Stir up the Gift that is Yours
Timothy 1 4:1-16 I: The Need for Sound Leadership: 1. “Some will depart from the Faith.” 2. “Giving heed to spirits that lead one into error.” “Teachings of demons.” 3. “Branded in their own conscience.” 4. “Forbidding to marry, abstainence from foods.” II: Some Things to Do: 1. “Old wives fictions, (refuse, reject, shun, & avoid).” 2. Exercise the Mind, Will, and Emotions! a. Toward reverence, respect, and pity toward God. Peter 1 3:10. b. This gives promise for this life and for the next! 3. Labor to the point of exhaustion and struggle for the cause. III: Some Things to Be: 1. “Assert the dignity of your office.” 2. Give no one ground for fault-finding in your character. a....
Temptation & Sin
James 2:13-27 The nearer we live to God the more sensitive we become to sin. Things we once thought O.K. in the twilight fail to pass muster after sun-up. I: Temptations Lose Their Power When: 1. The Holy Spirit takes control of the heart. 2. When the conscience is tender toward sin. 3. The ability to see sin for what it is in our life. 4. When we see God’s view of our sin, (Isaiah and Peter). 5. When we are dissatisfied with what we are and willing to do something real to change. II: The Temptation to Sin: When does Temptation turn to Sin? a. “Every man is tempted when he is drawn a way of his own lust.” (The tempter catches our ear), 4:14. b. The true origin of temptation lies burried in our heart. c. Temptation begins with corrupt desires. d....
Teaching them to Observe All Things
Matthew 28:, Timothy 2 3:15 The teaching ministery of the Church isn’t optional, but a command from the Lord. Jesus commanded Peter to feed the sheep and part of the great commission was to teach. God didn’t leave the teaching of the law up to the Will of the children of Israel, but it was a commandment. I: “Teaching them to Observe All That I Have Commanded You:” “How long will they hold out?” 1. This came after conversion and after Baptism. 2. The person who has just been converted and baptised into the fellowship of a church is just starting the Christian journey. 3. To win the soul is great, but to lose a life of service is a tragedy. 4. This teaching program was to continue as long as the church was here on earth. a. The...
The Battle for the Souls of Men
Ecclesiastes 8:8, John 19:17-18, and Jude 9 I: The Battle for Man’s Will: 1. Man must have a choice. 2. God set obedience as the test. 3. Satan approached man by selfish desires. 4. Man’s soul was in the balance. II: The Battle of Babel and the Flood: 1. Man moved by Satan attempted the impossible. 2. God confused their tongues. 3. God called the whole universe to battle in the flood. 4. Satan fought hard for the life and soul of Moses. III: There is no discharge in this battle. 1. Satan will never give up. 2. He is behind every device that will separate men from God. 3. Satan is behind every battle that rages for the souls of men. 4. Every wicked piece of literature, billboard, paper, conversation, or act. 5. Satan will use every conceivable means to...
Religion Won’t Save
Galatians 5:19-23, Matthew 7:15-23 Men from Cains day have been religious. I: Reformed, not Reborn: 1. Cleaning the outside of the cup. 2. Judas worked miracles in Jesus name. 3. The Pharisees had a religion. 4. What world has a religion? 5. Saul of Tarsus had a religion. II: Scripture tells of false beliefs. 1. The parable of the sower. Matthew 13. 2. The wedding feast. Matthew 22. 3. The 10 virgins. Matthew 25. 4. A net filled with good & bad fish. Matthew 13. 5. The wheat and tares. Matthew 13. 6. The Pharisee that prayed, fasted, attended Church, tithed, & lived a good moral life, but he was lost. Luke 18:91. 7. The bed is too short, the cover is too narrow. Isaiah 28:20. Will your religion do to die...