{"id":34159,"date":"2020-04-27T16:35:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T15:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/?p=34159"},"modified":"2020-04-27T22:52:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T21:52:15","slug":"a-message-in-the-mess-by-tope-koleoso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/a-message-in-the-mess-by-tope-koleoso\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message in the Mess by Tope Koleoso"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EWzkcl51GKs\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">1 Kings 17:17-24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday 26 April my friend and pastor Tope Koleoso preached this sermon online at Jubilee Live. I found it very encouraging and relevant to today\u2019s situation. Here are some brief notes or you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EWzkcl51GKs\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">watch the video.<\/a>\u00a0At the end of the sermon we sang the outstanding and topical song \u201cPsalm 23\u201d which I have embedded at the end of these notes.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EWzkcl51GKs\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-34165 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-27-at-16.07.23-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>1) Recognise the Mess<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you do when life takes a bad turn? How do you handle it when opportunities suddenly seem like losses. How do you handle it when life seems like a mess? There is a message in the mess.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(a) recognise reality \u00a0 (Exodus 13-15)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a transition to a new normal. We have to bridge the gap between the old and the new.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(b)\u00a0recognise you are not alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may be in isolation but you are not isolated. As a child of God you belong to a family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(c) Recognise this will pass<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>2) Respond to the Mess (IN FAITH)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>(a) Respond practically (Deuteronomy 11:32)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Things will change permanently but it will end. Who will you be when this is all past? How you handle this moment may determine the trajectory of your life? Some handle it with passivity, anxiety, or unreality.<\/p>\n<p>Some will emerge the same or worse, but some will come out better stronger and newer. Use the time wisely. Use it working. Beware of laziness.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cLook carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.\u201d (\u202d\u202dEphesians\u202c \u202d5:15-16)\u202c \u202d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>(b) Respond with faith\u00a0<\/strong>(Ephesians 5:15; James 2:17)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirituality<\/strong>: your help comes from God not what you can fix yourself. This is a Time for you to grow in faith. Everyone can take a step forward at this time. Hearing the word of God is how faith comes.\u00a0This is a time of solitude and an opportunity for you to hear the voice of God. You cannot let this moment go by and you learnt nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The word of three lord is established for ever.\u00a0This virus will not outlive the word of the lord<\/p>\n<p><strong>(c) Respond courageously<\/strong>\u00a0(Exodus 14:13; Joshua 1:9)<\/p>\n<p>Fear has a way of blighting lives.Be silent. It\u2019s not a time for gabbling. We need calm and space to listen to God.\u00a0Sometimes people who talk a lot is because they already have fear in there.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cFear not, stand still, and see the salvation of the lord.\u201d (Exodus 14:13)<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He will deliver you too. The battle is the Lord\u2019s. That you may do good and your life preach the gospel to all around.<\/p>\n<p>If he\u2019s going to deliver us why does he let us go through all that?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cGod is calling you back to him no matter how much a mess your life is. He wants to come into your mess and fix it. The messiah is there in the mess. The lord will visit everyone who says this is me and my mess I need you.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TopeKoleoso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@topekoleoso<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jubilee_Church?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Jubilee_Church<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGprDR6pqH\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/QGprDR6pqH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Warnock (@adrianwarnock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianwarnock\/status\/1254798256359575553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">April 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>3) Reasons for the Mess<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are many.\u00a0He wants us to grow in dependence, devotion to him, in deep conviction,<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a miracle in the mess.<\/strong> He wants you to find it. God takes care of us. We are going to come through this by the grace of God and look and see the catalogue of things he\u2019s done. Learn to be thankful for the little things.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cWeeping may tarry for the night but joy comes with the morning\u201d (Psalm 30:5)<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGod is calling you back to him no matter how much a mess your life is. He wants to come into your mess and fix it.\u00a0The messiah is there in the mess.\u00a0The lord will visit everyone who says this is me and my mess I need you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cAnd all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.\u201d (1 Corinthians\u202c \u202d10:4\u202c)<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He goes ahead and makes provision for you.<\/p>\n<p>This is the biggest message in the mess:<\/p>\n<p>You are not alone. the lord is your shepherd and your salvation. He goes before you. He is your defender. He is behind you all the days of your life . . He fills and you anoints you makes your cup run over. No weapon fashioned against you shall prosper. He will guide you. He will refresh you. Therefore not fear<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cTrust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.\u201d (\u202d\u202dProverbs\u202c \u202d3:5-6\u202c)<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 23 | Prayer Meeting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3EJzf7ddyhM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>More from Tope Koleoso<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ulT9ltJxSk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2018\/08\/loving-god-a-sermon-by-tope-koleoso\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Loving God A Sermon by Tope Koleoso<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cLoving God A Sermon by Tope Koleoso\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2018\/08\/loving-god-a-sermon-by-tope-koleoso\/embed\/#?secret=K4FqyJnBOQ#?secret=ulT9ltJxSk\" data-secret=\"ulT9ltJxSk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UmK2JNDzTf\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2014\/09\/short-video-hope-reborn-by-tope-koleoso-and-adrian-warnock\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">SHORT VIDEO: Hope Reborn by Tope Koleoso and Adrian Warnock<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cSHORT VIDEO: Hope Reborn by Tope Koleoso and Adrian Warnock\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2014\/09\/short-video-hope-reborn-by-tope-koleoso-and-adrian-warnock\/embed\/#?secret=O9zfBdzTSb#?secret=UmK2JNDzTf\" data-secret=\"UmK2JNDzTf\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are called to be Watchmen. Who has God placed on your heart to pray for and to help during this time? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BridgingtheGap?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#BridgingtheGap<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W1hxV7Kapk\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/W1hxV7Kapk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tope Koleoso (@TopeKoleoso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TopeKoleoso\/status\/1245392782530838529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">April 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JubileeGallery\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jubilee Church Live YouTube<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUwZP1WZYwzkiByeHoU-Vdw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-27-at-22.41.44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"385\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>More from Adrian<\/h1>\n<p>https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/do-you-need-some-soul-time\/ \u200e<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PwZihgpQx2\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-christian-mindfulness-and-meditation\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Coronavirus, Christian Mindfulness, and Meditation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cCoronavirus, Christian Mindfulness, and Meditation\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-christian-mindfulness-and-meditation\/embed\/#?secret=6Ec73y5B48#?secret=PwZihgpQx2\" data-secret=\"PwZihgpQx2\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2AXkkacLlZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/lockdown-broke-my-to-do-list\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Lockdown broke my to do list!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cLockdown broke my to do list!\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/lockdown-broke-my-to-do-list\/embed\/#?secret=mFmHtoCsge#?secret=2AXkkacLlZ\" data-secret=\"2AXkkacLlZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LWvASQbsD8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/five-truths-about-suffering\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Five Truths about Suffering<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cFive Truths about Suffering\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/five-truths-about-suffering\/embed\/#?secret=Vs34NUn6da#?secret=LWvASQbsD8\" data-secret=\"LWvASQbsD8\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BcGbFPjhpx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/06\/the-four-pillars-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The four pillars of mental health and wellbeing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThe four pillars of mental health and wellbeing\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/06\/the-four-pillars-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing\/embed\/#?secret=C3LihNnoYb#?secret=BcGbFPjhpx\" data-secret=\"BcGbFPjhpx\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Kings 17:17-24 On Sunday 26 April my friend and pastor Tope Koleoso preached this sermon online at Jubilee Live. 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