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Mercy Culture Waco | Senior Lead Pastor Landon Schott

2023 | The Year of Dunamis - Strange Fire

2023 | The Year of Dunamis - Strange Fire

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Mercy Culture Waco

1020 E Waco Dr, Waco, TX 76704, USA

Sunday 8:00 AM

“Strange Fire Is The Worship That God’s Not A Part Of!”
Strange Fire
A Spiritual Warfare Message
Acts 2:3-4
“The IN FILLING Of The Holy Spirit Is How Dunamis Goes From On You To IN YOU!”
PROPHETIC WORDS…
No One Stumbles & Falls Behind… Loses Their Faith!... You Will Be People Of The Spirit & People Of The Word (Bible)
“The Greatest Spiritual Warfare Will Always Come For Your Obedience & Worship! … “Both Were attacked In This Moment!”
The Enemy is replacing the Holy spirits fire with strange fire!
CAUTION… MY GREATEST CONCERNS…
#1 “Not Knowing God’s Word” … Being susceptible to false teaching!
#2 Not Intimately Knowing The Holy Spirit.
Matthew 7:23
[Jesus] And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’








SHOCKING…
How Many Don’t Know The Holy Spirit or Think They Know Him But Really Don’t!
QUESTION…
How Do You Know If Someone Really Has Relationship With The Holy Spirit?... They Look Like Him! They Produce Spiritual Fruit!








“It’s a Dangerous State Of The Church When We Cant Tell The Difference Between Holy Spirits Fire & Strange Fire!”









Our Story
- Main Characters… God, Moses & Aaron & Aaron Sons (Nadab and Abihu).
- Israel Journey
- The Book Of Leviticus Is The Instructions To The Levites “Priests” & Their Service/Ministry To The Lord!
- Leviticus Chapters 1-7 “Instructions Concerning Offerings”
- Leviticus Chapters 8-10 “Instructions Concerning Priests”
- Leviticus Chapters 11-22 “Instructions Concerning Purification”
- Leviticus Chapters 23-24 “Instructions Concerning Feasts”
- Leviticus Chapters 25-27 “Instructions Concerning The Land”
- Main Theme: Worship & How To Approach God In Reverence In Order To Maintain Reverence!







About Worship
- The practice of expressing praise, thanksgiving, adoration.
- Worship is the awed response to the saving acts and praiseworthy character of God.
- Worship is the reverential response of creation to the all-encompassing magnificence of God.
- The act of giving God glory.
Pastor Jasmine Says…
“Worship Is Honoring The Lord, Assigning Heavens Value On The Lord!”
The verb הָלַל (hālal) could be used to designate the act of celebrating God. The word “hallelujah” is derived from the Hebrew phrase הַלְלוּ־יָהּ (halĕlû-yāh), meaning “praise Yahweh.”
WARNING For Those Who Try To Use God’s Presence For Your Own Advantage!... Creatives, Ministers, Business Leaders
- The forms of worship are diverse….
- We Worship In Songs Of Praise & Thanksgiving (Exodus 15 & )(Psalm 148)
- We Worship Through Adoration,
- We Worship Through Lamenting
- We Worship Through Confession
- We Worship In Dance (Psalm 149:3)
- We Worship In Tithes & Offerings (Malachi 3)
- We Worship In Bowing Down!
- We Worship In Serving!
- Our Lives Our Worship!







Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
- Tent Of Meetings

- Altar & Sacrifice

“Altars = place of sacrifice”

- Censor = A dish or pan for carrying live coal is meant.

- Incense

“signifies the prayers of God’s people,”
(Psalm 141:2 & Revelation 8:3)

- This incense also was useful to correct the bad smell of the sacrifices, which were offered on another altar not far from it. The form of it, Exodus 30:3-6. Whereon the priest was to kindle incense every morning, being commanded, Exodus 30:7.
What Did They Do Wrong?
1. They Used Their Own Censor. (Ill Serve God My Way!)
2. They Did The High Priest Job. (They Didn’t Honor Spiritual Authority) …

(Sec Leviticus 16:12-13; Numbers 17:11.) The ordinary priests only burnt it on the golden altar in the holy place (Exodus 30:7-8),
They weren’t allowed to make the smell for themselves like what they made for God!
Unauthorized Ministry!
WARNING… I'm Just Going To Start A House Church Like The Book Of Acts!
CAUTION… Facebook Prophets!
Many Of You Are Being Mislead By Social Media Influencers That Have No Spiritual Authority!
They Offered Incense At an Unauthorized Time! (Ill Go To Church when I want. I’ll Give When I Feel Like It. I Don’t Feel Like Fasting This Year! ECT)
STRANGE FIRE

Strange fire has been used too many times to label “out of order” anything that someone doesn’t agree with.
“They filled their vessels with common fire instead of taking it from the holy fire of the altar, which was always to be used in burning incense. (Leviticus 9:24; Leviticus 16:12.)”
Strange = “ZUR” (Zoo-Er)
to be strange, be a stranger, be one alienated to become estranged, strange woman, prostitute, harlot.
“It was the ‘fire’ which was wrong,- that is, it was ‘fire which they had kindled,’ caught up from some common way, or created by themselves in some way.”
(Exodus 30:9)
You shall not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it.
- unauthorized fire, ESV
- Wrong Kind Of Fire, NTL
- (unauthorized, unacceptable), AMP
- Profane, NKJV
The Profane

PROFANE, prō̇-fān´ From profanus, “before [i.e. outside] the temple,”therefore unholy, polluted, secular, is of frequent occurrence (vb. and adj.) in both the OT and the NT. It occurs as “for common use”)
Profane = ḥālal (Hawk-Ale) defile, pollute, wound, piece opening wedge, to begine to defile.

