The Child Grew & Waxed Strong
Luke 1:80, 2:40 What would we know of the Christmas story if the child had never grown into manhood and died on the Cross? It is also said of John that he grew and waxed strong in the Spirit and the Grace of God was upon him. Luke 1:80 I: There is no room for arrested growth if the grace of God is to be upon us. 1. The baby must advance beyond the bassinette beyond the baby bed and venture beyond the 4 walls of home. 2. He must learn more than cooing and crying. 3. His continued growth will lesson the burden of those that care for him. 4. If he remains on baby food, talks baby talk, and depends upon others, he becomes a dwarf. We all love new-born babies, but our heart would be broken if told they would never grow. II: “The child grew and waxed...
The Sign of the Potters House
Jeremiah 18:1-12, Timothy 2 2:15-24 I: “He wrought a work on the wheels.” 1. The clay 1st was taken from the pit. 2. Then cleaned of impurities. 3. Placed on the wheel. 4. Molded by the Potters hand. II: The Vessel was marred. 1. Some impurity caused a mar. 2. It wasn’t appliable. 3. It was unfit for service. “I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” Cor. 1 9:27. III: He made it again. 1. He crushed and reworked the clay. “And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children. My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him. For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth...
The Rose of Sharon
Genesis 1:11-13 God has a wealth of blessings stored in the grass, herb, and fruit tree. I: Grass, (5,000 species): 1. What would our world be without grass? 2. Grass has blessed man wherever he lives. 3. Grass clothes the Earth with coats of green, blue, brown, etc. 4. It feeds the wild and tame beast alike. 5. The grass of by-gone years bless thru coal, etc. 6. “You never miss the water till the well goes dry.” (Texans). II: Herb. 1. His word was made popular by the old-fashioned Medicine show. 2. It gives us food for our bodies. 3. From it comes medicine. 4. It holds healing in its leaves or roots. III: Fruit Trees: 1. What would man do without them? 2. Apples, peaches, plums, pears, apricots, etc. 3. Wherever man goes and settles there is some...
True Security
Acts 6:1-8 It is next to impossible to help one who doesn’t believe there is anything wrong with him. If he feels there is no need for health, finances, moral or spiritual, than you wast time in trying to help him. I: Israels False Securities: 1. We are the children of Abraham. a. God has always favored us. b. Why should God cease to favor us? c. Other nations were the ones God punished. 2. It was a time of peace abroad, (Peace, peace when there was no peace). a. Military victories filled the people with pride. b. They had the best! 3. Prosperity – Luxury was the rule of the day. 4. Luxury and ease was their aim in life. a. Put away the evil day. b. Lie upon beds of ivory. c. Eat lambs and calves. d. Chant to the sound of Viol. e. Drink wine. f. Not...
The Ungodly Are Not So
Psalm 1:1-6, 37:1-40 I: The Contrast: 1. The godly man guards his direction, leisure, company, and loves to meditate on the Word of God. 2. The ungodly are unattached, lost as to direction, blown by the storms of life, and the wrath of God. 3. One loves God, the other self. II: The Portrait of the godly man. Psalm 37 1. “Trust in the Lord and do good … thou shalt be fed.” vs. 3. 2. “Cease from anger and forsake wrath; fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.” vs. 8. 3. “Delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” vs. 11. 4. “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.” vs. 23. 5. “The end of that man is peace.” vs. 37. III: “The Ungodly aren’t so.” 1. “Ungodly”...