The Unexpected Hour
Peter 2 3:1-17, Thessalonians 1 4:13-18 I: The World will know that there is a difference. 1. Just as sure as he made a difference in Egypt. 2. At the Red Sea or the River Jordan. 3. There will be a difference in the Jails. 4. In the Hospital, there will be a change. 5. There will be a tremendous change in some mortuaries. 6. The far-flung battle fields and Military grave yards. 7. Tombstones will be a mockery. II: “For this they are willingly ignorant of.” 1. Scoffers walking after their own lust. 2. Where is the promise of his coming? 3. The Heavens are reserved against the day of fire. 4. The Lord isn’t slack concerning His promises, if He promises destruction, it will come. 5. “As a thief in the night.” III: “What manner of...
The Mark of Blood
Exodus 11:4-7, 12:12, 13:29-30, and Leviticus 8:22-24 The marks of discintcion, wealth, clothes, presteige, lodge, etc. The 2 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.” Colossians 1:14. (Mr. Stuart of Christian Commission in WWI, The Password.) I: “Without the Shedding of Blood.” 1. The life is in the blood. 2. Cain refused the blood. 3. The Israelites 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...
The Law Was Our School Master
Galatians 3:1-29 In the 2nd chapter, Paul tells the Galatians they are justified by faith and not by works. He also warned of the danger of falling under the Law of Works. I: What moved you to depart from the Faith? 1. Someone has bewitched you into foolishness. 2. The Holy Spirit came not by law. 3. Miracles of the Spirit aren’t by law. 4. Gifts of the Spirit aren’t by law. II: Abraham wasn’t justified nor called righteous by the works of the Law. 1. He believed God, (Faith). 2. They which are of faith are His children. 3. “No man is justified by the Law in the sight of God.” 4. “The just shall live by faith.” III: Why did God give the Law? 1. The Law was added because of transgressions. a. The Law was given to convince...
The Land of Forgetfulness
Leviticus 16:20-28 Context: The great day of atonement, death of Aarons sons, Gods way of worship followed completely. I: Aaron, the highest priest. 1. Clothed in simple linen. 2. The animals to be sacrificed are brought before the Tabernacle. 3. A sacrifice for Aaron and his family. 4. A sacrifice for the people. II: Aaron confeses the sins of Israel upon the head of the Scapegoat. 1. The people stood in Reverence as Aaron confessed their sins. 2. All their sins were placed upon the goats head. 3. Not a single Israelite could atone for his own sins. III: The Goat taken to the Wilderness: 1. He bore their sins to a land where no man could find them. 2. A great day came to a close with the disappearance of the scapegoat. 3. Every Israelite turned to his house with...
The Needs of A Boy
Ephesians 6:1-4 I: The needs of a boy are many. 1. There are the many needs of his baby life. 2. Those needs change and enlarge as he grows older: Knife, slingshot, bicycle, waggon, etc. 3. His need for different food and clothing began to change. 4. He needs companions, play, and guidance. II: Every boy needs a storehouse of memories. 1. Memories of duties well performed. 2. Memories of failure and success. 3. Memories of a dad that loved, guided, and led toward the highest ideals of life. 4. Memories of the pleasures of a well organized Christian home, (Old Oken Bucket) pg. 183. III: Every boy needs a Christian Father. 1. Because his father is ideal and pattern. 2. His life will be influenced by the way daddy leads. 3. He will remember more by example than...
The Ecclesia of God
Cor. 1 1:1-2 I: The letter was to the Church of God. 1. It wasn’t 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 2 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.” Ephesians 5:25-27. b. E.Y. Mullins: “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 ordinnces and discipline, and for the propagation of the...