Matthew 12:25
“And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city
or house divided against itself shall not stand:”
The dialogue from the verse above all happened because the
Pharisees accused Jesus of having a devil. Why did they accuse Him of
this? Because he cast a devil out of a man and they didn't like that He
was getting more recognition than them. They were jealous of his fame,
and they thought He would take their power away from them.
The 10/09/16 FBC Hammond bulletin is up at Baptist City!
Tuesday, 9/27/16 Do you have eternal life or simply
everlasting life? John 17:3, And this is life eternal, that they might
know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Knowing
a PERSON involves spending time and opening your ears and your heart. God
can play rough... Hos 5:15, I will go and
return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in
their affliction they will seek me early. But do you really want that?
Four wonderful sermons for the week of 10/02/16 are now up at Baptist City.
- But Let Not God Speak to Us Lest We Die
- The Communion of the Holy Ghost
- What God Says to His Favorite People
- The Back of the Book
Psalm 81:11-12
“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would
none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they
walked in their own counsels.”
God eventually got fed up with Israel and their constant
complaining and straying from how He wanted them to live. They came to a
point in their history where they wouldn't listen to His Word through
the mouths of His prophets, so God chose to let them do what they wanted
to do. The problem with this is that they lost what they didn't like.
What they didn't like about God’s ways is what made them who they were
and gave them the strength as a nation. They lost what they didn't like,
but they didn't like what they got. Israel should have been content
with what they had because what they didn't like is what made them
happy.
Zechariah 1:12
“And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search
Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their
lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will
he do evil.”
One of the common statements I heard people say about me when I was
a young preacher was, “You will settle down.” Many people said this
about my preaching because they didn't like the forwardness and style of
my preaching. They felt that marriage would have a way of causing me to
settle down. My desire is never to settle down.
Micah 7:8
“Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.”
The confidence that sin takes from an individual who has sinned is
one of the greatest contributors that keeps them from recovering. Many
people who sin has knocked down sit on the sidelines for the rest of
their lives because they don't believe that they could ever do anything
for the LORD again. The verse above disagrees with that mentality when
it says, “Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise…”
This verse makes it clear that God is not done with a person who has
been knocked down by sin. So you fell! What next? Five steps are
prescribed to help the fallen make a complete recovery.
Amos 5:4
“For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:”
Two times in this chapter God tells His people to “seek” something. The first time is found in the verse above when He says, “Seek ye me, and ye shall live:” The second time is in verse 14 when He says, “Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live…” The result of seeking in both verses was life. God was giving Israel a chance to turn things around. They were facing God’s judgment, and He told them that if they would seek Him and good, they could turn things around and live.
The 10/02/16 FBC Hammond bulletin is up at Baptist City. This is also the program for the Homecoming Bible Conference taking place this week.
Ezekiel 8:12
“Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.”
Everyone has had someone say to them at some time, “It’s all in your head.” In other words, they are saying that what you say is going to happen is only something that you imagined. They want you to think that you are letting your imagination run wild. Most of the time this is true, but it is never true when it comes to sin.