The document describes how the trees asked different fruit-bearing plants to become their king. The olive tree, fig tree, and vine all refused, as they did not want to forsake their natural abundances - the olive tree its oil, the fig tree its sweet fruit, and the vine its wine. The document concludes that one should not forsake their abundances for a title, innocence for unnecessary responsibility, or favor for constant competition. Instead, one should be content with what they have and let their glory be in God.
Warning to the Harlot and Her Harem
I. Warning to the Wicked Woman. Rev 18:7
A. Her Identity- Rev 18:7
1) She is Unstable- Pr 5:6
2) She Capitalizes on Momentary Weakness- Pr 7:25-26
3) She has Seductive Evil Lips- Pr 2:16
4) She is a Gossip- 1Tim 5:13
B. Her Infirmity- Rev 18:4, 8
• She Dares and Demands God Curse Her- Rev 18:5
II. The Convert of Corruption. Rev 18:4
III. The Preeminence of Purity. Rev 18:20
Conclusion- Ps 16:11
The Holy Spirits Somber Sermon
Text: 2Sam 12:5-6
Introduction: John 16:8
I. The Edict- v6
…he shall restore the lamb fourfold…
II. The Exaggeration- v5
…the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
III. The Effect- v13-14
The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Conclusion:
2Sam 12:24-25
John 16:7
WHO IS THIS REMNANT OF REVELATION 12:17? DO YOU KNOW? IS IT IMPORTANT? DOES/WILL/SHOULD IT CONCERN GOD'S PEOPLE? FIND OUT BY READING THE PRESENTATION...
Warning to the Harlot and Her Harem
I. Warning to the Wicked Woman. Rev 18:7
A. Her Identity- Rev 18:7
1) She is Unstable- Pr 5:6
2) She Capitalizes on Momentary Weakness- Pr 7:25-26
3) She has Seductive Evil Lips- Pr 2:16
4) She is a Gossip- 1Tim 5:13
B. Her Infirmity- Rev 18:4, 8
• She Dares and Demands God Curse Her- Rev 18:5
II. The Convert of Corruption. Rev 18:4
III. The Preeminence of Purity. Rev 18:20
Conclusion- Ps 16:11
The Holy Spirits Somber Sermon
Text: 2Sam 12:5-6
Introduction: John 16:8
I. The Edict- v6
…he shall restore the lamb fourfold…
II. The Exaggeration- v5
…the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
III. The Effect- v13-14
The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Conclusion:
2Sam 12:24-25
John 16:7
WHO IS THIS REMNANT OF REVELATION 12:17? DO YOU KNOW? IS IT IMPORTANT? DOES/WILL/SHOULD IT CONCERN GOD'S PEOPLE? FIND OUT BY READING THE PRESENTATION...
The Deceitfulness of Riches
Text: Matt 13:22; Hos 2
I. The Fallacy of the Deceived, when dedicated to the Illusion of Prosperity- Amos 7:10-12
• CONSPIRACY as AVOIDANCE- vs10
• God’s Law is just an OPINION OF MAN- vs11
• Only say what is SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE- vs12
II. The Precaution of Prosperity- Hos 2:3-3
III. The Poverty of Prosperity Hos 2:5-7
IV. The Proper Prosperity
A. By Obedience- Josh 1:8
B. By the Process of Punishment- Hos 2:14
Conclusion:
This chapter begins with a new revelation of God as El Shaddai to Abram, and continues with God changing Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah. What relevance do these names have for us today? The chapter closes with God's decree that His Covenant to Abraham will be fulfilled through Isaac and not Ishmael. Understanding this chapter is critical in rightly understanding biblical eschatology, prophecy in general and the conflicts in the MidEast.
