapon to be used through the Lord.
    • Jude 1:9–Michael the archangel “did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you.’”
• Jesus rebuked
  • The devil and demons
    • Mt 17:18; Mk 1:25; Lk 4:35, 9:42; etc.
      • See Zechariah 3:2
  • Natural forces: wind, waves, fever
    • Mt 8:26; Mk 4:39; Lk 4:39
      • See Ps 106:9; Nahum 1:4; Malachi 3:11
  • People not to reveal Him before the right time
    • Mt 12:16, 16:20; Mk 3:12, 8:30; Lk 9:21
  • James and John get rebuked by Jesus because of the state of their hearts
    • Luke 9:51-56
• The disciples and other people rebuked
  • Other people for bringing children to Jesus
    • Mt 19:13; Mk 10:13; Lk 18:15
  • Those seeking healing from Jesus
    • Mt 20:31; Mk 10:48; Lk 18:39
  • Peter rebuked Jesus!
    • Mt 16:22 (Jesus doesn’t rebuke back); Mk 8:32-33
• To be used with godly wisdom
  • 2 Tim 3:16 & 4:2
    • All Scripture is to: teach, rebuke, correct, train
      • Rebuke here is actually ἐλέγχω (el-eng'-kho)
    • Preach, reprove, rebuke, exhort
      • el-eng'-kho, ep-ee-tee-mah'-o, par-ak-al-eh'-o
  • Luke 17:1-10 esp v4
    • We are taught to rebuke for the sake of forgiveness and healing the Body
• For fighting the giant - in Christ and with the Lord
  • Rebuke Satan, demons, powers of darkness
    • Satan’s strongholds
    • Any spirit of deception or division in the Body
    • Any powers that stand in the way of God’s Kingdom