Dedicated Hands
Psalms 18:20-24, Romans 6:12 I: The Hands and their Language: 1. The crossed fingers. 2. The extended hand of friendship. 3. The accusing finger. 4. The helpless turning of the palm. 5. The folded hands of prayer. 6. The thumbs down hands. 7. The hands raised to invoke the blessing of God. 8. The clinched fist or the spread fingers of greed. II: Hands that Curse: 1. Like the hands of the sons of Eli. 2. Hands of those that shed innocent blood. 3. Bloody hands of Pilot. 4. Greedy hands of Judas. 5. Lying hands of Ananias and Sapphira. 6. The hands that withold to their own hurt. 7. Hands that lay idle while there is work to do. 8. Hands that hold the brake while others pull. III: Hands that Bless: 1. Like the hands of Abraham. 2. The hands of Moses. 3. The hands...
Eye Trouble
Matthew 6:22-23 With all his mechanical skills, man has never built a machine like the eye. The precision, delicacy, mystery & durability of the human eye surpasses all man’s ability to duplicate. Quote a scripture with an eye in it. The eye is mentioned 334 times in the Bible. The eye flashes with indignation, kindles with enthusiasm, expands with devotion, melts with sympathy, stares with fright, droops with sadness, pale with envy, fires with revenge, twinkles with myth, beames with love, frowns with wrath and contracts with pain. “An eye can threaten like a loaded gun, insults like hissing, or it can make the heart dance with joy.” The eye combines the abilities of Telescrope and Microscope. I: The Eye has great influence. 1. There are...
Consider the Steward
Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Leviticus 26 I: “And you shall remember…” vs. 2. 1. Remember the bondage of Egypt. 2. Remember the whip of the Taskmaster. 3. Remember the death of children by Pharoah. 4. But remember how God defeated the Gods of Egypt. 5. Remember how He led you thru 40 yrs. 6. Remember you are now humble and tested. 7. Remember that man doesn’t live by bread alone. 8. God supplied your every need. II: “Into a good land.” vs. 7. 1. A land of brooks, fountains, and springs. 2. A land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey. 3. You will never hunger for bread. 4. There is iron and copper for your use. III: “Take Heed lest you forget.” vs. 11. 1. That the land belongs to God....
Witnessing That Wins Souls
Matthew 28:19-20 I: The Churches Witness: 1. The lost aren’t coming to church. 2. Lost never came in great numbers. 3. The Churches appeal too often is made to the Natural Man. 4. All other Institutions are making their appeal to the Natural Man. 5. To appeal to the Natural Man alone is to bring shame to the cause of Christ. II: A demand for Spiritual things must be created. 1. The Natural Man demands the things that are natural. 2. The Natural Man can’t understand spiritual things nor does he have a desire for such. 3. God must create the demand. III: How a Spiritual demand is created. 1. This is a merical against nature. 2. Christians are the channel through which this demand is created. 3. Only the Holy Spirit can convict and make man conscious of...
Ye are the Light of the World
John 1:1-14, Matthew 5:14-16 I: “And God saw the light that it was good.” 1. Light was good for it drove away darkness. 2. Light was good for it made life possible. 3. Light was good for it gave warmth to a cold world. 4. Light was good for it is clean. 5. Light is the power behind our insudtry. 6. Light makes life worth while and enjoyable. II “In the beginning was the word.” 1. The word was with God, and the word was God. 2. “All things were made by him.” 3. “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. To them gave He power to become the sons of God.” 4. “The word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” III: “He was not that light.” Cor. 2 4:3-7. 1. John came to bear witness of that...
What Think Ye of Christ
Matthew 22:41-46 I: Pharisees and Scribes sought to insnare Jesus. 1. They weren’t concerned with Truth. 2. They were more concerned with Tradition & Self. 3. The question of tribute to Caesar. 4. The question of whose wife will she be in Heaven. 5. The greatest commandment. II: Jesus asked them: “What think ye of Christ?” 1. Most people we meet have given some thought of Christ. 2. Is there a more important question today? 3. We ask this question about others. 4. It’s more important to know him than any other. 5. Not what you think of your petty traditions or hear say interpretations. 6. Not the many Churches and Denominations. III: What Others Thought of Jesus: His enemies thought: a. “This man receiveth sinners.” b....
