(The Rumble In The Jungle)

Matthew 4:1-11 (KJV)

1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD

WHILE YOUR STILL STANDING WHY DON’T YOU TURN AND SHAKE YOUR NEIGHBORS HAND

AND IF YOU DON`T KNOW THEM THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS INTRODUCE YOURSELF

AND TELL THEM NEIGHBOR THE PRECHER GOING TO TALK ABOUT

(THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE)

MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE IS KNOWN AS THE GREATEST FIGHT OF ALL TIMES

IT TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 30,1974

A TIME WHEN SOUL TRAIN WAS ON TV

AND DON CORNELIUS HAD EVERYBODY GIVING THE SAME BENEDICTION WHICH WAS

PEACE AND SOUL

IT WAS A TIME KNOWN AS THE SOULFUL 70`S

A TIME WHEN AFROS WHERE AT THERE PEAK

AND HOUSE PARTIES AND PLATFORM SHOES WENT HAND AND HAND

AND EVERYONE WAS DANCING TO P FUNK

BUT IN THE COUNTRY OF ZAIRE

WHICH TODAY IS CALLED THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

TWO TITANS MET FOR THE GREATEST FIGHT OF THE CENTURY

THE FIGHT FEATURED THE REIGNING HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD

GEORGE FOREMAN AGAINST MUHAMMAD ALI

BUT AS I WAS READING THE STORY ABOUT THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE

I REALIZED THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO

AND FIND YOURSELF IN A RUMBLE OF THE JUNGLE

BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES IN A JUNGLE CALL LIFE

WEATHER IT`S WORRY OR STRESS

OR A RECENT TRIP TO THE DOCTOR

IT CAN EVEN BE A FINANCIAL WOE –THAT CAUSES BILL COLLECTORS TO CALL YOUR PHONE ALL HOURS OF THE DAY & NIGHT

BUT WHATEVER YOUR CASE MAYBE

I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU THIS MORNING/EVENING

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT

JESUS HAS GIVEN US VICTORY IN LIFE`S JUNGLE IN SPITE OF THE RUMBLE

BECAUSE IN THE TEXT BEFORE

JESUS HAS BEEN BAPTIZED IN THE JORDAN BY JOHN THE BAPTIST AND SEAL WITH THE HOLY GHOST IN THE FORM OF A DOVE

THE RECORD REVEALS

THAT JESUS IS LED AWAY INTO THE WILDERNESS TO BE TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL

AND THE FABRICATION OF THIS TEXT TEACHES US HOW WE TO CAN BE VICTORIOUS IN THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE OF LIFE

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WELL THE 1ST THING WE MUST DO IS STICK WITH THE FIGHT PLAN

BECAUSE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNAWARE OF IT

THE DEVIL THROWS PUNCHES

AND HIS ALL TIME FAVORITE THAT GETS MOST OF US ALL THE TIME

IS THE SUCKER PUNCH OF DOUBT

BUT WE MUST OVERCOME THE DEVIL SUCKER PUNCH OF DOUBT WITH THE WORD OF GOD

NOTICE ---NOTICE –NOTICE

IN THE TEXT THAT THE 1ST TEMPTATION THAT CONFRONTS JESUS IS HUMAN HUNGER AFTER FASTING 40 DAYS

THE DEVIL SAYS TO JESUS

COMMAND THESE STONES TO BE MADE BREAD

THE RECORD REVEAL THAT JESUS DECLINES SATAN OFFER

AND THROWS AND OVERHEAD RIGHT

AND SAYS

IT IS WRITTEN ,MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE,BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD

IN OTHER WORDS

JESUS TELLS SATAN THAT MY MEALS DOSE`NT COME FROM ME

BUT FROM THE ONE WHO TAKES CARE OF ME

AND I WONDER IS THERE ANYBODY HERE KNOW THAT GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

AND SINCE YOU KNOW HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

WE MUST NOT DOUBT GOD , BUT JUST TRUST GOD AND STICK TO THE FIGHT PLAN WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD