The Word became Flesh
John 1:1, 7:45-53 I: How Much is a Man’s Word Worth? 1. No more than the man himself. 2. A man is as good as his word. 3. “His word is his bond.” (Will Rogers) 4. Some Man’s words are like the morning dew, like clouds without water. 5. A man’s reputation affects his power with words. 6. “I give you my word.” ought to have the whole man behind it. 7. It’s real refreshing to hear men speak and match words with living. 8. A mealy-mouth, double tongued world needs men of their word to point the way to God! II: “Never a Man Speak like this Man!” John 6:46 1. His words startled them in their attempts to arrest him. 2. They came to capture Him and were captured by Him. 3. Jesus is God’s final word to this...
The Influence of the Home
The Power of influence from the home cannot be measured by wealth, knowledge, or prestige, but by the kind of children it produces. Col. 3:18-21, Eph. 5:22-23, and 6:1-4 I: The Home Ordained to Teach a relationship with God. 1. The ancient laws made every father a Priest in his own home. a. Adam was to teach his family. b. Job sacrificed for his children. c. Abraham was priest in his house. d. Israel were to teach in the home by clothing worn, eating habits, conduct, farming the land, and even printing scriptures on the door post. 2. Religious teaching is more important than food, shelter, or clothing. II: God Left Us Definite Orders Concerning the Home. Eph. 5:25-33 1. “Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” 2....
The Manger Divides Eternity
John 1:1-4, 17:1-5 Heb. 13:8, Luke 2:1-16, Issiah 40:9-12 I: “In the Beginning.” 1. When darkness covered the deep and the Earth was in Chaos, He was there. Before anything was created, He was there. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 2. Jesus said unto them. “Verily, Verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58. 3. “And now O Father, glorify thou me with thine ownself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” John 17:5. 4. “For thou lovest me before the world was.” John 17:24. 5. “By Him were all things created that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or demotions or principalities or powers; all...
The Eternal Christ
Christ has been a most disturbing fact in the lives of men and Nations for 2,000 yrs. John 1:1-14, John 17:1-5, Rev. 1:1-15 The book of Hebrews causes us to take a new look at His past, present and future. “If any man will do his Will.” John 7:17 I: “In the Beginning.” 1. Was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2. The 1st fact known to man is in the beginning. When one thinks back to the unbegun beginning, he becomes face to face with God. 3. Genesis takes us back to creation. John takes us back to the Creator. 4. Here in the unbegun beginning stands Christ. 5. Under the shadow of the Cross: “Oh Father, glorify me with tine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world...
The Spirit of Christmas.
Do you feel like Christmas? What is the Christmas Spirit? Luke 2:1-15 I: For the World: 1. Material world moves to a steady hum. 2. Not a Nation goes untouched. 3. Most families are effected. 4. Communist Nations were forced to bring Santa back. II: The Christmas Spirit of Christ. 1. “For we know the grace of our Lord Jesus sakes he became poor.” Cor. 2 8:9 2. He gave up the glories of Heaven for the poverty of Earth. 3. He gave up the praise of angels for the curses of men. 4. He came to seek and to save. 5. His message was “Fear not.” 6. He brought good tidings to a world tired and discouraged. 7. He brought joy to all people. III: The World could not Ignore Him. 1. He was the turning point of all time. 2. The highest point of all...
The Christmas Spirit.
(Flying over Bangor Main, Massachusetts, New York, Baltimore, and Nashville — Dec. 7, 1972). Luke 1:76-80, 2:1-15 I: Christmas Spirit of the World. Business Picks Up! 1. For many it is found in a bottle of a Cocktail glass. 2. The spirit of giving and receiving. 3. A time to go in debt for Perishable Gifts. A time to go home, a time to welcome home. 4. A Spirit of Good Will. 5. A time to change Scrooge. II: Christmas Spirit of God. 1. “For God so loved… that He gave.” 2. The gift cost more than all the worlds wealth. His only son. 3. A spirit of seeking. 4. A time to dispel fear, “Fear not.” 5. A time of good tidings, good news. 6. A time for the whole earth to clap its hands with joy. III: Therefore the Spirit of Christmas...
Every Member in His Place.
Cor. 12:1-31 The Healthy Body – (Homers) I: There are Many Gifts, but the Same Spirit. 1. Not everyone is an administrator, (Manager). 2. No one can fill every place of operation (work). 3. Not everyone has wisdom, knowledge, faith, etc. 4. The Holy Spirit gives these gifts as he sees fit, and no man can grasp them for himself nor give them to others. 5. We have no right to choose the gift we want. II: By 1 Spirit We are Baptized into 1 body. 1. The Church is to function as a perfect body. 2. We all came into the body the same way regardless of race, creed, or color. 3. The body is made up of many members: a. The human body consists of many parts. b. Every part is needful. III: There is No Place for Self-depreciation or Envy. 1. The foot cannot say,...
Husband, Wife, and Christian Home
“The beginning of every honored Institutions on Earth is at the Family Hearth.” The pools of state and Local Government reach back into the home. The attitudes toward life and all its relationships come from the home. The 1st Nursery was a home, the 1st School was a home, the 1st Hospital was a home, the 1st Manufacturing Establishment was in the home. The 1st religious Institution was the home. We as a Nation can never rise about the Spiritual Lever of our home.” Matt. 24:27 Dr. Perry Webb — San Antonio, Texas. Missionaries, the best witness we give is in the qualities of our homes. The Home is our 1st line of defense (The Great Wall of China). The 1st Home established by God in a simple Wedding Ceremony. Dr. Elder: “A friend...
God’s Beautiful Woman
The test of real beauty Proverbs 31:10-31 I: King Lemuel’s Mother’s Council 1. Find a virtuous woman — her price is far above rubies. 2. Her husband trusts her. 3. She is industrious. 4. She has compassion for the needy. 5. She is confident in her care for her own. 6. Strength and honor is her best clothing. 7. She has control of her language. 8. Wisdom and kindness is in her tongue. 9. Her children rise up and called her blessed, her husband also. “Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain.” Proverbs 31:30, Tim. 1 2:9, and Peter 1 3:3. II: Peter’s Description of the Beautiful Woman. 1. Subject, submissive to husband. 2. A life so dedicated to God that a lost husband can be saved, ex: Mrs. Pat Boone. 3. Chaste: Pure in respect...
The Qualifications of a Godly Mother
Prov. 31:10-31, Peter 1 3:1-8 I: “Who can Find a Virtuous Woman?” the Search. 1. Something to search for. 2. Must possess a definite quality. 3. Virtue is requires; (strength of character, moral standards, a chaste countenance). 4. Her price is far above rubies. II: The Heart of her Husband doth Safely, Trust in her. 1. He trusted her to do him good. 2. He trusted her to conduct herself right. 3. He trusted her speech in Public and Private. 4. He can trust her to choose good friends. III: “Her Compassion Looketh Well to the Ways of her Household as a Mother.” 1. “She eats not the bread of idleness.” 2. “She rises while it is yet night.” 3. “Her candle goeth not out by night.” 4. “She is not...
The Pilgrims
1. Sought religious livery in England & Holland. 2. Left Plymouth Harbor in September 1620. Landed at Cape Cod Nov. 9th after 65 days in the crowded quarters of the Mayflower. 3. They had hoped to land farther South and in much more favorable surroundings. 4. After 2 days of earnest prayer, the Pilgrims decided to seek a place to build near Plymouth Harbor. 5. From the Delaware to the Arctic, they had only the Indians and Barren cold country. 6. They sought a fit harbor, sweet water, and suitable building space. 7. They found an abandoned Indian Village with a supply of corn. 8. On December 23, they started cutting trees to build. Cold winds and driving rain hindered. 9. John Alden, John Carver, William Brewster, William Mullions, William Bradford, Samuel...
Light
Light is essential to life both physical and spiritual. Gen. 1:1-5, Cor. 2 4:6, Matt. 5:14-16 I: “The Spirit of God Moved upon the Face of the Waters.” 1. Here we have a dark picture of chaos where God alone can work and put things in place. 2. With the theory of Evolution starting here, eternity wouldn’t be long enough to bring order. 3. God alone can bring order out of such a world and he alone can bring order to a sin-sick person. II: “And God said Let There Be Light.” 1. Here we have light without the sun. a. The lights of the great North. b. The Phosphorous Lights of the low lands. c. The Lightening bug (Light without heat). 2. Light has physical traits. a. It can be divided. b. Every metal gives off its individual...
