The Influence of the Home
The Power of influence from the home cannot be measured by wealth, knowledge, or prestige, but by the kind of children it produces. Col. 3:18-21, Eph. 5:22-23, and 6:1-4 I: The Home Ordained to Teach a relationship with God. 1. The ancient laws made every father a Priest in his own home. a. Adam was to teach his family. b. Job sacrificed for his children. c. Abraham was priest in his house. d. Israel were to teach in the home by clothing worn, eating habits, conduct, farming the land, and even printing scriptures on the door post. 2. Religious teaching is more important than food, shelter, or clothing. II: God Left Us Definite Orders Concerning the Home. Eph. 5:25-33 1. “Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” 2....
The Manger Divides Eternity
John 1:1-4, 17:1-5 Heb. 13:8, Luke 2:1-16, Issiah 40:9-12 I: “In the Beginning.” 1. When darkness covered the deep and the Earth was in Chaos, He was there. Before anything was created, He was there. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 2. Jesus said unto them. “Verily, Verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58. 3. “And now O Father, glorify thou me with thine ownself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” John 17:5. 4. “For thou lovest me before the world was.” John 17:24. 5. “By Him were all things created that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or demotions or principalities or powers; all...
The Eternal Christ
Christ has been a most disturbing fact in the lives of men and Nations for 2,000 yrs. John 1:1-14, John 17:1-5, Rev. 1:1-15 The book of Hebrews causes us to take a new look at His past, present and future. “If any man will do his Will.” John 7:17 I: “In the Beginning.” 1. Was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2. The 1st fact known to man is in the beginning. When one thinks back to the unbegun beginning, he becomes face to face with God. 3. Genesis takes us back to creation. John takes us back to the Creator. 4. Here in the unbegun beginning stands Christ. 5. Under the shadow of the Cross: “Oh Father, glorify me with tine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world...
The Spirit of Christmas.
Do you feel like Christmas? What is the Christmas Spirit? Luke 2:1-15 I: For the World: 1. Material world moves to a steady hum. 2. Not a Nation goes untouched. 3. Most families are effected. 4. Communist Nations were forced to bring Santa back. II: The Christmas Spirit of Christ. 1. “For we know the grace of our Lord Jesus sakes he became poor.” Cor. 2 8:9 2. He gave up the glories of Heaven for the poverty of Earth. 3. He gave up the praise of angels for the curses of men. 4. He came to seek and to save. 5. His message was “Fear not.” 6. He brought good tidings to a world tired and discouraged. 7. He brought joy to all people. III: The World could not Ignore Him. 1. He was the turning point of all time. 2. The highest point of all...
The Christmas Spirit.
(Flying over Bangor Main, Massachusetts, New York, Baltimore, and Nashville — Dec. 7, 1972). Luke 1:76-80, 2:1-15 I: Christmas Spirit of the World. Business Picks Up! 1. For many it is found in a bottle of a Cocktail glass. 2. The spirit of giving and receiving. 3. A time to go in debt for Perishable Gifts. A time to go home, a time to welcome home. 4. A Spirit of Good Will. 5. A time to change Scrooge. II: Christmas Spirit of God. 1. “For God so loved… that He gave.” 2. The gift cost more than all the worlds wealth. His only son. 3. A spirit of seeking. 4. A time to dispel fear, “Fear not.” 5. A time of good tidings, good news. 6. A time for the whole earth to clap its hands with joy. III: Therefore the Spirit of Christmas...
Every Member in His Place.
Cor. 12:1-31 The Healthy Body – (Homers) I: There are Many Gifts, but the Same Spirit. 1. Not everyone is an administrator, (Manager). 2. No one can fill every place of operation (work). 3. Not everyone has wisdom, knowledge, faith, etc. 4. The Holy Spirit gives these gifts as he sees fit, and no man can grasp them for himself nor give them to others. 5. We have no right to choose the gift we want. II: By 1 Spirit We are Baptized into 1 body. 1. The Church is to function as a perfect body. 2. We all came into the body the same way regardless of race, creed, or color. 3. The body is made up of many members: a. The human body consists of many parts. b. Every part is needful. III: There is No Place for Self-depreciation or Envy. 1. The foot cannot say,...