God Calls Again
Mark 14:66-72, John 21:15-17 I: Seven Steps in Peters backsliding. 1. “Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.” (conceited) 2. Peter was asleep when he should have been praying. (ease) 3. In haste, without consideration, he cut off a mans ear. (rashness) 4. Following afar off, close enough to see what was taking place. 5. Evil company, warming by the wrong fire. 6. Open denial, fear, shame, and disappointment. a. He denied knowing him to the little maid. (Peter have you forgotten)? b. He denied the 2nd time. (Peter have you forgotten the mighty works he did)? 7. Blasphemy, bitten filthy, ungodly words fell from his lips. II: The Rooster Crowed, God Called. 1. His bitter stinging words put the rough soldiers...
Eternal Life
John 3:14-18, Cos. 3:1-3 The word Eternal means: “Without beginning or ending of duration.” “The eternal God is thy refuge of endless duration, imperishable, perpetual, ceaseless, continued, infinite time.” Deut. 33:27 I: How do We Obtain Eternal Life? 1. Not by works, lest any man should boast. 2. Not by the change of attitude or habits. 3. “For God so loved the World that He gave his only begotten Son, (His son is life).” John 1 1:2 4. By drinking the water of life. John 4:14. 5. Eating the bread of life. Rev. 2:7. 6. Eating of the tree of life. Rev. 2:7. 7. Believing on Jesus Christ. John 3:18 II: In whose Hands is Eternal Life? 1. Eternal life belongs to God. 2. Works does not obtain nor can they lose Eternal Life. 3....
Eternal Life or the Wrath of God
John 3:14-21, 3:36 Here we have the two greatest contrasts found in the Bible. One hand, we have the bright picture of everlasting life, and on the other we have the darkness of Gods wrath. Here we have the choice to two ways set before us. Verse 18 tells us we must choose one of these two ways. I: What is Eternal Life? 1. Eternal life is real life. “Lay hold on Eternal life.” Tim. 6:19 Buried in his Cadillac John Rice: “How much do you own that direction?” Much we call life is not life, but death. “She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.” Tim. 5:6 2. “Eternal life is an abundant life.” John 10:10 Full of beauty, joy, abounding in overflowing life. 3. Eternal life is satisfying life. Soul yearning is...
Does Trouble Trouble You?
The world cries out to us from every signboard, from the Radio, T.V, etc. with these words: “Hey, hey, hey, you!” Matt. 6:24-34, John 16:23 I: Jesus would Teach Us How to Say No. 1. Our life can be wasted on a thousand little things when it could count tremendously on a few good causes. 2. It takes almost half as much time for us to make a living as it did grandpa. 3. We have, at our command, things he never dreamed; Aladdin’s lamp could call into existence. 4. With all our helps and improvements, we seem to find less time to serve God than our for fathers did. II: We Let the World Worry and Confuse Us. 1. We worry about the sign, “Beware of falling rocks.” 2. Worry will have no effect on the rock, but it will effect the...
Cast off the Grave Clothes
John 11:1-46 I: “He whom Thou Lovest is Sick.”: 1. His family was moved by his sickness. 2. His friends went to tell Jesus. 3. Jesus was slow in coming. 4. Jesus wept and groaned. II: “Take Ye Away the Stone.” 1. The stone sealed the grave. 2. There was something for them to do. 3. They exercised their faith by rolling away the stone. 4. Many times we stop the mighty power of God by refusing to remove the stone. 5. The Psalms spoke of stones to be removed, ungodly counsel, standing in the way of sinners, the seat of the scornful. 6. There are stones of indifference, neglect, procrastination, and plain sin. III: “Loose Him and Let Him go.” 1. His hands were bound, when he came from the grave, the Lord wanted his hands turned...