Overmuch Care:
I. Overmuch Care About earthly things, forbidden
II. God's providential goodness should keep us from Overmuch Care
III. God's promises should keep us from Overmuch Care
IV. Trust in God should free us from Overmuch Care
V. Overmuch Care Should be cast on God
VI. Overmuch Care An obstruction to the Gospel
VII. Be without Overmuch Care
VIII. Overmuch Care Unbecoming in saints
IX. Uselessness of Overmuch Care
X. Vanity of Overmuch Care
XI. Warning against Overmuch Care
XII. Overmuch Care Sent as a punishment to the wicked
XIII. Overmuch Care Exemplified
A. Martha
B. Persons who offered to follow Christ
The sanctuary has deep relations between Christ and the desire He has for His people especially in this end time. A serious look into the importance of studying the sanctuary and the way sanctuary terminology is woven through out the scriptures.
Clearly reveals how a knowledge of the sanctuary affects your lifestyle and the food we eat. A truly enriching and Christ centred and biblical study.
The Prodigal Harlot of Ezekiel 16
I. The Child (Ezek 16:3-6)
II. The Change (Ezek 16:6-14)
III. The Charge (Ezek 16:2, 15-22)
IV. The Covenant of Conclusion (Ezek 16:60-63)
WOE UNTO THE WICKED
TEXT: ISA 3:11
I. THE WICKED SWINDLE.
HAB 2:6-
II. THE WICKED HAVE SELF-APPOINTED SECURITY.
HAB 2:9-
III. THE WICKED HAVE FALSE SCIENCE.
HAB 2:12-
IV. THE WICKED HAVE INTOXICATING SPIRITS.
HAB 2:15-
V. THE WICKED ARE STUDENTS OF SATAN.
HAB 2:19-
CONCLUSION
ISA 6:5-7
"Good Seed. Good Ground?" Matthew 13:1-23 Sermon SlideshowDanny Scotton, Jr.
The Gospel is always good seed. But it doesn't always fall on good ground. The question is, what kind of soil are we? For the sermon text, audio, slideshow, sources, and more, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Four-Soils
Christ the Redeemer's message produces a mixed bag of results. Jesus explains four different reactions to the Gospel in the Parable of the Sower (aka The Parable of the Four Soils).
First, hard-hearted hearers, referring to the seed sown by the path, are unwilling to understand. Satan snatches the seed of the message of the Kingdom from their hearts.
Second, fair-weather “fans”, referring to the seed sown on rocky ground, are initially enthusiastic but fickle and fleeting; when times get tough, they fall away since they have no root. They have a superficial, shallow commitment.
Third, backburner “believers”, referring to the seed sown among thorns, are unfruitful because the daily concerns of life and lure of material wealth compete for their allegiance.
No matter which camp one is in, all three are useless.
In contrast, fruitful followers, referring to the seed sown on good soil, bear fruit 100, 60, and 30 times what was sown. Such people continually produce fruit – godly actions that manifest their commitment to Christ.
The Deceitfulness of Riches
Text: Matt 13:22; Hos 2
I. The Fallacy of the Deceived, when dedicated to the Illusion of Prosperity- Amos 7:10-12
• CONSPIRACY as AVOIDANCE- vs10
• God’s Law is just an OPINION OF MAN- vs11
• Only say what is SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE- vs12
II. The Precaution of Prosperity- Hos 2:3-3
III. The Poverty of Prosperity Hos 2:5-7
IV. The Proper Prosperity
A. By Obedience- Josh 1:8
B. By the Process of Punishment- Hos 2:14
Conclusion:
This chapter begins with a new revelation of God as El Shaddai to Abram, and continues with God changing Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah. What relevance do these names have for us today? The chapter closes with God's decree that His Covenant to Abraham will be fulfilled through Isaac and not Ishmael. Understanding this chapter is critical in rightly understanding biblical eschatology, prophecy in general and the conflicts in the MidEast.
Overmuch Care:
I. Overmuch Care About earthly things, forbidden
II. God's providential goodness should keep us from Overmuch Care
III. God's promises should keep us from Overmuch Care
IV. Trust in God should free us from Overmuch Care
V. Overmuch Care Should be cast on God
VI. Overmuch Care An obstruction to the Gospel
VII. Be without Overmuch Care
VIII. Overmuch Care Unbecoming in saints
IX. Uselessness of Overmuch Care
X. Vanity of Overmuch Care
XI. Warning against Overmuch Care
XII. Overmuch Care Sent as a punishment to the wicked
XIII. Overmuch Care Exemplified
A. Martha
B. Persons who offered to follow Christ
The sanctuary has deep relations between Christ and the desire He has for His people especially in this end time. A serious look into the importance of studying the sanctuary and the way sanctuary terminology is woven through out the scriptures.
Clearly reveals how a knowledge of the sanctuary affects your lifestyle and the food we eat. A truly enriching and Christ centred and biblical study.
The Prodigal Harlot of Ezekiel 16
I. The Child (Ezek 16:3-6)
II. The Change (Ezek 16:6-14)
III. The Charge (Ezek 16:2, 15-22)
IV. The Covenant of Conclusion (Ezek 16:60-63)
WOE UNTO THE WICKED
TEXT: ISA 3:11
I. THE WICKED SWINDLE.
HAB 2:6-
II. THE WICKED HAVE SELF-APPOINTED SECURITY.
HAB 2:9-
III. THE WICKED HAVE FALSE SCIENCE.
HAB 2:12-
IV. THE WICKED HAVE INTOXICATING SPIRITS.
HAB 2:15-
V. THE WICKED ARE STUDENTS OF SATAN.
HAB 2:19-
CONCLUSION
ISA 6:5-7
"Good Seed. Good Ground?" Matthew 13:1-23 Sermon SlideshowDanny Scotton, Jr.
The Gospel is always good seed. But it doesn't always fall on good ground. The question is, what kind of soil are we? For the sermon text, audio, slideshow, sources, and more, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Four-Soils
Christ the Redeemer's message produces a mixed bag of results. Jesus explains four different reactions to the Gospel in the Parable of the Sower (aka The Parable of the Four Soils).
First, hard-hearted hearers, referring to the seed sown by the path, are unwilling to understand. Satan snatches the seed of the message of the Kingdom from their hearts.
Second, fair-weather “fans”, referring to the seed sown on rocky ground, are initially enthusiastic but fickle and fleeting; when times get tough, they fall away since they have no root. They have a superficial, shallow commitment.
Third, backburner “believers”, referring to the seed sown among thorns, are unfruitful because the daily concerns of life and lure of material wealth compete for their allegiance.
No matter which camp one is in, all three are useless.
In contrast, fruitful followers, referring to the seed sown on good soil, bear fruit 100, 60, and 30 times what was sown. Such people continually produce fruit – godly actions that manifest their commitment to Christ.
BIBLICAL SYNTHESIS After reading the assigned Bible passages, syChantellPantoja184
BIBLICAL SYNTHESIS
After reading the assigned Bible passages, synthesize these passages into a response to the following question: “What is the responsibility of Christians with regards to economic development, leadership within the community, and the mandates of the Gospel?”
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Biblical integration must be included in a thoughtful manner as articulated in the required
reading and presentations.
2. Citations from the required reading and presentation must be included in answering the
assigned questions.James 1:26-27New International Version
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Proverbs 29:7New International Version
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but the wicked have no such concern.
Malachi 3:6-12New International VersionBreaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’
8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.
“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
“In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
Matthew 6New International VersionGiving to the Needy
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Prayer
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Fa ...
A Message by Pastor Luke Lepago
International Bible Baptist Church Bangkok, Thailand
152 Intharaphithak Road ], Soi 1, Bangyeerua, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
10600
Contact Numbers: +66846529839, +6670453402
Email: lepagoluke@yahoo.com, ruthlepago@yahoo.com
Genesis 47:13-15 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 15 So when the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed." There are a number of reasons that money fails.
