Holy Spirit and Spirit
“There are 2 ways of testing a religion: one is to investigate its views, the other is to examine its power.” I: The Gospel is Power: 1. Power to save. 2. “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” 3. “Ye shall be witnesses unto me.” 4. “In Jerusalem, and in all of Judea, and in Samaria.” 5. “And unto the uttermost part of the Earth.” 6. Tho they had spent years with the Master Teacher, they needed more that they had to perform the task set before them. II: “Christ in You the Hope of Glory.” 1. “He shall be with you and shall be in you.” John 14:15 a. “In all man-made religions, God is on the outside of the individual a being to appeased.” b....
“It is I”
Acts 23:1-11, Matthew 14:22-33 “We speak our not to Communisim, when we say our yes to Christ.” Hemmingway: “It is time America realized that we are in a battle for the eharts and minds of men and that this is a Spiritual battle.” “One-third of our Church Members contradict the teachings of the Church by their very lives.” Dr. Criswell: “When the World is at its worst we must be at our best.” Dr. R.G. Lee “We hear the Gospel by bucket-fulls and live it by the drop.” I: We Must Realize the danger We Face. 1. The Disciples were in danger of accepting the Spirit of the Crowd, (They would make Jesus King). 2. They were in danger of the Sea where they were familiar. 3. They were in danger because their...
Men Who Dare for God
Acts 15:22-29, Heb. 11:32-40 Our trouble today is Pygmies in a world of crisis. Dr. Theodore Speers said on Aug. 11, 1946, at the Central Presbyterian Church: Much of the World’s Misery is caused by childish adults, self conscious, self-important, unwillingness to accept responsibility, always present to throw sand in the wheels of progress and growth. (R.G. Lee’s description of Mediocrity — pg. 129) Mr. Woods-worth on Mediocrity in Religion: “Shallow streams of piety that flows on Sabbath Days a fresher course.” Vance Harner: “Salvation has become a night cap instead of a helmet. We have those in our churches who have plenty of sentiment but no sacrifice; who sing lustily in the World all week, the kind of people who, when...
Messengers of the Good News
Acts 8:4-8 I: “They that Were Scattered.” 1. These were blood bought slaves. 2. They had of their own free wills chosen to be servants of Christ. 3. Everything was to come under His control. 4. They had witnessed miracles and some had seen Jesus after the Resurrection. 5. They had witnessed a tremendous growth in the local Church. 6. They were commissioned to tell the whole world about Jesus. II: “Scattered.” 1. “At that time there was great persecution against the church.” 2. Their peaceful waters were stirred. 3. What they would not do willingly, God allowed Satan to make them willing. God’s people are always in danger of complacency. 4. People were dying in Sin while their people kept the good news from them. III:...
Not Now
Acts 24:1-24 I: Paul on Trial before Felix: 1. The High Priest came with others. 2. Their burning desire was to see Paul killed. 3. They brought an Orator Tertulles to speak for them. 4. Paul accused of being: “A Pestilent disturber of the peace, Nazareth sect.” “He was on the point of discerning the Temple.” 5. Paul’s defense: No flattery of Felix, his personal testimony, his denial of the accusations. He accused the Jews of falling short of Gods Will for them. 6. Felix adjourned the Case. II: 2 Men on Trial: 1. Felix “Happy” was a freed slave that exercised the authority of a King with the Spirit of a slave. He was cruel and immoral. 2. Felix was a man of Perpetual Compromise. 3. Felix trembled while Paul reasoned with...