“A Man Sent from God”
John 1:6-15, 1:19-36, 3:25-36, and Matt. 11:9-11 I: Sent from God: 1. Isaiah prophesied of the Voice crying in the Wilderness. 2. His birth announced by the Angel. 3. His name given before he was conceived. 4. His life work planned before he was born. 5. Stirred the whole population, killed by Herod. II: He was a Country Preacher. 1. Raised in the Wilderness and Fasting of Prayer. 2. Taught by Godly parent. 3. He was simple, plain spoken, and dynamic. 4. His convictions made his message cut to the heart. 5. He was unmoved by traditions or religious leaders. 6. Willing to die rather than compromise. III: He was Humble. He Must Increase. 1. Unworthy to untie the Sandals of Jesus. 2. Made no attempt to be the Light, but was a witness to the Light. 3. “He...
“A Conscience Void of Offense”
Acts 24:16, John 8:1-11 I: The Woman Taken in Adultery. 1. There was no doubt about her sin. 2. They were ready for her to pay the price. 3. Jesus turned their thoughts to their own sins. 4. A guilty conscience convicted them. II: Every Man Born With a Sense of Right and Wrong. Rom. 2:45 1. Every heart cries out for man to do right. 2. The loss of a conscience will shipwreck your life. Tim. 1 1:19 3. Hypocrisy will sear the conscience like a hot iron. Tim. 1 4:1-2 “Now the Spirit speaketh, expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron.” 4. Nothing is pure to a defiled conscience. Titus...
“Marvel not ye Must be Born Again.”
Issiah 45:22, John 3:1-10, Numb. 21:7, Acts 8:26-39 Context: “But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and need not that any should testify of man; for he knew what was in man.” I: Jesus Preached to Individuals, “But There was a Man…” 1. This man was different. 2. He was willing to seek the great teacher in the night to be alone with him. 3. He was willing to cross all barriers that stood in the way. 4. He was driven by a deep desire to know the truth. “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” II: Jesus Opened to Him the Doors of Truth. 1. Ye must be born again. Miracle Dr. Dodson 2. This was a must to enter the Kingdom and it was a possibility. 3. What startling...
Why are You Afraid?
Mark 4:35-41, John 1 4:18, Luke 12:4, and Psalm 34:4 “And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?” Mark 4:1-40 When Fear comes in, Faith goes out. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” John 1 4:18 “And I say, unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.” Luke 12:4 “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, delivered me from all my fears.” I: Fear is Universal. 1. Basil King in “The Conquest of Fear.” says: “Everyone is loving or working in fear. The mother is afraid for her children. The father is...
There are yet Four Months
John 4:31-42 “The fruit of the Righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth souls is wise.” Prov. 11:30 “Follow me and I will make you Fishers of Men.” Matt. 4:19 “But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me…” Acts 1:8 I: The Greatness of the Task. 1. The greatest task a man ever attempts is the leading of a soul to Christ. 2. The Salvation of a lost soul costs more than all the wealth of the world. 3. No organization, past or present, has a greater task than that assigned to Christianity. 4. No achievement of man is greater nor has more far reaching effect than the winning of a soul. 5. Soul winning rest without exception upon every Christian. God gives...
God’s Preparation for Christmas
Hosea 6:3, Cor. 2 4:6, Luke 2:1-20 I: Men Prepare for Christmas. 1. The business world prepares. 2. Families prepare. 3. Lovers prepare. 4. The Christian World is moved to a faster pace. (14 more days to shop). II: God’s Preparation. 1. Before the Foundation of the World. 2. Prepared Adam & Eve to look for that 1st Christmas. 3. Noah was taught about that day. 4. Abraham and his preparation. 5. Israel and the Nation. 6. Rome was preparing Law and Order. 8. Taxes were made to prepare the way. 9. Joseph and Mary were prepared. III: Jesus Prepared. 1. Heavens glory laid aside. 2. Worship of angels traded for the Slander of men. 3. He who knew no sin prepared to become the sin bearer. 4. He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor. Cor 2 8:9. Are we...