No Room in the Inn
Text: Luke 2:6-7
I. No room for Jesus in the life of Satisfied S-Inn-ers
Gen 13:13
Prov 1:10; 13:21; 23:17; Isa 13:9; Amos 9:10; Mat 9:13; 1Tim 1:15; Jas 4:8
II. No Room for Jesus in the excuse of Inn-ocency
Gen 20:5
John 15:22-23; Rom 1:20; 2:1; 1Pet 2:16
III. No Room for Jesus at the P-Inn-acle of man’s achievement
Matt 4:5
Mat 4:6-7; Exod 17:2; Ps 78:18, 41, 56-58
IV. No Room for Jesus in the Inn-er prison of self-pity
Acts 16:23-24
Job 35:9-10; Ps 119:55; Mark 14:25-26; 2Tim 4:2
V. No Room for the Wicked at Jesus’s D-Inn-er
Matt 22:4
Rev 3:20; Rev 19:7-9; Pr 15:17; Eph 5:32-33
Conclusion:
Prov 11:30
Luke 5:9-10; John 4:36; 21:6-7; Jas 5:20
The Power of Permission
I. The Permission of Light
Matt 5:15-16
II. The Permission of Submission
Phil 2:5
III. The Permission of Constraint
Phil 4:5
IV. The Permission of Peace
Col 3:15
V. The Permission of Authority
Col 3:16
Conclusion-
The admonition is a man must
Put a prohibition on the acquisition
of human intuition and ambition
and be in submission to
the new creature’s position
by giving exhibition to the scriptures
definition of acceptable permission.
“So” Nehemiah
1. The “So” of Prayer- Nehemiah 2:4
“So I prayed”
2. The “So” of Purpose- Nehemiah 2:11
“So I came”
3. The “So” of Plod- Nehemiah 4:6,10,18,21
“So we built”
4. The “So” of Persistence- Nehemiah 6:3
“So that I cannot”
5. The “So” of Perfection- Nehemiah 6:15
“So the wall was finished”
6. The “So” of Personality- Nehemiah 5:15
“So did I”
7. The “So” of Power- Nehemiah 8:11
“So the Levites stilled all the people”
Conclusion:
Small words have their position as do seemingly insignificant people;
So take Nehemiah’s example and apply yourself to your position as God accomplishes His mission.
“So” Nehemiah
1. The “So” of Prayer- Nehemiah 2:4
“So I prayed”
2. The “So” of Purpose- Nehemiah 2:11
“So I came”
3. The “So” of Plod- Nehemiah 4:6,10,18,21
“So we built”
4. The “So” of Persistence- Nehemiah 6:3
“So that I cannot”
5. The “So” of Perfection- Nehemiah 6:15
“So the wall was finished”
6. The “So” of Personality- Nehemiah 5:15
“So did I”
7. The “So” of Power- Nehemiah 8:11
“So the Levites stilled all the people”
Conclusion:
Small words have their position as do seemingly insignificant people;
So take Nehemiah’s example and apply yourself to your position as God accomplishes His mission.
ISAAC FACING FAMINE
TEXT: GEN 26:1-11
I. FALSEHOOD- VS 7, 8
A CONVENIENT LIE FOR ISAAC.
II. FRUITION- VS8
A SUCCESSFUL DECEPTION
III. FOUNDATION- VS10
THE SIN OF SELF-JUSTIFICATION
IV. FORBEARANCE- VS11
THE MERCY OF GOD.
THE WAY OF ESAU
I. SELF-WILLED- 27
PROVIDER
PRUDENT
POPULAR
II. SELF-SUFFICIENT- 29, 30
DEMANDING
DECEIVED
III. SELF-RIGHTEOUS
VALUE
VANITY
CONCLUSION: SAFETY
PHONY PROPHETS FOR PROFIT
TEXT: 2PET 2:1-3
I. COUNTERFEIT PREACHER.
2PET 2:1
II. CORRUPT PHILOSOPHY
2PET 2:2
III. COVETOUS PLEBES
2PET 2:3
CONCLUSION- A PRODUCT TO PLUNDER
2PET 2:3
HOW SHALL WE SING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND
TEXT: PS 137:4
I. BY SEEING THE WAY AHEAD IS THE WAY FORWARD.
EXOD 14:10, 15
II. BY SEEING PAST MIRACLES AS PROBABLE FOR PRESENT PROBLEMS.
MARK 6:47-52
III. BY REPRIMANDING YOUR HUMAN MIND.
2COR 1:8-10
CONCLUSION-
ONLY A MIND SUPERIOR TO THIS WORLD CAN “SING THE LORD’S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND”.
