Preached at the Merritt Island church of Christ http://www.MIchurchOfChrist.org Adapted from Sewell Hall's Florida College Lecture 2014 http://bookstore.floridacollege.edu/product/53334/FC14BK-LESSONS-FROM-KINGS-OF-I/

2. 19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He
should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken,
and will He not make it good? 20 “Behold, I have received a command
to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it. 21 “He has not
observed misfortune in Jacob; Nor has He seen trouble in Israel; The
LORD his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them.
22“God brings them out of Egypt, He is for them like the horns of the
wild ox.
- Numbers 23:19-22 NASB
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3. The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard
to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have
rejected Me from being king over them.”
- 1 Samuel 8:7 NASB
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4. The Invisible All Powerful King
Victory over the Egyptian army and crossing of the Red Sea
Defeat of Sihon and Og
The crossing of the Jordan river
Defeat of Jericho & of Ai
The sun to stand still over Gibeon and the moon in the
valley of Aijalon at the defeat of 5 kings and their armies
The defeat of Sisera and his 900 iron chariots at Kishon
Gideon and his 300 defeated the Midianites and the
Amalekites as numerous as locusts.
One person defeats 3,000 Philistines
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5. 'Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I
am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will
uphold you with My righteous right hand.'
- Isaiah 41:10 NASB
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6. 5 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all
Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded. 6 When
the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does the
noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” Then they
understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp. 7 The
Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.”
And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.
8“Woe to us! Who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods?
These are the gods who smote the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues
in the wilderness
- 1 Samuel 4:19-22 NASB
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7. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His
glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and
truth.
- John 1:14 NASB
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8. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified,
and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately
Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
- Matthew 14:26-27 NASB
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9. 68 Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have
words of eternal life. 69“We have believed and have come to know that
You are the Holy One of God.”
- John 6:68-69 NASB
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10. For He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I
EVER FORSAKE YOU,” 6 so that we confidently say, “THE LORD IS
MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO
ME?”
- Hebrews 13:5b-6 NASB
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11. We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the
power of the evil one.
- 1 John 5:19 NASB
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12. 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put
on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against
the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world
forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the
heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that
you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to
stand firm
- Ephesians 6:10-13 NASB
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13. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely
powerful for the destruction of fortresses. 5 We are destroying
speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of
God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of
Christ
- 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NASB
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14. 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you
previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel 6 which has come to
you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and
increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you
heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth;
- Colossians 1:5-6 NASB
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15. How is the Battle Going?
Alcohol once illegal now, an estimated 88,000 people die
from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the
fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United
States.
Actual causes of death in the United States 2000. Journal of
the American Medical Association
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16. How is the Battle Going?
Gambling was once illegal in every state, now all states
allow it in some form and many sponsor it as a source of
revenue. The Internet has proliferated gambling with online
gambling websites
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17. How is the Battle Going?
In the early twenth century all states required a cause for
divorce, but now every state allows no fault divorce with the
result that the divorce rate has multiplied.
Note: - Cohabiting couples have a 50-80 percent higher
likelihood of divorce than non-cohabiting couples.
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18. How is the Battle Going?
In 1963 abortion was illegal in all states, but since the Roe
vs. Wade decision in 1973, there have been almost 60
million abortions in the US alone. This is 50 times as many
babies killed by abortion as US military killed in all the wars
combined. The good news is that the number of abortions is
now decreasing each year.
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19. How is the Battle Going?
In 1962 fornication was illegal in 16 states. Since then all
such laws have been repealed. In the last census, more
than 7 million people were cohabitating outside of marriage.
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20. How is the Battle Going?
Before1962 homosexuality was considered a perversion,
punishable by law in every state in the union. Now there is a
wide spread push at all levels to accept homosexual
relationships and a threat that any rejection of such
relationship would be considered a contribution to hate
crimes.
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21. "The world seems to have gone full circle. It was the West,
through its Christian missionaries who taught us decency
and propriety but now Western society is walking around half
naked. It was the missionaries who taught us that marriage
comprised one man and one woman for life, but now their
own kith and kin are totally defacing this concept. It was the
missionaries from the West who stopped us from sacrificing
our babies but now millions of babies are being slaughtered
in the West in their mother’s wombs. As for tattooing, don’t
even talk about it."
- Conrad Mbewe
African Reformed Baptist Minister
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22. For Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and
gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to
Dalmatia.
- 2 Timothy 4:10 NASB
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23. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the
victory that has overcome the world-- our faith.
- 1 John 5:4 NASB
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24. 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who
sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges
and wages war. 12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are
many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one
knows except Himself. 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood,
and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are
in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on
white horses. 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it
He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of
iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the
Almighty. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written,
“KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
- Revelation 19:11-16 NASB
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25. "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have
peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have
overcome the world."
- John 16:33 NASB
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26. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by
his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and
when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
- James 1:14-15 NASB
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27. 21 I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants
to do good. 22 For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner
man, 23 but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging
war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of
sin which is in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will set
me free from the body of this death? 25 Thanks be to God through
Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind
am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of
sin.
- Romans 7:21-25 NASB
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28. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and
God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you
are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also,
so that you will be able to endure it.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 NASB
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29. 18 For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered,
He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.
- Hebrews 2:18 NASB
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30. 14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself
likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render
powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and
might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all
their lives.
- Hebrews 2:14-15 NASB
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31. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be
changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For this perishable must put
on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 But
when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal
will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is
written, “DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. 55 “O DEATH,
WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57but
thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 NASB
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32. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead
in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain will be
caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air,
and so we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one
another with these words.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 NASB
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33. 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and
manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in
every place. 15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those
who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 16 to the
one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to
life. And who is adequate for these things?
- 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 NASB
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