What Jesus Is
To the artist: He is the one altogether lovely — Songs of Sol. 5:15. To the architect: He is the chief corner stone — Peter 1 2:6. To the astronomer: He is the sun of righteousness — Malachi 4:2. To the baker: He is the bread of life — John 6:35. To the banker: He is the hidden treasure — Matthew 13:44. To the builder: He is the sure foundation — Isaiah 28:16. To the carpenter: He is the door — John 10:7. To the doctor: He is the great physician — Jeremiah 8:22. To the educator: He is the great teacher — John 3:2. To the engineer: He is the new and living way — Hebrews 10:20. To the farmer: He is the sower and Lord of harvest — Luke 10:2. To the florist: He is the rose of Sharon –Songs of...
“That I May Know Him”
Phil. 3:1-10 I: “And Have My Confidence in the Flesh.” 1. To know the power of sin makes us to love confidence in the flesh. 2. Paul could have boasted in the flesh verses 4-6. 3. But “There I counted lost for Christ.” 4. The knowledge outweighed all his fleshly boasting. 5. “I have suffered the loss of all things and do count them, but during, that I may win Christ.” II: “That I May Know Him.” 1. That I may know the power of his resurrection. 2. “The fellowship of his suffering.” 3. “Made comfortable unto his death.” III: Christ is the Answer. 1. He is the answer to a sin rich world. 2. He is the answer to every sorrow. 3. He is the answer to every broken heart. 4. He is the answer to every...
The Ecclesia of God
Cor. 1 1:1-2 Scriptural Context: Paul addresses a letter to the church of God at Corinth. I: The Letter Was to the Church of God. 1. It was not addressed to an individual but to an organized called out people of God. 2. Paul dealt with individuals in the church membership. 3. “There are two senses in which the word church is used: a. All believers, whether they are thought of as existing on earth, or on earth and in Heaven at any particular time, or as the total assembly of the redeemed in the life to come. Eph. 5:25-27. b. The great majority of New Testament passages indicate a local body composed of believers in Jesus Christ who are associated together for the cultivation of the christian life, the maintenance of the ordiances and discipline, and for the...
The Wisdom of Man
Cor. 1 1:17-31 I: Man’s Wisdom Hides the Cross of Christ. 1. Not by night nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of host. 2. Our leaders in the schools of our land have hid the cross by the wisdom of man. 3. “The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness.” 4. God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. (Job 38). 5. The wisdom of the world can never know God except thru the preaching of the cross. 6. Jews require a sign and Greeks seek after wisdom. 7. The power and wisdom of God is manifested in the cross of Christ. II: The Foolishness of God is Wiser Than Men. 1. Not many wise, not many noble, not many mighty according to the flesh. a. It was foolish Israel to leave by the Red Sea in to a howling wilderness. b. It...
The Needs of A Boy
Eph. 6:1-4 Be ye follower of me. I: The Needs of A Boy Are Many. 1. There are the many needs of his baby life. 2. Those needs change and enlarge as he grows older: Knife, slingshot, bicycle, wagon, etc… 3. His need for different food and clothing began to change. 4. He needs companions, play, and guidance. II: Every Boy Needs A Storehouse of Memories. 1. Memories of duties well performed. 2. Memories of failure and success. 3. Memories of a dad that loved, guided, & led toward the highest ideals of life. 4. Memories of the pleasures of a well organized christian home. (Old Oken Bucket) 183. III: Every Boy Needs A Christian Father. 1. Because his father is his ideal and pattern. 2. His life will be influenced by the way daddy leads. 3. He will remember...