Witnessing That Wins Souls
Matthew 28:19-20 I: The Churches Witness: 1. The lost aren’t coming to church. 2. Lost never came in great numbers. 3. The Churches appeal too often is made to the Natural Man. 4. All other Institutions are making their appeal to the Natural Man. 5. To appeal to the Natural Man alone is to bring shame to the cause of Christ. II: A demand for Spiritual things must be created. 1. The Natural Man demands the things that are natural. 2. The Natural Man can’t understand spiritual things nor does he have a desire for such. 3. God must create the demand. III: How a Spiritual demand is created. 1. This is a merical against nature. 2. Christians are the channel through which this demand is created. 3. Only the Holy Spirit can convict and make man conscious of...
Ye are the Light of the World
John 1:1-14, Matthew 5:14-16 I: “And God saw the light that it was good.” 1. Light was good for it drove away darkness. 2. Light was good for it made life possible. 3. Light was good for it gave warmth to a cold world. 4. Light was good for it is clean. 5. Light is the power behind our insudtry. 6. Light makes life worth while and enjoyable. II “In the beginning was the word.” 1. The word was with God, and the word was God. 2. “All things were made by him.” 3. “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. To them gave He power to become the sons of God.” 4. “The word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” III: “He was not that light.” Cor. 2 4:3-7. 1. John came to bear witness of that...
What Think Ye of Christ
Matthew 22:41-46 I: Pharisees and Scribes sought to insnare Jesus. 1. They weren’t concerned with Truth. 2. They were more concerned with Tradition & Self. 3. The question of tribute to Caesar. 4. The question of whose wife will she be in Heaven. 5. The greatest commandment. II: Jesus asked them: “What think ye of Christ?” 1. Most people we meet have given some thought of Christ. 2. Is there a more important question today? 3. We ask this question about others. 4. It’s more important to know him than any other. 5. Not what you think of your petty traditions or hear say interpretations. 6. Not the many Churches and Denominations. III: What Others Thought of Jesus: His enemies thought: a. “This man receiveth sinners.” b....
Willfully Blind
Luke 16:19-31, Peter 2 3:1-7 Men have become masters at the art of closing their eyes to what they don’t wish to see. Things we are forced to look upon we try to kid ourselves into believing they aren’t so bad. The most dissappointed man in the World is the man who tries to make himself believe a lie. False religions spring up when men try to side step the facts of God’s word. Jesus told of theives that would try to climb into the fold. I: How can we be blind to immortality? 1. As sure as God made man, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, He made him for eternity. 2. The Scriptures tell us of life beyond the grave. 3. The Church is a testimony to life beyond the grave. 4. Every tribe, kindred, and tongue manifest a belief in life...
When Satan Makes His Bid
Isaiah 14:12-15, Job 1:6 I: Some Things We Know About Him: 1. He has personal characteristics, intelligence, memory, and knowledge. 2. Personal action: He speaks, he tempts, he accuses, he makes War, he has access to Heaven, he is active on Earth. II: The Character of Satan: 1. “He abode not in the truth.” John 8:44. “His heart was lifted up.” 2. Satan: 42 times he is called Satan which means “hater, enemy, or adversary.” Of all the evil passions of the soul, hate is the most terrible. One that hates has taken the 1st step to murder. 3. 35 times Devil is used, which means the “accuser, or slanderer.” Hebrew word means hairy goat – A spoiler, a defiler of that which is clean. 4. The Prince of the Power of the...
What Is Your Idealogy, God or Mannon
Matthew 6:19-34, Psalm 115:1-9 Gods that have eyes but see not, ears but hear not. “Show me the Idol of Youth and I can tell you the future of a Nation.” I: The American Idols: 1. Men of wealth and power. 2. The much married woman of Hollywood. 3. The Profession that will pay the most with the least amount of training. 4. “This has been the greatest year for Whiskey consumption in California.” II: “Wake up!” Pittsburg Press. Jan. 16, 1961: 1. “America is at War, a war we are losing because we aren’t fighting.” 2. “We are under attack by godless Communism and godless Materalism on the home front.” 3. “It’s an idealogical War!” We are losing because we have no ideals to really move...