“I Have Finished My Course”
Timothy 2 4:6-8, Kings 2 2:11- (Scottice Castle) Proverbs 2 9-19, Corinthians 2 11:23-28 His Curse (Apollo 8 – December 1968) I: The Time of my departure is at hand. 1. Paul the Great Preacher was something to the close of his earthly journey as every man must do. 2. The time for his appearance before God was near. 3. He was getting ready to make his report to God. II: “I have fought a good fight.” 1. With joy he looked back on his Christian hardships as soldier of Christ. 2. It was a comfort to know that he had done his best.3. There was no storm of remorse sweeping across his soul. (Saul – “I have played the fool”). III: “I have finished my course.” 1. Mission completed. Coming home. 2. He had not started a...
The Valley of Dry Bones
Ezekiel 37:1-14 I: Exekiel set a watchman to Israel: 1. They were in captivity a long ways from home. 2. They were few in number. 3. They had given up hope. 4. Their harps were hung on the willow trees; No songs in their hearts. 5. They had refused God. II: “I Sat Where They Sat.” 1. No one is fit to speak for God until he is able to wear the other mans shoes. (compassion). 2. He heard their complaints. 3. He had gone in bitterness to those who were preoccupied with their own problems. 4. Their God was too small to deliver them (He may have been dead)! 5. “Our homes are dried up we are like dead men.” III: “The hand of the Lord was upon me.” 1. Ezekiel was sat down in a valley of dry bones. 2. He was made to...
Gods Concern for Justice
Amos 5:10-15 8:4-6 1. The close of Solomans reign of 160 years. The nation divided at the death of Soloman. (What caused it’s division?) 2. 922 BC Jeroboam introduced a new Priesthood – Two Golden Calves. Two Places of worship Dan and Bethel. 3. 786-746 BC. Jeroboam II and Uzziah 40 years of peace and prosperity. 4. The Nation’s became indifferent to spiritual and social obligations. 5. The Man Amos: Amos 1:1 “Herdsman from T-koa’ cultivated sycamores not the Son of a Prophet. A hayman with a special job to do.” 6. Preaching: 1:3-2:5 Condemned the neighboring nations. He finally came to their sins! (Now he is meddling)! 7. What were the sins of the Nation? a. They hated the Preacher’s rebuke. b. Oppressed the poor. c....
The Nature and Mission of a Church
I: A Covenant Fellowship: Colony of Heaven: 1. Love for one another, love for God, love for lost. 2. Covenant to fulfill more than greed. 3. Our citizenship is in Heaven. Our task is on earth. 4. “As my father hath sent me so sent you.” 5. Restore the broken fellowship. 6. In this week, every Christian is a Priest. 7. Jesus is our example. 04/03/1964: Carson City, Nevada 04/25/1966: San Martin August 1969: Emmanuel, Dos Palos August 1970: Emmanuel, Dos Palos 05/02/1972: Temple Baptist 05/29/1972: Reisterstown, M.D.
Men That the Master Called
Luke 5:27-31, Mark 1:16-20, & Samuel 1 16:1-12 Let us think for a while on the men that the Master called. What kind of people were they? What did they do for a living? What was their age? Were they married? Did they own their homes? Were they busy making a living? When they were called to serve the Master, did they have fears and doubts, or did they accept without counting the cost? I: Jesus Took Them Where They Were… They Were, Without Exception, Busy People. 1. Peter and Andrew were casting their nets. 2. James and John were mending their nets. 3. Matthew was a prosperous tax collector. 4. Nicodemus was a busy lawyer and religious leader. 5. Paul was engrossed in stamping out what he thought to be a false religion. 6. God has never picked His...
The Man That Wouldn’t Compromise
Exodus 8:25-27, Hebrews 11:24-26 The Christian life can not start with compromises, and can’t be sustained with compromise. “Be sure you are right then go ahead.” Moses was raised to be a leader of God’s people. His life was not a life of compromise. Exodus 8:25-27 – A man without a conviction is like a door swinging on its bottom hinge, (Napoleon’s Drummer Boys). I: Sacrifice To Your God in the Land 8:25. 1. Bloodless worship of Egypt: It’s alright to believe in God but don’t leave the world. 2. You can even join the church but don’t leave the world. 3. The Devil wants you to stay in the land. II: Exodus 8:28 – Don’t Go Too Far Away. 1. Don’t leave the things of the world too far behind....