A PRAYER FOR COMPREHENSION
TEXT: PS 119:18
I. OPEN
Matt 13:13
2Cor 4:4
Ps 19:1-2
John 3:3
1Pet 1:23
Isa 29:10-12
Eph 1:17-18
II. THOU
Ps 119:130
Jer 15:16
III. WONDROUS THINGS
Jer 6:10
Ps 119:95-97
Heb 8:5
Heb 10:1
CONCLUSION
HOS 8:12
1COR 2:9-10
Ps 119:18
When Etiquette Interrupts the Party
TEXT: GEN 21:8-19
I. PRESUMPTION
A. WEANING- GEN 21:8
Rom 12:15-16
Isa 28:9-10
2Thess 3:10
B. WOUNDING- GEN 21:9
Prov 20:11
Luke 6:44
Matt 7:20
Matt 7:1
1Cor 8:12-13
Gal 4:28-29
II. CORRECTION
A. WANDERING- GEN 21:14
Gen 16:9
Eph 5:3-4
Gen 26:8
B. WANTING- GEN 21:15
Gen 21:14
Gen 16:10
1Cor 10:13
C. WHINING- GEN 21:16
III. INSTRUCTION
A. WHY- GEN 21:17
Gen 16:13
2Cor 4:9
Eccl 12:1
B. WHERE- GEN 21:17
Ps 40:1-2
Ps 66:18
Gen 21:17
C. WATER- GEN 21:19
Gen 16:13
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Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
1. What The World Wants to Steal from You
"Unless we examine what we believe and why we believe
it, we can easily be deceived and not know it."
Judg 9
8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the
olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me
they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good
fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and
man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
I. Forsake your abundance for a title.
Judg 9
9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me
they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Every time someone calls me fat I get so depress I cut myself... a piece of
cake.
“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.”
Lev 2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his
offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put
frankincense thereon:
2. Ps 89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed
him:
Ps 92:13-14 13 Thosethat be planted in the house of the LORD shall
flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and
flourishing;
Prov 13:4 The soulof the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul
of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report
maketh the bones fat.
Prov 28:25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth
his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Isa 34:6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with
fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of
rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the
land of Idumea.
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghostand
with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were
oppressed ofthe devil; for God was with him.
Forsake your abundance for a title
II. Forsake your innocence for unnecessary responsibility.
Judg 9
11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good
fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you’ve got it
made.
“When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves
us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the
future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”
3. Teacher: Why were the early days of history called the dark ages?
Joe: Because there were so many knights!
Adam & Eve- gained knowledge they were naked, but not enough
knowledge to know what to do about it.
Exod 15:25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a
tree, which when he had castinto the waters, the waters were made sweet:
there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved
them,
Neh 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the
sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this
day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is
your strength.
Prov 16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.
Isa 43:24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou
filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with
thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
Luke 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted
in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Luke 13:7 Then said he unto the dresserof his vineyard, Behold, these three
years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why
cumbereth it the ground?
Rev 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little
book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly
bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
Forsake your abundance for a title
Forsake your innocence for unnecessary responsibility.
III. Forsake your favour for constant competition.
Judg 9
4. 13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and
man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
2Sam16:2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And
Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread
and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be
faint in the wilderness may drink.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath
no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without
money and without price.
Matt 26:27-29 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to
them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins.
29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine,
until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
Conclusion:
Forsake your abundance for a title
Forsake your innocence for unnecessary responsibility.
Forsake your favour for constant competition.
Heb 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content
with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee.
1Cor 1:26-27 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise
men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the worldto confoundthe
wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confoundthe
things which are mighty;
5. 1Cor 1:31 That, accordingas it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory
in the Lord.
Rev 3
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man
take thy crown.