Where is the Lamb
Genesis 22:1-14 I: God Tested Abraham: 1. God’s children are tested by trials and temptations. 2. Satan attacks from every point. 3. But when God himself tests us it’s to bring out the best in us and glorify His name. 4. Abraham had come to the greatest testing of his life. II: God laid His had on Abraham’s most precious possession. 1. “Here am I.” Abraham wasn’t out of place. 2. “Take your son.” The gift God had given him. 3. “Go to the land of Moriah and offer him as a burn offering.” III: “Where is the lamb, God will provide?” 1. “I and the lad will go yonder and worship and come again to you.” Hebrews 11:19. 2. Abraham was called on to give more than lip service. James 2:21....
Where is the Guest Chamber
Hebrews 13:2, Mark 14:12-17 Many a home has entertained angels unaware. I: Hospitality in the Old Testament: 1. Abraham made his tent a place of hospitality. 2. The widow of Zarephath shared a handful of meal and a little oil. 3. The Shunanmite woman said: “Let us make a little chamber.” II: Many homes were opened to Jesus. 1. He had no home to call his own. 2. He was invited to the wedding at Cana. 3. He was visiting in Peter’s home when he healed his mother-in-law. 4. Zacchaeus entertained the Master. 5. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus made their home a place for Jesus to come. III: Where is the Guest Chamber? 1. Paul Brutien – 98 Churches, only 4 homes invited him as guest. 2. Rev. Jackson of Brazil, 2 California homes. 3. 25,000 Chinese...
What Went Ye out For to See
Matthew 11:1-14 Context: John sent from prison to ask Jesus a question that had began to bear upon him. I: The man called John Baptist. 1. He was a cousin to Jesus. 2. He was a child of Promise. 3. He was possessed by the one idea of preparing the way for the Lord. 4. His appearance was rugged, his speach was plain, and his heart was on fire. II: What was there to cause the people to go out into the Wilderness to hear him? 1. There was a General looking for the appearance of a Prophet. 2. His message was heart searching. 3. He was a country Preacher. III: John was stable in an unstable Generation. 1. He wasn’t a reed shaken by every wind. 2. He wasn’t like Reuben. 3. He wasn’t “tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of...
The Holy Spirit
Acts 1:1-5 I: A Person: 1. Not an it, but a person. He can be grieved, rejected, blasphemed, and received. 2. He is always a symble of Power. 3. The spirit of God in action. II: O Testament: 1. Present in creation – Booded over creation. 2. The breath of life breathed into man. 3. Clothed himself with Gedion, came upon others. 4. Job said: “The breath of the Almighty hath given me life.” III: The Holy Spirit and the Christian: 1. Promised in: In their darkest hour, John 14:26, 16:6-15. 2. The Comforter, Teacher, and Reminder. John 14:26. 3. Would come when Jesus left! Jesus walked with them, the Holy Spirit would dwell within them. John 16:6. a. He would convict the World of sin – Cindy. b. He would convict the World of righteousness. c....
Victory Through Christ
Romans 8:37 I: Victory Through His Word: 1. The early Christians recognized the Word of God as being literally the message, plan, and command of God. 2. It was a faith more rock like than any human certainly. 3. Their lives demonstrated Faith against a Pagan background. II: Victory through Love: 1. From every walk of life He called them with words of love. 2. They loved one another, their fellowship and their church with an unquenchable love. 3. They loved a lost and dying world, from door to door, from crowds to individuals, from city to country, from Kingdom to kingdom. 4. Their entier attitude was changed by love. III: Victory through Joy: 1. Christianity was full of joy, but never a joy ride. 2. Not a performance to please an external God, but indwelt by the...
Tithe in the Old Testament
Malachi 3:7-18, Leviticus 27:30-34 I: This is the sore sport in Stewardship: 1. If a man is right on this question, he is usually faithful in all his Stewardship. 2. What is money? Metal, silver, gold, and copper. 3. It’s a medium of exchange. 4. It’s a standard of value. 5. Money is coined personality, it represents a certain amount of my time and talent. 6. “The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” Timothy 1 6:10. II: The Tithe keeps a proper attitude as to who owns this old world. 1. An ancient custom of Pagan people. Egypt, Babylon, Cyrus, Clay tablets found in Assyria and Egypt tell of tithing, 3,800 yrs. before Christ. 2. The Patriarchs: a. Abraham tithed to Melchezdek, (Why)? b. Jacob vowed to tithe when he felt lonely...