How do You See God?
Isaiah 6 (Man on look-out Mountain, Chatanoga, TN.) I: How cheap is your God? 1. Is His name used with disrespect? 2. Do you treat Him as one afar off? 3. Has His word become cheap to you? 4. Do you give Him cheap shabby service? 5. The reason men throw their lives away is because they value them cheap. II: Isaiah saw God. 1. God removed the King. 2. He saw him high and lifted up. 3. His train filled the temple. 4. He received the worship of the Heavenly beings. III: Isaiah saw Himself. 1. “Woe is me, for I am undone.” 2. “I am a man of unclean lips.” Doctor, Professor, Teacher, Lawyer, Preacher, and Moron may all look alike, but when they open their mouth you can tell the difference. 3. “I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean...
He is Faithful that Promised
Hebrews 10:23 I: What is a Promise? 1. A declaration made as to another person. 2. No promise is better than the one who makes it. 3. The future is as bright as the Promises of God. 4. Clouds give Promise of rain. 5. Flowers and grass give promise of Spring. 6. Men make modern promises too lightly. II: Gods Promise to Abraham and his Seed. Genesis 12:1-2. 1. Abraham promised a land, a nation, a blessing to the whole world. 2. Gods promise to Moses as leader. 3. Gods promise to David. 4. Gods promise to Elijah. III: Gods Promise to the Church. Matthew 28:19-20. 1. His promise was power for the task. 2. Strength through trial. 3. His prsence to go with them. IV: Gods Promises hold a Condition: 1. To claim the Promise we must move by faith into action. (No faith, no...
Have Courage, My Boy to Say No.
(Written by a devoted mother, to be given to her son upon his entrance into business). You’re starting today on life’s journey, alone on the highway of life; You’ll meet with a thousand temptations, each city with evile is rife. This world is a stage of excitement, There’s danger wherever you go, But if you are tempted in weakness have courage, my boy, to say no. The Siren’s sweet smile may allure you, beward of her cunning and art. Whenever you see her approaching, be guarded and haste to depart. The billiard saloons are inviting decked out in their tinsel and show. Should you be invited to enter, have courage, my boy, to say no. Be careful in choosing companions, seek only the brave and the true, and stand by your friends when in...
He Shall Receive A Reward
Corinthians 1 3:1-15 Pauls heart was heavy because the church at Cornith had lest its influence in the city of Cornith. This chapter he gives the reason the Church had lost its influence. I: Lack of spiritual insight. 1. “I brethren couldn’t speak unto you as unto spiritual.” Not lost people he is speaking to. 2. “But as unto carnal” opposite to spiritual. a. Controlled by the flesh and worldly desires. b. Divisions in the household of faith. c. Immorality and drunkeness. d. Going to court with one another. e. These came from Carnal people. II: Other foundation can no man lay … 1. The only solid everlasting foundation is Jesus. We never build on creeds of men nor on men. 2. These people were missing the importance of the true...
Have Faith in God
Mark 9:14-29, Matthew 17:14-21, and Hebrews 11:1-6 I: Faith is essential to our daily living. 1. We must have faith in our selves. 2. We must have faith in others. 3. The business world would fail without faith. 4. The world would go mad without faith. II: Our faith can be placed in the wrong things. 1. Often, faith in ourselves or others brings us to shame. 2. Faith in our business is often shaken. 3. Faith in the false ways to Heaven is fatal. III: It is impossible to please God without Faith. 1. Without a living faith we become faithless. 2. When our faith is weak we are troubled by small winds of false doctrines. 3. A living faith will dare and die. 4. Faith in God keeps hope alive. IV: The 11th of Hebrews tells of men and women of Faith. 1. These men and...