The Sower
Mark 4:1-9, Matthew 12:1-9 I: Jesus teaches by parables. 1. Jesus spoke in their language. 2. Some had eyes that couldn’t see and ears that couldn’t hear. 3. He taught them from a boat. II: Sower, seed. 1. The sower went out. a. He was wise to go out of the city into fields. b. He knew the seed needed someone to bear it to the planting place. 2. The Seed: a. Precious seed and good seed. b. This wasn’t cull seed. c. The price of this seed was high, (Carl Massey’s Potato seed). III: Soil and Sequence: 1. “Some fell by the way side, (Hard path).” The trodden path. 2. “Some fell on stony ground,” (little soil). 3. “Some fell among thorns,” (too many bushes). 4. “Others fell on good ground.”...
The Darnell Seed
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of the tares and the wheat: Darnell seed, poison, deceiving an opiate. I: The Parable Interpreted: 1. The field is the world. 2. Good seed the children of the Kingdom. 3. The tares are the children of the wicked one. 4. The enemy is the Devil. 5. The harvest is the end of the world. 6. The reapers are the Angels. II: “And I saw.” Revelation 20:10-15. 1. “A great white throne.” 2. “I saw the dead great and small…” 3. “The Books were opened.” 4. “Another book was opened.” 5. The dead were judged. 6. “Every man according to his works.” 7. “Death and Hell were cast into the lake of fire.” III: The difference between wheat and tares. 1. Tares...
The Call, the Road, the Destiny
Matthew 19:19-23, Mark 1:16-20 I doubt that it’s possible to accept Christ as Saviour and knowingly refuse him as Lord. I: “Come.” This is the 1st step in the Christian life: 1. Separation from sin, from old patterns of life. a. Repentance toward God. b. Faith in Jesus as Saviour. c. A new life, a new outlook. 2. Sacrifice – The cost may be more than some care to pay, (rich young ruler). 3. Sanctification – Consecration, set apart. II: “Follow me.” “I am the way.” “I am the door.” John 10:1. 1. There is no other name given whereby a man can be saved. 2. This call is to follow a person: the Son of God. 3. Not the Church, the people, nor an individual. 4. Trouble is certain for any Christian that...
The Nature & Consequences of Sin
Jeremiah 2:9-119 I: The Nature of Sin: 1. Sin is unnatural. a. The Hebrew nation was planted like a noble vine, but had become like a wild vine. b. The farmer couldn’t recognise the wine. c. When man lives a life of sin he isn’t behaving as God created him. d. “Sin separates from God and brings eternal death to the soul.” Romans 3:23. Sin is a disease of the soul that only God can cure. 2. Sin is unreasonable. a. A life of sin contradicts sensible thought. b. In no other phase of life do we go so much against reason as in our spiritual lives. c. The Christian way of life does make sense. II: Why do men choose a life of sin? 1. Sinful lust has a strong appeal. 2. Men rebel against restraint, (the Prodical). 3. The life of self-denial is too...
The Law of the Harvest
Galatians 6:1-, John 1 1:5- I: Be not deceived, God isn’t mocked. 1. You may deceive your church. 2. You may deceive your pastor. 3. You may deceive your neighbors. 4. You may even deceive your family. 5. Don’t try to pass an imitation off on God. II: You shall reap what you sow. 1. God’s law of the harvest is true. 2. You will reap sin in your face. 3. You will reap sin in your body. 4. You will reap sin in your character. 5. You will reap sin in your home. 6. You will reap sin at the Judgement. 7. Sin will leave a slimy trail thru your life. III: If we are willing to walk in the light. 1. You can’t walk in darkness and have fellowship with God or God’s children. 2. The blood of Jesus will keep us clean. 3. God alone can give you...
The Little Foxes
Cor. 1 5:6, James 3:45, and Solomons Song 2:15 I: The Little Things: 1. It’s the little neglected things that so often cause us such great heartache. 2. One bite of forbidden fruit plunged the human race into sin and separation from God. 3. Great forests and millions of dollars have been lost because of a match, cigarette, or just a spark. 4. The Galveston flood of 1900 started with little waves. 5. David’s sling was a little thing, but it killed a giant of a man. 6. Esau sold his birthright for a little meal. 7. A little cloud broke the drought and answered Elijah’s prayer. 8. The unfaithful servant was cast into outer darkness because of the way he treated a little talent. II: Tender Grapes: 1. What is more tender than a young herat? 2. What...