Willfully Blind
Luke 16:19-31, Peter 2 3:1-7 Men have become masters at the art of closing their eyes to what they don’t wish to see. Things we are forced to look upon we try to kid ourselves into believing they aren’t so bad. The most dissappointed man in the World is the man who tries to make himself believe a lie. False religions spring up when men try to side step the facts of God’s word. Jesus told of theives that would try to climb into the fold. I: How can we be blind to immortality? 1. As sure as God made man, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, He made him for eternity. 2. The Scriptures tell us of life beyond the grave. 3. The Church is a testimony to life beyond the grave. 4. Every tribe, kindred, and tongue manifest a belief in life...
When Satan Makes His Bid
Isaiah 14:12-15, Job 1:6 I: Some Things We Know About Him: 1. He has personal characteristics, intelligence, memory, and knowledge. 2. Personal action: He speaks, he tempts, he accuses, he makes War, he has access to Heaven, he is active on Earth. II: The Character of Satan: 1. “He abode not in the truth.” John 8:44. “His heart was lifted up.” 2. Satan: 42 times he is called Satan which means “hater, enemy, or adversary.” Of all the evil passions of the soul, hate is the most terrible. One that hates has taken the 1st step to murder. 3. 35 times Devil is used, which means the “accuser, or slanderer.” Hebrew word means hairy goat – A spoiler, a defiler of that which is clean. 4. The Prince of the Power of the...
What Is Your Idealogy, God or Mannon
Matthew 6:19-34, Psalm 115:1-9 Gods that have eyes but see not, ears but hear not. “Show me the Idol of Youth and I can tell you the future of a Nation.” I: The American Idols: 1. Men of wealth and power. 2. The much married woman of Hollywood. 3. The Profession that will pay the most with the least amount of training. 4. “This has been the greatest year for Whiskey consumption in California.” II: “Wake up!” Pittsburg Press. Jan. 16, 1961: 1. “America is at War, a war we are losing because we aren’t fighting.” 2. “We are under attack by godless Communism and godless Materalism on the home front.” 3. “It’s an idealogical War!” We are losing because we have no ideals to really move...
Unashamed
Phillip 3:17-19, Seph. 3:1-5 We live in a world that seems to have lost the ability to feel shame. Shame: “Painful feeling from a wrong or foolish act, disgrace.” I: “Whose glory is in their shame?” Phillip 3:19. 1. The World about us glory in things we ought to be ashamed of. a. Hollywood glorifies Immorality. b. The Political World. c. The Churches shame of dead indifferent member. “We have a membership of…” 2. Why does the man or woman of high standards fail to capture the public eye? 3. “Whose God is their belly?” a. China, Russia: lean and hungry for their cause (China: 18,000,000 in 15 yrs.). b. America: Fat and indifferent. 4. Who mind Earthly things? a. Spiritual things given lip service 90% belong to...
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Exodus 20:15 The positive side of this command is “Be honest.” This recognizes the right of ownership. The word Property means “pecular to one, or personal to one.” There are some things we have no right to. I: Property of men that can be stolen. 1. Man’s right to freedom, (slavery, and manstealers). Timothy 1 11:10. 2. Man’s right to the affections of family and friends, (No insurance covers this). 3. Time can be stolen from Employees and Employer. 4. A man’s right to work. 5. A man’s tangible property. 6. A man’s good name. II: Stealing and Cheating begins in the heart. 1. “Thou shalt not covet.” (10th commandment). Any desire to possess something without consent of owner can lead to stealing. 2....
What Jesus Is
1. To the Artist: He is one altogether lovely. Songs of Solomon 5:15. 2. To the Architect: He is the chief corner stone. Peter 1 2:6. 3. To the Astronomer: He is the son of righteousness. Malachi 4:2. 4. To the Baker: He is the bread of life. John 6:35. 5. To the Banker: He is the hidden treasure. Matthew 13:44. 6. To the Builder: He is the sure foundation. Isaiah 28:16. 7. To the Carpenter: He is the door. John 10:7. 8. To the Doctor: He is the great physician. Jeremiah 8:22. 9. To the Educator: He is the great teacher. John 3:2. 10. To the Engineer: He is the new and living way. Hebrews 10:20. 11. To the Farmer: He is the sower and Lord of harvest. Luke 10:2. 12. To the Florist: He is the rose of Sharon. Songs of Solomon 2:1. 13. To the Geologist: He is the...