PROFANE Is…The Same Worship You Give To A Sports Team You Give To God.
PROFANE Is…The Same Donations You Give To A Random Good Cause You Give To God.
PROFANE Is…The Same Dance You Do On Friday Night You Give To God On Sunday Morning.
PROFANE Is…You Settled For Influence On Social Media Then Authority In The Spirit.
PROFANE Is…When You Pretend Your Business Is The Lords But Really Is About You!
[QUESTION… What Made It Profane, Common, or Strange?]
“What Made The Fire Strange, It Wasn’t The Fire Of The Lord. It Was Their Fire!”
SIMPLIFIED… “Strange Fire = God’s Not In It!”
“You Are Fueled By Your Passion, Your Motivated By Your Own Success, You Are Driven By Your Own Desire For Success!”
Strange Fire Is…When God’s Not In Your Worship”
Strange Fire Is…When “Gods Not In Your Church”
Strange Fire Is…When “Gods Not In Your Life!”
Strange Fire Is…Created By You.. For You… About You!”
Strange Fire Is…A Fire That Doesn’t Consume”
Strange Fire Is…For Consumers Not Consuming!”
Strange Fire Is…A Familiar Fire That Doesn’t Refine You!
Strange Fire Is…When Your On Fire For You, Not God!
Strange Fire Is…When You Look Like You Know God But You Still Live Like The World!
Strange Fire Is…When You Are Attracted To The Flame But Wont Surrender To It.
Strange Fire Is…When Your Worship Looks Like You Love God But Your Lifestyle Looks Like You Love The World.
Strange Fire Is… When Revival Has To Marketed By Man Because The Fire Sint Authorized By God!
“Strange Fire Is A Life Close To The Holy Spirit’s FIRE, But Not Consumed By It!”
3 Causes Of Strange Fire
1) Familiarity Causes Strange Fire!
Nadab and Abihu were specially chosen to ‘come up unto the Lord’ with Moses, Aaron and the 70 elders (Exodus 24).

“Your Proximity/Family Doesn’t Do It For You!!”

Only A week after consecration after fire came down from heaven, (Leviticus 9:24)

“Your Proximity/Family Doesn’t Do It For You!!”

[STORY… Is HE Coming?]

[MC Vision… Daily Encounters]

[QUESTION… Have You Got Used To His Presence?]

“Its Like This Every Week!”…

“Daily Encounters Keep Us From Becoming Familiar!”
2) Intoxication Causes Strange Fire!

(Leviticus 10:9)"You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

I Felt In My Spirit …To Address Drinking, Drunkenness & A Culture That Has Produced Strange Fire.

I Don’t Drink… Our Pastors Don’t Drink… We Don’t Judge Those That Do!
Biblically You Cant Abolish Drinking!

What Does The Bible Say?

(Ephesians 5:18)
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

“Alcohol Has Become A Substitute For The Spirit Filled Life!”

“Getting Drunk Is A Clear Sin And Forbidden In The Christian Life!”

[SOME SAY… “Pastor Jesus Drank!”]

“It’s a Scary Place To Be When The Only Time You Compare Yourself To Jesus In When Your Drinking!”
(Proverbs 20:1)
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
I’ve Seen So Many Leaders Fall To Alcohol !!!

“What Leaders Do In Moderation, Followers Will Do In Access!”
(1 Timothy 3:8)
Deacons [Spiritual Leaders] likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
Biblical Examples Of Good Men Falling To Alcohol

- Noah (Genesis 9)
- Lot (Genesis 19)
- King David Got Uriah Drunk (2 Samuel 11)
- The New Testament Church… (1 Corinthians 11)
A Drinking Culture

“A Drinking Culture Has Taken The Place Of A Holiness Culture!”

“The Drunkenness Of The Worship Community Has Led To Strange Fire!”

The Church/Christian/Worship Drinking Culture.
Entire Worship Movements Have Been Taken Out By This!
(1 Timothy 3:2)
Therefore an overseer [Spiritual Leader] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3) No Fear Of The Lord Causes Strange Fire!

(Leviticus 10:3)… NEAR ME!
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace

“CLOSER I AM TO GOD THE MORE OF THE FEAR OF THE LORD I NEED!!”
“The Fear Of The Lord Isn’t Being Afraid Of God! Its Being Terrified To Not Be Close To Him. In His Presence!

“Strange Fire Will Burn You! The Fire Of The Lord Consumes You!”

Strange Fire Has NO GLORY!!!
The Fire Of The Lord!!

(Leviticus 9:24)
And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

“He Provided The Fire, We Provide The Sacrifice!”
(Hebrews 12:29)
for our God is a consuming fire.
The Secret To A Sustainable Move Of God “Revival” Is Keeping The Fire Burning Through Sacrifice!

(Revelations 12:1)
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship
“Jesus Came To Bring Fire!”

(Luke 12:49)
“, and how I wish it were already kindled!"
“Jesus Fire Came At Pentecost”…

(Acts 2:1-4)
1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
“Like The Tent Meeting, The Lord was the SOURCE of the FIRE at Pentecost! That’s why people who are only familiar with strange fire can’t receive it!”

“The Apostle Paul Encourages To Stay On Fire!”
(2 Timothy 1:6)
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God,which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
***Revelation Of Staying On Fire***

[From Leviticus 6-10… 18 Times It Says God Commanded [GRAPHIC] When They DISOBEYED God Tit Caused Strange Fire. When They OBEYED God It Released GLORY!]

Obeying Gods Commands Brought The Fire… The Glory Of God!
(Exodus 40:34)
34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
“JESUS WAS THE SACRIFICE BEFORE THE FIRE… salvation”

ALTAR…

“Where Is There Disobedience?”

“Where Is There Familiarity?”

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