- To Know the Love of Christ Which Passeth Understanding
- Fullness of Joy
- What Does it mean to be Rich toward God?
Sermons from the week of 12/27/15 are now up at Baptist City!
Sermons from the week of 12/27/15 are now up at Baptist City!
Sermons from the week of 12/27/15 are now up at Baptist City!
When even the Washington Post says this:
"The president will meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch Monday to discuss what actions can be taken to circumvent the Second Amendment without congressional authorization, the Washington Post reports."
Is it any wonder that people say he hates the country as founded and views himself as imperial?
Isaiah 44:16
“He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:”
One of the things that fire has symbolized is the power of God. Israel said in the verse above, “I have seen the fire.” The problem is they had seen the refiner’s fire, but the refiner’s fire was making idols. Instead of looking to see the fire of God, they looked for the fire of the false gods.
Isaiah 36:4
“And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?”
The Devil’s tactics never change. What he did in the past he will do again today. His effort has always been to destroy the confidence in God’s people. He knows that if your confidence is destroyed, you will not have the ability to influence others. That is why he went straight after the confidence of God’s people in the verse above. When you look at the story in the verse above, you find six areas where the Devil will try to destroy your confidence.
Isaiah 14:16
“They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;”
The Devil is the biggest fraud who has ever existed. He promises things he cannot deliver. He threatens with things that he cannot do. He presents himself as someone who he is not. Sadly, most Christians, if not all, have at some time or another yielded to his offers or threats.
Isaiah 11:1
“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:”
There are many great leaders after whom you could pattern your leadership, but there is no greater leader to copy than Christ. Many great leaders have many good qualities, but no leader other than Christ can say that they have no bad qualities. When you look at the qualities of Christ’s leadership, you will see that the result is peace. Verse 6 shows us the result of His leadership when it says, “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.” This is the type of leader whom you should follow. I find in this chapter four qualities of Christly leadership that every leader should have.
Isaiah 5:2
“And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.”
What did I do wrong? This is the question many people ask when they have invested their lives and done their best to help those who they love to turn out right. Sadly, parents second-guess what they did wrong that caused their child to go wayward. They wonder if they were too strict or not strict enough. They wonder if they spent too little time and question if they gave enough possessions to their child. My answer to every parent is that it’s not the vineyard.
My Bible thoughts:
Sunday, 12/20/15 John
4:6, ...Jesus therefore, being wearied
with his journey, sat thus on the well... Basic doctrine: Jesus, on earth,
was 100% human. Though He was still God, He did not live and act and exist as
God but like you and I do. He endured all of the characteristics of a human
body just like we would. Matt
8:2, And, behold, there came a leper, and
worshipped him, saying... Yes, the leper was about to ask Jesus to heal
him, but in worshipping first, he acknowledged that He was God, and submitted
to His will vs. his own desires. Are you willing to do that in your problem?
My Bible thoughts:
Monday, 12/14/15 Fear is
a prompter and motivator of action. Luke 22:2, And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for
they feared the people. Here it prompted evil, criminal behavior. The fear
of God prompts righteous acts. Luke
21:16b-18 ...and some of you shall they
cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
But there shall not an hair of your head perish. You may be hated; you may
be killed, but God says you won’t perish. To understand His word and His
promises, we must understand His definitions and values and perspective.
Revelation 14:4
“These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are
virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and
to the Lamb.”
There is a group of people who often have been overlooked because
of something over which they have no power to control. These people are
often joked about and at times overlooked for a leadership position all
because of a status which they cannot control. Yes, we have Sunday
school classes geared just towards these people, but somehow we still
treat them as if they are still adolescents who need to grow up and
change their status. This group of people who I am talking about are
single adults who for whatever reason have not found that person whom
they feel God wants them to marry.