1 Corinthians 1:27
"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;"
Can you remember as a child being on the playground and everyone lined up to be chosen to play a game? If you were not the one choosing, your greatest fear was being the last one chosen. Everyone knew that the last couple of people chosen were normally the ones who were not that good at the game about ready to be played.
Acts 26:22
"Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:"
One of the greatest battles that the Christian will fight will be to continue. I have watched people who started right, but veered off into false doctrine. I have watched Christians who started right, then they quit when the times got tough. I have watched Christians who started right, but turned back or coasted when they got tired. I have also seen Christians who started and continued on until the day they died. That is the type of Christian I want to be.
Acts 21:4
"And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem."
Coincidence, happenstance or chance are the words we often use when a concurrence of circumstances or events happen without any apparent connection. What one can overlook very easily is that maybe this is the providence of God in one's life trying say something to them to either warn or guide them down a certain path. One must realize that there are no coincidences with God, and everything that happens in life happens for a reason.
Christmas has arrived at Baptist City! Enjoy some of our favorite Christmas music and sermons. Some of this is ONLY available at Baptist City!
We also have four terrific sermons for the week of 11/30/14 for you:
- The Eternality of my Praise
- Lessons from the Olympics
- Bible Separation
- 1 Corinthians 3
Enjoy!
The 11/30/14 FBC Hammond bulletin is up at Baptist City.
Acts 16:35
"And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go."
The magistrates made a mistake with Paul and Silas by imprisoning them on hearsay. They mistakenly followed the accusations of the mob, and sent soldiers to have them openly arrested. The problem was that the next morning they realized their mistake and wanted to privately release Paul and Silas. Paul's response was, "They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out." Paul wanted the same people who arrested them openly to release them in open view so the city understood the mistake.
Acts 2:14
"But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:"
There was something very different about the Apostle Peter in the verse above. Something changed in the life of Peter from this verse compared to previous verses. You find that Peter was previously dressed indecently while fishing. You can hear Peter cursing as he sat at the heathen's fire. You can see him sleeping when he should have been praying at the Garden of Gethsemane. You can hear Jesus rebuking Peter and telling Satan to get behind Him in a previous conversation. You can see Jesus rebuking Peter and the rest of the disciples for squabbling about who was the greatest.
John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
The closer we get to the LORD's coming, the more troublesome times will become. There is no doubt that we live in troubled days. Wars are breaking out everywhere to the point that one wonders about their own safety in their own country. Countries all over the world are crumbling, and then you look at your own country and wonder about its stability. There is no doubt that one could be troubled about the times in which they live.