Christ in Prophecy
Matt. 1:18-25, Isaiah 9:5-7, 7:13-14 In Man’s darkest hour he was promised. Gen. 3:15, Gal. 4:4 I: His Lineage Clear: 1. Of the family of Shem. Gal. 9:18,27 2. Promised to Abraham. Gen. 18:18 3. Promised to Isaac. Gen. 19:19 4. Promised to Jacob. Num. 24:17. 5. From the Tribe of Judah. Gen. 49:10 6. Heir of Davids Throne. Isa. 9:7. II: Place of Birth: 1. Not Rome. 2. Not Corinth. 3. Not Jerusalem. 4. But Bethlehem. “But thou Bethlehem Euphrates, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah yet out of thee shall be come forth…” Mic. 5:2 III: Manner of His Birth: 1. “Behold a Virgin shall conceive.” Isa. 7:14 2. Joseph believed it true. 3. Mary knew it was so. 4. Shepherds believed it. 5. Simeon of the Temple...
Christ in the Eternal Past
John 1:1-14, 17:5, Col. 1:17, 1:12-17, and Peter 1 1:18-20 “But thou Bethlehem, Ephrathah, which art little among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2. “O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the World was.” John 17:5 “Before the Foundation of the World.” Eph. 1:3-5 “The whole history of the future in all its details, the place of every person, the effect of every act, the course of all ages, the final and outcome of all, were known, considered, and arranged.” Patterson. I: “In the Beginning was the Word.” (Eternal Past). 1....
When Jesus Came
The Eternal Son of God Arrived in a Manger! Luke 2:1-18 I: God’s Announcement of His arrival. 1. Announced thru the Prophets. Isa. 9:6. 2. Announced to Zachariah. 3. Announced to Mary. 4. Announced to the Shepherds. 5. Announced to Wise Men of the East. 6. Announced to Simeon. 7. Announced to Anna. 8. God’s announcements were sent in simple language to dedicated people. II: What we Read about Him. 1. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… All things were made by Him.” John 1:1-3 2. “For thou lovest me before the Foundation of the World.” John 17:24. 3. “Hath in these last days spoken to us by His son, whom he hath appointed their of all things by whom also he made the...
The Promised Messiah
Gen. 3:1-24 I: In the Garden of Eden. 1. Here Man’s perfect setting should include him to worship God. 2. Here his schooling began. 3. His 1st lesson was obedience and Reverence. 4. The keeping of the garden was his charge, (The 1st thing given to man). 5. The Tree of Life was Adams gospel. 6. Perhaps we didn’t feel his need or had pride in his own sufficiency, or doubt as to the efficiency of the Tree, or was uncertain of the consequences. 7. Adam was left with the Will of God as his only guide. II: Mans Disobedience: Discontent, and Envy. 1. Satan’s approach: “Ye shall not surely die.” A question of God’s goodness. 2. Discontent is preparation for unbelief. 3. Coveting followed discontent. 4. Unbelief in God’s word. 5....
Wrapped in Swaddling Clothes
Luke 2:1-7, Cor. 2 8:9 “If you had $100.00 to give, who will you give it to?” Jake Bellow “Well might the sun be turned to dying embers, the Moon lose her beauty, the Stars cause to shine, or the Ocean lose her mystery as to read that the Son of God was born in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes. He who made darkness a swaddling band for the Seas was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.” Dr. R.E. Lee I: Gifts of Men. 1. Expensive and wrapped so. 2. Some will cost a small fortune. 3. The Credit Departments will do a landslide business. 4. Christians may be so pressed to pay Christmas bills that the Church of Christ will suffer with it’s bills. 5. Buy cash or buy time, expensive or inexpensive gifts will be...
Christ in the Manger
Each unspeakable gift. Isaiah 9:6, 31:2-3, Cor. 9:15 Amid the triumphant shouts of heavenly host, the Christ child entered the Earthly world. “Glory to God in the highest and on earth: Peace good will toward men.” Luke 2:14. Jesus came to fulfill God’s promise to a lost world. Acts 26:6 “In Him was life and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4, 3:16 I: God’s Gift was not Fancy Wrapped! Humiliation. 1. Born to poor parents that didn’t have prestige enough to get a room. 2. Born in a manger where cattle were lowing. 3. Destined to be a Carpenters’ son. 4. “He shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness, and when we shall see him, there...