Sons of God
Cor. 2 6:1-18 How are we fully realized since we believed that we are the Sons of God? This fact was a sustaining force in the early Church and during the Dark Ages. Paul points out some ways for the Christians of Corinth to let the World know their stand before God. I: By Consistancy, (Thou art a Jewel) Reuben: 1. Under Physical Pressures: Afflictions, stripes, necessities, inprisonments, distresses, and laborers. 2. Under Spiritual Pressures: Fastings, pureness, knowledge, kindness, Holy Ghost, and truth. II: By Convictions: 1. The unequal yoke: Business, marriage, etc. 2. That you can’t mix righteousness and unrighteousness. 3. Light and darkness. 4. Christ and Belial. 5. The believer and the infidel. 6. Temple and idols, (The believer and idols)....
Stir up the Gift that is Yours
Timothy 1 4:1-16 I: The Need for Sound Leadership: 1. “Some will depart from the Faith.” 2. “Giving heed to spirits that lead one into error.” “Teachings of demons.” 3. “Branded in their own conscience.” 4. “Forbidding to marry, abstainence from foods.” II: Some Things to Do: 1. “Old wives fictions, (refuse, reject, shun, & avoid).” 2. Exercise the Mind, Will, and Emotions! a. Toward reverence, respect, and pity toward God. Peter 1 3:10. b. This gives promise for this life and for the next! 3. Labor to the point of exhaustion and struggle for the cause. III: Some Things to Be: 1. “Assert the dignity of your office.” 2. Give no one ground for fault-finding in your character. a....
Temptation & Sin
James 2:13-27 The nearer we live to God the more sensitive we become to sin. Things we once thought O.K. in the twilight fail to pass muster after sun-up. I: Temptations Lose Their Power When: 1. The Holy Spirit takes control of the heart. 2. When the conscience is tender toward sin. 3. The ability to see sin for what it is in our life. 4. When we see God’s view of our sin, (Isaiah and Peter). 5. When we are dissatisfied with what we are and willing to do something real to change. II: The Temptation to Sin: When does Temptation turn to Sin? a. “Every man is tempted when he is drawn a way of his own lust.” (The tempter catches our ear), 4:14. b. The true origin of temptation lies burried in our heart. c. Temptation begins with corrupt desires. d....
Teaching them to Observe All Things
Matthew 28:, Timothy 2 3:15 The teaching ministery of the Church isn’t optional, but a command from the Lord. Jesus commanded Peter to feed the sheep and part of the great commission was to teach. God didn’t leave the teaching of the law up to the Will of the children of Israel, but it was a commandment. I: “Teaching them to Observe All That I Have Commanded You:” “How long will they hold out?” 1. This came after conversion and after Baptism. 2. The person who has just been converted and baptised into the fellowship of a church is just starting the Christian journey. 3. To win the soul is great, but to lose a life of service is a tragedy. 4. This teaching program was to continue as long as the church was here on earth. a. The...
The Battle for the Souls of Men
Ecclesiastes 8:8, John 19:17-18, and Jude 9 I: The Battle for Man’s Will: 1. Man must have a choice. 2. God set obedience as the test. 3. Satan approached man by selfish desires. 4. Man’s soul was in the balance. II: The Battle of Babel and the Flood: 1. Man moved by Satan attempted the impossible. 2. God confused their tongues. 3. God called the whole universe to battle in the flood. 4. Satan fought hard for the life and soul of Moses. III: There is no discharge in this battle. 1. Satan will never give up. 2. He is behind every device that will separate men from God. 3. Satan is behind every battle that rages for the souls of men. 4. Every wicked piece of literature, billboard, paper, conversation, or act. 5. Satan will use every conceivable means to...
Religion Won’t Save
Galatians 5:19-23, Matthew 7:15-23 Men from Cains day have been religious. I: Reformed, not Reborn: 1. Cleaning the outside of the cup. 2. Judas worked miracles in Jesus name. 3. The Pharisees had a religion. 4. What world has a religion? 5. Saul of Tarsus had a religion. II: Scripture tells of false beliefs. 1. The parable of the sower. Matthew 13. 2. The wedding feast. Matthew 22. 3. The 10 virgins. Matthew 25. 4. A net filled with good & bad fish. Matthew 13. 5. The wheat and tares. Matthew 13. 6. The Pharisee that prayed, fasted, attended Church, tithed, & lived a good moral life, but he was lost. Luke 18:91. 7. The bed is too short, the cover is too narrow. Isaiah 28:20. Will your religion do to die...
