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OUTLINE FOR SUNDAY MESSAGE, 9-14-25
“WHEN EAGLES SOAR, PT. 2,”
PS. 91:1-7 (KJV)
Psalm 91:1–7 (KJV)
1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: My God; in him will I trust.
3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence.
4He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee.
For centuries the eagle has been recognized by nations, kingdoms, and empires as the “King of Birds.” The eagle has been and is today, an international sign of freedom, strength, immortality, and authority. There can be no doubt, there is something special about this bird. Something so special that the educated and uneducated, the civilized and the uncivilized, honor the eagle as the king of birds. Exodus 19:4 (KJV): 4Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. God reveals characteristics of Himself through the eagle. God, in His Word, draws an analogy between Himself and the eagle. As we examine the life of the eagle we will not only discover things about our God, but we will also discover things about ourselves. In several places in the Scripture, God speaks of men as having the same attributes as the eagle. Man was created in the image of God, therefore, we too have many things in common with the king of birds. As we examine closely the eagle and his nature, we will see and appreciate God and come to understand ourselves, our problems, our nature and our potential in a completely different light.
THE MAJESTIC EAGLE
Psalm 8:1 (KJV)
1O Lord our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
One characteristic of the eagle that points to God is the majesty of the eagle in flight. Majesty is defined as the greatness and dignity of a sovereign and his grandeur. The eagle, in flight, is all of these things. His mastery of the awesome force of the wind, his beauty in flight, his strength in battle, his compassion for the young and his all-encompassing eyesight are but a shadow of God. The eagle, unlike other birds, does not wing flight by batting his wings for he knows that his ability to fly is not the result of his own strength but rather a gift of God. The eagle mounts the wind much the same way one mounts a horse and takes the reins in hand and controls his direction. Although he is subject to the wind, he also knows how to use the wind to reach some predetermined place. Years of flying have given to the eagle a knowledge that none other can have nor understand. The total isolation of the eagle, his setting himself apart all say that the eagle is the most majestic of all creatures. And all of these things are possible to man. As long as there has been sin, men have sought for freedom. As long as there has been a heaven, men have sought to fly. As long as there have been battles, men have sought to be fearless. As long as there have been obstacles of any kind, man has wanted to subdue them. This is majesty, the ability to reign and be lord of all. Psalm 93:1–5 (KJV):
1The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: The world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
2Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting.
3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves.
4The Lord on high is mightier Than the noise of many waters, Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
IN THE CLEFT OF THE ROCK
Job 39:27–30 (KJV)
27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, And make her nest on high?
28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29From thence she seeketh the prey, And her eyes behold afar off.
30Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
The eagle instinctively builds his nest in a high, inaccessible place 10,000 feet up, where he and his mate will spend 50 years bearing young and reigning over their domain. The eagle’s nest will weigh from 1-2 tons. God calls His people to the high place. Philippians 3:14 (KJV):
14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 3:1 (KJV)
1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus.
A true sign of the eagle Christian is that he has an inner unction to go higher in the Lord, get closer to God and live in heavenly places in Christ. He will not be satisfied with anything less, Colossians 3:1–3 (KJV):
1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the
2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Psalm 91:1–7 (KJV)
1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: My God; in him will I trust.
3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence.
4He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee.
Psalm 18:1–3 (KJV)
1I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
LOVINGKINDNESS OF THE EAGLE
The eagle takes care of business at home, caring for it’s young, unlike the vulture. The vulture is not a committed spouse, The male will offer no help in locating or building a nest. The responsibility rests solely on the female, who may or may not give a care. Vultures would rather eat than nest, and so the housebuilding continues to be put off until one day the female realizes it is too late. Frantically she seeks out an old tree, perhaps a fallen log or if worse comes to worse, a grassy field, to lay her eggs. Eagles don’t fly south for the winter but instead they endure the winter months. Neither does the eagle Christian avoid the winter months of life, but endures through faith and patience, outlasting the trials and tests of his faith. Having faith in God he learns how to lean and depend on his God through the winter months. The eagle Christian does not surrender when the going gets tough but waits on the Lord, therefore his strength is renewed like the eagles, Isaiah 40:31 (KJV 1900):
31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run, and not be weary; And they shall walk, and not faint.
In Gen. 1:11, 12, 20, 21 (KJV) God saw that what He had created was good. Genesis 1:11–12 (KJV):
11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:20–21 (KJV)
20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
It was good because it reflected it’s Creator. Everything was created for His good pleasure, Revelation 4:11 (KJV):
11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Man was created in the image of God, Genesis 1:26–28 (KJV):
26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
THE CROWN OF THE EAGLE
You may observe that the eagle may have a golden crown which covers the entire head and neck like the white crown on the bald eagle This crown is a fairly good gauge of the eagle’s age. Each time the eagle molts (a process in which the feathers are replaced) the crown grows a little darker and a little larger until it becomes the most outstanding feature of the golden eagle. This family of eagles is not named by the color of its body but rather by the markings on the head—thus we have the golden eagle. Much could be said for the crown that is given to the golden eagle when compared to the crowns awarded to the mature eagle Christian. The Scripture speaks of gray hair as a crown of wisdom. Like the eagle’s crown, those gray hairs of wisdom are the result of slow but blessed changes that seem to lift us up to higher planes of understanding, compassion, and Godly insight. The Bible speaks of many different crowns, but all crowns are the reward of victory given to one who endures. Each hardship, each difficulty is another step closer to the crown of life, which is promised to those who endure, James 1:12 (KJV):
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Revelation 2:10 (KJV)
10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
In the same way that the eagles are named by the color of the head (the Golden Eagle), we as members of God’s family are named and crowned in His likeness. Christ is the head and so we are called Christians, 2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV):
18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
OUTLINE FOR BIBLE STUDY MONDAY, 9-15-25
“FAITH & VISION,”
JOB 33:14-16 (KJV)
Job 33:14–16 (KJV)
14For God speaketh once, Yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;
16Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,
God gives man the vision, idea, picture, imagination, that comes into our minds. Those visions come to us from God, Gen. 12:1-3; 22:15-18; Gal. 3:13-16; Deut. 8:18. Everything that God is going to do for us in bringing a vision to pass has already been done for us in the Spirit. We can never have anything come to pass, as it relates to faith, until we learn to operate under the laws of the Scriptures. The devil is always going to attack our potential. The more worthwhile your vision the more opposition you will face. Focus will help you ignore all of the other things that will take you from the vision. Focus keeps you from being scattered and it gives you a singleness of mind, Matthew 6:21 (KJV):21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your heart. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, energetic, enthusiastic, faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Colossians 3:17 (KJV)
17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:23 (KJV)
23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.
Romans 12:9–11 (KJV)
9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.
Romans 4:17–21 (KJV)
17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
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