A Man of Prayer and Purpose
I: He purposed in his heart. 1. Not to defile himself. 2. Prayed for wisdom. 3. Refused to worship strange Gods. 4. Unmoved by wealth or power. 5. The only fault his enemies found was that he found time for prayer. II: He was a man of prayer. 1. He prayed in his house. 2. He prayed in secret. 3. He knealed in prayer 3 times a day. 4. He prayed with his household. 5. He opened his windows toward Jeresulam. III: He found help in time of need. 1. He faced the issue unmoved. 2. He left the issue with God. 3. He won a king and pointed a kingdom to God.
A King Prepares for a Revival
Chronicles 2 29:1-8, 29:20, 29:25-29, and 29:31-36 I: The 1st thing he did was to open the doors of God’s house. 1. The doors were locked and in need of repair. 2. The lamps were out and needed to be lit 3. Incense was not burnt and there was a musty smell. 4. The priest and Levites were moved away and many had turned to farming. 5. All these Hezekiah determined to set in their proper place. II: Hezekiah prepares for a Revival. 1. The groves were cut down and idols in public places were destroyed. 2. The Priest and Levites were called to clean the House of God (16 days). 3. Those who ruled over the people were called to get right with God first. 29:20 4. The musicians and singers were sanctified and set in their place. 29:25-29 5. The congregation came to...
A Clean Heart
Mark 7:21-23 “Where your treasure is there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:34 “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his statue; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth, for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” Sam. 1 16:7 I: The physical heart: 1. Beats from 60-80 times a minute, 4,320 times an hour, 100,000 times a day, 40 million times a year. Exerts enough energy every 24 hours to raise a 2 lb. weight 12 miles into the air. 2. The capillaries laid side by side would extend around the world 4 times. 3. Equivalent to 10 tons of blood forced thru the body every 24 hours. 4. 5,000,000 little boats called corpuscles loading and unloading, fighting, dividing, uniting, carrying on the war against...
Ye Shall Be Witnesses
Acts 1:1-11, 2:22-33, John 20:30-31, and 21:25 If you were being tried for being a Christian. I: What is A Witness? 1. “One who gives his Testimony to the truth at the expense of his life.” 2. Witness comes from “Mart Us!” Myrtle. 3. Jewish Law condemned false witness as well as one that held back part of the truth. 4. One that was there when it happened. “Ye are witnesses of these things.” II: They Witnessed to: 1. Immortality of the soul, Resurrection. 2. Vanity of material things. 3. The satisfying nature of Christianity. 4. Guilt and danger of sinners. 5. Love of Christ. 6. Necessity of the New Birth. III: Every Christian is A Witness. “My business.” 1. We are witnesses for good or bad. 2. If the Courts...
Without A Vision
Proverbs 29:18, Acts 26:19, and Amos 8:11-12 The future belongs to men of Vision. There are different types of visions, but a vision reveals the things of God. Where there was a lack of the hearing, the Word of God there was no vision. Napoleon said that Men of Vision ruled the World. I: Without A Vision Life Loses its Drive and Purpose. 1. When the Children of Israel lost their vision of the Promise Land, they grumbled and complained. a. When their Vision of a land of Milk and Honey faded, they lusted for the flesh pots of Egypt. b. The 10 spies looked upon walled Cities and Giants until they lost sight of the Land and of God. c. When there came a growth of the Word of God, they became Captives of Babylon. 2. The Church became weak and helpless when she...
Where is Our Treasure?
Acts 2:1-7, 41-47 In a Hell-bound World, we hear too many trumpets giving an uncertain sound. Too many Churches and too many Christians aren’t sure just where our treasures are. I: Where are the Preacher’s Treasures? 1. The Material World claims many. 2. Sugar coated preaching make many helpless. 3. A message that’s debatable loses its power. 4. Sometimes I wonder if we aren’t as a little child picking up pebbles or building sand-castles on the Beach when Oceans lie before us. II: Where are the Churches Treasures? 1. She has her finest building and greatest incomes of all time. 2. Yet she has hardly tapped God’s tenth of God’s people. 3. Too often she fears opposition and retreats rather than fight. 4. Too often we fail to stop...