The Mark of Blood
Lev. 8:22-24, Exodus 11:4-7, 12:12-13, & 29-30 The marks of distinction, wealth, clothes, prestige, lodge, etc… The two women from India. “The blood of Jesus Christ, His son cleanseth us from all sin.” John 1 1:7. “We have redemption through His blood.” Col. 1:14. Mr. Stuart of Christian Commission in World War I (The Password). I: “Without the Shedding of Blood.” 1. The life is in the blood. 2. Cain refused the blood. 3. The Isralites were taught the significance of the blood. 4. Jesus shed the blood that cleansed once for all. II: The Blood Mark: 1. Blood mark upon the ear that it might hear for God. 2. Blood upon the hand that it might act only for God. 3. Blood upon the feet that they might be found in the way of...
“The Works of the Lord in the Deep”
Psalm 107:1-32 I: “Oh That Men Would Praise the Lord for His Goodness.” 1. “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” a. “They wondered in the wilderness in a solitary way — they found no city to dwell it.” b. “Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.” c. “Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble.” 2. “He satisfieth the longing soul.” a. “Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.” b. “They rebelled against the words of God.” c. “He brought down their heart with labor.” d. “Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble. 3. “He hath broken the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron in sunder.” a. “Fools...
There Was A Man Sent From God
John 1:6-9 1. God Sent A Man to Prepare the Way: a. His birth was a miracle. b. His training was in the wilderness. c. His message was different. d. His life was short but true. 2. Augustus and the Roman Empire: a. Israel was looking for help. b. The Roman government prepared roads and made them safe to travel. c. The Greeks prepared the language. d. Augustus sent out the orders to be taxed. 3. In the Fullness of Time: a. Men were hopeless and helpless in sin. b. Prophecy caused them to look for a King. c. John decreased and Jesus increased. d. His life was short, but it changed the course of the world, and gave hope to lost man and made Heaven rejoice.
“That I May Know Him”
Phil. 3:1-10 I: “And Have My Confidence in the Flesh.” 1. To know the power of sin makes us to love confidence in the flesh. 2. Paul could have boasted in the flesh verses 4-6. 3. But “There I counted lost for Christ.” 4. The knowledge outweighed all his fleshly boasting. 5. “I have suffered the loss of all things and do count them, but during, that I may win Christ.” II: “That I May Know Him.” 1. That I may know the power of his resurrection. 2. “The fellowship of his suffering.” 3. “Made comfortable unto his death.” III: Christ is the Answer. 1. He is the answer to a sin rich world. 2. He is the answer to every sorrow. 3. He is the answer to every broken heart. 4. He is the answer to every...
The Ecclesia of God
Cor. 1 1:1-2 Scriptural Context: Paul addresses a letter to the church of God at Corinth. I: The Letter Was to the Church of God. 1. It was not addressed to an individual but to an organized called out people of God. 2. Paul dealt with individuals in the church membership. 3. “There are two senses in which the word church is used: a. All believers, whether they are thought of as existing on earth, or on earth and in Heaven at any particular time, or as the total assembly of the redeemed in the life to come. Eph. 5:25-27. b. The great majority of New Testament passages indicate a local body composed of believers in Jesus Christ who are associated together for the cultivation of the christian life, the maintenance of the ordiances and discipline, and for the...
The Wisdom of Man
Cor. 1 1:17-31 I: Man’s Wisdom Hides the Cross of Christ. 1. Not by night nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of host. 2. Our leaders in the schools of our land have hid the cross by the wisdom of man. 3. “The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness.” 4. God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. (Job 38). 5. The wisdom of the world can never know God except thru the preaching of the cross. 6. Jews require a sign and Greeks seek after wisdom. 7. The power and wisdom of God is manifested in the cross of Christ. II: The Foolishness of God is Wiser Than Men. 1. Not many wise, not many noble, not many mighty according to the flesh. a. It was foolish Israel to leave by the Red Sea in to a howling wilderness. b. It...