“I Saw Thee”
John 1:43-50 “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro thru out the whole Earth.” Chron. 2 16:9 I: God Knows Our Thoughts. Heb. 4:12 1. The words that the King of Syria whispered in his tent were revealed to Elisha. 2. Jesus read the thoughts of the Pharisees (women taken in Adultery). 3. He knows when we say one thing and think another. 4. Being able to read our thoughts he knows the motive behind what we do. (The professor went to bed). II: God Hears Every Word We Speak. 1. Words spoken in the closet are heard. 2. Words of Gossip whispered over the back fence he does hear. 3. He does hear the hard, harsh cutting words. 4. He hears the filthy stories that pass the lips of men. “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be...
“I am come in My Fathers Name”
John 5:39-47 The meaning of this name caused the Jews to seek the death of Jesus. vs. 18 I: What this Name Meant to One Man. 1. What Jesus did to that man and what he said about it cost him his life. 2. He saw a man, he knew, he acted. 3. “Take up thy bed and walk. 4. “The Jews sought more to kill him.” vs. 18 The God is dead. People ignore the changed lives of people that have ignored the Healed man and met Jesus. Their Theology blinded them to God. II: “My Father Worketh …” 1. Jesus said that God had not rested since man has been burdened with sin and its effect. 2. “And I work.” Jesus 3. Sin in the Human Race broke in upon Gods rest. III: “He Claimed Equality of God.” vs. 17 Proof, Scriptures,...
Home Sweet Home?
“Is it well wit thee? is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child?” Kings 2 4:26 Are we making a success of our homes? “Train up a child in the way he should go.” Christianity in the home will settle the destiny of the Nation. The greatest need of America is solid Christian homes. Prov. 22:6 “I have no faith in a woman that will talk about Heaven and make Hell out of her home with an old gating-gun tongue.” B.S. “I believe that the downfall of most men and women can be traced to some defect in the home.” “Obedience to the Laws of God and Man are taught in the home.” Billy Sunday I: How Shall We Train Our Children? 1. Shall we leave it to the schools? Shall we leave it to the Church, or shall...
He that Loveth His Life Shall Lose It
John 12:20-27 To often we refuse to do the unpleasant task because there is a more pleasant and easier way to please self. The Greeks were knocking at his door for admission. Sheep of another folded. I: “Now is My Soul Troubled.” 1. The burdens of a lost world. 2. The grain of wheat must be planted. His life to be given for others. 3. A shameful death, the agony of separation from the Father. 4. He was walking with: Abraham to Mt. Moriah, a. Setting with Job on the ash heap. b. With David as he wept for Absolem. c. Elijah under the Juniper Tree. d. With Jeremiah as he watched a Nation die. 5. It is questionable if any life reaches its prime, or unfolds its beauty until there has dark valley crossed with cries of pain and the soul has tasted the cup of...
God’s Christmas Gift
John 3:16 I: If I had the Money to Give, What I Would Like to Give. 1. If I could meet all the financial needs of family and friends. 2. If I could give material gifts without limit. 3. If I could feed all the hungry world. 4. If I had a Medical Clinic to heal all the lame, fault, and blind. 5. If I could restore all the Human Race to perfect health. What Joy! But I don’t have. II: If I had the Power. 1. Calm the storm that tossed lives. 2. Bring peace to every troubled heart. 3. Believe the fears of death and life. 4. Reunite every broken home. 5. Bring peace to every battle field. 6. Beat every sword into plow shares. 7. Assure every man a way to heaven. WHAT A GIFT! And I can through Christ. III: “God Gave.” 1. His gift was not fancy wrapped....